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Salem destination guide
Find everything you need to have a frightfully good time in this bewitching city.
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Pets in costumes
Dogs and cats as ladybugs, pirates, and bumblebees? Boston.com readers shared photos of their pets in costume.


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Adults and kids in costumes
See Boston.com readers doing their best Mickey Mouse, Larry Bird, and Chrysler Building impressions, and send us your costume pics.
'Thriller' and more Editors' Halloween event picks

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Creative pumpkin carving
Sean Fitzpatrick is a former auto mechanic who now makes his living carving and sculpting ice, sand, snow, foam, and yes, pumpkins.


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Halloween decorations
Is your house a haunted house come Oct. 31? See photos of readers' jack-o-lanterns, cobwebs, and creepy front porch decor.
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- One man's spooky yard


business
Disguises for all ages
In a Halloween bind? Browse through some of this year's most popular costumes — including this Amy Winehouse getup from iParty.


Travel
Haunted places in Mass.
Is the chill in the air just a cold front coming through, or could it be a brush with a poltergeist? Check out these spooky Massachusetts haunts.


Restaurants
Local pumpkin dishes
Oh, my gourd! Fall means that pumpkin dishes are popping up on menus all over Boston. Soup, beer, or whoopie pies, anyone?


Travel
Secret scary spaces in New England
Dig around Lizzie Borden's pet cemetery or mix a potion with Salem's most famous witch. That is, if you dare. Mwah-ha-ha.


A&E
Top 50 scariest movies
Ready to scare yourself silly? See which gory and frightening flicks made our top-50 list. (You might want to keep the lights on.)


Music
Your Halloween playlist
See our suggestions for a perfect spooky playlist — these scary song picks should give you goosebumps. We dare you to turn up the volume.


Books
Season's readings
Think of these recommended books as a fun-filled bag of literary tricks and treats that won't leave you with cavities.


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Going wild at Zoo Howl
Lions, tiger, and kids — oh my! — all got in the Halloween spirit at Franklin Park Zoo's Zoo Howl last year. Trick or treat.





