Halloween

thurs. 18
Hell House Buffalo - Area
premiere of Todd Warfield's interactive
Halloween haunted house opens 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 and continues
7-10:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 745
Main St., second floor, Buffalo; $.
852-2600, www.alleyway.com
fri. 19
Haunted History Ghost
Walks - Join Mason Winfield as he
brings out layers of meaning to
architecture, history and geology that
most people never thought could be
connected to supernatural reports, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19, the Lewiston Visitor
Information Center, 476 Center St.,
Lewiston; $. 754-0166,
www.ar tcouncil.org
fri. 19 & sat. 20
Howl-o-ween Hayrides -
There is something for every boy and
"ghoul" at this friendly, not frightful
event with treat stations, hayrides,
games, apple cider and donuts, 5:30-8
p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct.
20, the Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave.,
Buffalo. 995-6133, www.buffalozoo.org
sat. 20
Monarch Monster Mash -
Includes games, crafts, snack, mini
hayride, story, friendly haunt walk and
more. Proceeds to benefit the Parent
Partners Association for the Playground
Fund, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20,
Monarch Little Learners Academy, 1025
Ridge Road, Lackawanna; $. 825-8644
Marble Orchard Ghost Walks
- Explore the grim and ghastly deeds
of Lewiston's best - and worst. Hear
classic local ghost stories, myths, true
tales of tragedy, crime, murder, mystery,

love and death, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
20, the Courtyard, 476 Center St.,
Lewiston; $. www.artcouncil.org
Frankenstein's Wacky
Wedding - The Frankensteins (and
The Lancaster Opera House) invite you
and your friends to the wedding of
Frankie and the Bride. Afterwards, join
the fun at a Boo Bash reception, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, the Millennium
Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga;
$. 683-1776, wwwlancopera.org
sat. 20 & 27
Haunted Gardens on the
EEEErie Canal 2007 - Guided
spooky stroll features 13 historic ghosts,
Haunted Hayride, Haunted Greenhouse
with refreshments and gift items, 7-10
p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27, the
North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens,
1825 Sweeney St., North Tonawanda; $.
213-0554
sun. 21
Halloween Parade - Children
are invited to dress up in their costumes
for the holiday parade, noon Sunday,
Oct. 21, Town Hall, down Union Road
to Southgate Plaza, West Seneca; free.
www.westsenec a.net
now-Oct. 26
Scarecrow Expo - Artistic
interpretations of scarecrows will be
displayed throughout the main streets of
Lewiston, Youngstown, Ransomville and
Sanborn, daily through Oct. 26.
www.northof thefalls.com
now-Oct. 28
Nightmare Hayride -
Twenty-five minute tractor-drawn
hayride that leads you down a creepy
path with live scary creatures, 7:30-9:30

p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sundays
through Sunday, Oct. 28 at Nightmare
Hayride on Sommerville St., 6319
Sommerville Valley Road, Ellicottville; $.
699-4839, www.nightmarehayride.com
now-Oct. 31
The MAiZE - Eight acres of a
corn field maze planted in a Buffalo
Bandits theme, through Oct. 31, 3901
Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield.
433-5505. www.CornFieldMaze.com
Great Pumpkin Farm and
Festival - Family fall festival with
seasonal display, food, hayrides and
world pumpkin weigh-off. Runs 10
a.m.-dusk daily through Oct. 31, the
Great Pumpkin Farm, 11199 Main St.,
Clarence; $. 759-2260,
www.greatpumpkinfarm.com
Scare at the Fair - Haunted
Mansion and Castle of Nightmares, 6:30
p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays,
6:30-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays,
through Oct. 31; kid-friendly "lights-on"
hours available, The Fairgrounds,
Showplace, 5600 McKinley Parkway,
Hamburg; $. 649-3900,
www. the- fairgrounds. com
Pumpkinville - Features
pumpkin yard, antique apple cider mill,
5-acre corn maze, hayrides, 9 a.m.-7
p.m. daily, through Oct. 31, 4844
Sugartown Road, Great Valley, minutes
from Ellicottville. 699-2205
Haunted Hayride & Castle
Labyrinth - 7-9 p.m. Fridays,
Saturdays and Sunday. Also Area 51
Encounter and Pumpkin Fiesta, noon-5
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through
Oct. 31, Becker Farms and Vineyards,
3760 Quaker Road, Gasport. 772-2211,
www.bec ker farms.com
Ghoulish Allentown

Take a tour of some spooky sites when the first Haunted Allentown will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 in Allentown in Buffalo.

"Allentown is a perfect backdrop to the supernatural stories and folklore that has developed over its 150-year history," said Allentown Association President Christopher N. Brown.

Allentown's Victorian-era homes are authentically spooky, with soaring chimneys, glaring gargoyles and witch's hat turrets.

Working with noted author and paranormal expert Mason Winfield, event attendees will be encouraged to welcome the Halloween season with an October visit to Buffalo's Allentown neighborhood.

Visitors can take in 13 sites during the self-guided Haunted Walking Tour, where interpreters will recount each site's haunted history. Many of the sites feature interior tours, while some will be porch tours only. One site will feature high-tech ghosthunting demonstrations, given by the Ghosthunters of Rolling Hills.

Paranormal talks will be held each hour with topics such as "Buffalo's Haunted Architecture," given by Mason Winfield, "The Frontier's Most Haunted Cemetery," given by Rob Lockhart, and "Halloween and Psychic Communications," given by Ellen Bourn, president of the Lily Dale Association.

Each visitor will receive a full-color booklet called "The Streets of Allentown," which includes some of the most significant historic and architecturally significant homes.

Event headquarters will be the "haunted" Hamlin House, located at 432 Franklin St., between Virginia and Allen streets. Wine tasting, warm cider, donuts and more await, including the opportunity to have a reading by some of the area's top psychics, including Cassandra Joan (readings are not included in event ticket pr ice).

Tickets are $10 presale and $13 (day of the event, with a $2 discount for children under 12 or Allentown Association members on the day of the event only). Advance tickets are available at Positively Main St., 773 Elmwood Ave.; Quaker Bonnet Eatery, 175 Allen St.; Steel Crazy, Allen Street at Elmwood Avenue; Tickets.com outlets; or online at www.tickets.com.