CONWAY — Don’t you just love the scary season?
That gloomy time of the year is descending upon us like a shroud, with the hues of autumn fading past peak foliage, creating a brown-accented look of melancholy as though Mother Nature knows that the leaves will all soon be gone, leaving barren branches to brace for the coming cold.
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Creepy medical rooms with horror-related details are the theme at the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm in Tamworth, which is hosting Haunted History guided tours on selected dates through Nov. 1. See below for details. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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The Kennett High School Drama Club joined the Nestlenook Farm’s Trail of Terror scaring crew on Oct. 5 as part of the “Scare to Care” program, from which Nestlenook donates $500 or 10 percent of that night’s proceeds, whichever is greater, to any Kennett team, club or student group that provides 10 or more volunteers for the haunt. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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The Friends of the Parsonsfield Seminary are presenting their 20th annual Haunting, with the last session set for Oct. 25.
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The Conway Scenic Railroad’s new Halloween Express train features an on-board experience aimed at young visitors. (MIKE LACEY/CSRR PHOTO)
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Trick-or-treaters will have a blast at Story Land’s Happy Hauntings, which is back on Saturdays and Sundays at the Glen theme park through Oct. 26. Each weekend will bring select activities like a Halloween scavenger hunt, Bubble Bash, scary-oke and a kid’s costume contest. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Volunteers Lyne Mehlman and Ellen and John Macdonald are seen at their “Candy Land” cabin on the trick-or-treat trail at last year’s Halloween Town, presented by the Tohkomeupog Camp for Boys in East Madison to benefit the Laura Foundation for Autism and Epilepsy. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Four Your Paws Only's Howl-O-Ween Bark Bash returns to the North Conway pet supply store on Oct. 26 from 12 to 3 p.m., with a costume contest, pet photos, spooky cookies and more. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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A costumed kid, trailed by spooky characters, walks through the haunted hallway at the Conway Parks and Recreation Department's annual Halloween Party last year. The event included trick-or-treating, a haunted hallway, games and more. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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