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If you enjoy walk-through dark attractions at this time of the year, then you’ll find several options in the Lakes Regions of Maine.

Across from Sebago Lake, The Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish invites you to its 2nd Annual Haunted Schoolhouse from October 15 to 31. Continuous ghostly tours take place from 6-9 p.m on Fridays and Saturdays and 5-8 p.m. on Sundays. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for kids ages 12 and under. The tour is not recommended for very young children. A safe room with calm activities is available for anyone who doesn’t want to take the tour. 

The haunted schoolhouse will shatter your fond memories of school. It’s not for the faint of heart. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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Also not for the faint of heart is the 4th Annual “Haunting” at Parsonsfield Seminary in Parsonsfield. This just might be your worst nightmare. The 42-room dormitory filled with ghouls awaits your arrival. Expect an eerie environment intermingled with both state of the art mechanics and live performances. Open October 22, 23, 29 and 30 from 6:30-9:30 p.m., the cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under age 12. It’s most appropriate for ages 8 and above.

As you enter the Seminary grounds, beware of “outside beings” roaming about the campus. And don’t miss the tour into the Buzzell Family Crypt. We only hope you’ll come out alive.

Destination Haunt in Lebanon takes the haunted theme to another level. Open Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-midnight, Thursdays from 6:30-11 p.m. and Sundays from 6:30-10 p.m., the cost is $20 for general admission. These ghouls only accept cash and recommend that you be at least 13 to attend.

At Destination Haunt you’ll need to get past the hangman’s gallows, guillotine and electric chair in the Execution Center, journey the half mile grim passage way of the Twilight Trail, beware of the Angel of Death lurking in the Buried Alive Cemetery and survive the bone chilling scenes at the Lebanon Laboratory. 

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The United Volunteers of Maine Haunted House, located within the Marketplace at Augusta is the most spooktacular event of the year. Thrills and chills will greet you as the door creaks open on Oct 21, 24, 28 and 31 beginning at 6:30 p.m. We can only hope that the last group makes it out alive at 9:30 p.m. There will also be a matinee from 1-4 p.m. on Halloween. The cost is $8/person on Thursdays and $10/person on Sundays.

Expect to have a terrifying yet fun tour at the Augusta Market Place Mall on Stephen King Drive.

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When the ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties aren’t breathing down your neck as you go bump in the night, take some time to check out lakefront properties.