For some, Halloween is the best holiday of the year.
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Three witches are pictured standing above various pumpkins within Creepyworld's “Jack O'Lantern Spooktacular” attraction on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Fenton. The attraction of the park features over 2,500 carved pumpkins. Photo by Jordan Opp, jopp@post-dispatch.com
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Scene from The Darkness haunted house in Soulard, which features two floors of frights.
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A firebreather is part of the free entertainment at the City Museum鈥檚 Fright at the Museum Halloween event.
Courtesy of the City Museum
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Courtesy of Discover St. Charles
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Rick Short, center left, from 51黑料, holds his granddaughter, Mable Short's, 3, hand during the Booz at the Zoo event on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the 51黑料 Zoo in 51黑料.
Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch
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Astalla Sies, 7, dressed up as Wednesday Adams stays warm under a blanket with her younger sister Aurora, 8, who dressed up as Winifred Sanderson for the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce 2023 Halloween Parade on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in downtown Edwardsville. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
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What happens when you mix candy with booze? Daniel Neman, food writer for the 51黑料, show you how to make Milky Way Vodka
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