From Dark Pages: A Progressive Mystery Play

The Slightly Haunted Puppet Studio (Peewinkle's Puppet Studio)

For a Halloween production for all ages, head to Peewinkle's Puppet Studio Oct. 15 – 30 for The Slightly Haunted Puppet Studio. Enjoy this 45-minute marionette production, perfect for all ages! Join Gertrude, the studio's resident witch, as she introduces you to traditional and non-traditional Halloween characters. Call 317.283.7144 for more information.

(We have a puppet studio in town? That is kinda scary!)

42nd Annual Haunted House – Camp Creepy

Experience a Halloween tradition in Indianapolis at the 42nd Annual Haunted House – Camp Creepy Oct. 15 – 31 at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Come visit the Haunted House during Friendly Hours when the lights are on for a tour of Camp Creepy. Learn about the outdoors, as naturalists from Indy Parks will bring animals from the Eagle Creek Nature Center and provide interactive fun activities. Smell the pine forest and participate in games that are fun for campers of all ages!

Only the bravest campers come to experience Camp Creepy during Frightening Hours. The lights are turned off and the screams turned up! Tour Camp Creepy and encounter some crazed counselors, swamp creatures, a foul cafeteria and things that go 'bump' in the night! Be careful when you exit – you never know if you'll make it out of this haunted summer camp alive! Call 334.3322 or log on to http://www.childrensmuseum.org for more information.

ComedySportz Indianapolis

Laugh your fears away at ComedySportz Indianapolis this Halloween! All three ComedySportz matches on Oct. 28 & 29 will be filled with haunted games including scary movie replay, chain murder mystery and ghost story. There will also be plenty of terrifying music and ghoulish surprises. Any adult in costume will receive $2 off. Children in costume will receive FREE judge Whapners, the flyswatters used to vote for winning games. This is something the entire family can enjoy together! Call 951.8499 or check out www.comedysportz.com for details.

Dia de los Muertos Celebrations

Celebrate the Day of the Dead at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art Oct. 29. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Hispanic memorial holiday that originated hundreds of years ago in Mexico with combined indigenous and European cultural practices. Today, the holiday is celebrated in Mexican and Mexican-American communities including Indianapolis. Participate and create in the museum's family-oriented Day of the Dead festivities. Log on to http://www.eiteljorg.org or call 636.WEST for more information.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art will also host a Day of the Dead celebration Oct. 30. From noon – 2:30 p.m., visitors will enjoy Mexican storytelling, puppetry workshops led by Peewinkle's Puppet Studio and art-making and writing activities in collaboration with the Writers' Center of Indiana. Also, take a Spanish language tour of the galleries. Log on to http://www.ima-art.org or call 923.1331 for more details.

The Spooky Zoo

Spend a frightfully fun evening at the Indianapolis Zoo with Halloween ZooBoo Oct. 20 – 23 & 27 – 30. Activities include safe trick-or-treating among the animals, with candy stations located throughout the Plains Biome. Kids can pick up their favorite goodies as they walk down pathways lined with hundreds of decorated pumpkins provided by Waterman's Farm Market. Children can participate in activities in the Deserts Pavilion, including a batty bounce house, pumpkin bowling and Not-So-Scary Animal Shows. Elephant painting demonstrations take place at 4 p.m. in the Encounters performance arena, and a special Birds of Prey show will be presented each day of ZooBoo at the Amphitheater. For more information, call 630.2001 or log on to http://www.indianapoliszoo.com.

Ghost Tales of the White House (Benjamin Harrison's Home)

Is the White House haunted? Visit President Benjamin Harrison's Home for Ghost Tales of the White House. Oct. 28 – 30 to discover the answer for yourself! Are the spine-tingling stories true? Rove from room to room in President Harrison's home, hearing the tales that make the White House a scary place to be on Halloween. There are rumored to be some new ghosts haunting the house this year, including George Washington, young John Quincy Adams and Hanging Judge Holt, the man who sentenced the Lincoln assassination conspirators to death. Call 317.631.1888 for more information.

Halloween Run

Gather your friends, dress up in your best costume and Run Like Hell on Oct. 29 in White River State Park! The run starts at 7 p.m., and there will be prizes for the best costumes. After the race, everyone over age 21 is invited to the post race concert with Blues Traveler at the Indiana Convention Center! Tickets to the after-party are available for $20 and can be purchased at http://www.ticketmaster.com.

Rathskeller Halloween Bash VIII

The Rathskeller will host Halloween Bash VIII on Friday, Oct. 28 from 6 – 11 p.m. Enjoy music from the Woomblies (rock covers), drink specials and awards for best scream, best costume and best couple – all in the haunted Biergarten! This event is FREE, so be sure to check it out. Call 636.0396 or log on to http://www.rathskeller.com for more details.

Spook-Free Gondola Rides on the Canal

Enjoy a relaxing, spook-free Halloween this year as you glide down the Central Canal in a gondola from Old World Gondoliers. Rides are available Wednesday through Sunday from 6 – 9 p.m. Call 491.4835 or check out http://www.4gondola.com for information.

Sammy Terry at Indiana State Museum

On Saturday, Oct. 22, legendary horror movie host Sammy Terry will be on hand to sign autographs in the Dean and Barbara White Auditorium at the Indiana State Museum from 10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Fans of "Nightmare Theater" on WTTV-4 during the 1970s remember Sammy Terry as the scariest host around. Admission is free for members and included with museum admission for non-members. For more information, call 317.232.1637 or visit http://www.indianamuseum.org.

Charles Band's 'Full Moon Horror Road Show'

Head to the Madame Walker Theatre Center and experience Wizard Entertainment Theatre presents Charles Band's 'Full Moon Horror Road Show' Oct. 20. Cult horror film director Charles Band comes to Indianapolis as part of the national tour, giving fans the opportunity to experience a completely unique event and meet the gruesome guru up close. The evening will feature Charles Band and a surprise celebrity guest from past films, rare clips and behind the scene moments, contests, bizarre audience participation, Q&A and signing session, an original puppet and doll auction and a chance to win a part and be killed in an upcoming Full Moon feature! Contact the Madame Walker Theatre Center at 236.2099 for more information.