Mount Scary 

A spooktacular week-long Halloween celebration is coming Oct. 24-31 as the Town of Mount Airy will be transformed into the Town of Mount Scary.

An eerie-sistible schedule of boo-tiful events are scheduled to take place:

* Oct. 18: Movie Night for Adults with a showing of American Graffiti, dusk, Municipal Lot, 1 Veterans Way

* Oct. 24:  Family Movie Night with a showing of Halloweentown, 7 p.m., Watkins Park, 615 Center St.

* Oct. 25:  Costume Contest, Trunk or Treat and Spooky Trail, 6 p.m., Watkins Park (615 Center St.) to Railyard (3 N. Main St.)

* Oct. 26:  Haunted CaBOOse, 5 to 8 p.m., 2 N. Main St., Suggested $2 donation per person to participate with funds going toward the Historical Society of Mount Airy. Baked goods for sale. Free pumpkin/color kits (while supplies last)

* Oct. 27: Online scavenger hunt

* Oct. 28: Pets on Parade Costume Contest, 1 p.m., Wildwood Park, 400 Park Ave.

* Oct. 29: Spooky Trivia & Games

* Oct. 30:  Home & Business Halloween Decorating Contest voting ends. See the Town's Facebook page at Town of Mount Airy for more information. 

* Oct. 31:  Carroll County Public Library – Mount Airy Branch Halloween Storytime with First Lady Mary Hushour at the Caboose, 10 a.m., 2 N. Main St.

* The Historical Society of Mount Airy will also be hosting Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Ghost Tours on Oct. 11, 18, 25, 31 and Nov. 1. The walking tours, starting at 5 and 7 p.m., kick off at the Mount Airy Museum, 1 N. Main St. and last about an hour and a half covering about a mile. The walk is moderately strenuous and not wheelchair accessible. Each tour is limited to 26 people. $20 per person plus a $3.18 service fee. All money benefits the Historical Society of Mount Airy. For tickets, click here.