Halloween Fun: Beyond Trick-or-Treating

Trick-or-treating may be the standard Halloween tradition for most American families, but the holiday has branched out extensively over the last decade.

Today, Americans spend over $1 billion visiting Hallow- een-themed attractions. The experts at Hauntworld.com are offering up the ultimate fall to-do list.

Farm Fun

Many farms offer tons of fall activities ideal for families with young children, including picking the perfect carving pumpkin, finding your way out of a corn maze and drink-

ing homemade apple cider.

Ghost Tours

Ghost hunting television shows have really increased the popularity in finding haunts and eerie tours. Learn more about your local area’s spooky history by taking family or out of town guests to haunted mansions, cemeteries, prisons and more.

Zombie Runs

Zombie runs are a good time for the whole family, providing a fun reason to get kids and teens moving, using obstacle courses, contests, and prizes as incentives.

Haunted Hayrides

Hayrides can be as sophisticated as a Hollywood movie, complete with fog machines and lights. Some have even adopted new twists, such as a zombie paintball hayride where guests go on a high adrenaline adventure, hunting and shooting zombies with paintballs.

Haunted Houses

Haunted houses come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from three-dimensional black light attractions to haunted trails to major scream parks. Today, most haunted attractions don’t rely as much on blood and guts as they do on interactive special effects, sophisticated costumes, storylines and computer- generated imagery.

For more information, visit hauntworld.com.