It's spooky season! Haunted hayrides, houses, forests and restaurants have opened their doors to scare the locals.

• Whether you're easily frightened or welcome a zombie attack, there's a scare around town that fits the bill.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Nowhere Haunted House

What to expect: The year-round attraction has options for all fear tolerances, from a lights-on, actor-free tour geared towards kids to 18+ nights where actors can grab participants.

• 😱 Scare level: Something for most ages.
• Details: $28+ for the main attraction; $10-$12 for kid-friendly tours; open Wednesday-Sunday.

🧟‍♀️ The Dead End Hayride

What to expect: Sit and be terrified on the quintessential hour-long hayride through Wyoming — then check out the haunted cornfield and walk-through attractions.

• 😱 Scare level: Ages 10 and up allowed, but 13+ recommended.
• Details: $18-$36 depending on the day; open through Oct. 31.

🏚 Scream Town

What to expect: Seven different haunted houses with themes like clowns, zombies and cannibals, plus a haunted corn maze and Halloween market.

• 😱 Scare level: Age 10 minimum, but personal experience suggests 13+.
• Details: $25+. Open Friday-Sunday, plus Oct. 18-19; runs through Oct. 29.

🧅 Onionhead's Revenge

What to expect: Mall of America's new 42,000-square-foot haunted attraction based on a Louisiana legend has dozens of scare actors, secret rooms and bars with themed drinks.

• 😱 Scare level: Recommended for ages 11 and up.
• Details: $34.95+; open through Oct. 31.

🍸 Bonus: Haunted Basement Bar

What to expect: It's not exactly a haunted attraction, but the team behind Haunted Basement partnered with Travail Kitchen and Amusements for an upscale tasting menu complete with "horrific actors, haunted theatrics and dark spaces."

• 😱 Scare level: Catered towards adults.
• Details: $79+ per person; open through Nov. 4; reservations required.

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Have you seen a ghost at your local bar, walked through a cold spot in the middle of a heat wave or have otherworldly theories about the Longfellow Boom?

• I want to hear what locales you think may be haunted around town — and other mysterious lore and legends every Minnesotan should know.
• Hit reply and tell me your spookiest experience.

This Linden Hills home's incredibly detailed skeleton comedy club was easily my favorite Halloween decor of 2022.

• Dubbed "NumbSkull'z," the display featured at least a dozen skeletons watching the show, plus more waiting in line (there's even a bouncer) or in one case, recording the performance — and the fake phone displays a picture of the actual show.

Tip: Creator Brian Carr, who has since turned his hobby into a side hustle, is "going big" on a new display this month, he told me, though he didn't say when it would be complete.

• Stop by Chowen Avenue South near Lake Harriet Community School to check it out before Halloween.