Halloween is a little over

two weeks away and for those looking to get in the spirit there are a

number of haunted happenings in the area leading up to the big night.

Peachtree City's Fire

Department will have a haunted house Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and

25, at their Burn Building, located at the Leach Fire Station at 110 Paschall

Road. The project, staffed and coordinated by the fire department, will

also feature members of the local explorer post and a recreation department

youth group.

The burn building is a two-story

structure and will have 10-12 scary themes depicted. Organizers feel that

the haunted house is appropriate for ages 12 and up. Advanced tickets

can be purchased at the Leach or Weber stations for $4. Regular admission

is $5 and all proceeds will go to Fire Fighter/EMT training and equipment.

The next step above the Peachtree

City Fire Department's haunted house is going to Horror Hill in Newnan.

Horror Hill first opened in 1984 and has grown from teenagers in cheap

masks jumping out at visitors on a little trail to two large trails filled

with buildings, cabins, mazes, tunnels, bridges and trap doors among other

things.

In addition to Horror Hill,

the new trail this year is Vertigo Trail. If you survive both of these

horrific walks, you can enter the terrifying maze, Final Destination.

Horror Hill is open from dark

to midnight Friday and Saturdays and from dark to 10 p.m. on weeknights.

They will be open Oct. 17-19 and then Oct. 23-Nov. 1. Admission is $12

for either Horror Hill or Vertigo Trail or $20 for both. Coupons are available

at www.horrorhill.com but are not good Fridays or Saturdays.

Newnan will also host Spirit

Strolls Oct. 18 and 25 at 7 and 8 p.m. The Newnan/Coweta Historical Society

will put on the strolls and walk visitors through the area, telling spooky

stories. Admission is $15 for adults and $12.50 for students. Phone 770-251-0207

for more information.

Lovejoy is also getting into

the haunted house game with Lab X Haunted House. The scares involve escaped

prisoners who have been experimented on with radiation. Lab X will be

open 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 17-19, 23-26, 30 and 31 and Nov. 1. There is

also more information, a $5 off coupon and directions available at www.labxhauntedhouse.com.

Phone 770-935-7001 for more information.

If you are willing to travel

further, you can always visit Fright Fest at Six Flags, which features

all of the normal thrill rides, two haunted houses, an interactive game,

special events and more. Phone 770-739-3440 for more information.

There is also Netherworld Haunted

House in Atlanta and Camp Blood in Carrollton. For more information on

Netherworld and its haunted houses, visit www.fearworld.com and for more

information on Camp Blood, visit www.campblood.com.

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