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Want to Get Your Spook On? Check Out These Local Haunted Houses

There is nothing like a good haunted house to scare you out of your pants! Check out this collection of local spookiness.

When: Check facebook for times.

Where: 5510 Mahoney Avenue, Minnetonka

Why: The Greystone Manor, returning for its 16th year, is a family-run haunted house with the goal of collecting donations for the local food shelf.

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Price: Free with a non-perishable donation.

Blackout, Nickelodeon Universe, Mall of America, Bloomington

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When: 5-10 p.m. Oct. 19-20, 26-27

Where: Mall of America, 5000 Center Court, Bloomington

Why: There will be black-lighting, fog effects, a live DJ, costume contests and no lights on rides. The first 1,000 people to buy ride tickets will receive a treat bag.

Price: $19.99 for a wristband and $3 for a flashing bracelet

Frightmares at Buck Hill, Burnsville

When: 7 p.m. Oct. 12-13, 17-21, 25-28

Where: 15400 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville

Why: Live music and several attractions, including “The Inferno,” “Fright Factory” and “The Bellharm Lovejoy Asylum.”

Price: $18 on Sundays and $20 on Wednesdays through Saturdays

Scream Town, Chaska

When: Oct. 12, 13*, 18, 19*, 20*, 26*, 27*, 28

Ticket booths and gates open at 6:30 p.m., and attractions open at 7 p.m.

*=peak nights, during which more people are expected

Where: 7410 Highway 212, Chaska

Why: There is a haunted corn maze and five haunted attractions, including “Circus Asylum,” “Redneck Resort” and “Rabid Alley.”

Price: See the website for ticket information.

Tickets can only be purchased with cash at the gate.

The Haunted Basement, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis

This event now is sold out. Tickets for 2013 go on sale in August.

Trail of Terror, Shakopee

When: 7-11 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays until Oct. 28

Where: 3525 145th Street West, Shakopee

Why: There is a mile-long haunted walk in the woods, a haunted maze and several attractions, including “Grubbs Pest Control,” “Crystal Caverns” and “Chuckles Pizzeria.”

Price: See the website for ticket information. Discount tickets are available at Walgreens and Papa Murphy’s.

ValleySCARE!, Shakopee

When: 6 p.m. to midnight Fridays and 12 p.m. to midnight Saturdays until Oct. 27

Where: One Valleyfair Drive, Shakopee, MN 55379

Why: There are nine haunted attractions, rides, mazes and a “Fright Feast.” “Planet Snoopy” is open during the day for all ages.

Price: See the website for ticket information.

Shadows and Spirits of the State Capitol, St. Paul

When: 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Oct. 18-20, Oct. 25-27

Wh

ere: 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul

Why: Visitors will meet actors dressed as “spirits” from Minnesota’s history.

Price: $12 for adults, $11 for seniors and college students, $9 for children ages 6-17; there is a $2 discount for Minnesota Historical Society members.

Victorian Ghost Stories, James J. Hill House, St. Paul

When: 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20-21, 27-28, 31

Where: 240 Summit Avenue, St. Paul

Why: Costumed actors will read ghost stories from Edgar Allen Poe, Edith Wharton and The Brothers Grimm.

Price: $12, or $10 for Minnesota Historical Society members

Dodge Nature Center Halloween Extravaganza

When: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct 26

Where: Farm Entrance at 1701 Charlton Street, West St. Paul

Why: Walk the friendly trick or treat trail, or, if you dare, the scary trail along the ghostly pond and haunted prairie.

Price: $9, or $6 for Dodge Nature Center members

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