Read the full stories here. Dark Nights at Hersheypark opened this past weekend - featuring 5 haunts and 3 scare zones; Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Williamsburg has seen two incidents over the past two weekends: a large altercation in its opening weekend and a stabbing this past Saturday; The Haunted Attraction Association names their 50 "Top Haunts" of 2024; Embrace your inner cat-lady with this year's New York City Village Halloween Parade theme - "Meow!"; Portals of Fear Haunted Attraction will not operate during the 2024 Halloween season due to an "unforeseen real estate logistical issue"; Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary returns with a new immersive-theater-style experience; Toms River Halloween Parade celebrates its 85th annual event this Halloween; The Haunt in Atascadero celebrates its 10th anniversary with "Dr. Frankenstein's Monsters"; Haunted Little Tokyo returns to Los Angeles for its 7th annual block party on October 26th; Explore the history of the "birthplace of Halloween" with Tourism Ireland's new tourism campaign, "Home of Halloween"; Maan Farms' The Scariest Corn Maze in Canada returns select dates September 27th - November 3rd; The official trailer has been released for "Haunt Season", a horror movie filmed at Realm of Terror haunted attraction; Home haunter Marianna Peters was contacted by her local city council after neighbors complained that August was too early for Halloween decorations; A yard display by home haunter Bill Pyles gives comfort to a cancer survivor; The Glen Falls Collaborative announces their annual Halloween House Competition for local residents and businesses.