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events here and the police chief who was gunned down in his home? If that's the sort of thing that makes you shiver in a good way, you're in luck. It's time again for the annual Historic Hauntings Hayride and Hallow's Eve Walk. (And if that's not enough "Hs" for you, there's a heaping helping of hair- raising happenings planned elsewhere around town, as well.) Historic Hauntings: A Ghastly Ghost Tour will take place the weekends of October 18 — 20 and 25 — 27. Guests will be treated to eerie encounters in downtown Fayetteville as ghostly re-enactors and story-tellers take you through Fay- etteville's most infamous haunted and creepy locations. Be on the look out for Confederate soldiers as you make your way through Cross Creek Cemetery—by torchlight. Perhaps you'll hear about (maybe you'll even hear) the banshee who protects the Kyle family and certainly you'll walk away seeing our city in a whole new, albeit much spookier, light. Reservations are required and because the Hayride in- cludes a stop where patrons will embark on a 10 minute walk- W 72 | October • 2012 ant to meet some of Fayetteville's most infamous criminals and legend- ary spirits? Interested in hearing about the female serial killer who once lived HAUNTINGS HAPPY Find the people who'll say 'boo!' to you ing tour, it is not intended for patrons with mobility issues or with children in strollers. Tickets for the Haunted Hayride are $15 each and can be purchased by calling 910.323-1934 or online at www.etix.com. If you aren't scared enough aſter the hayride ... hang around to tour the Heritage Square Haunted House. This tour will take place in the dark, damp, spirit-ridden basement of the Woman's Club. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by calling 910.323.1934. ... And if you dare to tempt the dead, take a walk on Hal- low's Eve (That's October 30 for you spirit world newbies) through Cross Creek Cemetery. Fayetteville's City Historian, Bruce Daws, will guide participants on the hour-long Hal- low's Eve Cemetery Walk, regaling revelers with tales of mur- der and mayhem and a few facts about some of the oddballs who made that cemetery their final resting place. Proceeds from the Walk will help pay for restoration to the headstones caused by the horrible vandals who no doubt will find them- selves haunted for all eternity. We hope. For pint-sized princesses, grade school ghouls, miniature monsters — and grown ups who just love the holiday, Fay- etteville has plenty of other happy haunting options. CV

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