The time for fear is here.
Killer clowns, haunted forests, ghosts and more await unlucky visitors at spooky spots around Auburn.
Anderson Farm in Opelika hosts haunted hayrides every Thursday in October from 7 to 10 p.m. and every Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. Rides are $10 per person.
Allen Blankenship, director of the haunted hayrides, said the 30-minute ride is full of excitement.
"Be prepared to be scared," Blankenship said. "There are a lot of different things that will get you when you're riding through."
The farm also has a pumpkin patch during the day and face painting on Thursdays.
Pope's Haunted Farm, located 15 miles from Auburn in Salem, offers three events sure to satisfy any craving for fright.
The haunted barn features a "Nightmare" theme in the newly expanded 8,000-foot facility.
The Puppet Man and his misfits wander through the barn's 18 rooms.
Visitors also tour Creepo the Clown's living room and a playroom with dolls and stuffed animals.
The haunted hayride has more than a dozen scenes, including Evil Santa, The Last Exorcism and the Scarecrows.
Visitors ride through the woods in a 40-foot tractor with surround-sound speakers.
Pope's third event, the haunted forest, is an unguided tour. It gets visitors' blood pumping with a graveyard and abandoned houses.
"We've been doing it for 17 years," Pope said. "We change everything around every year. We try to make everything new, so it keeps people coming back."
Pope's is open every Friday and Saturday in October from 6:30 to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 24 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
For adults, one event is $12, two events are $20 and three events are $25.
For children 12 and under, one event is $10, two events are $18 and three events are $22.
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Haunted Hollow Funeral Home and Casket Company is another blood-curdling attraction located 30 miles north of Auburn in Valley.
Open every Friday and Saturday in October from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m., Haunted Hollow also offers three events.
Visitors tour the remains of Finn's Casket Company, complete with its own spooky tale of witches and death.
Groups also walk through the Beulah Cemetery and haunted woods to reach the Village of the Dead.
A ticket for all three events is $16.
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