Did you know you can sleep with a ghost at 20 allegedly haunted New England inns and bed-and-breakfasts? For a list, go to bedandbreakfast.com and click on Sleep With a Ghost. You will find ghostly inns in other parts of the country as well.
The Old South Meeting House in Boston will host a free talk Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. by author Eve LaPlante on "Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall" (HarperOne, 2007). On Oct. 31 at 12:15 p.m., you can explore the Celtic roots of Halloween through the Irish harp and vocals of Aine Minogue. The price is $5.
Visit oldsouthmeetinghouse.org or call 617-482-6439. For lots of Boston packages and other deals, visit bostonusa.com.
Salem's Haunted Happenings will have its usual dozens of events throughout October. CityView Trolley Tours becomes the CityBOO tour, with costumed guides hosting a frightful journey as it visits nine key sites. Riders can hop on and off anytime. Adults $12, seniors and students $10, children $5. Visit hauntedhappenings.org. For trolley information, go to cityviewtrolleys.com.
Speaking of Salem, Emerson Inn by the Sea in Rockport has teamed with the Witch City's Hawthorne Hotel to present a Spooktacular Halloween package. Couples stay at the Emerson two nights, Oct. 26-28, with breakfast included and get tickets and transportation to the Hawthorne's Halloween Ball Oct. 27. Prices from $523-$923, depending on room.
Visit emersoninnbythesea.com or call 800-964-5550.
Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary puts on an evening fright fest called Terror Behind the Walls. This year, through Nov. 3, there will be five separate haunted houses, including a new attraction called Lockdown. Sundays and weekdays $20, Fridays $25, Saturdays $30. You can get a coupon for $3 at the website.
Visit easternstate.org/halloween, where there is also information about dinner and hotel packages.
