Halloween

It's going to be a rainy weekend, but there's still a bunch to do! Here are some weekend events you don't want to miss.

The Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee is getting into the spooky spirit.

Freddy. Jason. Michael. Pinhead. Candyman. Pennywise. FOX 32's Jake Hamilton unmasks the killer talent behind some of cinema's greatest horror films, and the man who brought them all to life.

Looking for some fall fun? Sonny Acres Farm has carnival rides for the kids and a haunted hayride for those who want more of a scare. Tim McGill was down on the farm in West Chicago for Good Day Chicago.

Staff at Brookfield Zoo preview their awesome lineup of events and activities this October for Boo! at the Zoo.

A Chicago suburb has taken the top spot for the safest place to go trick-or-treating in the U.S.

Sugar levels and Halloween spending are expected to reach record highs this year.

Lake Zurich is aglow in orange during evenings from Thursday through Sunday. Carved pumpkins light the night for an annual show in Paulus Park. Tim McGill checked it out for Good Day Chicago.

A Halloween house in Norridge is a hair-raising throwback to '80s horror films.

13th Floor Haunted House Chicago has a reputation as one of the scariest haunted houses in the country. Tim McGill put his big boy pants on and checked it out for Good Day Chicago.

Fifty years after ?The Exorcist? terrified audiences around the world, some of the original stars are back for a new sequel. Director David Gordon Green is working with original 'Exorcist' stars Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair for the new sequel ?The Exorcist: Believer.? FOX 32?s Jake Hamilton spoke with Gordon Green about getting to work with Burstyn and Blair, and asked all the questions about that 1973 original that he's always wanted to ask.

They've got it all from apple picking, a pumpkin patch, activities for the kids, and a corn maze. Keller's Farmstand in Oswego has been around for almost a quarter of a century. Tim McGill got down on the farm for Good Day Chicago.

Highwood Alderman Eric Falberg previews the 13th annual Great Pumpkin Festival this weekend.

The summer travel season is winding down but before the cold weather comes around many are squeezing in a nice fall trip and you don't have to go too far.

As the spooky season approaches, many thrill-seekers are gearing up for visits to haunted houses and attractions.

The billion-dollar ?Saw? horror movie franchise has now been turned into a terrifying (and popular) escape room in Las Vegas ? even being named ?the best escape room in America.?

Come for the "pumpkin spice suite" and stay for the waterpark. It's all happening this fall at Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee. Tim McGill stood underneath a spider to find out all about it.

Registered Dietitian Maggie Michalczyk dishes out some delicious and clever ideas for incorporating pumpkin into recipes to give them that special autumnal touch.