This weekend is the last until next year for many haunted attractions to be open, so students can get their screams in.

Bowling Green and its surrounding cities have many haunted attractions that have been going on since the end of September to carry on the Halloween spirit. They include: Terror Town in Toledo, The Haunted Hydro in Fremont, ScreamAcres in Napoleon, Train of Terror and the Haunted Engine House in Findlay and The Fear Factory in Findlay.

ScreamAcres is a cornfield, not a maze, with many different scenes.

“Lots of scary monsters pop out to scare you,” said Kristin Leaders, owner of ScreamAcres.

It has an attraction called the Pandemonium Project, which is in its second year and has become a huge hit, Leaders said.

This attraction is a walkthrough cornfield with buildings to extend their themes.

“We wanted to incorporate more themes and make it more indoor,” Leaders said.

There are 40 actors, two of which go to the University. Juniors Ashley Lawson and Taylor Moyer are “body snatchers” and mascots for ScreamAcres.

Fear Factory is a different kind of attraction. It is a “Factory of Fear and Haunts,” owner Joe Hutton said.

This attraction is a combination of 20 different rooms with up to 50 scares. People walk in groups of up to six people, and there is no guide. There also is no set order of the rooms.

“We let them choose which room to go into next, so it is different for them every time.” Hutton said.

A majority of the profit goes to Make-A-Wish Foundation.

It is open through this Sunday.

The Train of Terror and the Haunted Engine House is scary but also “lots of fun” said Mary Russell, volunteer worker at The Train of Terror.

“It is a nonprofit organization called Northwest Ohio Railroad Reservation Cooperation that is held at the Railroad Museum in Findlay,” Russell said.

This half-mile trail takes people around a track twice in the pitch-black forest. They then get off at the back of a building called “The Haunted Engine House,” which is also pitch-black with scary monsters.

The Haunted Hydro is another major haunted attraction close by with multiple attractions.

“We have two major attractions; psychic venue with crystal ball, cards and palm readings; a zombie paintball program; a charity event; a museum and gift shop,” owner Bob Turner said.

Sunday afternoon is called “Friendly Monster,” which is a behind-the-scenes one hour program for kids to take a look at the attractions with the lights on and the scary music off.

“It lets them know it’s okay to go through a haunted trail,” Turner said.

The first major attraction it offers is in a 1911 hydroelectric power plant that is 1,200 square feet that takes 15-20 minutes to go through.

“The second one has a maze-style format that is 16,000 square feet that takes 20-plus minutes to go through,” Turner said.

Fog runs throughout the maze along with different scary scenes. The attraction has roughly 65 actors that play different characters every time.

Haunted Hydro is open through Halloween day.

Toledo’s Terror Town has two major haunts called the House of the Dead and the Big Top Terror.

“Hauntedworld.com ranked House of the Dead in the top 30,” Mark Roberts, owner of Terror Town, said.

House of the Dead is 30 minutes long with 60 animatronics, while the Big Top Terror has paintings that come off the wall right in your face.

It is open Monday through Sunday. If you’re looking for short lines, Sundays would be your best bet; Saturday is their busiest day, Roberts said.

The attraction will be open until Saturday, Nov. 5.

“We figured we would try one extra Saturday, since every other place will be closed.” Roberts said.

Students who bring this article in to Terror Town will receive $5 off of an adult admission ticket any day except Saturday.