On the last three weekends of October, the Maryland BGC [Boys and Girls Club], hosts an event named the ‘Valley of the Haunted’. Valley of the Haunted is hosted in the deep woods of Northern Harford County, on Friday and Saturday nights lasting from 7pm-10pm. The attraction is a 1.2 mile walking trail featuring surprise encounters from monsters, ghouls, skeletons, zombies and more. This also includes free onsite parking, live bands, haunted hayrides, and a lot of things to eat and drink. In order to attend the event, one can purchase tickets either online or at the gate. Tickets for groups smaller than fifteen people pay fifteen dollars online, or twenty dollars at the gate. Groups of people larger than fifteen are instructed to pay online, where they get a three dollar discount on every ticket purchased. Once you arrive at the location, you climb onto a haunted hayride, with jumps and scares along the way. The ride will take you to your destination, the gate in which you purchase or hand in your tickets. Once that is over, you will be handed a red ticket stub with your group number on it, instructing you to wait by the bonfire with your presiding group. You are then welcome to take pictures with friends and family, order food and drink from the concession stand, or walk around the empty field near the trail. When your group number is called, you will be led down a small walkway to the entrance of the trail. The atmosphere is scary, but light and fun. There you will be informed that all funds go directly to the Boys and Girls Club, and all actors were members of at least one of the clubs. My personal experience was fantastic. After the small speech, we were led into a cabin where we watched a documentary on the grueling history of the attraction. Actors stood at the door, scratched at the screen and pounded on the walls to get a scare out of us. As we left, we were directed to the beginning of the trail, where the real scares began. Young kids and adults alike would jump onto the trail, causing laughs and screams to erupt from the group. At the very end of the trail, the most exhilarating part ensued; our entire group was chased back out onto the field. Once loaded back onto the hayride, the actors that lined up to scare you on the way there took their masks off and happily thanked you and your group. I fully recommend taking a trip to the ‘Valley of the Haunted’, if you dare.