With Halloween just a few days away, we’re creeping it real with a roundup of 25 frightening events around the Asheville area.

Pssst: This is your sign to put together that Halloween costume that you’ve been putting off for days — there’s still time..

Freaky and funny

Eyes Up Here Comedy: Haunted Doll Edition | Fri., Oct. 28 | 8-10 p.m. | Getaway River Bar, 790 Riverside Dr. | Laugh along at this evening of femme and "slightly undead" comedy.

Mazes of horror

Haunted Castle on the Hill | Fri., Oct. 28 - Sat., Oct. 29 | 7-10 p.m. | Stephens-Lee Community Center, 30 George Washington Carver Ave. | $3| This can't-miss haunted house — with ghosts, ghouls things that go bump in the night — is not for the faint of heart.

Costumed affairs

Grogtober | Fri., Oct. 28 | 7-11 p.m. | Sly Grog Lounge, 271 Haywood St. | $15 requested donation | This fundraiser to help the fire-ravaged dive bar recover features live music, a costume contest, a photo booth, and bites from Chef Matt Grush of Grush’s Cajun Dino Grill.

Dress up with your pet

Taste the fear

Invite the whole family

OWL-loween Boogie: A Community Halloween Party | Sat., Oct. 29 | 4-6:30 p.m. | Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 225 W. State St., Black Mountain | $5+| Boogie your bones off with a ghoulish dance party, enjoy devilish treats, make hauntingly adorable crafts, and play wickedly fun games.

Break a sweat

VolleyBOO Tournament | Sat., Oct. 29 | 1-8 p.m. | Highland Brewing Company, 12 Old Charlotte Hwy. | This co-ed volleyball tournament will host games throughout the day until a championship team is crowned.

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