Spooky | My Sinchew

Carved pumpkins stand on a ledge in front of a house ahead of Halloween in Montague, Massachusetts. Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31, and commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving pumpkins, visiting haunted attractions, or telling scary stories. Photo courtesy: AFP

A house is decorated ahead of Halloween in New York. Photo courtesy: AFP

Costumes and decorations for sale at a shop ahead of Halloween in New York. Photo courtesy: AFP

A house decorated for Halloween in New York. Photo courtesy: AFP

Pedestrians pass by a restaurant decorated for Halloween in New York. Photo courtesy: AFP

A large fake bat hangs outside a restaurant decorated for Halloween in New York. Photo courtesy: AFP

A "mummy" sits in front of a house decorated for Halloween in New York. Photo courtesy: AFP

Bubbles the Jack Russell Terrier is dressed as Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of Hades, during the "Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest" in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo courtesy: AFP

Jasper the Pug dresses as Elvis during the "Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest" in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo courtesy: AFP

A hotel employee offers a treat to German Shepard Madi dressed as a pumpkin during the "Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest" in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo courtesy: AFP

Bubbles the Jack Russell Terrier is dressed as a chia pet plant during the "Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest" in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo courtesy: AFP

Curious meerkats mobbed a pumpkin at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California. Photo courtesy: AFP