BRADY TWP — Slippery Rock University’s historic Old Stone House will again host spooky stories as part of Halloween festivities Thursday and Friday.

The program, which offers stories told in rooms of the former inn-turned museum, are 6 to 9 p.m. both days.

The opening night program will include the annual costume contest. Children age 10 and younger can register at the front porch before the 7 p.m. judging. Prizes will be awarded for first- and second-place costumes.

The program includes interactive storytelling, historical re-enactments and paranormal investigation, also known as “ghost hunting,” in the restored 1882 facility.

The suggested donation is $3 per person or $5 per family.

The Old Stone House, owned by SRU, is 3 miles south of Slippery Rock at the intersection of routes 8,528, and 173.

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