What was that bump in the night?

The staff at Jennings Environmental Education Center will lead visitors in a presentation of what exactly makes those nocturnal noises at 7 p.m. Oct. 31.

A brief indoor presentation will focus on folklore, legends and other stories that give meaning to nighttime's unfamiliar sounds.

Participants will then venture into the forest to experience how the night affects our senses.

Jennings, along Route 528 near the intersection of Routes 8 and 173, is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and on weekends as scheduled. The trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Call 724-794-6011 for more information or to request accommodation for disabilities.

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The annual Alameda Park Haunted Bonfire is planned for Saturday at the park off New Castle Road. Call 724-284-5383 for more information.

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A ghost story tour will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Old Stone House. The haunted tour will start on the front porch and take visitors throughout the house. Stories will be told by Slippery Rock University staff and students, as well as members of the community.

The event is free, although donations will be accepted. For more information, call 724-738-4964.

Old Stone House is along Route 8 near the intersection of Routes 173 and 528.

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Hotel Beacon, 231 Beacon Road in Renfrew, has opened its 10-acre corn maze and haunted house every weekend in October.

Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays, 4 to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Daylight hours in the maze are the only "no scare" times.

An admission fee is charged. Call 724-586-6233.

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Family Bowlaway, 540 Fairground Hill Road, is hosting Butler Nightmare Manor and Curse of the Mine Festival of Fear weekends through the end of October.

Hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, and 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Daylight hours for young children are from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Closing time may come earlier based on attendance.

Featured are haunted tours, music, games, special effects artists and concessions.

Admission is $10 per person for the nighttime scare, $5 for the daylight scare. Call 724-283-8630.

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Cheeseman's Fright Farm in Portersville is featuring a haunted hayride, trail and house.

Hayrides begin at dark every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October.

Admission is $10. A pumpkin festival with family activities takes place during daylight hours. Call 724-368-3233.

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Spooky Hollow Haunted Trail is taking place at Schnur's organic farm along Bonniebrook Road between Routes 422 and 356.

Horse rides, hay rides, crafters, a pumpkin patch and food will be offered from dusk to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Admission is $7. Call 724-285-3104.

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Butler County Community College will host a Monster Bash

from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Convocation Center and Outdoor Forum. Events include entertainment, a costume contest, hayrides, games and refreshments.

Tickets cost $2 per child, $3 per adult and will be available at the door. Call 724-287-8711, Ext. 248.

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A Spooky Monster Bash is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Clearview Mall's center court.

Costumed children, age 12 and younger, may attend. Activities will include music, a costume contest, games, prizes, and trick-or-treating.

Registration begins at 6 p.m.

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A Haunted Forest will open at dusk Friday and Saturday at the Burnt Ridge Bow and Gun Club in Cowansville.

Admission is $5. Children age 5 and younger are admitted free.

Call 724-545-2552.

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A haunted Old Sherrett School House tour is offered from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Oct. 31.

Admission is $5 for the house, $2 for the pumpkin patch. Proceeds benefit Washington Township Memorial Park and Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department.

The school house is along Sherrett/Watersonville Road in Cowansville. Call 724-545-2496.

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Perfect View Farms, 1007 Millbrook Road, Jackson Center, is hosting a Haunted Orchard.

Events include hay wagon rides and horseback trail rides by reservation. Call 814-786-0188.