Five New York City Halloween haunts

Gravesend Inn is a Victorian haunted house run by the New York City College of Technology's theater department, Oct. 20-31, 2011 in Brooklyn. Credit: Handout
While there's likely nothing more appropriately terrifying than navigating the hoards of merrymakers at the annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, New York has plenty more tricks and treats to offer. These events promise frightfully good times.