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Faux demon ears sit on a table in a dressing room as performers prepare for rehearsals for Monster Stomp on Ripper Row on Thursday at Busch Gardens.
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Severed heads line a corridor of the Cut Throat Cove, a haunted maze inside of the Ports of Skull section of Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens.
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Marcus Robinson, right, and Krysten Kersey left are startled by a camouflaged character at the Root of All Evil maze at Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens on Friday.
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The fun heats up this fall as Busch Gardens in Williamsburg celebrates Howl-O-Scream. The month-long celebration transforms the park into a world of thrills, chills and fun. ©2010 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment ORG XMIT: BM1025OK01_074H.JPG
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A scary scene from the Harvest Hollow section of Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream.
![Busch Gardens Starfright Orchestra plays Halloween hits such as "I...]()
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Busch Gardens Starfright Orchestra plays Halloween hits such as "I Put a Spell on You" and "Spooky."(Photo/Busch Gardens Williamsburg) No Mags, No Sales, No Internet, No TV
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Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg (file photo Daily Press).
![Creepy clowns wait to scare visitors at Howl-O-Scream, Busch Gardens,...]()
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Creepy clowns wait to scare visitors at Howl-O-Scream, Busch Gardens, Williamsburg.
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Dancing scarecrows entertain during Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg.
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Bodies on the wall reach out to visitors as they enter the Curse of Pompeii haunted house during Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg.
![Once Busch Garden's summer season ended, crews had a week...]()
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Once Busch Garden's summer season ended, crews had a week to transform the park into the Halloween themed Howl-O-Scream.
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A diabolical scarecrow is one of the characters found in the Harvest Hollow section of Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream.
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A character offers to pose for photos with patrons of Busch Gardens? ?Howl-O-Scream? feature.
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Take a ride on the haunted railroad at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg.
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Busch Gardens' Howl-O-Scream will open Sept. 23, and scary mazes are being prepared. Here, a scary creature from Bitten.
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A Busch Gardens employee air brushes on face paint to Catrina Lorensen of Norfolk, who plays a goblin in Busch Garden?s Howl-O-Scream.
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Ashleigh Close, 20, of Yorktown, holds the goblin mask she wears while working as member of the Scare Squad at Busch Gardens? Howl-O-Scream.
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Performers rehearse for Monster Stomp on Ripper Row, a show that will be featured in Busch Gardens' Howl-O-Scream.
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A make-up artist uses an air brush to paint around the face of Busch Gardens Scare Squad member Ashleigh Close.
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Decorations line a path of the Cut Throat Cove, a haunted maze in the Ports of Skull section of Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens.
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Roaming hordes walk the park to surprise and scare visitors in between attractions at Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens on Friday.
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Decorations line a path of the Cut Throat Cove, a haunted maze in the Ports of Skull section of Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens.
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No place is safe during Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, featuring spine-tingling haunted houses, spectacular shows and exciting frightening features. ©2010 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
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Brad Landers, a dancer/choreographer with Howl-O-Scream's Monster Stomp on Ripper Row, applies glue to attach demon ears before going onstage on Thursday at Busch Gardens.
![Once Busch Garden's summer season ended, crews had a week...]()
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Once Busch Garden's summer season ended, crews had a week to transform the park into the Halloween themed Howl-O-Scream. Here, hundreds of Jack-O-Lanterns line the path from England to Ireland.
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Torture Hill in the Ports of Skull section of Busch Gardens' Howl-O-Scream.
Busch Gardens – Williamsburg was named one of the top ten Best Theme Park Halloween Events by a USA TODAY survey.
Over the last four weeks, the national news organization asked readers to vote for their favorite scare fest at amusement parks across the country.
Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion both made the list.
To view the list, click here.
