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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow1.jpgKatie (3) and John Gunne (2), Dublin, prepare for the Leinster Rugby Halloween Thriller this Saturday in the RDS, when Leinster will take on the Cardiff Blues, with their pumpkins representing Eoin Reddan, Rhys Ruddock and Jonathan Sexton. Photograph: Brian Lawless/Sportsfile
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow2.jpgHelmut Kirchmeier, who plays Hannibal, of the Circus of Horrors performance troupe, rehearses ahead of weekend Halloween performances at Wookey Hole in Wells, England. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow9a.jpgA dwarfed mongoose enjoys a halloween treat at Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park near Stirling. Scotland. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow7.jpgPeople made up as zombies walk along in a pre-Halloween event in New York called Zombiecon, in homage to the walking dead. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow8.jpgZombies on parade at the New York Zombiecon event. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow4.jpgBrothers Ciaran, (12), Dillon (10), Cathal (7) and Devin Palmer (3) at home all set for Halloween in Rush, Co Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow3.jpgStudents at Brainshire School in Manila, the Philippines, in costume this week for a Halloween event. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow5.jpgHalloween masks for sale at a large outdoor market in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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Anticipating the spooky season
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/10/hallow6.jpgMeerkats at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe, Kent, investigate pumpkin-style feeding buckets in search of favourite snacks including crickets and. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
