5 Last-Minute Plans for Halloween in Cleveland

Did you forget to make plans for Halloween? Not a problem. We’ve got you covered with a few spooky Monday events — grab your closest ghost and ghoul-friends and hit the town.

Blood Rave at Mahall’s 20 Lanes
Who said the festivities end with the weekend? Not Mahall’s. This wicked dance party boasts custom creepy cocktails courtesy of Cassie the bartender. DJ Sputnik and Guilty Pleasures promise nonstop ‘80s and ‘90s bops for your devilish dancing pleasure. $10, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., 13200 Madison Ave., Lakewood, facebook.com

Halloween Spectacular at the Grog Shop
This all-ages spooktacular boasts a late Monday night filled with music and costumed mayhem. If you happen to snag the award for best dressed, you’ll walk away with free Grog Shop tickets for a year and a $50 free tab at B-Side and the Grog Shop bar. How malevolently enticing. $12, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, grogshop.gs

Haunted Exploring in Northeast Ohio
From “Home Haunts” to “Commercial Haunts,” the Cleveland Haunt Club database lists dozens of creepy, crawly, spooky and scary places to lurk this Halloween. Parse through as many ghoulish destinations as you see fit, from the wildest lawn décor to the most visceral haunted experiences. Free, ongoing, clevelandhauntclub.com

Nightmare on West 117 at Muze Gastropub in Studio West 117
With over $1,200 in costume prizes and the entire entertainment staff of Studio West 117 on site, Lakewood’s new queer hub welcomes its first Halloween with plenty of glitter and gore. Grab some grub — maybe a cocktail or 10 — and buckle up for a late night. Free, Oct. 31, 1 p.m.-1 a.m., 1384 Hird Ave., Lakewood, studiowest117.com

Psychic Fair at Oktober’s
Oktober’s in Lakewood welcomes all lovers of oddities, witchcraft and general spookiness to the shop’s new event space. Get yourself excited for spiritual readings, costume contests and a book signing from the author of Ghastly Tales of Gaiety and Greed: Unauthorized and Haunted Cedar Point, E.F. Schraeder. Free, Oct. 31, 12-6 p.m., 12611 Madison Ave., Lakewood, keepclevelandcreepy.com