HALLOWEEN TRICKS, TREATS FOR EVERYONE.

Byline: Kevin Ainsfeld Daily News Staff Writer

If you want to get into the spirit of fear, try these local events:

Agoura Hills

Night Scares, a haunted house on the Ventura Highway (101) at Kanan Road in Agoura Hills, features many high-tech scares and dozens of nightmares. Open from 7 to midnight tonight and from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets are $9. Information: [phone].

Burbank

The city of Burbank invites all youths to celebrate Halloween with preschool parties at 10 a.m. Thursday at these locations: Verdugo Recreation Center, 3201 W. Verdugo Ave.; McCambridge Recreation Center, 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd.; and Olive Recreation Center, 1111 W. Olive Ave. Elementary school-age children are invited to a party at 6:30 p.m. Halloween night at Olive Recreation Center and Verdugo Recreation Center, where there will be carnival-type games until 8:30 p.m. and a costume parade at 7:30. Admission is free. Middle-school-age kids are invited to a teen dance from 7:30 to 10:30 tonight at the Verdugo Recreation Center. Costumes are encouraged, but masks are not allowed. Cost is $4 per person and a Burbank school ID card is required. Information: [phone].

On Sunday, Handy Market and Rancho Flowers, located at Magnolia Boulevard and Buena Vista Street, will hold the San Fernando Valley's largest pumpkin-carving contest. To enter, you must sign in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. All contestants will receive a pumpkin and a grab bag of candy. Prizes will include gift certificates, movie passes, T-shirts and local amusement park tickets. The Burbank Fire Department will be on hand to judge the contest. There will be fire engines for all the kids to climb on. Information: [phone].

Pickwick Ice Center, 1001 Riverside Drive, presents a Skating Masquerade from 8 to 10 tonight. There will be music, skating and prizes with people in costume receiving $3 off the admission price. Masks are not allowed. Information: [phone].

The Riverside Cafe, 1221 W. Riverside Drive, will have a free haunted house from dusk till 10 p.m. Halloween night. Any donations will go to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Information: [phone].

Calabasas

The city of Calabasas' fourth annual Halloween Carnival will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Grape Arbor Park, at the corner of Canwood Street and Parkville Road, north of the Ventura Freeway (101). Events will include a costume contest, carnival games for 25 cents each, a moon-bounce, food and more. Admission is free. Information: [phone].

Encino

The Children's Theatre Project presents ``The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' at 1 p.m. today at the Encino Community Center, 4935 Balboa Blvd. The house opens at 12:45 p.m. Admission is $5. Information: [phone].

Moorpark

The Shiloh Community Church hosts its 12th annual Halloween Carnival at Peach Hill Park, located at Peach Hill Drive and Christian Barrett Drive, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Activities will include carnival games, face painting, story time and more. Admission is free. Information: [phone].

Newbury Park

Come to a haunted house put on by Girl Scout Senior Troop 952 from 7 to 8:30 tonight. Games, treats, prizes and a spooky atmosphere will be the deal at 667 Paseo de Leon. Admission is $1 for adults and $2.50 per child with profits going to the Ventura Rescue Mission and the Senior Girl Scout Cruise Fund. Bring trick-or-treat bag and a can of food for the mission. Information: [phone].

North Hollywood

Halloween Horrors VII is open at First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood, 4832 Tujunga Ave., tonight, Wednesday and Thursday. Activities include an Enchanted Forest Maze for children at 6 p.m., a quarter-mile Maze of Terror at 7 p.m., plus carnival games throughout. Free special activities for children up to age 10 will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. Halloween night. Games are free, the Maze of Terror is $5, and the Enchanted Forest is $2. Information: [phone].

Northridge

The Northridge Recreation Center, located on the hill of Northridge Park, 18300 Lemarsh St., has created a haunted house where the terror begins at 6:30 tonight, Sunday, Monday and Thursday. Admission is $3 and children age 6 and younger are free when accompanied by an adult. Information: [phone].

Sherman Oaks

Fashion Square invites all families to trick-or-treat inside the mall. From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 100 specialty stores and cafes will distribute candy to all little goblins. Participants are requested to bring a can of food to donate to the Los Angeles Foodbank. Deposit cans at the main entrance, 14006 Riverside Drive. Information: [phone].

Tarzana

The Lindley Oaks School, 5933 Lindley Ave., is offering trick-or-treating inside the school from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Families are encouraged to dress in costume. Admission is free. Information: [phone].

Thousand Oaks 

Ghosts and goblins from infants to age 12 are invited to dress up for Halloween and participate in a costume contest at noon today at the Oaks mall's Center Court, 220 W. Hillcrest Blvd. at Lynn Road. Prizes will be given in various age groups. Information: [phone].

Universal City

Casper will haunt Universal CityWalk, 1000 Universal Center Drive, from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. CityWalk will be transformed into a ghostly haven for families with a Casper Activity Center featuring scary storytelling, a monster makeup station, a Casper pumpkin patch and more. Casper trick-or-treat bags will be distributed throughout the day for trick-or-treating between 4 and 6 p.m., when participating shops and restaurants will be giving away treats. Information: [phone].

Universal Studios presents its Chamber of Chills from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly through Nov. 3. The event features a live-action haunted house and chilling in-the-flesh ghostly encounters. Admission is $8. Information: [phone].

Valencia

Six Flags Magic Mountain hosts a Halloween Spooktacular tonight, Sunday and Thursday, during which the theme park will be transformed into a ghostly fun zone with ghouls, live shows, street entertainers, a maze, cobwebs, gargoyles and special effects. An entire area is dedicated to children. General admission is $33, children under 48 inches are $15, seniors 55 and over are $19, children under 12 are admitted free. For park hours and other information: [phone].

Van Nuys

The Encino Farmers Market, 17400 Victory Blvd., is sponsoring a Halloween party from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Each family will receive a free pumpkin, and helium balloons and activities will be offered for children. Admission is free. A portion of sales proceeds will go to the Organization for the Needs of the Elderly (ONE). Information: [phone].

The Mid-Valley Chamber of Commerce presents its first annual Great Pumpkin Fest from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday at Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave. There will be a carnival, haunted house, laser tag, rock climbing, line dancing, craft exhibits, pumpkin patch and more. Admission is $2 for adults, 50 cents for children ages 5 to 12, and free for kids 4 and under. Parking and shuttle service is $3. Information: [phone].

West Hills

The Fallbrook Mall, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., is hosting a Halloween celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Kids can trick-or-treat and participate in a costume contest. Bring two cans of food for the West Valley Food Pantry and receive a free photo keepsake of your child in costume. Information: [phone].

Winnetka

The Winnetka Recreation Center, 8401 Winnetka Ave., hosts a Halloween carnival from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. A costume parade will be open to ages 3 to 16with game booths, prizes, food, a cake walk and more. Admission is $2 per person. Information: [phone].

Woodland Hills

Bob and Dave's Spooky House is open now at the Valley Indoor Swap Meet, 6701 Variel Ave., Woodland Hills. It features 6,000 square feet of fright and fun for the whole family, including computerized special effects, animatronics, a ``torture room,'' and an ``exorcist room.'' Open weekend nights through Nov. 3. Hours: 2 p.m. to midnight Saturdays, 2 to 10 p.m. Sundays, 3 p.m. to midnight Friday, and 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday for Halloween. Admission is $5.50. Information: [phone].

Elsewhere Anaheim

Mickey's Halloween Treat continues at Disneyland from 7 p.m. to midnight Tuesday through Thursday. The events features treats at nearly 50 trick-or-treat stations, special effects, jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts, witches, Disney characters and more. Costumes are encouraged but masks are not allowed. Admission is $25 for adults and $20 for children ages 3 to 11. Tickets are available at Disneyland's main entrance and TicketMaster. Information: [phone].

Buena Park

Knott's Scary Farm, 8039 Beach Blvd., presents its 24th Halloween Haunt from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. tonight, Sunday and Wednesday through Saturday. Featured are the Gauntlet: Festival of Freaks, eight haunted mazes, three haunted rides, six haunted shows and more than 1,000 monsters. Admission is $29.95 in advance or $33.95 the day of attendance. They may be purchased at the Knott's ticket office or through Robinsons-May, Blockbuster Music, Tower Records or Ticketmaster. Information: [phone].

Hollywood

All Hallow's Eve, celebrating the invisible boundary between the living and the restless spirits of the dead, will be celebrated from 6 to 9 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight tonight at the American Legion, 2035 N. Highland Ave. The event will feature a graveyard, a Transylvanian Castle, a witches' grove and more. Entertainers including Leo Kostka, resident medium of the Magic Castle, will perform a seance, and Magic Castle magician Anthony Pikaso will perform. Tickets are $12.50. Information: [phone].

Pasadena

The city of Pasadena and the Independent Order of Foresters will host a Halloween carnival, haunted house and costume parade from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Victory Park, 2575 Paloma St. Children accompanied by a parent or guardian can receive free fingerprinting. Admission costs one can of food to be donated to local charities. Information: [phone].

Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, will have a Howl-O-Ween Walk from 5 to 9 tonight. The haunted nature walks will take place every 20 minutes. After the walk, visit the witch's kitchen for some vile concoctions and goodies, scary stories, face painting, fortune telling and more. Requested donation for the walk is $3 per person, $1 to $10 for face painting, and $1 for fortune telling. Information: [phone].

Santa Monica

``Alien'' life forms discovered at the original crash site in Roswell, N.M., have been transported to Santa Monica. The ``aliens'' will be unveiled 5 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight Fridays, noon to midnight Saturdays, and noon to 10 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 2 at Area 51: Alien Terror, 1418 Fourth St., Santa Monica. Admission is $6, except for the Halloween night show featuring special guest actors, which costs $12. Information: [phone].

Pier Thrills and Chills on the Santa Monica Pier runs from 3 to 9 p.m. tonight, Sunday and Thursday with Halloween fun for all ages. Activities include a haunted maze, trick-or-treating, free carousel rides, balloon entertainment, spooky storytelling, live entertainment, mariachi music and more. Admission to the costume party is $3 to $5 and admission to the maze is $3. Information: [phone].

CAPTION(S):

2 Photos

Photo: (1) One of many home-based haunted houses, Todd T rail's Halls of Horror includes a mechanized dragon. Be prepared to be scared from 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at 7434 Quakertown Ave., Winnetka.

Myung J. Chun/Daily News

(2) There's more than candy to Halloween: Trick-or-treaters can get an additional fright at family-run haunted houses across the Valley.

Tina Gerson/Daily News