Last-minute Halloween plans

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CREEPY COSTUMES
If you’re okay with being in a scary-huge crowd, gawk at drunken people (and puppets) dressed in whacked-out attire at the 36th Annual Village Halloween Parade (Sixth Ave from Spring St to W 21st St; halloween-nyc.com; 7–10pm, free).

Come dressed in Jazz Age finery for the Black Cat Masquerade (Flute Bar, 205 W 54th St at Seventh Ave; clubwitsend.com; Sat 31 7–11pm, $15), which pulls double duty as a ’20s-themed costume ball and a launch party for vintage-themed Zelda magazine.

You best paint yourself silver for 94 Productions Presents: The Greatest Halloween Party Ever V (Warsaw at the Polish National Home, 261 Driggs Ave at Eckford St, Greenpoint, Brooklyn; thegreatest halloweenpartyever.com; Sat 31 at 8pm, $20); noncostumed revelers aren’t allowed in. The Wizard of Oz–themed fete features attractions like an adult-sized ball pit.

PETRIFYING PARTIES
The crazy kids at the House of Yes stage a spine-tingling Haunted House of Yes (342 Maujer St at Morgan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; houseofyes.org; Fri 30 7pm–2am, Sat 31 10pm–2am; $10), featuring terrifying musical performances, comedy and more.

Denizens of the night should head to the Masquerade Macabre (Brooklyn Sanctuary, R.S.V.P. at geminiandscorpio.com/events.html for address; Sat 31 midnight; $15, after 2am $20), put on by baroque party planners Gemini & Scorpio. Down absinthe until the sun rises—breakfast is served at 7am.

Here’s what we know about the Last Masquerade (location TBA, visit thelastmasquerade.com for details; 7pm–7am, $20), put on by artsy collective the Danger: It will take place in three spaces in a yet-to-be-disclosed part of Brooklyn, and it will be scary. If you’re into the unknown, this is your party.

TERRIFYING TOURS
Wanna hang in a cemetery? Then get thee to Green-Wood (500 25th St at Fifth Ave, Sunset Park, Brooklyn; green-wood.com; Sat 31, Sun 1 at 1pm; $20, Historic Fund members $10) for a tour of the storied graveyard, led by historian Jeff Richman.

On the two-hour Gotham City Ghost Tour (for reservations and meeting place, call 212-465-3331; Sat 31 at 1, 4pm; Sun 1 at 12:30, 2:45pm; $18), you’ll visit historic and macabre sites in Greenwich Village, including Edgar Allan Poe’s old house.

Explore the spookier parts of the Theater District on the Haunted Broadway tour (Meet at Shubert Alley, 44th St between Broadway and Eighth Ave; 212-252-2080, guerrillatoursnyc.com; Sat 31 at 8:30pm, $22). Actors will lead you through a bevy of paranormal spots, including a theater so haunted that its guards refuse to work alone. Eek.

ZOMBIE OVERLOAD
Act out your own version of a George Romero flick during the Undead Invasion (for more information and to register, visit undeadinvasion.com; Sat 31 at 1pm, $35), which combines a scavenger hunt with the thrill of offing zombies.

Zombified hotties will shake their stuff at !Bad Ass! Burlesque’s special undead-themed Halloween party (Arlene’s Grocery, 95 Stanton St between Ludlow and Orchard Sts; badassburlesque.com; Sat 31 midnight–4am, $15).

Where will you be when the zombie apocalypse happens? Start at the Rescue! Zombie Invasion Dance Party (Sapphire Lounge, 249 Eldridge St at Houston St; going.com/rescuenyc; Fri 30 10pm–4am, with R.S.V.P. $5), featuring prizes for the best-dressed brain-munchers and special giveaways from Pop Cap Games and Left 4 Dead.

FREAKY FLICKS
Freddy Krueger seems kind of tame compared with torture-porn like Saw, but he still scares us. Catch A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors at Landmark Sunshine Cinema (141–143 E Houston St between First and Second Aves; 212-330-8182, landmarktheatres.com; Fri 30, Sat 31 midnight; $9.99) and just try to fall asleep afterward.

The Alloy Orchestra uses junkyard items to create the score accompanying the 1925 version of The Phantom of the Opera, screening at 92Ytribeca (200 Hudson St between Canal and Desbrosses Sts; 212-601-1000, 92ytribeca.org; Sat 31 at 9pm, $15).

Belt out “The Time Warp” at Spin New York (304 Park Ave South at 23rd St; 212-982-8802, spinyc.com; Fri 30 at 9pm; $40, advance $30, members $25) during its party themed around the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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