SCARING UP SOME FUN — Eric Freeland and some friends wait to greet visitors to “Haunted Halloween Farm” festivities at the Freeland Farm, located just past the Ohio County-Brooke County line. -- Joselyn King

WINDSOR HEIGHTS — Pumpkins and zombies, a corn maze and witches, and other fall sights await those attending “Haunted Halloween” at the Freeland Farm on weekends now through the end of October.

The farm is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, with the public invited to come visit “Zombie Land,” the “Witches’ Coven” and the “Haunted Cemetery.” All three areas are inhabited with creatures crafted by owner Eric Freeland and his staff, and some of them are even animatronic.

More creatures are located inside a corn maze, which features about 1,000 square feet of walking trail, according to Freeland. A smaller straw bale maze also has been set aside for children.

Freeland noted his is the only haunted farm in the region this Halloween season.

“It should be a good day for people,” he said. “It saves them from driving all the way to Pittsburgh.”

Freeland explained the idea of his haunted farm is “not to cater to teenage horror seekers,” but to be family oriented.

“We want to be scary, but not gory,” he added.

There are motion-activated zombies that move and sound when a visitor comes by, as well as a few witches and some spiders. Freeland said his favorite creatures to work with are skeletons, which can be placed between corn stalks or in a tire swing.

There is even a little humor along the paths. Scarecrow renditions of former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden can be seen shoulder to shoulder among the corn stalks.

“They’re just spoofs, and we wanted to show them equally,” Freeland said. “They’re buddies here.”

This weekend Midge’s Hot Dogs will be available for purchase at the haunted farm. Future weekends will see chefs Rocco Basil and Brian Magliochette. There will also be fall treats such as zucchini bread, pumpkin cookies and apple butter available for sale, as well as end of the season produce.

Freeland expects as many as 250 to 300 people to attend each day, with about 2,000 visiting the farm before Halloween.

Most spend about two hours enjoying their stay.

The cost to enter the haunted farm is $20 a car load.

The Freeland Farm is located at 2470 Windy Hill Road near the Ohio County-Brooke County line.