GAINESVILLE — Skeletons, monsters and witches, oh my! There’s plenty of spooky characters to be found across North Georgia this October, as well as haunted houses, ghost walks and costume contests.

Brenau University is hosting its fourth ghost walk that leads visitors through the 129-year-old school’s eerie history.

Participants will take an hour and a half long tour through some of the university’s buildings that some call haunted. Guides will tell stories of ghosts that frequent the campus and of the mystery enshrouding the spirits.

One supernatural story that will be told on the ghost walk is of a ghost who is known as Agnes, said Kathy Amos, chairwoman of the Ghost Walk Committee. Agnes may or may not have been a former Brenau student.

Amos said many thought at one point the ghost known as Agnes might be a former Brenau student who hung herself in the Pearce Auditorium, but there is also evidence that the ghost might be related to the lost colony in Roanoke, N.C.

Another paranormal stop on the tour is at the Hall County Library, where the ghost known as Miss Elizabeth is said to lurk. Amos said library staff members have reported seeing lights turned on that were previously off, and that they arrive to the library in the morning to find books rearranged after a night with no visitors.

There is one ghost that haunts the Brenau University campus that certainly never attended the school. Cherokee Chief White Path died on the Trail of Tears on his way to Oklahoma when settlers discovered gold in Dahlonega and forced the American Indians to relocate.

Although the tribe was moved out of the area and Chief White Path died along the way, some believe his spirit remains at the White Path Cabin, which is now located on Brenau property. It was relocated from near Ellijay, Amos said.

But if testaments to actual ghosts are too creepy for you’re kind, there’s many other Halloween attractions that are sure to spike the senses.

The North Georgia Corn Maze, designed in crop circles, in Cleveland covers eight acres and has more than three miles of winding wacky fun.

Adrian Fisher, the maze’s designer, has been awarded six Guinness World Records. A hayride to the nearby House of Burm, a haunted barn, completes a night of spine-chilling adventure.

The city of Suwanee is celebrating its annual Trek or Treat event on Oct. 27 at Suwanee Creek Park. A slew of costumes will parade through the park and the event will culminate with a contest for best costume.

The Trek or Treat will also celebrate Halloween with carnival games, free hot dogs and trick-or-treating along the Suwanee Creek Greenway.

Suwanee’s Town Center Cinema will feature "Night at the Museum," where characters Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson endure a night of being chased by a tyrannosaurus rex and wax figures.

Not to be outdone, the Jasper Lions Club invites trick-or-treaters to take a haunted tour at the Lionsgate Mortuary in Jasper, where sinister figures appear to rise from the dead.

And a haunted hike along the Tallulah Falls Railroad aims to keep visitors in good spirits while bringing them closer to spirits who were part of North Georgia’s history.

As Halloween draws near, be sure to make reservations at your favorite eerie event — after all, no one wants to be left alone in the dark.