Long before fancy supermarket costumes, parents turned everyday items into spooky outfits, using black bin liners for witch capes and toilet paper for mummies. Cardboard boxes became robots, and old sheets became ghosts.
We have dug deep into the archives to find the classic photos and local faces that made the season so special.
1. Haunted Halloween
Peer into our archives for a glimpse of Mansfield & Ashfield's spookiest past faces... if you dare! Photo: pexels-rafal-nagrodzki
2. Bramble Academy
Bramble Academy in Mansfield Woodhouse held a fundraiser for the playground, pictured are the organisers and some of the youngsters at the Halloween disco Photo: Iconic Media Group
3. Make and Bake
Pictured from left are: Sienna Flannagan, eight, Sean Flannagan, nine and Lilith Thompson, four, taking part in the Spooky Make and Bake session at Selston Parish Hall Photo: Rachel Atkins
4. Halloween Trail
Charlie Clayden, five, from Mansfield, isn't worried about going on the Halloween Trail in Mansfield Market Photo: Iconic Media Group