The Haunted Granary in Lemont is back for its sixth reincarnation, and this time it brought along its scary cousin, the Haunted Preserve in Boalsburg.

The grain elevator in Lemont, one of the village's 81 nationally recognized historic structures, now over a century old, has been the focus of restoration efforts for the Lemont Village Association for nearly a decade.

For one weekend each fall, the association converts the tall wood structure and its lawn into a fun, blood-curdling spectacle for all to enjoy and be repulsed by simultaneously. All proceeds from the event go toward completing the granary's restoration.

"I've never gone through the maze. It's too scary," said Sue Smith, president of the board of the Village Association, while directing young volunteers as they moved tents and furniture around in preparation for the event.

Boxes with labels like, "bloody sheets and clothes" lined the lawn as a number of State College Area High School students milled around, unpacking and decorating. Many of them, like Paloma Frumento, came in conjunction with their membership in the school's Key Club. In addition to helping set up, Frumento will participate in frightening the patrons.

"It's great, especially if you like acting and scaring people," Frumento said. "I'm personally already scary as it is, so Halloween is no big stretch for me."

Another volunteer from State College High, Stephanie Gilmour gave another reason for participating.

She said, "It looks like fun, and it's good to help out the community."

The Lemont Village Association welcomes all the volunteers it can find.

"We like to involve as many young people as we can because this is an important place," Smith said. "It's the last grain elevator left in Pennsylvania."

Upon entering the structure, visitors are greeted by the ghost of Moses Thompson, who built the granary in 1885. He introduces each group of about 25 to the haunted house and explains that it's considered haunted because of the children that supposedly died in the piles of grain while laboring on the upper level.

Then the adventure through the dark maze begins. Ghosts and mysterious, evil creatures pop out from behind the walls as the visitor makes his or her way through the building to emerge in the yard, where multiple skits are played out at different stations.

Witches surround a fire pit, a creepy Emeril Lagasse character simmers up grotesque grub, and an acupuncturist performs his work for all to see. These and at least two other acts will provide visitors with about an hour of entertainment.

Across the street, hungry guests can pick up all sorts of tasty treats including "vampire blood," "fungus sandwiches," "giant finger sandwiches" and real rabbit stew.

Although the production is recommended for children older than 7, a daylight run-through will be offered for small children and their parents from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission for this monster matinee will be free for children and $1 for adults.