Not many people would want their dreams to become reality around a spooky holiday like Halloween.

They might just be nightmares.

But for Coupeville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Linda Eccles, she’s ecstatic to see her Halloween dreams of ghosts and goblins come to fruition.

Eccles dreamed of having a community-wide event, and with the help of local businessman Matt Iverson and others, the Haunting of Coupeville is coming alive this month.

“So many people are just getting involved and enjoying the whole thing,” Eccles said. “It’s really exciting to see.”

The haunting will feature events and activities all month long — from corn mazes and pumpkin patches to parades and haunted houses.

The town has always hosted a scarecrow corridor and Sherman Farms has always done a pumpkin patch. Eccles said she was brainstorming ideas on ways to expand on that.

That’s when Iverson came up with the idea of having a corn maze at Engle Farm and the ideas just started pouring in.

“It was great how everything came together,” Eccles said. “Matt’s really been the driving force.”

And help is coming from all corners of the community.

The Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association is hosting multiple events including pumpkin races and a carved pumpkin contest.

Crocket Farm is hosting a Halloween dance and Haunted Barn.

The art school will host pumpkin painting and the library is holding a costumed pet parade.

The Coupeville Boys and Girls Club is hosting a costume 5K run.

Members and groups from all over the community are getting involved.

Students from Coupeville High School’s wood shop class helped cut out directional scarecrow signs and tombstones.

The high school drama troupe will be haunting the corn maze at night.

Students are getting excited about the haunting and coming up with ideas for characters and playing with stage makeup.

Drama troupe advisor Peg Tennant said students are actually creating characters and various scenarios to provide variety each night the haunted maze runs.

“That’s what I mean about having a community event,” Eccles said. “It was a whole melting pot of ideas.”

While there are new events in the month of October, there are also some of the traditional events residents have grown to anticipate, like the Harvest Fest Relay Races with its giant pumpkin contest and the Halloween Torchlight Parade.

There’s something for just about everyone.

“A dream became a reality for me,” Eccles said. “I love fall, and I wanted to have things to attract the locals, but also people from off-island.

“I hope it brings a smile to people’s faces.”