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Boo! October is jumping out at us like a ghoul at a haunted house. If you’re ready for a fright, try Laurel’s House of Horrors or Cox Farms’ Fields of Fear.

But spooky season isn’t the only reason we’ve been counting down to October. In case you've been on a social media diet: Taylor Swift is dropping her 12th studio album, “Life of a Showgirl,” on Friday.

Swifties can gather at ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl' in theaters, including the Greenbelt Cinema, which is stirring up special spritzers and mocktails.

Several bars and restaurants are planning “Showgirl” parties, too, including Makers Union (multiple locations), Shipgarten (McLean, Virginia), Lady Madison R

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