“Ahh!” a young girl screams while standing in line at the Hayride of Doom.

She is one of about 100 waiting in line to climb aboard a haunted wagon for a 15-minute spooky ride through dark woods.

The monster who scared her was only one of several who were creeping around the grounds of the Haunted Scare Fest 2006. The Scare Fest sprawls across 45 acres in New Haven at 61288 Gratiot at 28 Mile and is open Oct.1, 5-8, 12-15 and 19-31.

The Scare Fest is a guaranteed good time for the younger crowd. It boasts a staff of 15-20 security personnel and 50 actors throughout the attractions.

“It is interesting and fun to see people’s reactions to the scary attractions,” says staff member Sarah Marshall. It opens at dusk and closes when the last person leaves, and there is a matinee hayride for little ones from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

The Scare Fest includes not only the Hayride of Doom, but several other attractions, such as The Terror Zone Haunted House, the Forest of Darkness, The Ultimate 3D House, the Amazing 3D Graveyard and the Black Terror Maze.

The Terror Zone Haunted House is actually three different haunted houses all in one. Those who enter are not allowed to turn back .The costumed actors who terrorize the visitors are believable and do not come out of character even when provoked.

The Forest of Darkness is quite interesting because you have to walk through it to exit while being chased by monsters. Monsters crawl out of the darkness and pretend that they’re about to grab the guests or hack them with knives.

Those who brave the Ultimate 3D House and Amazing 3D Graveyard are given 3D glasses to wear by a drunken monster poised at the end of the Forest of Darkness. The glasses help the glow-in-the-dark paintings on the walls to jump out at visitors. Like the forest, the 3D House and graveyard are replete with lurking mosters.

The enormous Black Terror Maze with monsters includes Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, clowns and the walking dead. It is so dark inside the maze that visitors can barely see their own hands in front of their faces. The maze includes fog and flashing lights. The only way to get to the maze is to go through Bobo’s Pun House, which is a room with different puzzles to solve. Its purpose is to get a few laughs instead of screams. Both of these attractions cost $8.

The Hayride of Doom is worth the wait because when the wagon does arrive, it sports spinners, flashy lights and eerie fog. The monsters include vampires, werewolves, Jason, psycho killers and the walking dead, all for $12 a hayride.

Ticket prices for the other attractions vary depending on how many attractions visitors want to see at the Scare Fest. The best deal? Students can go before 8 p.m. for $10 off the full $26 admission to see it all. But bring your student I.D. After 8 p.m., the full admission is $26.

Along with the attractions are bonfires, a projector showing scary movies, concession stands and a National Coney Island. The Scare Fest, created by John Marino, is in its fourth year. Marino says he’s averaging of 4,000 to 5,000 visitors per day.