Ancient Athens had its own “Halloween”: during the Anthesteria, a festival for Dionysus, Athenians cooked offerings for the dead and sent spirits away.

From ancient ghosts to a duchess in white, tales of restless spirits have haunted Athens for nearly two millennia.

The three-day event will bring horror-themed attractions, film-inspired exhibitions, workshops, performances, cosplay and an 80-plus-store Halloween market to central Athens

Pumpkin carving, ghost hunting, spooky labs, movie screenings, stand-up comedy, art workshops and sweet corners — just some of the tricks (and treats) awaiting visitors at Kypseli Municipal Market this weekend as it hosts the first-ever Athens Halloween Festival.

The Bucks’ social media team joined in the joke, posting, “The tallest Minion you’ve ever seen.”

This Halloween, as the lights dim and the first notes of Herrmann’s piercing score echo through the theatre, Athens audiences will relive the magic and the terror of Hitchcock’s Psycho, the 1960 classic that changed cinema and made showers feel just a little less safe