Vampires, werewolves and princesses Š Oh, my!

Guest what Dorothy, (yeah, she was there, too), you are not in Lawrence County anymore. Well, yes you are, but the county was transformed on Halloween night into a veritable wonderland of fantasy.

Monsters were there and superheroes and witches and anything else young minds could imagine, all seeking that sweet prize that beckons to all: Candy.

&#8220I like getting' candy,” 5-year-old Andrew Mayhome said emphatically as he pulled off his red Power Ranger mask to showcase his bright smile.

&#8220Yeah, it's fun,” chimes in his 4-year-old brother Tavon.

Though the Mayhome brothers may have thought they had the coolest costumes on the South Ironton block, &#8220Princess Jasmine,” aka 10-year-old Sarah Herrell, disagreed. One point all agreed on was that trick-or-treating on the cool October night was loads of fun.

&#8220I like going around and saying Hi to all the neighbors,” she said.

Princesses were a popular theme. Just ask 7-year-old Emily Arbaugh. She was an Indian princess - just don't call her Pocahontas! In truly royal fashion, the princess had an entourage of five people to do the heavy lifting that included lugging around two loaded bags of candy.

Throughout Ironton and all of Lawrence County, children donned their favorite outfits and took to the streets. People were lining their porches and driveways to offer up the treats.

Pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns lit the way past the darkened houses, a modern-day &#8220orange-bricked road” leading to Oz.

Although no flying monkeys were spotted, a ghoulish, black-robed skeleton hid amongst the trees waiting to provide some scares.

&#8220I have gotten about 40 (kids to scare),” Cody Wilds, 14, said. &#8220Some kid even pulled a knife on me. I love getting people scared.”

Creating his &#8220fear factory” didn't come without some bumps and bruises. &#8220Spider-man punched him in the nose,” one friend explained, as more children filed through with open bags.

And with that they were off to see the Wizard, or at the least the next house with candy.