Halloween is a time for ghosts, ghouls and other spooky sights, but if you’re looking for a chance to give yourself a real scare, there are some places in Brampton that are reportedly haunted.

Local historian and ghost hunter Steve Collie, who conducts ghost tours in the downtown core every October, says paranormal activity has occurred in the following four spots:

1. CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL ON ALEXANDER STREET: Collie says the school’s old custodian Mr. Beech and his wife died in a tragic car crash not far from the school. They are thought to be wandering the halls of the school to this day. Their presence has been felt in the building since the 1970s, and Mr. Beech is sometimes seen looking out of the top-floor windows on the north side of the building.

2. HERITAGE THEATRE ON MAIN STREET NORTH: It is one of the most active paranormal spots in all of Peel, according to Collie. An evil spirit hangs out at the back of the theatre, dropping props on innocent bystanders or knocking over equipment, scaring people out of the theatre. Collie says some city staff have refuse to go inside the city-owned building. The theatre has been boarded up for several years now, and the city no longer allows access inside.

3. THE DOMINION BUILDING ON QUEEN STREET EAST: This building at various times in its past has housed a post office, a police station and restaurants. Starbucks is currently located inside. Collie says a “tall, slim fellow” had been seen appearing at all times of the day. He appeared in the middle of the floor, walked quickly to the front of the building and then disappeared. But since renovations were done and Starbucks moved in, he hasn’t been seen at all.

4. QUEEN STREET EAST: This is a new haunting, according to Collie. Buildings on the street near the Dominion Building have reportedly been the location of some paranormal activity with objects mysteriously falling off counters. A Mr. Thistle, a partner in the Hugh and Thistle Grain Company located along this part of Queen Street, was found hung in the woodshed of The Castle, where he rented a room. Collie said it isn’t known if he died by suicide or was murdered, or if he has come back to haunt his old place of business.