As October draws to a close, enthusiasts get their pumpkin Jack-o'-lanterns ready for Halloween. Photo: Jim Hendricks. You can send your Halloween photos to [email protected].

Sean Perry: "This is a picture of my five-year-old daughter, Maisie. I swear that the lightning wasn't in the picture when I took it...spooky!"

Phil: "I carved this pumpkin this afternoon ready for a Halloween party with the 1st Lutterworth Scout Group on Tuesday night."

Andy Hemming of Oulton, Lowestoft, has turned his garden into a creepy graveyard - with ghosts, a crypt and a smoke emitting coffin.

Simon Divito sent us this picture of his five-year-old daughter Zoe at her first Halloween party

The Wicked Witch and the Child Catcher were busy plotting and scheming at this Halloween get together. Photo: John Wardell

Mr Ravi Pandey: "As Halloween is fast approaching, I couldn't resist taking this fabulous picture of a pumpkin field in Titchfield Common, Southampton."

These ghostly children took to the streets of Hong Kong. This scary photo was sent in by Dorothy Tang.

Kate Beale: "I am an ex-pat living in the US, where 31st October is huge. It took me three hours to carve this pumpkin. Obviously, it's a haunted house on a hill."

Craig Follows: "Halloween is big over here in Canada. Lanterns and ghosts are displayed at the front of every house. Our daughter Ailsa too is getting into the spirit."

Michelle Cumming: "This picture of my Daughter Ruby was taken at the annual spookfest in Stillwater, Oklahoma."