HALLOWEEN TREATS LURE ARTSY SPIRITS : This Halloween, why stay home and answer doorbells? For thrills and chills, grab your Elvira wig and Dracula fangs and head for the nearest theater, movie house or music hangout. : GOTHIC GATHERING

Remember “Dark Shadows,” the gothic soap popular in the mid-’60s? Fans can enjoy their own flashback this weekend at the Dark Shadows Festival at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, Friday through Sunday. Jonathan Frid (who played the vampire), Kathryn Leigh Scott, Laura Parker, John Karlen, other actors, writers and crew members are scheduled to appear. Hours are Friday, 6 p.m.-2 a.m; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. An autograph session begins Sunday at 6. A three-day festival pass is $20. Information: (213) 466-0084.