By Brandie Kessler

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Caitlyn Rowe, 13 of New Freedom, and Alyssa Schaefers, 13 of Railroad, arrange cotton batting to resemble a spiderweb in the woods just off the Heritage Rail Trail in New Freedom on Saturday. For the fourth consecutive year, the New Freedom Recreation Council and a band of local teenagers created a "haunted" portion of the Heritage Rail Trail involving props and costumes. (Chris Dunn Daily Record/Sunday News)

Brianna Anderson is enrolled at HACC and hopes to one day become a doctor.

But on Saturday night the 20-year-old from New Freedom became a ghostly tour guide, leading groups of people looking for a Halloween scare down a stretch of the rail trail near the train station in New Freedom.

"Most of the things I do, I do because she volunteers me," Anderson said, nodding toward her mother, Dorothy Anderson.

A couple years ago, Dorothy Anderson heard about a Halloween event for teenagers that was being organized by the New Freedom Recreation Council.

"The kids, they were talking about going down to the rail trail," Dorothy Anderson said. "I thought, this sounds like fun, this sounds so cool. We wanted to be a part of it."

Christina Dunn, left, applies makeup to make Emily Leach, 13 of New Freedom, to resemble "a possessed doll" for the haunted trail event on Saturday. Emily said she loves horror movies and haunted attractions, and having a haunted event in New Freedom was convenient. (Chris Dunn Daily Record/Sunday News)

A friend from HOPE, Help for Oncology Problems & Emotional Support, told Dorothy Anderson more about the event, and put her in touch with the organizers.

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