It's go-time for the ghouls and goblins! Witches' cauldrons are bubbling, the beasts are howling, and the city of Salem is counting down 'til Halloween.

"It is Super Bowl week! We're a town of 44,000 people. We get 1.2 million visitors in the month of October," said Joyce Maroney, who volunteers with Salem Main Streets.

The weekend before is always the busiest - especially when the weather's a treat.

"We're glad that the weather is nice here today. Nice and crisp and cool and fall," said Sarah Cox.

The WBZ weather team is keeping a close eye on the chance for some wet weather next week, which could affect turnout.

"Visitation is very weather dependent. We'll see numbers drop down if the weather turns inclement. We're seeing more travel on weekdays. We had higher visitation in Sept

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