Crowd gathers in Crestline Village for Mystics of Mountain Brook parade

Ghosts, ghouls, witches, zombies and other masked creatures lined the streets of Crestline Village as floats passed by during this year's Mystics of Mountain Brook Halloween Parade. Candy flew from back of trucks into the crowd while tiny hands snatched up the pieces from the ground as quickly as they fell. 

Music blared from a large truck as Michael Jackson's Thriller came over the speakers. Spectators watched and cheered as the dancers performed the iconic dance on Church Street. 

Adults and children alike walked the parade, dishing out candy as well as beads, foam footballs, drink koozies and toys. By the end of the event, families made their way home with a head start on filling their pumpkins with treats before the evening of trick-or-treating began.