• $1,000 Halloween Costume Party at Flying Saucer: Tonight is Pint Night at Flying Saucer ... AND Halloween? It's gonna be a good night, folks. $5 cover, $3 pints, with shot specials and music by DJ Shy. $1,000 prize for the best costume in the house. Flying Saucer, 9605. N. Tryon St. www.beerknurd.com.
• Buff Faye's Halloween Murder Mystery Drag Diner: Who Gone & Done It? Help Buff solve a murder mystery. Each of Buff's drag divas will perform drag numbers to give you clues as to who committed the crime. Special treats will be given to audience members who guess the correct murderer at the end of the night. For reservations, call 704-347-1841 or email info@bufffaye.com. 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Hartigan's Irish Pub, 601 S. Cedar St., Charlotte. 704-347-1841. www.hartigans.com.
• Costume Party and Screening of Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report Dress as your favorite zombie or zombie hunter for this shindig, which also features special guest Addy Miller aka "Little Zombie Girl" from The Walking Dead and "pageant princess" from Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report (to be screened). 8 p.m. The Small Bar, 900 Seaboard St., Suite B3, Charlotte. 704-641-3773. www.smallbarclt.com.
• Bad Moon Rising Film Series Screening 1981's An American Werewolf in London, directed by John Landis. Free. 7:30 p.m. Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St., Charlotte. 704-358-9298. www.neighborhoodtheatre.com.
• Billy's Halloween Party Featuring live music by Soul Watt, drink specials and a costume contest with more than $1,000 in cash and prizes. Boardwalk Billy's Raw Bar & Ribs, 9005 JM Keynes Drive, Charlotte. 704-503-7427. www.boardwalkbillys.com.
• Night of Terrors: Vampires Vs. Space Zombies at Central Station. Music by Huda Huda and others, live painting, fire poi, and more. $10. 9 p.m. Central Station, 2131 Central Ave.
• Boo Bash at Bad Dog American Pub. Music by DJ L.I.T.Z. Winners of costume contest get $50 cash and a $50 gift card for Bad Dogs. Bad Dog American Pub, 8933-2 JM Keynes Drive. www.baddogspub.com.