Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 31, 2008 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• CarnEVIL at Amos' Southend

• Halloween party with Tropic Culture and Bums Lie at Visulite

• Haunted HOM

• Single Cell Productions presents Purgatory Road Show: Something Wicked This Way Comes at The Gold Club

• Erotica Halloween Costume Party at Sunset Club

For more Halloween parties tonight, check out a post by nightlife columnist Brittney Cason. Or, if you just want to get dressed up and possibly make some paper, check out this previous post for a good list of Halloween costume contest parties.