In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s laughs at a “Best of the Boston Comedy Festival” showcase, action at a Smash the Patriarchy! Abortion Fundraiser and plenty of music, drama, art, literature and science in between.

The second-oldest house in Cambridge has at least three ghost stories associated with it: the widow in the sheet; the weeping girl; and the five Hessian soldiers.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the Halloween stays strong well into November with a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a Hawkins Halloween party, singing and music – but there’s also a Cat Film Festival, writing on a Ransomware Hunting Team and Shakespeare comedy and tragedy.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include more Independent Film Festival Boston selections at The Brattle; “Inland Empire” at the Harvard Film Archive and more area scares to wrap up October; the Jeff Bridges film “The Last Picture Show” in Kendall; and the bonkers streaming film, “Arranged Marriage.”

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s plenty of Halloween to be had, including a Peabody Museum “Day of the Dead” event and a Monster Mash on Somerville streets, as well as lots of readings, poetry, dance, music and art. We also learn how an “Emerald Tutu” can help keep us safe from climate change.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include Independent Film Festival Boston selections at The Brattle; worthy Halloween selections at the Harvard Art Museums, Somerville Theatre and Kendall Square Cinema; and reviews of “Decision to Leave” and “Black Adam.”

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, it’s time for the Head of the Charles regatta and the Diwali Festival of Lights in addition to all sorts of readings, concerts, theater, music and drag – and even some wrestling.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include film festival screenings, Halloween repertory fare such as “Return of the Living Dead” and new works such as “Slash/Back” with its kid-friendly scares, the brutal “Athena,” “Luckiest Girl Alive,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Stars at Noon,” “All Quiet on the Western Front” and more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s an anthology’s worth of poetry readings, as well as Halloween-season fun from Poe readings to pumpkin carving and cemetery tours, as well as screenings, dance, theater, shopping and music – including “Begin Here” at Longy, which combines visual and aural art.

These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include tributes to Ruby Dee, Jean-Luc Godard and Tsai Ming-liang, but also seasonal screamers from Hitchcock and Tony Scott. The GlobeDocs Film Festival is back at The Brattle with works such as “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” and redemption via ocelot in “Wildcat.”