Haunted Pamlico is at it again, this time putting its spooky spin on a tribute to “A Christmas Carol” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

The group of actors who are behind the annual Monsters on Main Halloween production will be performing the vignette several times between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. tonight and Saturday. The short play was written by Monsters on Main’s Riley Simpson, and while it does follow the traditional “A Christmas Carol” format, there are some twists.

“We’re kind of putting our own unique spin on it,” Simpson said. “It seems to be going in one direction, and then it kind of revs up and goes in reverse. … It’s brought to you by the people who bring you Monsters on Main, so you know it’s going to get twisted and go off the tracks.”

Simpson said the cast of Monsters on Main took on the project for two reasons: as a pick-me-up for this group of Halloween lovers who have another 10 months to wait until next year’s frightfest and as a gift to the community.

“Every year we go through a massive depression after Halloween — we don’t know what to do with ourselves,” Simpson said. And the community has also been so supportive of Monsters on Main, which is in its 11^th year.”

A variation on “A Christmas Carol” seemed the perfect choice considering it already has a ghostly element built into the story. And as the night wears on, every version they perform of “A Christmas Tale” just might be a little bit different from the last.

“We’ll just keep doing it or keep doing versions of it. There could be some improvisational things thrown in that people may not expect and, to tell you the truth, we might not expect,” Simpson said.

Unlike Monsters on Main’s performance, audience members will not be at risk of being chased by monsters, she added.

“We won’t be chasing anyone down the sidewalks. We’ll stay in the yard,” Simpson said.

The public is invited to watch “A Christmas Tale,” where “seasonally appropriate refreshments” will be served. Simpson’s mother, musician Robin Potts, will also be treating guests to Christmas carols on her violin at least one of the nights, Simpson said.

The location of performances is 520 E. Main St., Washington.