HOW CAN YOU TELL A HALLOWEEN AFICIONADO, LIKE CLAIRE, NOT TO BE SPOOKY?, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

"Open House of Horrors" - Claire has overdone it in Halloweens past and the neighbors definitely don't share her enthusiasm, so this year she's being forced to tone it down and keep it "kid-friendly," and Phil has an idea to hold an open house on Halloween night. Meanwhile, Mitch and Cam host a costume party while contending with Lily wondering who her real mom is, and Gloria's pregnancy hormones are on overdrive, making her even more hotheaded than usual, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sof�a Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily.

Guest cast includes Shirra Alcine as trick or treater no. 1, Lilia Buckingham as trick or treater no. 2, Katherine Disque as police officer, Billy Evans as teenager no. 1, Shak Ghacha as teenager no. 2, David Bloom as Einstein, Len Cordova as dad, Janie Haddad Tompkins as little girl's mom, Emmalee Abrams as little girl, Marieve Herington as young mom, Spenser McNeil as Reuben, Jackson Odell as Durkas, Rodrigo Rojas as Stefan, Colin Hanlon as Steven, Kevin Cahoon as John-John, Lucia Sullivan as wife, Joel Spence as husband, Rodney To as Sam, Trent Carlton as Einstein's friend no. 1, Riley Rydin as einstein's friend no. 2, Cole Sand as trick or treater no. 3 and David Desmond as young boy.

"Open House of Horrors" was written by Elaine Ko and directed by Jim Bagdonas.

""Modern Family" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's Selected HD Format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

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