Every Halloween season we hear about the BEST or SCARIEST haunted houses. Pro Haunted attractions today are comparable to Hollywood movie productions, becoming more elaborate and more immersive than ever before! According to the Haunted Attraction Association, the haunt industry is a $10 billion dollar industry with more than 4,000 haunted attractions spread across the…
There’s still time to squeeze in some fall fun before the season officially wraps! Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is keeping the thrills going with a mix of fright and delight as Halloween Haunt and the family-friendly Tricks and Treats event continue select dates through November 2. When the sun sets, the park transforms into…
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is preparing to awaken the darkest corners of your imagination as Howl-O-Scream returns this fall. On select nights, the park will transform into a sprawling nightmare filled with new haunted houses, scare zones, roaming hordes, and sinister live entertainment. This year’s event promises more frights than ever before, introducing two all-new…
Hersheypark is bringing big personality to its Halloween lineup this fall with the debut of Shaq-A-Licious Laff Trakk, a first-of-its-kind ride overlay inspired by Shaquille O’Neal and his Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies. The glowing transformation of the park’s popular indoor spinning coaster will headline the Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights event, running Fridays through Sundays from…
Halloween Haunt is back at Kings Dominion, filling the park with frights on select nights this fall. Guests can expect a mix of fan-favorite haunted mazes, immersive scare zones, eerie live entertainment, and the adrenaline of night rides — but with one important change. Haunted mazes are now premium attractions that require the purchase of…
Halloween Haunt celebrates its 20th season at Canada’s Wonderland this fall with a major lineup refresh, a blockbuster horror addition, and a new ticketing change that haunted maze fans will need to know about. Running select nights from September 27 through November 1, the event will feature six haunted mazes, seven immersive scare zones, thrilling…
Halloween Haunt returns to Kings Island this fall with a mix of fearsome favorites, new nightmares, and a major change to how guests access the park’s haunted attractions. The Mason, Ohio park, now part of the Six Flags family following the Cedar Fair merger, is raising the stakes with an all-new premium haunted experience and…
SCarowinds returns this fall with a milestone season of scares, debuting multiple new attractions, an expanded lineup of haunted mazes, and a significant change for guests who want to explore them. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Carolinas’ largest Halloween event will now require a separate Haunted Attractions Pass for entry into any haunted maze, along…
Las Vegas is about to get even more chilling—thanks to a brand-new score from gothic horror masterminds Midnight Syndicate. The acclaimed composers have created an original soundtrack for Universal Horror Unleashed, Universal Destinations & Experiences’ first-ever year-round horror attraction, opening August 14, 2025, at the AREA15 District. This project marks the band’s first custom score…
A well-known figure in the world of paranormal investigation has passed away while on tour with one of the most infamous haunted objects in history. Dan Rivera, lead investigator for the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR) and handler of the real-life Annabelle doll, died unexpectedly over the weekend while traveling with the cursed…
Universal is bringing spine-tingling scares and next-level storytelling to the Windy City. Universal Destinations & Experiences has officially announced Chicago as the next city to host Universal Horror Unleashed — a year-round, immersive horror attraction. The new location marks Universal’s first branded entertainment experience in the Midwest and will occupy the former 114,000-square-foot Tribune Distribution…
Universal Destinations & Experiences is turning up the terror with its most ambitious horror project yet. Universal Horror Unleashed, a permanent, year-round horror attraction, officially opening to the public on August 14, 2025, at AREA15 in Las Vegas. Located at the AREA15 District, Universal Horror Unleashed is Universal Destinations & Experiences’ first-ever, year-round horror experience….