Knott's Scary Farm has kicked off for the 2021 season welcoming every Halloween lover back into the moldering tangle of fog-shrouded streets to scream once again and it's never felt so good.  the Farm returns with the familiar scares of 7 returning mazes, a spectacular new surprise with the GORE-ing 20's Scare Zone, and plenty [...]

Busch Gardens Tampa was one of the few theme parks to attempt Halloween last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. While they made due with just a few scare zones and no mazes, it was a valiant effort in the middle of the pandemic. But this year, they are back with a terrifying vengeance! I have [...]

SeaWorld San Diego kicked off its first-ever, separate-ticket nighttime event this year to great anticipation and eager San Diego haunt fans. Howl-O-Scream invites guests to step into a world of frights in the labyrinthian park. While only occasionally referencing the daytime ocean theme, San Diego Howl-O-Scream delivers six different themed scare zones, three themed bars, [...]

The fog continues to roll in throughout southern California with the latest being Six Flags Magic Mountain's FRIGHT FEST.  The Halloween event kicked off Saturday, Sept 11 and runs select days through Oct 31. What sets this particular theme park haunt apart from its comeptition is how they do things and how accessable it is [...]

Late Sunday night, I walked into Knott's Berry Farm via their western entrance. As I began to walk toward the fountain, the fog began to unfurl all around me. The unmistakable smell of haunt season filled my nostrils, and that only meant one thing: It's Scary Farm time! While the event itself does not begin [...]

Universal Studios Hollywood kicked off Halloween Horror Nights to the throngs of haunt-starved fans. The event running select nights through Sunday, October 31, offers horror fans the chance to step into their favorite movies with haunted maze offerings including The Excorcist, Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives, The Haunting of Hill House, The Walking Dead, [...]

Thirty years ago, Halloween Horror Nights had its humble origin. Fright Night – as it was called – was a mere three nights of scares between October 25 and October 31, 1991 and featured just a single Haunted House. But HHN is like The Blob – it started out small and seemingly innocent and then [...]