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Mad Jack’s Haunted House in Ardmore Oklahoma is having a unique event on June 13 called The Exorcism of Sybil Blackwood. The show begins at 8pm and tickets are here.

May 15

Hex House Tulsa “Haunted Overdrive” 7pm-10pm

 

May 16

Hex House Tulsa “Haunted Overdrive” 7pm-10pm

 

May 29

House of Torment Austin Halfway to Halloween Blackout 8pm-10:15pm

13th Floor Haunted House Houston Halfway to Halloween Blackout 8pm-10:15pm

Chill Factor Haunt Trumann Arkansas Halfway to Halloween Hours TBA

 

May 30

Cutting Edge Haunted House  Ft Worth Halfway to Halloween Blackout Night  8:45pm-9:45pm

House of Torment Austin Halfway to Halloween Blackout 8pm-10:15pm

13th Floor Haunted House Houston Halfway To Halloween Blackout 8pm-10:15pm

Chill Factor Haunt Trumann Arkansas Halfway to Halloween Hours TBA

 

June 13

Mad Jack’s Haunted House Ardmore Oklahoma The Exorcism of Sybil Blackwood 8pm

 

June 20

Nightmare at Owl Creek San Antonio Summerween from 7pm-11pm

 

 

 

Cutting Edge Haunted House in Ft Worth is opening on May 30 for a Halfway to Halloween blackout night. Tickets are on sale here and are timed. Times are from 8:45pm to 9:45pm.

Friday March 13

Texas

Cutting Edge Haunted House Ft Worth 7:30pm-9:30pm

Dark Hour Haunted House Plano 7pm-10pm

Doc Wilkes House of Horrors Longview March 13 and 14 7:30pm-11pm

Hangman’s House of Horrors Ft Worth March 13 and 14 8pm-11pm

 

Oklahoma

Chamber of Terror Haunted House Oklahoma City March 13 and 14 7pm-11pm

Mad Jack’s Haunted House Ardmore 7pm-10pm

Nightfall Haunted Territory Oklahoma City 6:30pm-11pm

 

March 20/21

Redrum Fear Park Richmond (Houston) Bloodbath on March 20 and 21 8pm-2am

 

April

Oklahoma Asylum Haunted Attraction Nowata April 3 and 4, 7pm-10pm

 

May

Scream Hollow Halloween Theme Park Smithville May 1st and 2nd for Witching Hour Masquerade 7pm-Midnight

 

Scream Hollow Halloween Theme Park will be open on May 1-2 for the Witching Hour Masquerade. Hours are 7pm-midnight on both nights.

Cutting Edge Haunted House in Fort Worth will be open on Friday, March 13. This is likely to be the last time they will be open before the beginning of their Halloween season so check it out if you can. Hours are 7:30-9:30, but these are timed tickets and they are selling fast.

Redrum Fear Park in Richmond (Houston area) is having a nightclub event called Bloodbath for two nights on March 20 and 21. DJs and bars will be part of the attraction, which will be based on 1891 Prague. EDM, old world Prague, and bars with crafted cocktails sounds like a fun evening. Check it out if you are in the Houston area.

Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano will be open on Friday, March 13 for Leprechauns Lights Out. Hours are 7pm-10pm. Dark Hour will not have it’s July show this year so this is your last time they will be open until September. Tickets are very reasonably priced at $20.

 

North Texas

Scarborough Hollow Fall Fantasy Festival  Waxahachie

Cutting Edge  Fort Worth

Thrillvania  Terrell

Parker House  Denton

Texas Scaregrounds Mineral Wells

Creekside Manor  Midlothian

Haunted Shadows Lake Trail  The Colony

Moxley Manor  Bedford

J&F House of Terror  Garland

Hangman’s House of Horrors  Fort Worth

Dark Hour Haunted House  Plano

Zombie Safari  Forney

Six Flags Fright Fest Arlington

Haunted Mead Manor Alvarado

Hellbilly Acres Alvarado

The Unknown Cleburne

Fort Worth Haunted House Ft Worth

 

 

Central Texas

Scream Hollow Halloween Park  Smithville 

House of Torment  Austin

Fatal Fear Haunted House Austin

Bat City Scaregrounds Austin

Silo of Screams Temple

Rocky Creek Maze and Fall Festival Moulton

 

 

Houston area

Phobia Haunted House BW-8 Houston

Houston TerrorDome  Houston

Houston Screamfest  Houston

Purgatory Scream Park Kingwood

Redrum Fear Park Richmond

Haunted Trails  Cypress

Creepy Hollow Haunted House  Rosharon

Phobia Kemah Boardwalk  Kemah

P-6 Farms Fall Festival and Corn Maze Montgomery

Haunted Drive Cleveland

13th Floor Haunted House Houston

Texas Zombie Hunt Richmond

Terror Isle Haunted Attraction Texas City

 

 

Galveston

Haunted Harbor Boat Tours

 

 

San Antonio

Freakshow Farms Nightmare in the Woods Spring Branch

13th Floor Haunted House San Antonio

The Haunted Oaks San Antonio

Nightmare at Owl Creek San Antonio

 

 

East Texas

Graystone Manor  Longview

World of Khaos Thrill Park Tyler

Doc Wilkes House of Horrors  Longview

Afterlife Haunted Attraction Blossom

The Haunted Hotel Beaumont

Texas Maze of Terror Vidor

The Asylum Haunted House Talco

Zip Line with Zombies  Diana

Yesterland Fright Farm Spooktacular Nights Canton

Haunted Hallows at Coppergate Ranch Mt Pleasant

Dr Mangle’s Midway of Macabre Jefferson

 

 

West Texas

Haunted Daze El Paso

Haunted Houses of Terror El Paso

Forbidden Acres El Paso

The Asylum El Paso

Nightmare on 19th Street  Lubbock

Amarillo Scaregrounds  Amarillo

6th Street Massacre  Amarillo

The Haunt at Sundown Amarillo

Old Midland Trail of Horrors Midland

Twisted Vision Haunted House Wichita Falls

The Blackness Haunted House  Plainview

Nightmare on Main Street  Vernon

Bloody Bill’s Chainsaw Carnage Odessa

 

 

South Texas

Haunting on the Blue Ghost Corpus Christi

Fright Night Haunted House Corpus Christi

The Hauntings of Boogeyman Haunted House Corpus Christi

Toluca Ranch Haunted House Weslaco

 

 

Louisiana

13th Gate  Baton Rouge

The Mortuary  New Orleans

New Orleans Nightmare New Orleans

Rise Haunted House  Hammond

Dark Woods Haunted Attraction Natchitoches

Necromanor Haunted House Bossier City

The Devil’s Knot Haunted Trail Haughton

Fright Trail Lafayette

Haunted Forest Downsville

Evil Visions Haunted House Monroe

Frightmare On Main Street Haunted Attraction New Iberia

 

 

Oklahoma

Hex House  Tulsa

Wicked Forest of Terror Oklahoma City

Guthrie Haunted Scaregrounds Guthrie

The Asylum Haunted Attraction Nowata

DCP Haunted Trail Yukon

Psycho Path Haunted Attraction  Sperry

Nightmare Warehouse Enid

Mad Jack’s Haunted House Ardmore

Newcastle Nightmare Haunted Attraction Newcastle

Wretched Oaks Haunted Experience Noble

Trail of Fear Haunted Scream Park Lawton

The Castle of Muskogee Halloween Festival Muskogee

Haunted Plantation Coweta

Mad House Haunted Attraction Oklahoma City

Nightfall Haunted Territory Oklahoma City

Lexington Zombie Farm Lexington

Chamber of Terror Oklahoma City

Wicked Wayne’s Haunted Trail Seminole

Insanity Farms Garnett

Twisted Roots Haunted Trail Muskogee

Sycamore Asylum Haunted House Hendrix

Nightmare Harvest Corn Trail at Sunshine Shelly’s Shawnee

 

 

New Mexico

Purgatory Haunted House Albuquerque Closed in 2025

McCalls Haunted Farm Albuquerque area

American Scarecrow: Haunted Theater Albuquerque

The Horror Hall Haunted House Tularosa

 

 

 

Arkansas

Haunted Hotel of Arkansas Little Rock

The Expelled Haunted House Huntsville Closed for 2025

Fear Factory 501 Jacksonville

Nightmares Haunted House Bentonville

Reaper Haunted House North Little Rock

The Asylum Haunted House Cave Springs

Banshee Manor Haunted Attraction Decatur

Warehouse of Fear Siloam Springs

Fields of Terror Gassville

Reapers Night Off Donaldson

Carnevil Maze and Trail of Terror Clinton

Chill Factor Haunt Trumann

The Haunt Bearden in Bearden

Creepy Works Conway

Twisted Nightmares Haunted House Cabot

Haunted Places

Haunted Places.org The Most Haunted Places In Texas

Backpackerverse 10 Most Haunted Places in Texas

Texas Monthly Fear Factor

Caller.com 13 Haunted Places in Texas

Haunted Rooms: 17 Most Haunted Places in Texas

Haunted Rooms Most Haunted Places in DFW

Texas Escapes Texas Ghosts List

Click2Houston Creepiest Places in Texas

Arlington Tourism 18 Most Haunted Places in DFW

Haunted Texas Road Trip

Travel Texas Haunted Places to Visit

Austin Ghosts Top 10 Most Haunted Places in Texas

Texas Highways 5 Most Haunted

Shadowlands Haunted Places in Texas

 

Ghost Tours

Viator Top Texas Ghost Tours

Trip Advisor Ghost Tours in Texas

Jefferson Ghost Walk

Dallas Ghost Tour

Granbury Ghost Tour

Austin Ghost Tours

Ghost Tours of Galveston Island

Ft Worth Stockyard Ghost Tours

San Antonio Haunted Tours

Houston Ghost Tour

Alamo City Ghost Tours

RJA Ghost Tours San Antonio

El Paso Ghost Tours

Haunted ATX Austin

 

 

Here is an updated list of stores that sell quality Halloween merchandise and costumes. These links should take you directly to their Halloween departments. Walgreens, Kroger, Tom Thumb, Albertsons, and CVS usually sell a fair amount of Halloween decorations and candy, but they list little to nothing online, so I’m not linking to them. They are worth checking out in person, especially CVS. Many of the costume shops listed also carry decorations.

Merchandise

In Person and online

Spirit

Michaels

At Home

Party City

Home Depot

Lowes

Halloween Town

Halloween Club

Halloween MegaStore

Spookers Halloween

Phantom Halloween

Halloween Express

Hallmark

EHobby Tools

Target

Walmart

Costco

Lemax Spooky Town 2025

 

Online only

Amazon Halloween

Haunted Props

The Horror Dome

Fright Props

Poison Props

Creepy Collection

Mostly Dead

Dapper Cadaver

Best Halloween Store

Oriental Trading

 

Costume Shops

Online

Halloween Costumes.com

Wholesale Halloween Costumes

Costume Kingdom

Costumes 4 Less

The Halloween Spot

Mask World

Halloween Costumes 4U

Pure Costumes

Costume Super Center

 

In Person and online

Costume World

Norcostco

Magic Etc

Dallas Costume Shoppe

Dallas Vintage Shop

 

North Texas

Scarborough Fall Fantasy Festival Waxahachie

Halls Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze Grapevine

The Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch Flower Mound

Boo at the Zoo Ft Worth Zoo

Dallas Arboretum Pumpkin Festival Dallas

Dallas Pumpkin Patch Preston Trail Farms Gunter

Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch Rockwall

Zombie Safari Forney

Team Family Farms Aubrey

Yesterland Fall Festival Canton

Black Creek Farms Pumpkin Patch Decatur

Elves Farm Pumpkin Patch Denison

 

Central Texas

The Robinson Family Farm Temple

The Jersey Barnyard Pumpkin Patch La Grange

Elgin Christmas Tree Farm Pumpkin Festival Elgin

Evergreen Farms Pumpkin Hunt Elgin

Rocky Creek Maze Moulton

Sweet Berry Farm Harvest of Fall Fun Marble Falls

 

San Antonio Area

Good News Pumpkin Patch San Antonio

Vogel Orchard Pumpkin Patch Fredericksburg

Circle and Maze La Vernia

Devine Acres Farm Fall Countryfest  Devine

Great Hill Country Pumpkin Patch-Love Creek Orchards Medina

Pipe Creek Pumpkin Patch Pipe Creek

Owl Creek Farms San Antonio

 

Houston Area

Halter Inc Haunted Trail and Pumpkin Patch Houston

P-6 Farms Montgomery

Haunted Drive Cleveland

Blessington Farms Fall Festival Simonton

Dewberry Farm Brookshire

Double Creek Farm Pumpkin Patch Livingston

Martin Farms Pumpkin Patch Bellville

J&J Nursery Spring

Old Time Christmas Tree Farm Pumpkin Patch Spring

Berryland Farms of Texas  Winnie

Froberg Fruit and Vegetable Farm Alvin

Oil Ranch Scarecrow Festival and Pumpkin Patch Hockley

Texas Zombie Hunt Richmond

 

East Texas

Zip Line With The Zombies Diana Reservations required. Call 903 968 6924

 

West Texas

Fiddlestick Farms Midland

Maxwell Pumpkin Farm Amarillo

AT’L Do Farms Lubbock

Assiter Punkin Ranch Floydada

Haunted Maze at Circle S Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Wall

 

South Texas

Rockin K Maze Robstown

South Texas Maize Hondo

Neal’s Lodges Haunted Hayrides Concan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a list of haunted houses from years past. Of course, nearly every haunted houses that opened before 1996 is closed now, so this is a list of personal favorites that have closed.

Screams Halloween Theme Park, 1996-2024. My favorite place ever for the Halloween season.

Tayman Graveyard, built on the same grounds that Tayman Manor occupied, has closed. 2021 was it’s final season. It had a good, long run, from 2005-2021. Tayman Graveyard had a great location and multiple attractions. I fondly remember the creepy walk from the old parking lot to the haunt, and the great decor inside the park.

Dallas Scaregrounds  A great haunted house that started out as Dr Blood’s and developed into a haunted festival, in the Dallas Design District. It was very popular, but fell victim to the redevelopment of the Design District. This was one of the first extra large haunted houses in DFW.

Fatal End/Dollhouse  Another popular haunted house that was ended by redevelopment in the downtown Dallas area. Fatal End opened in the late 2000’s. It had a great location in the West End, and had great props. Necroplex merged with Fatal End in 2011 and the name changed to The Dollhouse.

Dallas Slaughterhouse  This haunt started in the West End in Dallas in the mid 2000’s and eventually moved to Deep Ellum, before merging with J&F in Garland in 2016.

Dungeon of Doom  The original DoD, in the basement of the Arlington Museum of Art, was formed as a way to raise money for the museum. It probably had the best decor of any haunted house I’ve been to, with the possible exception of Verdun Manor. Kay, and her husband Milton, ran the place. With so many multi haunt attractions opening in the 2000’s, Kay felt that DoD could no longer compete and closed down after the 2007 season. Many of the props went to the new Dungeon of Doom in the Reindeer Manor/13 Street Morgue complex.

Necroplex started in Italy, south of Waxahachie, in 2008, and merged with Fatal End in 2011. Necroplex had great Old West style Gothic props and decor.

Tayman Manor  One of the most intense haunted houses of the 90’s and early 2000’s was Tayman Manor in Midlothian. Actors made some contact, the place looked great, and had a creepy setting. Tayman Manor was destroyed in a fire, along with most of Addamsville, but Tayman Graveyard lives on to this day.

Addamsville was a haunt park, next to Tayman Manor. It was only open for 2002 and 2003, but it was fun while it lasted. Addamsville had a coupon system, similar to the State Fair. It had a trail, a clown house, a mortuary, a haunted museum, and a standard haunted house. Concessions and a gift shop were at one end of the park. Stilt walkers roamed through the night. It had a great festival atmosphere. Sadly, most of Addamsville was destroyed in the fire that took out Tayman Manor. The mortuary and concessions stand are still around at Tayman Graveyard.

Dr Haunt’s Chamber of Fear  Located in Gainesville, Dr Haunts was a throwback to ’80’s side of the road haunted houses. The quality varied year to year, but a unique layout and enthusiastic college volunteers made the trip worthwhile through the 2000’s.

Terrorplex was a small haunt park located in the outskirts of the Mansfield area, south of Arlington. It had four to five small haunted houses at a time. Mead Manor was the best of the haunts.

Lafitte’s Landing was a pirate themed haunted house that opened in the mid 2000’s, and reopened for one more year in Allen.

Phantom’s Haunted House  This was the haunt that would not die. Originally located in Lewisville, on the west side of the 1-35 access road, Phantoms had to move to Frisco after it’s property was bought by a car dealership. After one season in Frisco (I think that was 2003) Phantoms moved to the State Fair for three seasons, before moving back to Frisco, or Plano, at an Old West attraction in 2010. Phantom’s final location was in Allen, off of 75, where the outdoor mall is today. The Lewisville location had the best haunted house, but the Allen location had the best hayride I’ve been on. It wound through a densely forested area, with tree branches close enough to touch at times.

Faustas Sanitarium was located in Cleburne in the Wright Plaza building, which shows up on lots of paranormal sites as a haunted location. Faustas was upstairs, and was fairly small, but was extremely well decorated due to being designed by Lance Pope’s company, Wolf Productions. Wright Plaza was closed at night, aside from Faustas, and in those days downtown Cleburne was deserted at night, so the entire area had an eerie feel to it. Faustas was open in the 90’s and closed down around 2003.

Haunt House  Located in Caddo Mills, off of the I-30 access road, Haunt House was a small, but creative place. This was the first haunt in the area to use shock pads on walls.

Ripley’s Haunted House  Ripley’s in Grand Prairie had a very good haunted house in the wax figure section of it’s building in the 2000’s. I went for the first time in 2004, and it closed a few years later. The wax figures of horror movie monsters and liberal use of fog machines were the best parts of the haunt.

Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus  This still exists in Utah, but the DFW version was around for three seasons, beginning in 2013. The circus was a collection of 18 wheeler trailers, each with it’s own scene and actors, plus some props and actors between the trailers. It moved each year, from two locations in Irving, to Grand Prairie, before closing shop in Texas. It was a unique approach to haunting, but was probably too expensive for the market.

Reindeer Manor/13th Street Morgue opened in 1974 in Red Oak Texas where it operated until 2024 when it moved to Grand Prairie for one season. In 2025 Reindeer moved to downtown Waxahachie. The 2025 season was Reindeer’s final season. A warehouse sale on March 1 2026 effectively ended Reindeer Manor.

Other notable closed haunted attractions:

Museum of Horrors/Texas Chainsaw Nightmare in Elm Mott Texas

Haunted Mayfield Manor Galveston TX

Hatch and Kraven’s Slaughterhouse Sherman and Denison TX

Terror Trails Yantis TX

Ripley’s Haunted Adventure Haunted House Grand Prairie TX

Nightmare on Grayson San Antonio

Nightmare in the Country Woodward Oklahoma

Dragons House of Horror Roanoke TX

Fearaphobia Bridgeport TX

Halls of Horror Lewisville TX

Screamworld Houston

Nightmare on the Bayou Houston

Southlake Carroll haunted house

Dan’s Haunted House Lake Dallas

The Boneyard Haunted House Arlington

Dr Fright’s in Arlington TX

3Haunts Shepherd TX

Haunted Hollow at the Hill Dallas

Fear Factory in the Colony TX

Nightmare on Forest Lane Dallas

Count Dracula’s in McKinney TX

Zombie Manor Arlington TX

Dark Path Haunt Denton TX

Jefferson Fright Train Jefferson TX

Rotting Flesh Factory Harlingen TX

Psycho Asylum San Antonio

Tree Farm Massacre Leesville Louisiana

The Sanctuary Haunted House Oklahoma City

Terror Trail (Canutillo TX)

Nightmare Grounds Fort Cobb Oklahoma

Delusions Scream Park Bryan TX

Scantling Haunted House Arkansas

Forest of Fear Drive Cleveland TX

Carpenter’s Mortuary Spookhouse Gentry OK

 

 

 

North Texas

Cutting Edge Haunted House Ft Worth Open Feb 13 and 14, 7:30pm-9:30pm

Dark Hour Haunted House Plano “Love is Bling” Feb 13 and 14 7pm-9:30pm

Texas Scaregrounds Mineral Wells “Love Bites” February 14, 7pm-10pm

Hangman’s House of Horrors Ft Worth “Fifty Shades of Fear” Feb 13 and 14. Showtime at 8pm

Moxley Manor Haunted House Bedford “Romance is Dead” Feb 13 and 14 7pm-10pm

 

Central Texas

Silo of Screams Haunted Attraction Temple “Love You To Pieces” Feb 13 and 14, 7pm-9pm

 

Houston Area

13th Floor Haunted House Houston “Love Bites”  7pm-9:45pm on Feb 13 and 14, 6:30pm-8:45pm Feb 15.

 

East Texas

Doc Wilkes House of Horrors Longview “Vampira’s Curse” Feb 13 and 14 7pm-11pm

 

West Texas

Nightmare on 19th Street Lubbock “Love Bites” Feb 14 7:30pm-10pm

Old Midland Trail of Terror “My Bloody Valentine” Feb 13 7pm-11pm

 

Oklahoma

Chamber of Terror  Moore “Broken Hearts, Bloody Promises” Feb 13-14 7pm-11pm

The Asylum Haunted Attraction Nowata “Love Hurts” Feb 13 and 14 7pm-10pm

Mad Jack’s Haunted House Ardmore “Friday the 13 Special” Haunted house from 7pm-9pm Blackroom Bar from 9pm-midnight.

 

Louisiana

Necromanor Haunted House Bossier City Valentine’s Weekend Massacre Feb 13 7pm-midnight Feb 14 6pm-11pm

 

New Mexico

American Scarecrow Haunted Theater Albuquerque “Bloody Lovers Below” Feb 5, 7pm-11pm and 6-10pm every Thursday through Saturday in February.

 

Arkansas

The Asylum Haunted House Cave Springs  “Killer Romance” Feb 13-14 7pm-10pm

Fields of Terror Gassville Undead Valentine’s Haunted House and Monster Bash at the Baxter County Fairgrounds Feb 14 7pm-11pm.

The Reaper Haunted House North Little Rock “Bloody Valentine” Feb 13 and 14 7pm-11pm

The Haunt Bearden in Bearden “Romance is temporary, fear is forever” Feb 13 7pm-11pm

 

 

North Texas

Thrillvania Krampus Christmas Terrell December 13 8pm-10pm

Texas Scaregrounds Mineral Wells Wicked Wonderland show December 13 7pm-10pm

Dark Hour Haunted House  Plano “Slay Bells” December 20 and 27 7pm-10pm

 

Central Texas

Scream Hollow Halloween Theme Park Twisted Christmas Smithville Nov 28,29, Dec 5,6, 12,13, 19,20 from 6pm-11pm.

House of Torment Krampus Austin December 12-14. Tickets on sale from 7pm-9:45pm the 12th and 13th, 6:30pm-8:45pm on the 14th.

 

Houston Area

13th Floor Haunted House Houston Krampus show December 12-14. Tickets on sale from 7pm-9:45pm on the 12th, 6pm-9:45pm on the 13th, 6pm-8:45pm on the 14th.

 

East Texas

Graystone Manor Santa’s Slay Longview December 13 7pm-11pm

Doc Wilkes House of Horrors Longview The Cure of Everfrost December 20 7pm-11pm

The Haunted Hotel “Twas The Night Before Christmas” Beaumont December 20 7pm-10pm

 

West Texas

Nightmare on 19th Street “A Nightmare Before Christmas” Lubbock December 6 7:30pm-10pm

 

Louisiana

New Orleans Nightmare Krampus show December 12-14. Tickets on sale from 7pm-9:45pm all nights.

Necromanor Haunted House Krampus show December 5 starting at 7pm

 

Oklahoma

Chamber of Terror Oklahoma City “Santa Slay” December 6 and 13, 7pm-11pm

The Asylum Haunted Attraction Nowata Curse of Krampus December 20 7pm-10pm

 

Arkansas

Reaper’s Night Off Donaldson  “Elf Off The Shelf” December 12,13,19,20 7pm-10pm

 

 

 

North Texas

Scarborough’s Hollow Waxahachie Open November 8 and 15

Cutting Edge Haunted House Ft Worth November 8

 

Central Texas

Scream Hollow Smithville Opens Twisted Christmas season on November 28 and 29

House of Torment Austin November 7, 8, 9

 

Houston Area

Phobia Haunted House BW-8 Houston Open on November 8

Houston Screamfest  Houston Open November 7 and 8

Purgatory Scream Park Kingwood Open November 8

Redrum Fear Park Richmond Open November 8

Phobia Kemah Boardwalk  Kemah Open November 8

13th Floor Haunted House Houston Open November 7 and 8

 

San Antonio

13th Floor Haunted House San Antonio Open November 7, 8, 9

 

Louisiana

13th Gate  Baton Rouge Open November 7 and 8

The Mortuary  New Orleans Open November 8

New Orleans Nightmare New Orleans

Haunted Forest Downsville Open November 7 and 8

Evil Visions Haunted House Monroe

 

Oklahoma

Guthrie Haunted Scaregrounds Guthrie Open November 7 and 8

The Asylum Haunted Attraction Nowata Open November 8

Mad Jack’s Haunted House Ardmore Open November 8

Chamber of Terror Oklahoma City Open November 7 and 8

Wicked Wayne’s Haunted Trail Seminole Open November 7 and 8

 

 

 

Happy Halloween from Texas Haunts! Have a great one!

Site links for the final week of the season. We hope you have a great time in the final week of October!

Statewide Haunted House Listings

Halloween Merchandise And Costume Links

Spirit Halloween

Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, And Hayrides

Paranormal Places and Ghost Tours In Texas

Horror/SciFi TV Shows October 2025

New And Vintage Horror/SciFi Movies 2025

Halloween Parties And Events DFW

Halloween Events For Dogs DFW

Bars And Restaurants With The Halloween Spirit DFW

Denton’s 31 Days of Halloween

 

Scarborough’s Hollow, on the Scarborough Faire grounds, is a new fall festival with a fantasy theme that  will be open Saturdays from October 11 through November 15, plus Halloween night. Hours are 2pm-10pm on Saturdays and 5pm-midnight on Halloween. Although there are three haunted attractions, Scarborough’s Hollow is not Screams. This is a hybrid of a fall festival and a small ren faire.

Tickets for Scarborough’s Hollow can be purchased here. Bundle ticket packages and group and corporate tickets are available. The bundle packages offer the best value and are available online only. Brews of the Hollow and parking tickets are sold separately. Military discounts are available on tickets purchased at the onsite ticket office and discounted any day adult and child admission tickets will be available at Tom Thumb and Albertson locations in North Texas beginning on October 5. Buy your parking pass online. You will save $5 by doing so, even after the online convenience fee.

Most of the food locations, all of the pubs and the official souvenir shop do not accept cash. All of the games are cash only. Most of the shops and some food vendors accept both credit and cash. Credit cards, debit cards, and Apple Pay are accepted throughout Scarborough’s Hollow. There are three ATMs onsite, but you should bring enough cash to tip stage acts and to play games, if included in your plans. One ATM is in the official souvenir shop, another is by the King’s Pavilion.

 

There are six stages at Scarborough’s Hollow. Entertainment includes the nationally known (and Scarborough Faire favorite) Cirque Du Sewer, featuring trained rats, cats and an acrobat. Thunder Thorsson also appears on the Crown Meadow stage and is a talented gymnast and balance artist.

Other stage acts are The Duelists (a two man comedy sword fighting show), Smee the Singing Executioner, Hollows and Heroes interactive D&D show, Josh the Ventriloquist, Queen Anne’s Lace, Singing Serpents: Sea Shanties, singer/songwriter Brandi Page, country singer Jason Herrin (October 25, Nov 8,15), singer/songwriter Landon Blake (Nov 1,8,15), singer/songwriter Monte Rose (Halloween, Nov 15), and the alt rock band Marquis of Vaudeville appearing on Halloween only.

My recommendation for attending Scarborough’s Hollow is to start in the afternoon with stage acts, eating and drinking. Save the haunted attractions for after nightfall. It is fun to watch Cirque Du Sewer and Thunder Thorsson at night, so you could schedule haunted attractions at 7 and 8, then see Cirque at 8:30 and Thunder at 9:30. The main stage has a very different feel at night. I’ve never seen faire acts after dark so this was a treat.

The grounds are well decorated, but with fall/harvest decor, not Halloween. Almost all of the merchants are either from Scarborough Faire or are new. Only one or two are left from Screams. A new row of shops can be found in the section of the park between Headless Horseman and Crown Meadow stage. Classic horror movies are shown at the Scarborough Faire glassblowers shop.

 

Scarborough’s Hollow features three attractions, Morwyn’s Manor Haunted House, The Hollow’s Hayride, and Masquerade of Mischief Funhouse. Each of these attractions has an additional fee for entry. A bundle ticket is available for general admission and these three attractions. Tickets for the three attractions are timed only. An additional attraction, Trickster’s Trail of Leaping Lights, is free.

Good mood music in line and creepy lighting on the outside of the castle set the mood for Morwyn’s. This attraction is in the Scarborough castle. There are some great actors in Morwyn’s. I had more jump scares at Morwyn’s than at the castle haunt at Screams. In keeping with the castle setting there are quite a few suits of armor through the haunt plus eerie decor, with lots of candles and woodwork. Lighting is dim and this attraction concentrates more on actors than on props, though Screams fans will recognize a few decorations and an animatronic. It’s about the same length as the castle at Screams with a similar layout, but Morwyn’s has a completely different feel to it. Morwyn’s is darker and more intimate than the old Screams castle.

The Masquerade of Mischief Funhouse has a lot of the neon paint from the Screams 3D house, which is a good thing. You’ll see very intricate painting through the house. Holdovers from Screams include the rocking hallway, camouflaged monster, and the vortex tunnel. This house seems longer than the 3D house at Screams. There are some good actors, two of them were able to startle us. It’s important to not rush through the Masquerade of Mischief Funhouse. If you do you won’t be able to enjoy the paint and art which is the best part of 3D houses, in my opinion.

Unfortunately, we were not able to review the Hollow’s Hayride due to it being sold out. Hollow’s Hayride is also sold out for the 18th and 25th, as of 10/13. Be sure to buy your tickets for Hollow’s Hayride online as soon as possible. I’m sure that Hollow’s Hayride will sell out for Halloween and November 1st soon.

If you are looking to get through the haunted attraction lines quickly, schedule one for 9pm and another for 9:30. 7:30-8:30 is a busy time for Morwyn’s and the Masquerade of Mischief Funhouse. This may change later in October, but there were far fewer people in line after 9 on opening night.

 

Seven pubs are available at Scarborough’s Hollow. Rose and Crown has a full selection of alcohol while the pubs offer beer, wine, and Breaking Brew Mead and Nidhoggr Mead. Last call on Saturdays appears to be at 9:30pm. Last call on Halloween night will probably be at 11:30pm. Pubs are:

• Headless Horseman
• Jack O’ Lantern
• Hogshead
• Dragon’s Lair
• Red Lion
• Taboo Tavern
• Rose and Crown (full service bar and cafe)

Hogshead and Lack ‘O Lantern are convenient for the Crown Meadow stage. Red Lion for the Falconry. Headless Horseman has it’s own stage. Taboo Tavern and Dragon’s Lair are next to the King’s Pavilion stage.

Be sure to get tickets for Seamus’s Brews of the Hollow Beer Tasting Event. I attended during the Faire in April and it’s worth the price of admission. Seamus is an extremely knowledgeable cicerone (certified beer expert) and an entertaining guy. I like the setting at King’s Pub pavilion. The mood lighting works well so I would attend a show after dark. Times are 4pm and 7pm Saturdays and 7pm and 9pm on Halloween.

Scarborough’s Hollow has a large food court in the back of the park. Here is the list of food court offerings:

Giant Roasted Turkey Legs, Street Tacos, Chicken-on-a-Stick, Sausage-on-a-Stick, Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage-on-a-Stick, Mac N Cheese, Brisket Mac N Cheese, Baked Potatoes, Brisket Baked Potatoes, Chicken Tenders, Corn Dogs, Funnel Cakes, Dessert Nachos, Fries, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Pizza, Cobbler.

Dr Pepper and Snapple products, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Frozen Drinks

Lemon Chill, Strawberry Chill, Kings Nuts, Dippin’ Dots, Kettle Corn, and Sno Cones

Interactive S’mores station

In addition to the food court a full service cafe and bar, Rose and Crown, is located on the side of the food court. 13th Hour Bakery is close to Headless Horseman and offers sweet & savory treats. apple cider, hot cocoa, hot tea, iced chai tea, coffee, and cold brew coffee

 

A petting zoo and games of skill are offered. The petting zoo requires an additional fee and the games of skill are cash only. The petting zoo is 2pm-8pm Saturdays only. Photo ops are available through the park and Scarborough’s Hollow has a pumpkin patch. Activities for children include a coloring wall, harvest blessings, life sized games, and pumpkin painting. Games of skill are:

Archery & Longbow
Bump a Monk
Cannon Ball Toss
Gone Fishin’
Pirate Basketball
Pirate Plinko
Pirate Skee Ball
Test of Strength
Throw games: Knife, Axe, and Star

 

Themed events will go on each Saturday at Scarborough’s Hollow.

October 18-Apple relay race

October 25-Witch hat contest

Halloween-Trick ‘r treating, costume contest, specialty entertainment

November 1-Dia De Los Muertos

November 8-Scarecrow stuffing contest

November 15-Stein holding competition

 

Scarborough’s Hollow list of shops. The official Scarborough’s Hollow souvenir shop is located close to the park entrance.

 

• Adorable Arsenal – Hand-forged figurines with stories of the artists.
• Altar’d Spirit – High-quality natural crystal spheres, towers, and rare specimens; sterling silver jewelry with semi-precious stones.
• Blackhawk Metal Works – Pewter figurines, bubble wands, and metal cutouts.
• Cravencrow Costuming – Wizard hats and cloaks in heavy melton fabrics, and lightweight hats in straw cloth.
• Dead Dave Designs LLC – Clocks, coasters, mystery bags, kitchen knives, neon lights, 3D printed signs and lights, stickers, Trick or Treat Studios products, and Alchemy of England products.
• Delicious Doom Chocolate – Gourmet chocolate bars, caramels, chocolate-covered candies, chocolate shapes, and candy apples.
• Eternal Arms LLC – Full-service weapons and armor from a wide variety of sources.
• Face Painting by Lupe – Airbrush face painting, traditional face painting, and glitter tattoos.
• Fyre & Faerie – Faerie gardens, spell jars, jewelry, laser-engraved signs, coasters, pins, and 3D printed items.
• Grey Company Outfitters LLC – Medieval fantasy apparel and accessories: wool and linen cloaks and hoods, quilted gambesons, quilted armor, tunics, surcoats, leather belts, and leather mugs.
• Gypsy Zoo Emporium – Fairy portals, mosaic art, crystal necklaces, earrings, stones, wire-twisted jewelry, pinecone pendants, fairy looms, fairy doors, crystal rings, crystal wire charms, bone art, skulls, bone jewelry, and dream-catcher earrings.
• Hell Bent Leather – Leather armor, accessories, hats, helms, belts, cosplay items, costumes, and handmade Halloween goods.
• Morbid Hookers – Crochet plushies in whimsical, horror, and Halloween themes; Goddess Altar kits; Healer Altar kits; and Witch Starter kits.
• Mudworks Pottery – (Oct 11-Nov 1) Handmade functional pottery: bowls, plates, mugs, bottles, and more.
• Patchwork Moon by Luna – Fiber art in many forms, from wearable accessories to needle-felted sculptures.
• Pendragon Costumes – (Oct 18-Nov 15) Custom costuming and embroidered items such as dice trays, holiday ornaments, and wall hangings.
• Phoenix Forge – Sand-cast and hand-forged jewelry, weapons, home décor, tools, and more.
• Pixel Paws Pet Portraits – Custom AI portraits with artistic flair in a Renaissance style.
• Rugged History Beard Co – Full line of beard products: oils, butters, balms, wash and conditioner, matching colognes, and hot-process mint soap in fall scents.
• Shepherds Moon and Jewelry – Wire-wrap jewelry, bones, crystals, seashells,
  shark teeth, and other fossils.
• Silver Leaf Costumes – Women’s and men’s clothing and accessories: corsets, blouses, skirts, jackets, dress sets, themed outfits, men’s vests, coats, shirts, pants, cloaks, and accessories.
• Snuggle Dragons – Crochet dragons, goblins, fairies, tops, shawls, and hoods.
• Treasures and Threads – Fiber arts, ancient and medieval coins, and massage.
• Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers – High-end bath, body, and candle products made in a unique way.

 

Scarborough’s Hollow is natural terrain, so remember to wear comfortable shoes, and don’t wear high heels. If the weather cools down, you may want to take along a light jacket. Costumes are allowed at SH, and at least a quarter of the customers on opening day dressed up. Nearly all wore Faire costumes.

Basic info:

Scarborough Hollow site

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Festival map

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Phone 972 938 3247

Address 2511 FM 66 Waxahachie, TX 75167

Flush toilets (privies) are available close to the Falconry stage. Port a pottys are also available at several locations. A water fountain is located next to the flush toilets.

Directions: Scarborough’s Hollow Fall Fantasy Festival is located on the Scarborough Faire site at 2511 FM 66 Waxahachie, TX 75167. Scarborough’s Hollow is 30 minutes south of Downtown Dallas one mile west of I-35E south at the FM 66 exit. For specific directions from various parts of DFW and central Texas click here.

Remaining dates are:

October 18th

October 25th

Halloween

November 1st

November 8th

November 15th

Hours are 2pm-10, except for Halloween which is 5pm-midnight.

 

 

 

 

October 11

Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest at Doggie Depot Arlington 3pm-5pm

 

October 16

Oktoberfest Photoshoot at Dogtopia of Southlake All day (open 7am-7pm)

 

October 18

Sniff ‘N Treat at Odyssey Pets in Dallas All day

Howl-O-Ween in Addison Park Circle 10am-2pm

Barktoberfest at The Shacks Dining and Dog Park in the Colony 11am-4pm

CityVet in Lake Worth Presents Paws and Pumpkins Grand Opening 2pm-5pm

 

October 19

Sniff ‘N Treat at Odyssey Pets in Dallas All day

Fort Worth Barktoberfest at Panther Island Brewing 1pm-5pm

 

October 22

Woof-O-Ween at Hound Mound Dog Park in Flower Mound 5:30pm-7:30pm

 

October 25

Wag ‘N Bone Halloween Pawty 9am-11am in Dallas

Pet Costume Contest Benefitting Doodle Rock Rescue at Dallas Farmers Market from 10am-2pm

Woof-O-Ween at Tequila Social in Dallas 11am-2pm

Halloween Party and Dog Costume Contest at the Truckyard Dallas 11am-11pm

Halloween Party and Dog Costume Contest at the Truckyard Ft Worth 11am-midnight

Halloween Party and Dog Costume Contest at the Truckyard in The Colony 11am-midnight

Uptown Pup’s Monster Mash Pawty Dallas noon-3pm

Howl-O-Ween At The Adoption Container at Community Beer Company Dallas 4pm-8pm

DFW Pug Rescue Pug-O-Ween Kickoff Party at Chicken N Pickle Grapevine 6pm-9pm

 

October 26

Pet Costume Contest Benefitting Doodle Rock Rescue at Dallas Farmers Market from 10am-2pm

CuppaPug Presents Pug-O-Ween in the Park DFW Pug Rescue at Heritage Park in Dallas 11am-3pm

Woof-O-Ween at Odyssey Pets in Dallas 4pm-6pm

 

October 30

Wag Hotel Howl-O-Ween Party 6:30pm-8pm 100% of profits benefit The Animal Pad Rescue

 

Halloween

Roanoke’s Dog Halloween Costume Contest at Roanoke’s City Hall 6pm-7pm