Texas Haunts – Haunted House And Halloween News and Reviews

Boo at the Zoo October 29-31.

Dallas Arboretum Art of the Pumpkin Now through Halloween. Located next to White Rock Lake. Separate charges for admission and parking.

Pumpkin Patches DFW

Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch Attendance by reservation only. See the site for details.

Halls Pumpkin Farm Opens October 1, check the site for hours, directions, and prices.

Preston Trail Farm Open now, check the site for hours, prices, and directions.

More pumpkin patches and outdoor Halloween activities are listed here.

Costume Shops DFW

Incognito Costume World-Dallas, on Inwood, close to the Galleria. Open for in person business.

Dallas Vintage Costume Shop-Plano, off of 75, just north of Collin Creek Mall. Open for in person business.

Magic Etc. In Ft Worth, on Forest Park Blvd, just north of I-30, west of downtown Ft Worth. Open for in person business, seven days a week.

Norcostco Dallas  On Wycliff, south of I-35, in the Design District.

Dallas Costume Shoppe-in east Dallas, on Main. By appointment only, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

TV Listings

Syfy 31 Days of Halloween: October 1-Halloween. Their full schedule will be here. The full schedule will be released later in September, or October.

AMC Fear Fest: October 1-Halloween. Their full schedule will be here. The full schedule will be out later in September, or October.

TCM October Horror: From October 2-Halloween. The full schedule will be here.

Travel Channel Ghostober: Travel Channel has only paranormal programming, but their special Ghostober lineup begins on September 13. Check their daily schedule here.

The Food Network has several Halloween related shows, the best known of which is  are Halloween Wars and Outrageous Pumpkins. New seasons of it’s Halloween shows premiere during mid September. Read about Halloween Wars here, and the Food Network schedule is here.

Freeform 31 Nights of Halloween: From October 1-Halloween. Full schedule is here.

Disney Channel Monstober: From October 1-Halloween. Partial schedule is here. The full schedule will be out later in September, or October.

I get a lot of my information from a site called Halloween Movies on TV. They are a comprehensive resource, and the site is updated daily. Their home page is here.

Horror Movies in Theaters

Most horror movies shown in theaters in October are shown at dinner and movies places, and at retro theaters. Both types of theaters have been struggling, due to covid, so for the most part, they won’t show as many horror movies as usual this October. Alamo Drafthouse has most of it’s Texas locations open, and the same is true for Studio Movie Grill and Movie Tavern locations. There are so few horror movies listed on their calendars that I’m going to post links to their calendars for now, instead of listing all movies for each theater. At this point, The Inwood Theater in Dallas will not be showing midnight movies, and the Sundown at the Granada (also in Dallas) will not be showing any movies.

New Releases

Halloween Kills will be out on October 15, in wide release. Night Teeth, from Netflix, will be out on October 20, possible only on Netflix. Hypnotic will be out on October 27, and Last Night in Soho will be out on October 29. Antlers will also be out on October 29.

Vintage Horror

Texas Theater

The Texas Theater is the only indie theater that shows lots of genre movies, and they have a pretty good lineup for this October. They begin showing horror movies on September 24. Their calendar is here.

Alamo Drafthouse

You can check each theater in calendar view for the entire month of October.

Movie Tavern

Search any of their Texas locations by date.

Studio Movie Grill

The link takes you to the Spring Valley location in Richardson, but you can use the location drop down to search all of their locations.

The Moviehouse and Eatery

Search it’s five Texas locations from the link.

The Rooftop Cinema Club Dallas

The Rooftop Cinema Club Houston

Screams Halloween Theme Park opens this Friday, October 1. It’s been two years since Screams has been open, and they have taken the time to redo two of their five main attractions. The 3D pirate house is now the Klownz in 3D attraction, and the old maze is now the Time’s Up Maze. The big castle, Cursed: The Witches of Terra Mythica, Hotel D’Feers, and the Zombie Apocalypse trail return in 2021. For opening weekend, Screams has a special on tickets, $5 off tickets for 10/1 and 10/2 only. Buy tickets here.

Screams features the Full Moon Cafe, a full service restaurant and bar, plus four pubs. A large food court is located in the back of the park, close to the main stage and the zombie trail. The main stage hosts live music and DJs nightly, while Scaryoke is held on the end of Merchant’s Row, across from Waxed Hands. Games of skill, such as knife and star throwing, paintball, and Hoops and Heads, can be found across from the food court.

When you enter Screams, remember to walk through Rottingwood Cemetery, and take a look at the shops on Merchants Row. You’ll find tarot and palm readings, wax hands, henna tattoos, face painting and more at the shops in Screams.

Screams is located in Waxahachie, on FM 66, about a mile and a half west of I-35, on the Scarborough Faire grounds. It’s about 30 minutes south of downtown Dallas. Click here for directions. If you find yourself running low on gas, stop at the Scarborough Travel Stop, at the NW corner of I-35 and FM 66.

Park hours are 7:30pm to 1am. I recommend arriving as early as possible. It’s a huge park, with lots to do, and some of the bigger attractions will have longer lines later at night. Remember to wear comfortable clothing, especially comfortable shoes. If you want to cut way down on wait time in line, get a fast pass. I use them, and they will cut your wait time by half, or more.

Since Covid is still a problem, I should go over the precautions Screams is taking this season. Screams employees will be required to wear protective facemasks. Customers are encouraged to wear protective facemasks, but are not required to do so. Please note that decorative facemasks and Halloween masks are not allowed for customers. For more information, check the Screams FAQ page here.

Be sure to take time to walk the park, eat, drink, and shop when you visit Screams. Haunted parks are a very different experience from urban haunted houses, and the best part is the variety of experiences you can have at parks like Screams. I’ve included some pictures from the 2019 season below. Please bear in mind that Screams has updated their park in the last two years. I’ll post new pictures, along with the review, this coming Sunday. To avoid a wait in the ticket line, get your tickets online here.

Screams Front Gate Twilight II

Screams Front Gate Twilight

Food Court

Food Court Twilight

Zombie Wasteland Exterior

Full Moon Interior Sign

Full Moon Bartender Michael

Taboo Tavern

Climbing Tower

Merchant’s Row Waxed Hands

Henna Tattoos

Games

Souvenirs

Open All Year

Haunted Mayfield Manor

Ripley’s Haunted Adventure

Opening September 11

Six Flags Fright Fest Park hours are noon-10pm

House of Torment 7pm-10pm

Opening September 17

Scream Hollow 7pm-Midnight

Purgatory Scream Park 8pm-11:30pm

13th Floor 7:30pm-10pm

Opening September 18

The Mortuary 7pm-11pm

Opening September 24

Dark Hour Haunted House 7pm-Midnight

J&F House of Terror 7pm-Midnight

Graystone Haunted Manor 7pm-Midnight

World of Khaos Thrill Park 7pm-Midnight

Doc Wilkes House of Horrors 7:30pm-Midnight

6th Street Massacre 7pm-Midnight

Houston Terrordome 8pm-11pm

Hex House 7pm-11pm

Creepy Hollow Haunted House 7:30pm-Midnight

Haunted Drive 7:30-Midnight.

Opening September 25

Phobia 8pm-11pm

Amarillo Scaregrounds Sneak peak night, ticket booth 7:30pm-9:30pm (7-11:30 regularly)

Dungeon of Doom Sneak peek night, half price, 5pm-10pm

Nightmare on 19th Street 7:30pm-11pm

P-6 Farms 10am-6pm

Opening October 1

Screams 7:30pm-1am

Cutting Edge 8pm-10pm (opens at 7:30pm on October 2)

American Scaregrounds Haunted Attraction (formerly Waco Haunted Houses) 7:30pm-Midnight

13th Gate 6:30pm-11:30pm

Moxley Manor 7:30pm-11:30pm

Texas Scaregrounds 7pm-Midnight

Hangman’s House of Horrors 8pm-Midnight

Haunted Shadows Lake Trail 7:30pm-Midnight

Houston Screamfest 8pm-11pm

Silo of Screams 8pm-11pm

Creekside Manor 7:30-Midnight

Redrum Fear Park 7pm-Midnight

Haunted Trails 8pm-Midnight

Afterlife Haunted Attraction 8pm-11pm

The Asylum Haunted House 7:30pm-11pm

Evil Visions Haunted House 7pm-Midnight

Nightmare in the Country 8pm-11pm

Yesterland Farm Spooktacular Nights Dark until 10pm

Nightmare on Main Street 7:30pm-10pm

Zombie Safari 7pm-10pm

Parker House 8pm-11pm

Zip Line With Zombies Reservations required, day and night reservations available. Call 903 968 6924.

Fright Night Haunted House 7pm-11pm

Redrum Fear Park 7pm-Midnight

Psycho Path Haunted Attraction 8pm-Midnight. Tickets online only.

Tree Farm Massacre 7pm-Midnight

The Blackness Haunted House 7:30pm-11pm

Dark Woods Haunted Attraction Ticket booth opens at 7, park at 7:30, ticket booth closes at 11.

Opening October 2

Rise Haunted House 7pm-10pm

Opening October 8

Thrillvania 8:30 pm-10pm

Haunting on the Blue Ghost 7pm-10:30pm

Opening October 15

Defcon 1 and Circus of the Dead 7pm-Midnight

October 19

Haunts and Houses: Trick or Treating at the Historical Park in Farmer’s Branch 4-6pm

Costume Making at the North Richland Hills Library 5-7pm

Day of the Dead at Miss Angeline’s in Denton 6-8pm

October 21

Boo Bash in Frisco, 2pm-9pm

Costume Party Yappy Hour in North Dallas, at 5pm

Deep Ellum WineWalk: Happy Hallowine 6-9pm

Halloween Pub Run at High Fives in Dallas from 6-9pm

October 22

Family Halloween Party in Austin Ranch in the Colony at 5 pm

Boo Bash Halloween Kid Event in Mansfield at 6pm

Halloween Wine Dinner at Landon Winery in Dallas, 6:30-8:45pm

Halloween Movie in the Park in Frisco 6:30pm-9pm

Catrina Paint Party in downtown Dallas, 6-9pm

Zombie Safari Dallas: The Zombie Hunt 7-10pm

A Night at the Overlook Arcade at Free Play in Richardson, starts at 9pm

The Lake House Halloween Party at the Lake House Bar and Grill in Dallas, 9-midnight

October 23

Halloween Pawty Parade at Barkin Creek Dog Kitchen and Bath in Dallas, at 10 am

Barktoberfest at the Paw Pad in Ft Worth 10am-2pm

5th Annual Pooch Parade in Burleson at 11am

Howl o Ween Ghouls in Wylie, 11am-1130am

Howl o Ween at the Three Dog Bakery in Southlake, 2:30pm

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

Halloween Costume Goat Yoga in Watauga, 10-11am

Glow in the Dark Pumpkin Decorating in Southlake , 11am-1pm

All Hallows Masquerade in Grapevine, 10am-noon

Halloween Costume Tournament in Coppell at 1pm

Trick or Treat on the Trails in Coppell 11am-1pm

Halloween All Day in Waxahachie noon-8pm

Grand Prairie Halloween Fest 3-6pm

Pumkinfest in Carlton, 5:30-8pm

Epic Campout in Grand Prairie: Haunted Edition, 4pm to 9am

Beware of the Square in Celina, 4-10pm

Trick or Treat Trail in McKinney at 5pm

Halloween Photo Shoot at Spaces in Plano 4-9pm

Candy Trail Costume Contest in Irving, 6-9pm

Nightmare on Main St 5 7pm-1am in Mansfield

Dragons Ball: Wonka’s Rave at the Longhorn Icehouse in Dallas, 8pm-2am

Dallas Block Party, 7-10pm

Beer and Fear in Frisco 7pm-11pm

October 24

Halloween Costume Goat Yoga at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving, 11am-noon

Howl o Ween at the Yard in McKinney 11am-10pm

Howl o Puppy Costume Contest at Sidecar Social in Addison, 3-5pm

Singapore Slingers Halloween Concert at the Pocket Sandwich Theater in Dallas, 2-4pm

Trunk or Treat in Frisco, 4-6pm

Deep N Funk Party at the Canvas Hotel in Dallas 5pm

Scream Hollow Halloween Park opens for the 2021 season this Friday, September 17. They are open Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm-midnight, and on Thursdays and Sundays from 7pm-10pm. They will be open on their opening weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will be a Pitch Black event on the weekend following Halloween, November 5 and 6, from 7pm-Midnight.

Scream Hollow features five main attractions, Mansion of Terror, Lost Pines Asylum, Wicked Darkness Maze, The Slaughterhouse 2, and the brand new Hell on Wheels hayride. You can drink alcohol at the Rabid Bat Vampire Bar, and at the Dragon’s Breath Tavern. Food is available at the Cackling Witch Cafe and Bakery. Merchandise can be found at Madame Tinker’s Magic Emporium. Another new attraction for 2021 is the Halloween History Museum, the only international Halloween history museum in the world.

The gates open at 7pm. Scream Hollow does not use time slots, so it’s first come, first serve. Wearing masks is optional this year. Credit cards, Apple Pay, and cash are accepted at all venues. You can buy tickets online here. The prices are very reasonable, and since there isn’t much difference between the cost of admission to one main attraction, and all five, I would get a ticket to see all five. The price for admission to the park, and one main attraction is $21.95 on Thursdays and Fridays, and $31.95 for the same, on Saturdays. The ticket for park admission, and admission to all five main attractions is $32.95 on Thursdays and Fridays, and $39.95 for the same on Saturdays. On Sundays, park admission and all five main attractions is $24.95. A Wolf Pack ticket gives park entry, and entry to the five main attractions to four people, for $119. Tickets for Pitch Black are $29.95 and grant park admission, plus admission to the five main attractions. There is a park admission only ticket, with no main attractions, for $6. Not a bad idea for people who go to the park a lot and want to eat and drink, but have already seen the haunted attractions as much as they want to.

Scream Hollow is one of the highest rated haunted parks in the world, and it’s in a great location, in the country to the southeast of Austin. Directions can be found here. I haven’t reviewed Scream Hollow yet (I hope to make it down there this year) but it looks like the kind of park that will take a full evening to appreciate. I recommend arriving as close to 7pm as possible so that you can see everything without rushing. One of the best things about haunt parks is taking time to look around, eat, drink, and shop.

Due to production and massive supply chain problems, there is about half as much Halloween merchandise at most stores this year. Michael’s and At Home have been hit the hardest, and Party City is just now beginning to stock their shelves. Home Depot is the only store with about the same amount of Halloween items as usual, and they have a great selection this year. Spirit is trying, and has creative themes for 2021, but they haven’t been able to stock as much merchandise as usual, and are especially low on animatronics. Lowe’s and Hallmark have less than normal, but a decent selection, by their standards. Target and Walmart are getting their shelves stocked now, but they probably will have less than in 2020.

Lemax is in incredibly short supply in 2021. Michael’s had very little Lemax this year, and are almost completely sold out of Lemax in stores. If you want any of the 2021 Lemax Spookytown line, you will probably have to order it online.

I had hoped for a return to normal with Halloween merchandise in 2021, but it look like that won’t happen until next year.

October 14

Trunk or Treat at the Denton Animal Shelter. 6pm-8pm

Pumpkin Hollow in Little Elm. 6pm-9pm

October 15

Pumpkin Hollow in Little Elm 6pm-10pm

Trunk or Treat party 3pm-7pm, Children’s Dental and Orthodontics in Dallas

Haunted Hall Bar Crawl from 9pm at Legacy Hall in Plano

Pumpkinfest in Grapevine, 8am-9pm Friday through Sunday, through Halloween.

Cemetery Scavenger Hunt in Farmers Branch, at Keenen Cemetery, 5:30pm-8pm

Adults Only Chocolate Haunted House Build at Yelibelly Chocolates in Addison, 7pm

Big League Screams in Mansfield, at 7:30pm

October 16

Oktoberfest Wiener Dog Race and Costume Contest in Southlake Town Square, 10am-noon.

Halloween Dog Pawty at the Shops at Park Lane, 10am-2pm

Pups and Pumpkins at World of Beer in Ft Worth. 2pm-5pm

Boo Bash at Music City Mall in Lewisville, for kids and dogs. 2pm-4pm

Howl o Ween Brunch and Costume Contest at Ellie’s in Dallas, 11am-2pm

Goat Yoga in Costumes in Addison Circle, 10am-11am. Goats in Costumes!

Ghost Walk in Lake Dallas 7pm-midnight

Halloween at the Heard Natural History Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, from 6-8pm, McKinney.

Halloween Spooktacular at Bass Hall in Ft Worth, 11am.

Murder at the Skull Manor Costume Ball at Harwood Tavern in Dallas. 1pm-4pm

Pumpkinfest in Mesquite 2pm-5pm

Family Fright Night Campout in the Colony. 4pm Saturday-9am Sunday.

Pumpkin Day at Dallas Farmer’s Market, 9am-5pm

Pet Costume Contest at Atwoods Ranch in Lake Worth. 10am-2pm

Halloween Horror in Addison 7pm-11pm, a showing of the 2018 Halloween begins at 8:30pm.

Fangtacular Family Campout in Flower Mound, from 3pm Saturday to 9am Sunday.

Pumpkin Splash Patch in Allen noon-2:30pm

Kids Halloween Cooking Class at Maggiano’s in Northpark, noon-2pm

October 17

Meadows Museum Trick or Treat 3pm-5pm

John and Denea at Waco Haunted Houses celebrated the 30 year anniversary of their haunted house in 2020, but sadly that was their last year operating Waco Haunted Houses, which was formerly known as Museum of Horrors. Age and health led to the sale of the property, which thankfully has been purchased by people who will be opening American Scaregrounds Haunted Attraction on the property this October 1.

Texas Haunts has reviewed Museum or Horrors/Waco Haunted Houses many times, and we look forward to seeing American Scaregrounds this year. It’s located on the northbound I-35 service road, in Elm Mott, which is a little north of Waco. It’s not too far of a drive from DFW or Austin, so be sure to check out this new haunted attraction in October!