Scream Hollow Halloween Park southeast of Austin will be open on May 2nd and 3rd for a Halfway to Halloween 1st Annual Vampire Masquerade Ball. Hours are 7pm-Midnight. Tickets are here.
Open All Year
Haunted Mayfield Manor Galveston
North Texas
Cutting Edge Haunted House Ft Worth Open Feb 14 and 15 Tickets sold for 8pm-9pm
Hangman’s House of Horrors Ft Worth Fifty Shades of Fear on Friday February 14 8pm-Midnight,
Saturday February 15 8pm to Midnight, Sunday February 16 8pm-10pm.
Dark Hour Haunted House Plano Dead by Dark Hour February 15 7pm-10pm
Central Texas
House of Torment Austin Love Bites February 14-16. 7pm-9:45pm
Houston
13th Floor Houston February 14-16. 7pm-9:45pm 14 and 15, 6:30pm-8:45pm on the 16th.
East Texas
World of Khaos Haunted House Tyler Eat UR Heart Out February 14 and 15, 7pm-11pm
Doc Wilkes Haunted House Longview Vampira’s Curse February 15, 7pm-11pm
West Texas
Nightmare on 19th Street Lubbock Love Bites February 14 7:30pm-10pm
Louisiana
Necromanor Haunted House Bossier City February 14 7pm-midnight, February 15 6pm-midnight
Oklahoma
The Asylum Haunted Attraction Nowata February 14 and 15 7pm-10pm
Open All Year
Haunted Mayfield Manor Galveston
North Texas
Cutting Edge Haunted House Ft Worth December 13. Tickets sold for 8pm-9pm
Thrillvania Haunted House Park Terrell Open December 14 and 21. Tickets sold for 8pm-9pm
Dark Hour Haunted House Plano Slay Bells Friday December 13 7pm-10pm
Moxley Manor Haunted House Bedford December 13 7:30-10pm, December 14 Market at the Manor noon-5pm, haunted house 6:30pm-9:30pm
Central Texas
Scream Hollow Halloween Park Smithville Open December 6,7,13,14,20,21 from 6pm-11pm
House of Torment Austin Krampus from December 13-14 7pm-9:45pm, December 15 6pm-8:45pm
Houston
13th Floor Haunted House Houston Krampus December 13 and 14 7pm-9:45pm
Terror Isle Haunted Attraction Texas City December 13 Holiday Horror Games 7pm-10pm
East Texas
Doc Wilkes Haunted House Longview Krampus December 13 and 14, 6:30pm-11pm
Graystone Scream Park Longview Santa’s Slay on December 14th, 7pm-11pm.
West Texas
Nightmare on 19th Street Lubbock December 7, 7:30pm-10:30pm for Krampus
South Texas
The Boogeyman Haunted House Corpus Christi Krampus Dec 13-14, 7pm-11pm
Louisiana
New Orleans Nightmare December 13 and 14, 7pm-9:45pm
Necromanor Haunted House Bossier City Terror in Toyland Dec 6,7,8,13,14,15,20,21,22. Fridays 7pm-midnight, Saturdays 6pm-Midnight, Sundays 6pm-10pm. Pictures with Krampus (free event) December 5 6pm-10pm.
Evil Visions Haunted House Monroe Dec 13 and 14 7pm-midnight, Dec 15 7pm-11pm
Oklahoma
Mad Jack’s Haunted House Ardmore Ultimate Snowball Fight Dec 14 and 28 6pm-9pm Tickets here
Asylum Haunted House Nowata Dec 13 Slasher Night 7pm-10pm, Dec 21 Krampus 7pm-10pm
Open All Year
Haunted Mayfield Manor Galveston
Central Texas
Scream Hollow Smithville Pitch Black on November 8 and 9, 7pm-11pm
House of Torment Austin November 9, 7pm-9:45pm
Houston
13th Floor Houston November 9, 7pm-9:45pm
San Antonio
13th Floor November 9, 7pm-9:45pm
Oklahoma
Guthrie Haunted Scaregrounds November 8 and 9, 7pm-midnight
For the first time ever, Screams Halloween Theme Park in Waxahachie will be open after Halloween, on November 1 and 2! Same hours, 7pm-1am. Remember that ticket sales end at midnight. You can read my review of Screams here and buy tickets here. Arrive as early as possible, time flies at Screams!.
Because Halloween is on a Thursday this year, every haunted attraction in Texas and surrounding states will be open for at least one night this coming weekend, and most will be open both Friday and Saturday nights. Check my haunted house listings for a haunt near you.
Have a great Halloween and enjoy the weekend after!
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.
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.
Other notable closed haunted attractions:
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure
Nightmare on Grayson
Nightmare Grounds
Dragons House of Horror
Fearaphobia
Halls of Horror
Screamworld
Nightmare on the Bayou
Southlake Carroll haunted house
Dan’s Haunted House
The Boneyard Haunted House
Dr Fright’s in Arlington
3Haunts
Haunted Hollow at the Hill
Fear Factory in the Colony
Nightmare on Forest Lane
Count Dracula’s in McKinney
Zombie Manor
Dark Path Haunt
Jefferson Fright Train
Rotting Flesh Factory
Psycho Asylum
Tree Farm Massacre
The Sanctuary Haunted House
Evil Visions Haunted House
Terror Trail (Canutillo)
Nightmare Grounds
Scream Hollow in Smithville (southeast of Austin) is opening in May and June for their Frequency of Fear show. Dates are May 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 31, June 1, 7, and 8. Hours are 7pm-midnight ,with the exception of Sunday, May 26 from 7pm-10pm.
Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano will open for Fang Frenzy on Saturday, July 13, from 7pm-10pm. Fang Frenzy is a survival themed attraction featuring werewolves and werewolf hunters. Tickets are available here.
Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano will be open on March 16 for it’s Survive St Patrick’s Slay show. Dark hour will be open from 7pm-10pm that night. You can buy tickets here.
Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano will be having it’s Dead by Dark Hour one night event on Friday, July 14, from 7pm-10pm. Tickers are here.
Scream Hollow will have it’s summer show this June. The dates are June 2,3,9,10,16, and 17. Hours are 7pm-11pm. Live music, bonfires, 6 bars, and 2 cafes will be part of the Summer Monster Bash, in addition to Scream Hollow’s 5 haunted attractions. Tickets are here.
Scream Hollow is a 20 acre haunt park, about 35 miles southeast of Austin. They offer an all inclusive pass for all haunted attractions, and a ticket for the park only, in case you want to eat, drink, and listen to live music, but have already seen the attractions.
House of Torment and 13th Floor Houston are opening for two nights, May 12 and 13th, for their Halfway to Halloween Event. At House of Torment, tickets are $27.99 and can be purchased here. These are timed tickets, although a Flex ticket can be purchased for an additional $5. 13th Floor Houston has $24.99 tickets, which can be purchased here. Flex tickets are also available for an additional $5.
Dark Hour Haunted House will be having a Saint Patrick’s celebration on Friday, March 17, with Leprechaun Lights Out. The event will be from 7pm-10pm. You can buy tickets here.
Open All Year
Haunted Mayfield Manor in Galveston
Ripley’s Haunted Adventure in San Antonio
Friday, February 10
Hangman’s House of Horrors 50 Shades of Fear 8pm-11pm
Old Midland’s Trail Of Horrors 6:30pm-10pm
Saturday, February 11
Dark Hour Haunted House Dead by Dark Hour 80’s Slasher movie tribute. 7pm-10pm
Hangman’s House of Horrors 50 Shades of Fear 8pm-11pm
Nightmare on 19th Street (Lubbock) 7pm-10pm
Old Midland’s Trail Of Horrors 6:30pm-10pm
The Asylum (Oklahoma) 7pm-10pm
The Expelled Haunted House (Arkansas) 7pm-11pm
Sunday, February 12
Hangman’s House of Horrors 50 Shades of Fear 8pm-11pm
Valentine’s Day
Cutting Edge 8pm-10pm
Weekend of February 17-19
House of Torment February 17-19. Timed tickets, buy on their site.
13th Floor Houston February 17-18. Timed tickets, but on their site.
It will be a few months until we update for the Halloween season. In the meantime, Scream Hollow in Smithville (SE of Austin) will have it’s Summer Monster Bash, on June 10,11,17,18,24,25, from 7pm-midnight. Haunted Mayfield Manor in Galveston, and Ripley’s Haunted Adventure in San Antonio are open all year.
Scream Hollow, a large Halloween theme park southeast of Austin, will be open in June for six nights. The dates are June 10, 11, 17,18, 24,25. Hours are 7pm-midnight, each night. While you are on their site, check out their Halloween season dates here. This is the earliest I’ve seen a haunted attraction post their September/October dates.
Scream Hollow has five main attractions, Mansion of Terror: Coven, Lost Pines Asylum, Wicked Darkness: The Maze, The Slaughterhouse 2: Lunatik’s Revenge, and Hell on Wheels Haunted Hayride.
While at Scream Hollow, you can visit the Rabid Bat Vampire Bar, Dragon’s Breath Tavern, Cackling Witch Cafe and Bakery, and Madame Tinker’s Magic Emporium. Additionally, there will be live music at the Monster Bash. You can purchase tickets here, and directions are here.
Cutting Edge will be open for Friday the 13th, on Friday, May 13. It’s great to see Cutting Edge opening during the off season again! It looks like they will be open from 8pm-10pm. You can buy tickets here, and the schedule is here
Hangman’s House of Horrors in Ft Worth will be open Friday, May 13th, and Saturday, May 14th. The hours are 8pm to 10:30pm both nights. Tickets are here
House of Torment will be open May 13 and 14, for their Halfway to Halloween special. Hours are 7:30pm-midnight. In addition to their haunted attractions, there will be live music, DJs, photo ops, and a new Halloween themed bar called Torment Tavern. You can also shop at the Bootique, with exclusive merchandise. For an additional price, axe throwing, mini escape games, and a “hidden” bar are available. Tickets for the special event can be purchased here.
Texas Scaregrounds, in Mineral Wells, is hosting a paranormal event, with guest speakers, on August 13. Speakers include a demonologist, a priest, and a reverend. There will be a “paranormal 101” course to prepare you for the night, then two buildings will be explored. Drinks and snacks will be served. The event is 8pm-1am. Tickets are $40 online and $50 at the door. More info and tickets here.