If Hellraiser is the house that wants to unsettle you, H.R. Bloodengutz is the one that wants to make you laugh while it does it.
Most guests will meet the Hellraiser house in the dark, in a fast-moving conga line, with a Cenobite breathing down their neck. I got to
Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns is open at South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes for 2026, a family-friendly, all-ages Halloween walk lit by more
Movie Park Germany is bringing Jason Voorhees to Europe. The Bottrop theme park has added a new Jason Universe haunted house to its 2026 Halloween
Premium Scream Night is the priciest and most exclusive way into Halloween Horror Nights, and after doing it this year, the pitch holds up. We
Halloween Horror Nights 35 is open at Universal Orlando, and this year’s Infernal Carnival of Nightmares runs 10 haunted houses. We walked all of them
Universal Studios Florida sells Halloween Horror Nights 35 desserts and candy all day at Carey Candy Company, the San Francisco Candy Factory re-themed for the
Camelback Resort is giving its summer waterpark a very different second season. The Pocono Mountains destination is launching a new Halloween haunt, The Curse of
John Murdy, creative director of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, walked through the event’s Sinners haunted house with the lights on and laid out how his
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has pulled a handful of characters straight out of the Haunted Mansion for 2026, and they came ready with material. The
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has a new pirate show for 2026, and Captain Hector Barbossa is running it. The Pirates of the Caribbean villain storms
Universal Orlando is adding a members-only bar to Halloween Horror Nights 35. The Keyholder Bar is a limited-entry spot open on HHN event nights from
Nocturne Theatre is giving Frankenstein a musical sequel, and this time it is Victor Frankenstein himself, not his Monster, who is brought back from the
Kings Island Halloween Haunt, presented by Snickers, returns on select nights from September 25 through October 31, 2026, in Mason, Ohio. New mazes JASON: Blood
The Scare Factor, the haunted house review directory that has sent trained review teams into haunts for more than 20 years, has launched Haunt Advisor,
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is bringing back Nox, its after-hours Halloween event, for three nights this October: the 29th, 30th, and 31st, 2026. Tickets
Creep It Real OC, billed by its organizers as Orange County’s largest Halloween festival, returns for its seventh year on Friday through Sunday, September 11
ORLANDO, FL — Universal Orlando is bringing the darker side of magic back to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter this fall. Dark Arts at
Kings Dominion Halloween Haunt, presented by Snickers, returns on select nights from September 18 through November 1, 2026, in Doswell, Virginia. The big new addition
Dorney Park Halloween Haunt returns on select nights from September 18 through October 31, 2026, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The big new addition this year is
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL — A Petrified Forest opened its 19th haunt season on Oct. 2 with “Chaos Reigns,” a new theme built around five new
Jason Universe has since gone international. See our coverage of the Jason Universe haunted house at Movie Park Germany. Jason Voorhees is getting his own
I spent Premium Scream Night at Halloween Horror Nights 35 at Universal Orlando eating my way through the entire menu, every savory item, every dessert,
Jason Universe has since gone international. See our coverage of the Jason Universe haunted house at Movie Park Germany. Jason Voorhees is stalking Six Flags
Alton Towers turns into one of the UK’s biggest Halloween destinations each autumn, and Scarefest 2026 leads with a brand-new scare maze, Final Exhibit. The
Thousands of carved pumpkins, a glowing 40-foot pumpkin tree, and a hillside of luminous owls turn Dollywood into one of the country’s biggest family Halloween-season
Orlando, FL — Hotel Transylvania’s monsters are checking into SeaWorld Orlando this fall. For the first time, Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania joins Spooktacular, the
Evil Intentions Haunted House will not open for the 2026 season. The haunt’s planned move back to Elgin, Illinois has fallen through over building-permit issues,
West Mifflin, PA — Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest is back on select dates from September 12 through November 1, 2026. By day the event stays
San Jose, CA — Festival Fright Nights at the Winchester Mystery House is dropping the linear, one-way haunted-house route it ran last year for an
Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is adding a new maze that turns guests into a doomed 1980s rock band, bringing back
Long Beach, CA — The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor is entering its 13th year with 13 icons roaming the ship, and it plans to kill
Long Beach, CA — Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is hiding a character somewhere in the park this year, and finding her is part of the
Long Beach, CA — Slash wrote the music for a new Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood haunted house, and its villain sings. At Universal’s Midsummer Scream
Long Beach, CA — Art the Clown is taking over the Terror Tram. At the Halloween Horror Nights panel at Midsummer Scream, creative director John
Lake Buena Vista, FL — Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar, the Indiana Jones-themed bar at Disney Springs, brings its Halloween overlay back on August 11 with
Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, the restaurant at the center of the Five Nights at Freddy’s games, is being built for real. American Dream in East Rutherford,
Six Flags has confirmed the full details of its Diablo haunted maze. DIABLO: The Infernal Path, a new maze based on Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo video
Orlando, FL — HamiKuma, the gut-spilling teddy bear Universal Studios Japan created for Halloween Horror Nights in 2021, is at every Universal Studios park this
Universal City, CA — Universal Studios Hollywood has announced Killer Klowns from Outer Space as a haunted house for Halloween Horror Nights 2026, the seventh
Every 2026 date of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is sold out, according to Disney, and the party’s food and merchandise are sold only to guests
Disneyland’s 2026 Halloween menu covers dozens of new treats, snacks, and drinks across Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney, and the resort hotels. Most
Sandusky, OH — Cedar Point has posted the full HalloWeekends 2026 lineup. The season runs select days and nights from September 17 through November 1,
Six Flags St. Louis is now Mid America Adventure, and its Fright Fest 2026 runs select nights from September 12 through November 1 in Eureka,
Universal City, CA — The Purge: Dangerous Waters is returning to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood for 2026, its fourth consecutive year. Universal
West Sussex, UK — Tulleys Farm opened its Pumpkin Festival on September 19 and runs it through October 31, 2026, with a new area called
Update, August 3: the Killarney Diner: Condemned house mentioned below will not run this year after all. Its building is being converted for Return to
“I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch” opens September 11 at SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego and SeaWorld San Antonio. United Parks
Hellbilly Hollow, the horror film shot at the haunted attraction of the same name in Vincent, Alabama, opened in select U.S. theaters on Friday, September 25. The haunt’s 2026 season is underway and runs through November 2.
Stone Mountain, GA — Netherworld has announced the two haunts for its 30th Season of Screams: Curse of the Collector and Beyond Oblivion: Legacy of
Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness opened August 28 at Universal Orlando Resort and September 3 at Universal Studios Hollywood, running through November 1 at both. It is the first haunted house built around Osbourne’s solo career, and it runs at both of Universal’s United States Halloween Horror Nights events.
