Why not make your Halloween date night the most nail-biting yet by visiting some of the best haunted attractions in Texas?
It’s kind of crazy how people love to be scared.
We watch movies and tv shows in darkness to get spooked – then we wonder why we want to sleep with the lights on.
We take this to the next level during the Halloween season, inviting ghosts, ghouls, zombies and evil spirits to find their way through the cracks and holes to scare the good out of us – all in the name of frightening fun.
If you’re wondering where I’m going with this, I’m talking about adding some fright night to your Halloween date night this scary season by checking out a haunted attraction – or 10.
Now, Texas does everything big, and that applies to its haunted attractions.
Here’s a look at some of the scariest haunted attractions for your Halloween thrills!
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Screams Halloween Theme Park – Waxahachie
Located in Waxahachie, about 30 minutes south of Dallas, Screams Halloween Theme Park is recommended for people 16 and older.
Be prepared to encounter zombies, evil spirits, monsters and more at any time you’re wandering the grounds.
With five haunted houses on your itinerary, and a whole lot more (such as Cool Ghoul Boolevard, Scary-oke and Rottingwood Cemetery), you’re sure to receive your fair share of horror and thrills.
House of Torment – Austin
With truly frightening attractions, Austin’s House of Torment will challenge your senses during a visit.
From unique smells to ghastly sights, House of Torment is considered Austin’s premier haunted attraction, scaring people for more than 20 years.
House of Torment has a great cast of characters who bring a sense of realism to their roles.
The park is also home to an escape room, ax throwing, and a lounge.
Dark Hour Haunted House – Plano
Dark Hour’s general admission ticket will take you on a journey into the unknown as you explore the grounds of Coven Manor.
The 13 witches of the Dark Hour Coven have gathered to cast the most terrifying spell…your worst nightmares come to life.
For 2023 Dark Hour Haunted House is undergoing a massive expansion that includes adding more terrifying scenes, creatures, horrors, and nightmares that are sure to thrill all who enter our Coven.
Can you survive an encounter with the Coven?
Purgatory Scream Park – Kingwood
At 27,000 sq ft and a 30-40 minute walk through, Purgatory Scream Park is the largest haunt in the state of Texas.
Come see Kill Count, Dredzo, Lester the Jester, Bendy and the crew of signature characters who have been tormenting North Houston for years.
Cutting Edge Haunted House – Fort Worth
Located in a 100-year-old abandoned meat packing plant in a section of Fort Worth historically dubbed as “Hell’s Half Acre,” the Cutting Edge Haunted House is built upon a foundation of fear.
The meat packing equipment from the Old West is still in use, but now it is a two-story human processing area.
It takes an average 55 minutes to explore Cutting Edge Haunted House.
13th Floor Haunted House – San Antonio
Have you ever noticed you rarely see a 13th floor on an elevator?
It’s generally viewed that 13 is considered an unlucky number, so building developers often skip using a 13th floor during construction, and therefore elevator companies do the same.
But is 13 really unlucky?
As you make your way through San Antonio’s 13th floor haunted house, you’ll find out why it’s truly an unlucky, even evil, number.
As you attempt to safely get off the floor alive, you’ll encounter challenges of the evil kind – perhaps the undead, perhaps something even worse.
The haunted attraction is considered one of the best haunted houses in Texas.
Scream Hollow – Smithville
With four haunted houses and almost 20 buildings scattered over 20 acres of horror, Scream Hollow in Smithville challenges you to remain calm as you navigate covens, asylums and clowns (all equally frightening in my opinion).
With all kinds of evil and horror awaiting you, rest well in knowing that you will enjoy the thrills of a night in the dark.
Creepy Hollow Haunted House – Rosharon
Creepy Hollow Haunted House in Rosharon ties each of its three attractions to a genetics experiment gone wrong.
As a lab tried to create a cure for all of humanity’s ills, an accident occurred while testing feral hogs.
Make your way through the lab, navigating your way through the throng of undead occupying the facility.
As – more like if – you succeed, you’ll need to travel through the Dark Woods swamp, home to mutated humans, bent on surviving no matter the cost- and this may include by making you their victim.
The third area is a blacked out area where former test subjects are kept.
Fright fest – Six Flags Theme Park – Arlington
Evil takes over the Six Flags theme park nightly with Fright fest.
Ghouls, zombies and more evil bodies come out of hiding to roam the park as the park closes for the day.
As you seek to safely make it through your visit, scare zones are located throughout the haunted area.
As part of the fun, visitors can enjoy rides as part of their park admission as well as take in live shows.
While the ghouls, evil clowns and zombies patrol the grounds looking for new souls to take, you can enjoy a timeout and take in some fun.
Moxely Manor Haunted House – Fort Worth
Moxely Manor is not your average haunted house. It’s inspired by the murders of Charles Moxley, his wife Grace, and his son William in their Dallas mansion who were brutally killed one by one between 1920-1922 allegedly by one of the maid’s Lillian, who had a more than friendly relationship with Charles.
But that’s not all. With two more attractions aimed to scare Halloween out of you, Regan’s revenge and Big top terror, makes for a killer of a date night.
Haunted attractions in Texas
There’s no place like Texas, and there’s no haunted house attractions as scary as those in the Lone Star state.
No matter where you live, a frighteningly fun time awaits just a short car ride away.
Have fun touring the haunted houses around the state, but be safe! That ghoul you said hi to earlier in the evening may take that as an invitation to haunt you.
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