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Dark Harbor on the Queen Mary
October 31, 2016
Coming October 31, 2016. Happy Halloween! Far from its original luxury cruise liner past, the legendary Queen Mary is hosting its annual Halloween experience, Dark Harbor, with 6 haunted mazes, a frightening 4D theater experience, loads of monsters, live music, scare zones, and more. The Lullaby maze looks especially spine-chilling with the ghost of Scary Mary, […]
Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride
October 31, 2016
“We all go a little mad sometimes.” And it’s YOUR turn at the Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride! For the past 25 years, the Arasapha Farm, located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is transformed into a Halloween spook-tacular event with a Haunted Hayride, Corn Maze and Bates Motel. The Haunted Hayride is a 25 minute long, hair-raising ride […]
Spirits of Meath Halloween Festival
October 31, 2016
Through November 6, 2016. Celebrate Halloween where it all began! More than 3,000 years ago, the ancient Celtic Festival of Samhain, which we now call Halloween, first began in Meath, Ireland. It was a festival to celebrate the end of the old Celtic Year and the beginning of the New Year, and it was believed that the spirits […]
The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park
October 28, 2016
Open now through Halloween. How about a walk through the park in San Diego? Sound relaxing? Well, think again, when it’s the Haunted Trail of Balboa Park! After dark, this iconic park turns into a scary, creepy, mile-long terror-fest filled with well-known horror characters like Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, The Ring Girl, The Exorcist, and […]
Mud Dog Run – Zombie Edition
October 24, 2016
Coming October 29, 2016. It may look like the scene of a horror movie this weekend in Maryland, but it’s actually the Mud Dog Run – Zombie Edition! This is a 5K course filled with the usual obstacles like mud pits, cargo nets, and climbing walls with one major exception…zombies! They’ll be waiting for you […]
Night At Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania
October 21, 2016
Coming October 31, 2016. For once, garlic breath is an advantage! Yet another incredible Halloween contest by Airbnb, the online marketplace for listing and booking accommodations around the world. Are you brave enough to spend Halloween night in Count Dracula’s home, Bran Castle, in Romania’s Carpathian mountains? Your host will be Dacre Stoker, the great grandnephew […]
Halloween Weekend London Ghost Walks
October 21, 2016
Coming October 28-31, 2016. Fearless TrailblazerGirls, we have a spine-chilling adventure for you! It’s the Halloween Weekend London Ghost Walks, a one hour, 40 minute walking tour through the streets of London with Richard Jones, the Master of the Macabre. Hear spooky stories of murders and executions. Visit haunted pubs and graveyards. Dare to wander in the city’s […]
Sydney Zombie Walk
October 20, 2016
Coming October 29, 2016. Calling all zombies! Head to Australia’s most populous city for the Sydney Zombie Walk, an event that raises both awareness and money for Australia’s Brain Foundation. The Brain Foundation funds research throughout Australia to advance diagnosis, treatment and patient outcomes of neurological disorders, brain disease, and brain injuries. Dress up in your […]
Blood and Guts Run
October 20, 2016
Coming October 22, 2016. A gory-sounding run! The Blood and Guts Run in Centreville, Virginia is a 5K race filled with outrageous obstacles and masses of zombies. Let’s talk about the zombies – not only will they be chasing you trying to take your lives (flags), but they’ll also have “blood” filled water guns! Yikes! Obstacles […]
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
October 19, 2016
Considered by some as one of the most haunted places in the world, Edinburgh Castle makes a trip to the Scottish capital a must for Halloween thrill seekers! Actually, anytime of year is a good time to visit this historic castle, and it’s no wonder that this is Scotland’s most-visited paid tourist attraction. Edinburgh Castle presents as […]
Halloween Shriek Week
October 17, 2016
Coming October 22- 31, 2016. More a-mazing maze fun awaits you in the countryside of England’s South Yorkshire! Halloween Shriek Week is coming to the Boston Park Farm in Doncaster, an 800 acre traditional working farm with an animal trail, tea room, and play areas for the kiddies. But the main draw at this time of year […]
The Amazing Cornish Maize Maze
October 17, 2016
Coming October 29, 2016. Head to the English countryside in east Cornwall for a Giant Halloween treat! The Amazing Cornish Maize Maze is holding their annual Halloween event, and this year’s theme is the Ten Tall Tales of Giants. A challenge awaits you as you work your way through 3 miles of paths to help […]
World’s Largest Corn Maze 5K
October 14, 2016
Coming October 16, 2016. We told you about this year’s Richardson Farm Corn Maze, but did you know that they offer a 5K race as well? How fun is that! You won’t need to worry about getting lost in the maze, because the 3.1 mile route will be clearly marked and all non-course passages will be blocked. The […]
Zombie Fun Farm at the Calgary Corn Maze
October 13, 2016
Coming October 15, 2016. Zombies in a corn maze? Yikes! Yes, the bucolic sounding Calgary Corn Maze is offering a special, one night only event – the Zombie Fun Farm. Located in southern Alberta, those Canadians sure know how to put on a scare-fest! Make your way through the 13 acre corn maze filled with zombies, growling […]
Devil’s Chase 6.66 Miler
October 13, 2016
Coming October 29, 2016. A devilishly fun race! It’s the Devil’s Chase 6.66 Miler in the Halloween Capital of the World – Salem, Massachusetts, of course! The devils with hit the streets in the notorious site of the Salem Witch Trials, running past well-known landmarks like Salem Common, Peabody Essex Museum, a Real Haunted House, the Custom House, […]
BB&T Halloween in Emmaus 5K
October 12, 2016
Coming October 15, 2016. A very popular race, before a very popular parade. The 10th Annual BB&T Halloween in Emma’s 5K is expected to get around 20,000 spectators (yes, almost double the population of this small Pennsylvania town!). The 5K loop course takes you through city streets, and racers must finish within 40 minutes so that […]
Sleepy Hollow Halloween 10K
October 12, 2016
Coming October 22, 2016. Spooky, spooky! It’s time for the Sleepy Hollow Halloween 10K! Head to that infamous town in New York and watch out for the headless horseman. The course is challenging as you run through the rolling hills of the streets of this quaint town, along the Hudson River, as well as past the Old […]
2016 Maris Farms Haunted Woods
October 5, 2016
Now through October 31, 2016. This one’s for you thrill seekers! The Maris Farms Haunted Woods in Buckley, Washington, a little over an hour south of Seattle, is a “tour of terror” that includes a cast of creepy, scary characters that jump out at you. Trek through a half mile corn maze only to be […]
Panic in the Dark 5K and Obstacle Course Run
September 27, 2016
Coming November 5, 2016. If you don’t get enough frights on Halloween, don’t fret because there’s Panic in the Dark just a few days later! Panic in the Dark is a 5K trail race or a super scary, untimed Obstacle Run and both are held in the dark, so remember your headlamp. The 5K will […]
The Great Pumpkin Haul
September 27, 2016
Coming October 22, 2016. Only 2 miles…but add a bit of a challenge by carrying a big pumpkin! The Great Pumpkin Haul takes you through 2 miles of forests and open fields at the Chatfield Botanic Gardens in Littleton, Colorado. Before the race, pick out a pumpkin weighing 10-40 pounds (yes, 40 pounds, so arrive early […]
Run Like Hell Half Marathon
September 21, 2016
Coming October 23, 2016. Have you picked out your Halloween costume yet? Well, it’s time to do that and sign up for the Run Like Hell Half Marathon! The course takes you through downtown Portland so there will be some small hills but expect beautiful Oregon mountain and river views, entertainment and race support every two miles, […]
Skylark Maize Maze and Funyard
October 30, 2015
Hurry, it’s the final days of the Week of Wickedness at the Skylark Maize Maze and Funyard! Located in Cambridgeshire, north of London, this family-friendly Halloween experience looks like a day of fun in the English countryside. Pumpkins, farm animals, tractor rides, pedal go-karts, and the highlight…the giant maize maze. What’s a maize maze? In […]
Salem Witch Hunt: Myths & Misconceptions – Walking Tour
October 30, 2015
Coming October 30 and 31, 2015. Were they possessed and doing the devil’s work? Find out the real story with Essex Heritage’s Salem Witch Hunt: Myths & Misconceptions – Walking Tour. A visit to the Halloween Capital of the World would not be complete without learning about this unfortunate time in colonial Massachusetts’s history. This […]
Haunted Ghost Tour of Historic Boston
October 30, 2015
Ready for a ghostly walk through Boston? Put on a brave face and join the Haunted Ghost Tour of Historic Boston. This hour and a half long tour starts at the Central Burying Ground Cemetery in the Boston Common and finishes at the Omni Parker House Hotel, the birthplace of the Parker House roll and […]