It’s Spooktober! While you and your little ones might still enjoy hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin painting, and scarecrow stuffing, your big kids might be demanding something more, let’s say, “challenging” or “sophisticated”.
Well, here are a few ways to challenge them. Do you think they can handle them?
Scream Hollow
A cold, seeping dread creeps among the moonlit pines of the Texas night...there is something evil in these woods, something ominous...
Spooky Season
October 6-8, 13-15, 19-22, 26-31, November 3-4, 2017, times vary
Location
149 Split Rail Ln Smithville, TX 78957 (off Highway 304 in Bastrop, just miles from the site of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre...)
Attractions
All of the haunted houses are in a 20 acre dense forest isolated and removed from the safety of civilization! Every dreamed of being in a genuine horror movie? Then this is the ultimate experience! Be careful what you wish for! Crossing fingers that you make it all the way through...
Four separate attractions across 18 buildings include the Mansion of Terror Phantoms, Zombie City: The Factory, Slaughter Circus, and the latest addition, Wicked Darkness: The Maze - an abandoned cave in complete darkness with multiple paths, creepy crawly critters and dead ends.
Food & Drinks
Enjoy a glass of wine or a beer at the Rabid Bat Vampire Bar, a bite to eat at the Cackling Witch Cafe and Bakery, or browsing the oddities and merchandise for sale at Madame Tinker’s Magic Emporium.
Age restrictions
Rated PG-13. Scream Hollow recommends ages 13 and up to go through the haunts. If there is a child that wants to go through, they let them, but the actors don’t lighten up or have a “kid friendly” mode, they are the same intensity for every group.
There's an area reserved for younger kids in the Halloween area by the Cackling Witch Café and Bakery. It is well lit and there are various activities for children but keep in mind the grounds are designed for teenagers and adults. Children are not allowed into the Haunted House area.
Can you leave your kid in the café area while I go to the haunted houses? No! Children must be supervised at all times! Unattended children will be forced to dig graves and given laxative chocolate for the ride home!
FAQ
Make sure to read the FAQ before you go.
Tickets
General Admission (does not include haunted attractions. Kids 10 and under free entrance wristband with paid adult.) $5
1 haunted attractions $15
2 haunted attractions $22
4 haunted attractions $29
Wolf Pack Special (4 haunted attractions for 4 persons) $116
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Haunted Halloween Trails Festival at Pioneer Farms
Spooky Season
Friday and Saturday nights on October 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 2017, 7-10pm
Location
10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, Austin, TX, 78754
Attractions
This year's event will feature three separate spooky trails each night — one for young children (amusing, rated G), another for those who want spooky surprises (rated PG) and a scary, scary trail for the adventurous (frights galore, rated PG-13).
Spook lights, ghoulish stories, pumpkins, food, drinks and souvenirs promise to add to the fun. Storytellers will be on site all nights to give visitors a peek into their past or future, along with other fun activities.
Food & Drinks
Food trucks will be on site each night. Live music will be offered in our historic dance hall.
Age Restrictions
Rated G. Pioneer Farm’s Spook-tober extravaganza is for all ages! There are three different trails, see Attractions above.
Tickets
General Admission $14
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SCARE for a CURE
SCARE for a CURE is an Austin-based nonprofit organization that raises money for local cancer charities, "one scream at a time". The SCARE team is a diverse group of talented people Dedicated! Driven! and Passionate! about making a difference in the community. The team works year round alongside volunteers from community organizations throughout Central Texas to build what is the best extreme, full contact, interactive haunted house experience guaranteed to chill your soul.
Spooky Season
October 6-7, 13-14, 19-21, 26-28, 2017, times vary
Location
Ghost Town, 14219 Littig Road, Manor, Texas
Attractions
Return to Mutant Wasteland - In 2010, years after the start of the Zombie Apocalypse caused by the PathoGenTech (PGT) vaccine, survivors entered the Zombie Wasteland, trying to find the cure and reach Sanctuary. They got a vial of blood from the heart of a freshly turned zombie, defeated the evil Warden at the PGT Prison and Experimentation Facility, and reached Sanctuary. 20 years later, Sanctuary had long since fallen and a small group of survivors made their way to Prosper. The lucky ones were able to defeat PGT’s evil Dr. Garriott, and safely remain in Prosper. Another 20 years have passed and PGT is not giving up.
The Bone Yard - Take a chance in our haunted maze and try your best not to get lost in its twists and turns as you try to make it out alive.
Food & Drinks
The Ghost Town Bar and Grill will be open so you can enjoy a great burger and some chili cheese fries while you prepare for, or recover from, your adventure.
Age Restrictions
Rated PG-13. SCARE for a CURE is recommended for kids 13 and up.
Tickets
General Admission $40
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House of Torment
House of Torment—the locally created, top horror destination since 2003 that’s grown from a backyard phenomenon into a national enterprise
Spooky Season
October 1-31, November 3-4, 10-11, 2017, times vary
Location
2632 Ridgepoint Drive Austin, TX 78754
Attractions
Graveside Manor: The Possession - Restless spirits lurk in the shadows at Graveside Manor threatening to possess those who dare to cross their paths. Crippling fear overcomes visitors as they come face-to-face with some of the most demented creatures on earth, none of whom are as terrifying as the ghoul nun, Mara. Once you check in, she wants to keep you there…forever. Attempt to find your way out of the manor or face your tragic demise.
Blackthorne: The Deranged - Once part of the thriving Blackthorne District, the penitentiary was abandoned after gruesome experiments birthed inhumane creatures that could not be tamed. Left behind were some of the vilest perpetrators to exist, making this one of the most dangerous places in the world. Trespassers believed human and creature of this terrible place died out over the years, but those who have ventured inside in search of the truth have never returned to share what they have discovered.
The Frenzy: Dark Carnival – This demented carnival showcases deranged creatures determined to torment visitors’ mind and soul. Encounter a host of maniacal beasts and clowns that will feed off your worst nightmares and take you on a ride you won’t ever forget. Debuting humanity’s darkest fears, it is unlikely you will make it out in the same state of mind you came in with.
Food & Dinks
Treats and eats as well as beer and wine available.
Age Restrictions
Rated PG-13. The House of Torment may be too intense for young children and is not recommended for children under the age of 12.
FAQ
Make sure to read the FAQ before you go.
Tickets
General Admission starting at $19.99 (depending on date)
Fast Pass +$10
Skip the Line +$20
Group tickets available.
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Giveaway
The awesome Scream Hollow donated a 4-pack of tickets to Scream Hollow Wicked Halloween Park and Pioneer Farms donated three family-4-packs of tickets to Haunted Halloween Trails Festival at Pioneer Farms for us to give away to four lucky Live Grow Play Austin readers.
Comment on Facebook which tickets you'd like to win by tagging either @Scream Hollow Austin/Bastrop/Smithville or @Pioneer Farms Haunted Halloween! Winners will be announced and contacted Wednesday, October 11, 2017.
Good luck. Hope to see you back.