Where to find frights and family-friendly Halloween fare in the Metroplex
Spooky activities have arrived frightfully early this year, so here's a guide to area screams, as well as fall family fare
When did zombies and ghouls get so darn selfish, and self-promotional? Used to be they were happy to haunt us on Halloween -- and in our dreams the rest of the year. But no more. These creeps have crept into every crevice of our pop culture, and they're not satisfied with simply being the stars of late October.
Here it is early September and they're already firing up their chainsaws and dragging their undead carcasses into the spotlight at haunted houses across the Metroplex. Honestly, they won't leave us alone until we agree to tell you, dear reader, about all their scary antics. So here it is, our list of where to get your ghoulish groove on this fall.
Most of these haunts aren't for the faint of heart, but there are other festivals and attractions -- like Boo at the Zoo and the Hall's Pumpkin Farm & Corn Maze -- that don't require nerves of steel. We've got those, too.
Be sure to check the venues' websites for discount coupons and DFW.com for even more haunted listings. And, before we forget -- Boo!
Haunted houses
Moxley Manor Haunted Houses
510 Harwood Road, Bedford
682-231-1313; moxleymanor.com
Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 13, and Oct. 14 and 18-31
7:30 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7:30-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 7:30-11 p.m. Oct. 31
$17, $25 fast pass
Cutting Edge Haunted House
1701 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth
817-348-8444; cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com
Weekends through Oct. 14, and Oct. 18-21, Oct. 24-31 and Nov. 2-3
Hours vary
$30, $25 age 10 and under; $50 speed pass, $45 child speed pass
Zombie Manor
7501 U.S. 287, Arlington
817-478-7430; zombiemanor.com
Saturdays in September and Sept. 28, weekends in October and Oct. 30-31
8 p.m.-midnight Friday, 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 7-10 p.m. Sunday
$17, $22 fast pass
Texas Scaregrounds
800 W. Kennedale Parkway, Kennedale
Every Friday and Saturday through Halloween, and Oct. 28-31
7 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7-10 p.m. other days
$21; $15 Chaos haunted house only in September, $18 Chaos haunted house only in October, $5 Havok's interactive hayride
Hangman's House of
Horrors
2300 West Freeway, Fort Worth
817-336-4264; hangmans.com
Weekends beginning Sept. 21, and Oct. 26-Nov. 3
7 p.m.-midnight Sept. 21-Oct. 27, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 for scaredy cat night, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 28 for flashlight night, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 7 p.m.-midnight Nov. 2-3
$25, $35 fast pass
Dollz Haunted House by the Fatal End in the West End
603 Munger Ave., Dallas
214-736-3162; dallashaunt.com
Friday and Saturday Sept. 21-Oct. 13, and Oct. 14-21
8-10 p.m. through Oct. 6; 8-11 p.m. Oct. 12-25 and 28-30; 8-midnight or later Oct. 19, 20, 26, 27 and 31
$18.49, $27.71 fast pass
The Parker House Haunted Attraction
8550 W. University Drive, Denton
469-556-3475; dfwfrightnights.com
Weekends Sept. 21-Oct. 21, and Oct. 25-Nov. 3
7:30 p.m.-midnight weekends, 7:30-10 p.m. weeknights, 7:30-11 p.m. Oct. 31
$17, $25 fast pass
Terrorplex Screampark
6921 Bennett Lawson Road, Mansfield
Weekends beginning Sept. 21, and Oct. 31-Nov. 2
7:30 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7:30-10 p.m. Sunday
$27, $37 VIP
Thrillvania Thrill Park
2330 County Road 138, Terrell
Sept. 21-22 and 28-29, weekends in October, and Oct. 31-Nov. 2
$30, $50 speed pass; $15 age 10 and under, $35 child speed pass
8-11 p.m. most days, 8-10 p.m. Oct. 7, 14 and 28
The Boneyard Haunted House
2921 E. Division St., Arlington
817-451-2663; theboneyard.org
Weekends beginning Sept. 28, and Oct. 18-21 and 24-31
7 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7-10 p.m. weekdays and Sunday
$25, $35 VIP fast pass
Reindeer Manor
410 Houston School Road, Red Oak
972-514-7287; reindeermanor.com
Opens Sept. 29, weekends Oct. 5-21, and Oct. 26-28 and 31 and Nov. 2-3
7 p.m.-12:30 a.m. all days except Oct. 28 (7-10 p.m.)
Haunted House at Reindeer Manor: $17, $8 children under 10; 13th Street Morgue: $13, $6 under 10; Dungeon of Doom: $11, $4 under 10; combo ticket $35, $17 under 10
Screams Halloween Theme Park
2511 Farm Road 66,
Waxahachie
Friday and Saturday Sept. 28-Oct. 27, and Oct. 28
7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 7:30-11 p.m. Oct. 28
$24.99, $39.99 fast pass
Tayman Graveyard
4721 Cecilia Ave., Midlothian
Sept. 28-29; Oct. 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20; Oct. 26-Nov. 2
7:30 p.m.-midnight through Oct. 13 and Nov. 2, 7 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Oct. 19-20, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Oct. 26-27, 7:30-11 p.m. Oct. 28-31
$15-$27, $10-$20 under 48 inches
SlaughterHouse
2615 Elm St., Dallas
214-999-0708; www.weslaughter.com
Weekends Oct. 5-22, and Oct. 25-31
8 p.m.-1 a.m. weekends, 8-11 p.m. Oct. 21, 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 28, 7 p.m.-3 a.m. Oct. 31
$16, $25 fast pass
Festivals and events
Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Texas
Interstate 30 and Texas 360, Arlington
817-530-6000; sixflags.com
Friday-Sunday Sept. 28-Oct. 28, plus Oct. 8
6-11 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 8, open till 9 p.m. Oct. 21 and 28
At the gate: $59.99, $42.99 under 48 inches, free age 2 and under; additional fee for some attractions
Hall's Pumpkin Farm & Corn Maze
3420 Hall Johnson Road, Grapevine
817-991-1052; hallspumpkinfarm.net
Sept. 28-Oct. 31
3-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 3-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. Sunday; hayrides 5 p.m.-close Friday-Sunday
Free; $5 for corn maze, $2 hayrides
After Dark in the Park
River Legacy Living Science Center
703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington
817-860-6752; www.riverlegacy.org
5-9 p.m. Oct. 5-7
Storytelling, karaoke, pumpkin patch, animal encounters, bounce houses, games, crafts and activities.
$7, free ages 2 and under; family packs $40 (4 tickets and 40 coupons, purchase by Oct. 3)
Louis Tussaud's Palace of Wax and Ripley's Believe It or Not
601 E. Safari Parkway, Grand Prairie
972-263-2391; ripleys.com
Lights Out at the Wax Museum: 7-11 p.m. Oct. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 and 28-31
$12 Lights Out; $15 Lights Out and Mirror Maze; $20 Lights Out, Mirror Maze and Ripley's
6th Annual Fort Worth Zombie Crawl
Begins at Houston St. Bar, 902 Houston St., Fort Worth
fwzombiecrawl.weebly.com/index.html
10 p.m. Oct. 20
Free, age 21 and up
Sea Life Aquarium and LEGOLAND Discovery
Center
Grapevine Mills Mall, 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
469-444-3050; www.sealifeus.com/grapevine
www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/dallasfw
Sea Life SCARE-venger Hunt: Oct. 15-31.
Sea Life Underwater pumpkin carving: Oct. 17, 20, 24, 27 and 31. Dives at 2 p.m.
LEGOLAND Brick-or-Treat: Oct. 15-31. Halloween-themed events, giveaways, workshop and costume contests for kids Oct. 20-21 and 27-28.
LEGOLAND adult night: 7-9pm Oct. 29. Costume contest, pumpkin carving and dress-up; $3 off admission.
Tickets at each venue: $19, $15 age 3-12, free age 2 and under
Nash Farm Fall Round-Up
626 Ball St., Grapevine
817-410-3185; www.nashfarm.org
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 20
Free; $1 for hayrides
Boo at the Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo, 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth
817-759-7555; fortworthzoo.org
Noon-5 p.m. Oct. 19-21 and 26-28
$3 with zoo admission: $12, $9 ages 3-12 and 65 and up
Treat Street in the
Stockyards
140 E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth
817-625-9715; stockyardsstation.com
6-8 p.m. Oct. 31
Free
Cary Darling, 817-390-7571
Twitter: @carydar
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