Looking to get scared in a Fort Worth haunted house? Here are four terrifying options
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‘Tis the spooky season folks, which means candy corn, Halloween costumes and getting the bejesus scared out of you at haunted houses.
Luckily, Fort Worth is home to several large haunted houses that are treats for horror buffs and terrifying for the scaredy-cats. Whether it be ghouls, goblins, ghosts or the boogeyman himself, there’s plenty of scary fun to be had in Fort Worth this Halloween season.
Many haunted houses are kicking off the Halloween season this weekend and will operate over the long month of October. Here’s everything you need to know about haunted houses in Fort Worth:
Cutting Edge Haunted House
One of the most celebrated haunted houses in Fort Worth, Cutting Edge is sure to get your heart pumping.
Located in a 100-year-old abandoned meat packing plant, Cutting Edge is just an interstate away from downtown Fort Worth. The haunted house is actually located in a historic section of the city dubbed “Hell’s Half Acre,” after the violence and crimes of Fort Worth’s yesteryear.
It takes visitors an average of 55 terrifying minutes to explore and complete the two-story attraction in the darkness. Visitors can expect live actors, special effects and strange things that go bump in the next corner.
Since 1991, Cutting Edge has been scaring those brave enough to dare pass through its doors.Its attention to craftsmanship has paid off. The haunted house has been nominated for countless awards over the years, most recently taking home third place on USA Today’s Best Haunted Attractions for 2022.
- Open dates: Sept. 30,Oct. 1, Oct. 7-9, Oct. 14-15, Oct. 21-23, Oct. 27-31 and Nov. 5.
- Hours: 7 p.m. till last group has gone.
- Location: 1701 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth
- Cost: $45 a person, $60 for a speedpass, $38 per ticket for a 15-person group minimum rate. Tickets available here.
Hangman’s House of Horrors
One of Fort Worth’s oldest haunted houses, Hangman’s House of Horrors will mark 34 years of scaring patrons this Halloween season.
Located inside an over 100-year-old military base that was built as a helium production plant, Hangman’s has a storied past. Some believe the site was not used for helium production but for more top secret — shall we say sinister? — purposes. Hangman’s claims most of the info on the site is classified so it all remains one big mystery.
Visitors will find plenty at Hangman’s to be horrified by — from the main haunted attraction to a horror interactive art exhibit. The art exhibit allows visitors to take photos in a series of professionally prepared spooky sets.
Another smaller attraction is called “Outbreak!,” where visitors strap on laser tag equipment to shoot down zombies. Hangman’s also has just the thing for scaredy-cats on Oct. 16 and 23, where the haunted house turns the lights on giving visitors a chance to mingle with the actors for a terror-light experience.
- Open Dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 1, Oct. 7-9, Oct. 14-16, Oct. 21-23, Oct. 27-31.
- Hours: 8 p.m. to midnight most nights.
- Location: 4400 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth
- Cost: $39 for standard ticket, $49 for fast pass and $64 for timed/fastest entry. Available here.
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Moxley Manor Haunted House
Moxley Manor Haunted House in Bedford will be sure to scare your socks off at three separate attractions.
This will be Moxley’s 13th haunted house season scaring those who dare walk through its cursed gates. The Moxley Manor haunted attraction is based on true events — that of a family in the 1920s brutally murdered in their Dallas mansion.
In the telling of the story, the family patriarch, Charles Moxley, grew ill and came under the care of nurse Lillian Marshall. Moxley’s wife, Grace, accused nurse Marshall of taking advantage of her sick husband. After an argument the next morning, Grace was found with her throat slashed. Months later, Moxley’s son William was discovered bludgeoned to death.
Charles Moxley and nurse Marshall turned the manor into a lodge to make the rent. But their blissful partnership was cut short in 1922 when Moxley was found dead with a gunshot wound. The nurse disappeared before the trial, and the manor remains empty and abandoned. Rumors of the house being haunted have kept potential buyers at bay.
- Open dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2, Oct. 7-9, Oct. 14-16, Oct. 20-23, Oct. 26-31
- Hours: 7:30-11:30 p.m. most nights.
- Location: 510 Harwood Road, Bedford
- Cost: $35 for general admission, $50 for a fast pass and $30 per group of 10 people or more. Available here.
Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags Over Texas’ annual Fright Fest is sure to terrorize Arlington this halloween season.
Fright Fest is the amusement park company’s annual month-long spook-tacular spectacular. Visitors can expect scare zones, themed merchandise and food, rides in the dark, and of course, haunted houses.
The park has six haunted houses this year. The “Curse of Ra” is an Egyptian-themed adventure that winds through burial tombs, the “Chamber of Torture” is an abandoned haunted warehouse and “Labsics: Classified” throws you into a bio-engineering laboratory where creatures run amok.
“Arania’s Murder Mansion” is exactly how it sounds — a tour of a haunted mansion where a widow has buried 13 husbands. “Killer Theater” takes you through a spooky theater where grungy characters lurk in the dark, and “Piggy’s Blood Shed” is a long-forgotten roadside restaurant with mystery meat barbecue on the menu.
- Open Dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2, Oct. 7-10, Oct. 14-16, Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 28-31.
- Hours: 6-11 p.m. on Fridays, noon to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 10 p.m. on Sundays.
- Location: 2201 E. Road to Six Flags St., Arlington
- Cost: $49 to $69 depending on the ticket bundle you choose. Available here.
This story was originally published September 30, 2022 at 1:44 PM.
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