Every October, haunted houses open up all over Texas. For some Texans, this month doesn’t involve pumpkin patches or corn mazes but rather a scary walk through a terrifying haunted house. The haunted houses on this list are all meant to spook you, so expect some downright frightening characters lurking in these haunted house attractions. These scary haunted houses in Texas are sure to give you a spooky time.
Cutting Edge Haunted House, Fort Worth
This abandoned meat-packing plant in Fort Worth turns into a terrifying haunted house every year. This multi-story haunted attraction is the largest haunted house in the world. The plant no longer processes meat, but the haunted house terrifies guests with grotesque images of processing humans for consumption. Watch your step at every turn because Cutting Edge Haunted House is full of demonic creatures and ghouls. Expect 55 minutes of terror while walking through this top haunted attraction.
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Dates: Select Dates in October & November
The Haunted Hotel, Beaumont
Located in Beaumont, The Haunted Hotel is one of the longest-running haunted attractions in the Lone Star State. The terror begins in October and runs through mid-November. Complete with zombies, an absolutely spooky atmosphere and a maniac with a chainsaw, you will literally be running for your life once you meet the end of The Haunted Hotel.
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2023 Opening Weekend: September 29th-30th
13th Floor Haunted House, San Antonio
This haunted attraction in San Antonio has grown in popularity due to its great reviews, terrifying demeanor, and horrifying attractions. 13th Floor Haunted House has been featured on The Travel Channel and Huffington Post for being downright scary. First, wander through the basement of the haunted house where captives were subject to experimental tests. If you escape through the underground tunnels, don’t think you’re completely in the clear. Terrifying scenes are all over the house, but nothing like the 13th floor. Only enter this haunted house if you dare.
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Dates: Select dates from September to November 2023
House Of Torment, Austin
If deranged clowns, maniacal beasts, and murderous ghouls terrify you, then a visit to the House of Torment Austin is sure to haunt your dreams. There are three evil attractions at House of Torment in Austin. Expect to encounter the unforgiving, soul-capturing, ghoul nun Mara in “Graveside Manor: The Possession.” Next,”Blackthrone: The Deranged” is home to gruesome creatures abandoned in a creepy penitentiary after unregulated testing went seriously wrong. Last, “Frenzy, Dark Carnival” features deranged clowns and celebrates humanity’s darkest fears, for the unsuspecting guest visiting this carnival, they may just end up the star of the deadly show. Expect a grotesque and terrifying time at this Austin attraction.
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Dates: TBA
Creepy Hollow Haunted House, Rosharon
Children under 12 are not allowed at Creepy Hollow Haunted House because it is simply too terrifying. You’re sure to feel scared trying to escape all three haunted attractions at this Rosharon haunted house. The 288 Scare Factory runs rampant with infected, murderous creatures, while the Dark Woods are home to sadistic human hybrids. You will definitely be running through these bone-chilling attractions.
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Dates: Select Dates from September to November 2023
Thrillvania Haunted House Park, Terrell
Thrillvania Haunted House Park has three haunting attractions spanning over 50 acres. Start at Verdun Manor, where a deranged werewolf experiments on innocent victims, turning them violent and murderous. If you survive Verdun Manor unharmed, Cassandra’s Labyrinth of Terror is sure to give you a fright, where psychotic clowns offer up a chilling and terrifying time. This maddening haunted house will truly test your courage.
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Dates: Select Dates from September 7th – October 31st, 2023
Scream Hollow Wicked Halloween Park, Smithville
Just four miles away from the actual location of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Scream Hollow Wicked Halloween Park is a bone-chilling attraction with four haunted houses. Terror is around every corner on this 20-acre property. The Mansion of Terror is riddled with demonic spirits, many of them children. If ghosts don’t scare you, however, the zombies in the factory or the evil and murderous clowns may just have you running all the way to your car.
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Dates: September 15th – October 31st, 2023
Dark Hour Haunted House, Plano
Dark Hour Haunted House has three eerie attractions in Plano, Texas. Expect to find evil witches who have turned the place into a hair-raising experience. All visitors are not safe from the witches’ control, as they turn the grounds into an unholy and haunted attraction.
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Dates: Select Nights from September 22nd – October 31st, 2023
Houston Terror Dome Haunted House, Houston
Houston Terror Dome ensures you will be terrified at this haunted attraction, even if other haunted houses have failed to scare you in the past. After you escape this creepy haunted house, enjoy a live DJ on select nights. Dancing to a DJ with zombie dancers is the best way to forget those unnerving images you experienced while crying through the Houston Terror Dome.
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Dates: September 22nd – October 31st, 2023
