Another year, another spooky season. You’re lucky enough to live in Los Angeles – arguably, the best place to celebrate Halloween in the world. A million things pop up to do for autumn-heads of all kinds. If you love haunted houses, this is your moment. I’m pulling together every walk through in greater LA, from the theme parks to indie fever dreams to neighborhood legends that somehow build better sets than Hollywood. Many of the home haunts are free or donation based, so your wallet gets to live too.
Bookmark this. I’ll update with quick-hit reviews as I walk through everything. I’ll also add new haunts as they pop up.
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Theme Park Haunts
Universal Studios Hollywood: Halloween Horror Nights
Dates: September 4 to November 2, select nights
You know it, you love it, the most famous haunt experience in the world! This year’s IP’s include Terrifier, Five Nights at Freddy’s, a Blumhouse Terror Tram, and the kind of fog that makes you forget your middle name. You will run into at least one chainsaw clown and pretend you didn’t.
Knott’s Scary Farm
Dates: September 18 to November 1, select nights
An absolute OG. Ten-plus mazes, with two new ones this year, gleefully mean monsters, and Calico Ghost Town, set to the backdrop of one of SoCal’s most beloved theme parks. If you know, you know.
Six Flags Magic Mountain: Fright Fest
Dates: September 19 to November 2, select nights
Coasters in the dark plus houses and scare zones. Scream on X2 – this year’s house themes include Saw, The Conjuring Universe, Trick r’ Treat, and more. Not for the faint of heart!
Castle Dark, Riverside
Dates: opening September 19, select nights
Three mazes, scare zones, and an antique car ride overlay that goes full spooky. Nighttime at Castle Park hits different.
Disney California Adventure: Oogie Boogie Bash
Dates: select nights August 17 to October 31
It had to be included, although this being a “haunt” is kind of a stretch. Not scary, but still Halloween heaven. Villains, treat trails, and the best costumes you will see all year (one of the only times you can actually dress up in the park!). Bring the kids or just your inner child.
Walk-Through Experiences
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
Dates: September 19 to November 2, select nights
Midnight Falls returns with multiple mazes, food trucks, and this year, an Elvira themed hayride and pop up shop! A Los Angeles legend and beloved yearly tradition.
Delusion: Harrowing of Hell
Dates: September 18 to November 9, select nights
One of LA’s most immersive haunts – these guys always take it a step beyond. Join the story, interact with the story, try to make it out alive. We can’t wait to see what these guys have up their sleeves this year.
The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor
Dates: September 19 to November 2, select nights
A Spectra favorite – year after year, this proves to be one of the top haunts in Los Angeles. An atmosphere like none other set to the backdrop of the famous haunted Queen Mary, a collection of mazes (some that take you onto the rarely accessed underbelly of the ship), secret bars, carnival rides, and so much more. This year features a brand new, immersive theatrical experience. If you can only go to one this year, we highly recommend this.
Reign of Terror Haunted House
Dates: September 26 to November 2, select nights
The huge indoor one in Thousand Oaks. 140+ rooms of handcrafted panic. You exit one area straight into the next like a haunted conveyor belt. This is the most traditional “haunted house” on the list – brilliantly done, expanded yearly, been around for decade. These guys are some of the best to ever do it.
The Willows
Dates: September 25 to December 6
JFI Productions, who runs the legendary Creep LA haunt, returns with The Willows – a highly immersive dinner party theatrical haunt that takes place in a secret mansion. There’s not a lot of haunts like this in LA. Intimate, eerie, and somehow funny until it isn’t.
Night of the Carnival
Dates TBA
A new 75 minute carnival-horror theatrical experience where you interact with the actors and impact the story. They claim it’s not a haunted house, not an escape room, but not quite a play. We’re psyched to see
Poe-Étique
Dates: September 12 to November 22
Edgar Allan Poe goes immersive. The site itself describes it as an invitation to “dine with the damned, dance with the dead, and face the final breath of sanity.” You step into Raven’s Manor and try not to join the body beneath the floorboard.
Outside of LA
The Haunted Harvest at Frosty’s Forest, Chino
Dates: September 26 to October 26, Thursday to Sunday
A haunted corn maze with many impressive immersive elements including a pop up horror video shop! Includes a non-scary corn maze, a pumpkin patch, and a fall festival on the grounds. , haunted trail, seasonal chaos. Wear shoes you don’t like. The Haunted Harvest+1
The 17th Door, Buena Park
Dates: September 26 to November 2
The intense one. We’re not kidding – they will touch you, and they might even tase you. Happened to me 3 times one year. Everyone that goes in has to sign a waiver. Including very, very impressive set decoration and inventive rooms.
Lights Out, Pomona Fairplex
Dates: October 3 to October 25, select nights
Big build. Big sound. Big monsters. New mazes this year. Park, breathe, commit. Fairplex+1
All Saints Lunatic Asylum, Apple Valley
Dates: October 3 to November 2, select nights
A long-running, year-round pro haunt with asylum lore and dedicated locals. Unsettling in the best way.
High Desert Haunted House
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus extra special nights
Indie beast with 5 mazes this year, along with themed nights including kids night and lights out. The desert remembers your screams.
The Haunted Carwash OC
Dates: October 3 to November 1
Drive through, get scared, leave clean. Finally a haunt that handles your windshield.
Home Walk-Throughs
Organized by opening date. These are the crown jewels. Go early, be kind, donate if you can, and respect the neighbors.
Haunted Catacombs (Alhambra)
Dates: September 3 to October 31
Per the home: “This year I made a longer walk through with some added material and a whole new catacomb look that leads to a graveyard. Don’t forget to say hi to the haunted children in the playground.”
The Buena Vista Haunt (Burbank)
Dates: September 22 to November 3
One of Burbank’s most beloved home haunts – this one is an absolute legend. A totally awesome walk through, with the haunt creator there every night in character for photo ops.
A-MAZE-N Halloween Haunt on Kelvin (Winnetka)
Dates: October 4 to November 2 on Fridays and Saturdays
Welcome to Kelvin Hollows… Free entry, family/full scare options, heavy on the effects. We’re totally psyched to see this one this year!
Lakota Loop (Simi Valley)
Dates: October 17 to November 2
A Simi Valley, family-friendly haunt that’s incredibly impressive.
Burbank Clown House (Burbank)
Dates: October 17 to November 1, select nights
Not a full maze, but plenty of scare actors and some of the biggest crowds in Burbank. Check this one out after Rotten Apple 907!
Beware the Dark Realm (Santa Clarita)
Dates: October 24, 25, 26, 31, and Nov 1
This year’s Santa Clarita legend will honor Ozzy Osbourne. This one is an absolute delight and worth the drive out!
Lunar Terror: AEDFU (Lancaster)
Dates: October 18-19, 26, 31 and November 8
A Lancaster haunt with a theatrical edge to it. This one looks really fun!
The Haunt on Chase Street (Garden Grove)
Dates: October 25, 31
Per their own description: The Haunt on Chase Street offers frightful visuals, ominous sounds, and a pathway through darkness, gore, and dread. This year’s theme: Voodoo Bayou.
The Hatteras Halloween House: Haunted Hallows (Sherman Oaks)
Dates: October 19 to October 31
A free Sherman Oaks walk through that seems to be their biggest year yet. The homeowners started building this one in March. Very exciting!
Cats and Bats Haunt (Glendale)
Dates: October 24, 25, 31, and Nov 1
A Glendale legendary walk through. This year they’re boasting it’s happening “punk style.”
Spooky Backyard Maze (Redondo Beach)
Dates: October 24-26, 31, and November 1
Exactly what it says – a no frills, immersive, walkthrough home haunt.
Manor de Flore Haunt (Boyle Heights)
Dates: October 31
Gothic garden nightmare. The landscaping got possessed. SoCal Haunt List
Maze Monsters: Cryo Breach (Anaheim)
Dates: October 24 to 25 and October 31
Per the creators: “Step into Cryo Breach, where frozen chambers crack open and what was once trapped in the ice is now unleashed—cold, relentless, and hunting for warmth.”
Hellizondo Haunt: The Rift 1906 (Canoga Park)
Dates: October 24-25 and October 31
This walk-through attraction is free and has live actors, strobe lights, fog, and music. Treats given out on Halloween night! New theme for this year!
Ghostwood Manor: The Wreck of the Crimson Dagger (Pasadena)
Dates: October 25 to October 31
An awesome seafaring curse in the middle of the suburbs
Rotten Apple 907: Nightmares in Secret (Burbank)
Dates: October 25, 26, 31 and November 1
Legend status. Seriously – these guys have been around for decades, and are some of the best to ever do it. The fact they’re still gracing us with their talents is a true gift. Expect hour long lines – even if you come an hour early.
Ascending into Haunted Houses (Thousand Oaks)
Dates: October 31
Updated animatronics this year.
Pumpkin Jack’s Haunted House (Santa Clarita)
Dates: October 25, 26, 31
“IT” themed!
Crimson Covenant (DTLA)
Dates: October 26 and October 31
Per the creators: “Crimson Covenant is more than just a haunt. It’s an immersive theatre performance combined with live music. As a ticket holder you will be a guest at a wedding with a very dark purpose.”
Santa Clarita Saw Haunt (Santa Clarita)
Dates: October 29 to November 2
Free popcorn. Per the creators: “This isn’t just a yard haunt… it’s a story you step into. With high-tech scares and old-school atmosphere, Vizcaya Haunt delivers an unforgettable Halloween experience, all built within one modest Santa Clarita yard.”
House of Horrors (Van Nuys)
Dates: Oct 27-31
This one is awesome, highly underrated. A fantastic and lengthy walk through filled with scare actors and great set decoration!
Quick Tips
Show up early. Wear comfy shoes. Hydrate. For free haunts, bring cash or hit the QR code for donations. Be cool to actors and neighbors. If you scare-scream so loud you start laughing, congrats, you did Halloween right.
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