Who’s looking to get terrified?! We are sharing the 12 best haunted houses and experiences around DFW for you to get your Halloween fix. Enter these houses, if you dare...
Note: we highly recommend purchasing tickets online ahead of time as ticket availability and wait times can vary!
Updated September 2024
photo courtesy of Cutting Edge
CUTTING EDGE
This long-standing haunt holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest walk-though haunted house! It's hosted inside a 100-year-old abandoned meat packing plant, and the old equipment is used today to add special effects. The experience features live actors inside dozens of rooms with multiple themes, taking about an hour to complete.
Open: Every Friday and Saturday in October, from 7:30pm to 10pm, extended hours the week of Halloween
Tickets: $29.99 to $49.99
Fort Worth | Directions
DARK HOUR
Step inside a world ruled by a coven of witches at Dark Hour! This high-tech haunted house goes above and beyond, with an entire storyline to follow as you navigate the haunt. This year's theme is centered around a creature named Hellaween, with classic Halloween trick-or-treaters gone scary! They're also handicap accessible and provide an in-costume escort to help you get through the attraction!
Open: September 14th through November 2nd, weekends only, 6:30pm to 10pm or midnight
Tickets: $30 to $60
Plano | Directions
HANGMAN'S HOUSE OF HORRORS
Built on a chilling combination of history and legend, this haunted house takes place on a 100-year-old military base. The haunt is based on the story of Hezekiah Jones, aka The Hangman, who is said to haunt the banks of the Trinity River since the late 1800s. Hangman’s contains three different attractions including a scary walkthrough experience, an interactive art exhibit, and an intense zombie infestation!
Open: September 27th through November 2nd, extended hours the week of Halloween, times vary
Tickets: $39 for general admission, fast passes or timed entry available for $49 or $64
Fort Worth | Directions
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J & F HOUSE OF Terror
Explore a haunted fun house with a giant haunted maze at J & F! They tear down and rebuild the entire attraction each year, so you'll always find something different. This year the entire attraction is inside a warehouse that's rumored to be haunted!
Open: September 27th through November 2nd, weekends and some Thursdays, 7:30pm to 10pm or midnight
Tickets: $30 general admission, fast passes available for $40
Garland | Directions
Junk Yard Haunted House
The beloved Junk Yard Haunted House is Oak Cliff's only haunted experience, hosted in a real-life junkyard covered in graffiti! At night, the junkyard comes to life turning into a chilling haunted house complete with live actors, special effects, and more.
Open: Every weekend in October, from 8pm to midnight
Tickets: $25 per person
Oak Cliff | Directions
MOXLEY MANOR
Explore three haunted houses in one location, if you dare! Explore the legendary Moxley Manor, based on the true story of a Dallas family who met their chilling demise. The other attractions are just as scary, and include Regan's Revenge and Big Top Terror aka a haunted circus!
Open: September 27th through October 31st, weekends and some Thursdays plus extended hours Halloween week, times vary
Tickets: $37 per person
Bedford | Directions
REINDEER MANOR HALLOWEEN PARK
One of the longest running haunted houses in Texas, dating back to 1974, Reindeer Manor has 4 different haunted houses! See if you can brave a haunted mortuary, an alien invasion, a radioactive submarine, and a spooky slasher-themed skate park with all the 80s vibes!
Open: Every Friday and Saturday in October, from 8pm to midnight
Tickets: $40 per person
Grand Prairie | Directions
RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
This quirky family attraction is transforming for Halloween into Ripley’s Nights of Frights! Visitors can find their way through a Haunted Mirror Maze, ride a spooky 7D Carnival Ride, and explore into the Wax Museum of Fear. The experience also features live actors ready to scare in the fear museum and the haunted maze!
Open: Every Saturday in October from 7pm to 11pm
Tickets: $29.99 per person
Grand Prairie | Directions
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Screams Park
Spend an entire night exploring five different haunted attractions, including the Bootlegger's Bayou, Time's Up Maze, Terra Mythica Castle, Zombie Wasteland Apocalypse, and a 3-D Klown Encounter. This is truly one of the most interactive haunted houses, with fun activities like stage shows, a Monster Museum, Scary-Oke, tarot readings, axe throwing, paintball, and even five pubs with spooky eats and drinks!
Open: October 4th to November 2nd, Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm to 1am
Tickets: $42 on Fridays, $52 on Saturdays
Waxahachie | Directions
THE PARKER HOUSE
This haunted experience has such a scary origin story that special effects are barely even needed! Walk through the living quarters of murderous Mary Parker, who ran a terrifying 1940’s mortuary. Keep an eye out for ghosts in the chilling cemetery, or attempt to defeat zombies in an exciting apocalypse ride around the property too!
Open: October 4th to November 2nd, weekends and some Thursdays plus extended hours Halloween week, times vary
Tickets: Pricing to be announced
Denton | Directions
THRILLVANIA
This haunted house has a chilling history! Walk through 50 acres of haunted grounds, and check out three unique attractions, including a tour of the haunted Verdun Manor, Cassandra's House of Clowns, and Sam Hain's Trail of Torment.
Open: October 5th through November 2nd, every Friday and Saturday plus some Sundays, times vary
Tickets: Starting at $34.99
Terrell | Directions
ZOMBIE SAFARI
Help save our city from mutant zombies! On this safari, you'll take a haunted hayride that includes a first-person shooter experience to hunt down the zombies you’ll encounter on your adventure. Plus, enjoy food, drinks, face painting, corn hole, giant Jenga, tether ball, and more! If you're into paintball or video games, this is pretty much both combined in real life!
Open: Every Friday and Saturday plus some Sundays in October, from 7pm to 10pm
Tickets: $29.95 per person
Forney | Directions