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Trick or treat through a covered sidewalk filled with spooky decorations and a couple jump scares. Fun for all ages. 

Now with movie screening, trunk or treat event, and neighborhood yard decoration contest 

Phobia Haunted Trail is a haunted house attraction in Wilmington NC located at 3907 Shipyard Blvd.  The 2017 theme for Phobia Haunted trail is CarnEvil.  CarnEvil is 3 attractions in one.  It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to survive.  Phobia Haunted Trail is a Fall seasonal weekend attraction, check dates and times.  This is a live actor event.  You will experience scenes that some people find frightening and disturbing.  

Phobia Haunted Trail in Wilmington NC has scenes created to tap into your inner most fears.  Our guests will weave their way through the haunted trail and will be greeted by our live actors.  They will not touch you, but they will work to give you nightmares.  As you walk through the trail you will transition though various scenes sure to have you on edge not knowing where the next action will strike.  This year’s attraction will have our guests play in CarnEvil, a circus event created by disgruntled clowns from the Circus’ that have been shut down in recent years.  They are looking to get even.  

Proceed with caution or you just may end up one of the attractions! 

There is again something strange happening in the woods by Cardinal Lanes on Shipyard Blvd.  Drivers in Wilmington, NC have reported seeing clowns walking into the woods.  Uber drivers have reported quite a few strange characters being dropped off by the woods at Cardinal Lanes Bowling Alley as well.  Residents keep hearing what sounds like Carnival music coming from the woods but nothing can be seen.  Many have started to fear that Dr. Luke Von Witz is at it again.  This is starting to sound “very similar” to last year says one unidentified resident.

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Police are definitely on edge as more and more reports of strange activity come in on a daily basis.  They definitely feel like Dr. Luke Von Witz is back to his old tricks.  Detective James Klowny has urged residents to stay out of the woods.  He said “There is definitely something strange going on in the woods.  Until we get to the bottom of it, I urge everyone to stay away.  I have been in those woods during the day and they are creepy to say the least.  I keep thinking I see someone or something out of the corner of my eye but just haven’t been able to track it down”.  He said that he has found some very odd items strewn in the woods, “almost like a carnival was here”. 

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Detective James Klowny said they will get to the bottom of it and if it is in fact Dr. Luke Von Witz, he “wont let him get away again”.  He is also looking into several reports around the country from the various Circus’ that have shut down.  It seems that at their last performances all of the Circus’ have left the same message.  “We’ll see you again real soon, this is not our whits end.  You can’t pin us down for long.  The cardinal will fly again on Halloween.”  Detective James Klowny thinks there is a connection to Dr. Luke Von Witz.

​e is again something strange happening in the woods by Cardinal Lanes on Shipyard Blvd.  Drivers in Wilmington, NC have reported seeing clowns 

The Haunted Patterson Road Bridge

The Civil War was bloody and devastating and claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of US soldiers. With a path that left many deaths in its wake, there are many places that are said to be haunted by the spirits of soldiers who may still be looking for peace. Numerous spots in the US are said to be haunted by the ghosts of the Civil War, including the haunted Patterson Road Bridge in Houston, Texas.

The haunted strip of asphalt in Houston was home to a particularly vicious and bloody battle, and since then many people have reported otherworldly occurrences, particularly on the Langham Creek Bridge on Patterson Road.

History of Patterson Road and The Langham Creek Bridge

There is some dispute as to what happened near the creek and the site of the future Patterson Road bridge. The general consensus agrees that Civil War soldiers engaged in some kind of skirmish or battle on the site.

One story suggests that it was the site of a German settlement that was pro-union. The settlers were ousted and killed by Confederate troops who wanted to rid the land of Yankee influence.

Another tale tells of pitched fighting between two ragtag militias who somehow managed to fend each other off of the land. It wasn’t a strategic battle per se, so the truth around the area is a bit muddy as less was documented.

Is the Patterson Road Bridge Haunted?

The consensus is yes, the Patterson Road Bridge over Langham Creek is haunted. There have been several sightings and stories over the years. People have reported seeing ghostly figures as they make the turn to cross the bridge, seeing visions of a pale man standing by the side of the road. They appear for a brief moment, then vanish as soon as your headlights strike.

Patterson Road Bridge Ghostly Tapping

There have been numerous reports of tapping on cars on this haunted bridge. According to those who have experienced it, the noise happens only at night, and it’s only when you’re on the bridge itself. Some people will park on the bridge and turn their headlights off. The tapping is said to begin and sounds like metal is lightly tapping the car. The sound is unexplained but is definitely not from wind or no other natural phenomenon can explain the sound. Witnesses say the noises come in rapid succession as if the ghosts are trying to notify the passengers.

Dare to test the bridge for ghosts? Be safe. The bridge is trafficked and stopping can be tough especially without lights.

Nightmare City brings together that solid feeling of uncanny reality in a bad dream, along with a classic haunt experience where each room is different, no scare is the same. Just like nightmares, there is a feeling of disconnection and loss of control, you never know what you are walking into!  Our goal is to make haunting you with your witching-hour terrors an experience that will last a lifetime.

The Real Exorcist House in Bel Nor, Missouri

There are some movies that everyone has heard of, and The Exorcist is one of them – a classic horror movie that tells the tale of 12-year-old Regan who is believed to be possessed by the devil. The movie was released in 1973 and quickly became wildly successful, and has since been recognized as one of the best horror movies of all time.

While the movie was based on the 1971 novel by William Blatty, it was a real-life story that was the original inspiration for the chilling tale. Instead of a 12-year-old girl, it was a 14-year-old boy who was believed to have suffered from demonic possession, and 8435 Roanoke Dr. was his home during the peak of his bizarre activity.

The Exorcism of Roland Doe

Roland Doe, the pseudonym given to the young boy at the center of this tale, was born in 1935 to German Lutheran parents in Maryland. An only child, Roland spent time with his Aunt Harriet, a spiritualist, who he was very close to. It was she who introduced him to a Ouija board, and he would play with it from time to time, either with his Aunt or by himself.

It was around the late 1940s when Roland was 14 that some unexplained activity began to take place in their home – dripping, rapping and scratching sounds, the source of which couldn’t be located, and a picture of Christ that was said to be shaking for no apparent reason. It was 11 days after this strange activity had started that Roland’s Aunt Harriet passed away, that poltergeist activity began to be experienced in the home. It is said that in an attempt to contact his Aunt, Roland took to the Ouija board once more, and it was through this attempt at contact that he became possessed by a demonic spirit.

It was then that the inexplicable activity began to escalate, with furniture moving seemingly by itself, objects levitating, and more frighteningly, scratches appearing on Roland’s body and bizarre activity following him wherever he went.

The family first turned to medical and psychiatric doctors, who could find no explanation for his changed behavior. Now frightened and confused, the family contacted their Lutheran priest for guidance. The clergyman, Rev. Luther Miles Schulze, had Roland spend the night with him for monitoring, and what he witnessed led him to conclude that evil forces were at play: unexplained sounds of vibrating and scratching, and an armchair in which Robbie was sitting tilting and tipping over with no human intervention, furniture moving by itself. This is when the exorcisms began, both Lutheran and later Catholic.

It was during an exorcism by a Catholic priest that Roland slipped free of his restraint, broke a bedspring from underneath the mattress and used it to attack the priest, halting the exorcism and leaving the priest needing stitches. It was around this time that the family decided to move to St. Louis to seek further help, and where 8435 Roanoke Dr. became their new home.

Through a cousin, the family obtained help from two priests – a college professor and an associate of College Church. They visited the home on Roanoke Dr. and witnessed the terrifying activity taking place in the home and to Roland himself. Reports say they heard Roland speaking in a voice not his own: deep and guttural, objects flying around the room and shaking furniture.

Permission was obtained from the archbishop to perform another exorcism. Another priest was asked to assist, and he stated that marks inexplicably appeared on the boy’s body, along with words such as ‘evil’ and ‘hell’ – he also had his nose broken by Roland during the violent exorcism.

Is The Exorcist House Haunted?

It is said that following this final exorcism, Roland went on to live an unremarkable life, but it is clear that the walls of Roanoke Dr. would have some disturbing tales to tell from this part of Roland’s life.

The house itself still stands, and can be found in a suburb of St. Louis called Bel Nor. A two-level brick house, it’s privately owned so it’s not possible to visit inside, but you can take a casual stroll down the residential cul-de-sac and observe the home where this spooky paranormal activity took place.

Hell on Earth: History of the Haunted Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary was built in 1829 and operated until 1971 when the prison was closed. At the time Eastern Penn was built, it was the biggest and most expensive publicly funded structure ever built. The historic prison set a new standard for architecture and design and was used as a model for 300 other prisons around the globe. This building is considered the world’s first true penitentiary, designed for reform rather than punishment by incarcerating each prisoner to their own solitary confinement cell. Solitary confinement was supposed to help the prisoners repent and find salvation when in reality it drove many of the prisoners crazy earning it the title “Hell on Earth.”

Is Eastern State Penitentiary Haunted?

There were reports of cruel and violent things that happened within the prison. Many people believe these sinister events have stained the prison with paranormal imprints of pain and suffering. The history, as well as several reports of paranormal activity from guards, prisoners, and visitors, suggest that Eastern State Penitentiary is truly haunted.

Despite the prison’s stance on reform, the inmates suffered greatly during their stay. The guards of the prison used several means of torture to punish the inmates including:

• Drowning them with ice cold water and then hanging them out to dry overnight, in the middle of blistering cold winter nights
• They had a chair titled “The Mad Chair” where they would strap prisoners to for days at a time with no food or water suffering in their own human waste.
• The Iron Gag, which prisoners would be forced to wear if they spoke out of line. The gag would be pinched to their tongue and locked to their arms and wrists as they were bound behind their backs. If they tried to move or remove the iron gag, the would gash their tongue. Several prisoners bled to death from trying to tear out the gag.
• “The Hole” is where prison guards would lock unruly prisoners. Inmates were locked in an underground cell for days or weeks at a time with little to eat or drink, sitting in the dark with no light or air circulation.

Who haunts Eastern State Penitentiary?

Eastern State Penitentiary once hosted some of the most infamous criminals in United States history including notorious gangster Al Capone and famed bank robber, Willie Sutton. Willie Sutton escaped through a tunnel in 1945 only to be recaptured the next day.

The cackling of prisoners and murmuring voices are heard in cell block 4, 6, and 12.

In cell block 6, visitors have noted strange shadows sliding quickly across the walls. In cell block 4, visitors of the penitentiary have said that they have seen faces in and around the cells. Then there is cell block 12, where visitors have reported blood-curdling laughs and voices whispering in the dark.

Cell block 4 visitors have said that they’ve seen faces in and around the cells. Then there is cell block 12, where visitors have reported blood-curdling laughs and voices whispering in the dark.

Cell block 12 is where visitors have reported blood-curdling laughs and voices whispering in the dark.

Ghosts attack prison Locksmith

A former locksmith of the prison had a wildly supernatural encounter in cell block 4. He was trying to remove a 140-year-old lock from a cell block door when all of the sudden he was overcome with a force and was instantly unable to move. He reported having an out of body experience, and suddenly he could feel years of negative energy and forces being released from the cell. He reported seeing hundreds of pained faces all over the walls of the cell, swirling around like a horrific cyclone. One particular ghost was calling out specifically to the locksmith himself. He still shudders in fear when he talks about that experience to this day.

Some believe that this incident was the event that unleashed hundreds of souls that were formerly trapped behind the bars of that cell block. That this was one of the major paranormal experiences that lead this prison to become overtly haunted.

Al Capone’s Haunted Stay at ESP Prison

Al Capone reported that during his imprisonment, he was haunted by James (“Jimmy”) Clark, whom he killed in the Valentine’s Day Massacre. Capone’s fame allowed him many graces within the prison. His room was elegantly decorated with a radio, wall art, fine furniture, and even a bed with a mattress. However, his stay was far from comfortable. At night, Capone’s terrified screams would be heard throughout the prison. He would weep and wail for “Jimmy” to leave him alone. Apparently, Jimmy was Capone’s personal ghost, as his torment continued when he was moved to Atlanta US Penitentiary and eventually Alcatraz.

On a separate note, Al Capone’s ghost has been said to frequent the 4th floor of the haunted Arlington Hotel.

Eastern State’s Paranormal Activity

Eastern State Penitentiary has been featured on several paranormal shows including Ghost Adventures and Ghost Hunters as well as several other paranormal groups such as The Paranormal Warehouse.  You can watch their review of this haunted place by clicking here.

Haunted House at Eastern State Penitentiary

On top of all of the paranormal, ESP also hosts one of the nations largest haunted houses every Halloween. Terror Behind the Walls has been featured on the TODAY Show and in Forbes magazine as one of the premier haunted attractions in the Philadelphia area. On top of that, it’s haunted!

Award Nominated (Dead with Dave Show) Garage Haunt, Featuring the Universal Monsters!!! Celebrating 5 Years with our Garage Walk Thru, very Kid Friendly, no gore, FREE Admission, although we do take Donations for the German Shorthair Rescue. Free Popcorn on Halloween Night.

The Haunted Oman House and the ghosts of the Manson Family murders

In the summer of August 1969, popular actress Sharon Tate and three of her closest and most personal friends were brutally murdered in a senseless killing from the notorious Manson Family.  The home eventually changed hands with different owners and infamous renters over the years before being totally demolished and rebuilt with a completely new address change in 1994.  But just a mere one hundred and fifty feet away lies another house on the neighboring property that experiences a vast amount of paranormal activity to this day, The Oman House.

In 1999, businessman David Oman and his father bought property on Cielo Drive and with a methodical construction plan, the home was finished in 2002. But the earliest signs of paranormal activity began during the actual construction phase of the project itself. Upon completion of the top floor, a construction worker spoke of being physically touched and having the feeling of an extremely cold and heavy object being placed on the back of his neck. Other reports included that of white colored spirits floating down the halls and around the site in the woods.

Is the Oman House Haunted?

The owner originally took the reports with a fair amount of skepticism, but it wasn’t until 2004 when he had officially moved in and had an experience of his own. Oman awoke in the middle of the night to a full-bodied apparition right there in his bedroom. The apparition did not speak but made a sort of pointing and gesturing motion towards the Tate house next door, then suddenly vanished. Now believing in the paranormal, Oman began looking into the Tate murders and discovered at his own research that the apparition who had appeared to him in the middle of the night was that of Jay Sebring, one of the murder victims in the Tate house.

To dig even further into who and what is haunting the home, Oman reached out to a local and world renown paranormal investigator, Dr. Barry Taff. Holding a doctorate in psychophysiology and research critiques in the biomedical engineering field at UCLA, Dr. Taff approaches his cases with an extreme degree of scientific analysis. At over four thousand documented research cases to his name, Dr. Taff brought all he had in to investigate the now haunted, Oman House. One of the most relied on devices by Dr. Taff is an EMF (electromagnetic field) reader. This measures any energy that is vicariously imported into a person or theorized paranormal sight. It helps to discover at the most basic if any paranormal activity has its genesis in the supernatural or is caused by a very scientific explanation.

Shortly after arriving and measuring all around the Oman House, Dr. Taff was quoted at saying the EMF readings in the home were so high that he considers the site, “the Mount Everest of EMF readings”. Investigating down into the basement, the EMF readings became so high that Dr. Taff actually became physically ill and passed out. Not to be outdone, upon investigating the home again in 2006, Dr. Taff passed out under the same circumstances despite having a clean bill of health. While the readings were routinely scoring off the charts for Dr. Taff, no concrete point of origin for them could ever be explained after his short recovery from the basement experience in the house. Another time, a local KCOP news crew came to do a story on the activity in the house, but could not get their broadcast feeds operating due to a mysterious EMF source that blocked out any incoming or outgoing television transmission feeds.

Ever more involved in the paranormal and looking for more answers, Oman has reached out to such noted psychic mediums as Chris Medina and James Van Prague. Medina, upon first arriving at the home and stepping foot on the property’s ground, immediately became nauseous and was subject to an intensely overwhelming psychic energy experience. Van Prague ultimately walked away from the home concluding that the likely ghosts of Sharon Tate and her friends will not stop their haunting the home until their real-life murderers have all died.

Visit the Oman House

Oman has opened his home to untold numbers of paranormal investigator groups and researchers, always encouraging those to visit who may be able to find what is causing all the activity. Zak Bagans, in particular, chronicled a very intense episode during the filming of his popular television show, Ghost Adventures. Still, Oman allows overnight stays in the home to the paranormally curious, as reports of EVPs, orbs, and objects moving around the home make it ever the popular ghost hunting destination. Whether it’s a day trip excursion or a VIP overnight package that you are looking for, the home is incredibly accessible to anyone who is curious about the paranormal activity.

If you are interested in renting the Oman House out for a private event or investigation contact [email protected].

Arcana Haunted Experience presents the Mortuary

Simon was once the friendly neighborhood undertaker, until death after death plagued upon him.  Lost in his own madness, Simon secretly performed autopsies and experiments to resurrect the dearly departed.  Unsuccessful in his efforts, his procedures have created heinous mutations which live within the walls of his mortuary.  Should you choose to enter into Simon’s world, you will be forced to play his games in order to exit… alive.

Spirits Over Stoner Haunted Corn Maze is a haunted attraction coming to you every Friday and Saturday this October from Paris, Ky! We offer a unique haunted trail experience that combines the traditional elements of the Autumn harvest season with the horrifying haunted house terror that you crave! Come out every Friday and Saturday this October at sundown and experience the thrills of Spirits Over Stoner for yourself. Our ghosts, ghouls, scarecrows and chainsaw-wielding maniacs can’t wait to meet you..

Into the Black. Breakout haunted house in Pomona, California is Closed as of 2019

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Follow in the footsteps of the paranormal team once they are inside the Black house where demons lurk within. OH and by the way, you walk through alone. YES…we said ALONE!

Into the Black Haunted House Documentary

Watch the full film here.

Into the Black is at the Pomona Fairplex

Open on: October 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
From 2pm until Midnight

*Children under the age of 13 are not recommended.
*Due to our maze changing in width and size throughout the Haunt Experience, we are unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Dark Hour Haunted House: A Fright-Filled Adventure in Plano, Texas

Come one, come all to the spookiest spectacle Texas has to offer: the Dark Hour Haunted House! This isn’t your typical neighborhood scare-fest — it’s a bone-chilling journey where your nightmares come to life. Experience the thrill of the Dark Hour’s numerous horrifying attractions. Navigate your way through the Coven Manor, a terrifying mansion that houses a wicked witches’ coven. Take a spine-tingling stroll through the Graveyard of the Doomed, where the undead lurk around every tombstone. And don’t forget the Torment Factory, a maze of terror sure to send shivers down your spine.

Opening Night is September 19th, 2025

Enter if you dare, but beware: once the clock strikes the Dark Hour, there’s no telling what horrors await.

NEW in 2025 – The Cryptid Museum

Dare to stand face-to-face with the monsters that haunt America’s folklore. This isn’t just a museum; it’s a chilling expedition where myth meets reality, and every shadow holds a secret.

WARNING: THIS EVENT MAY BE TOO INTENSE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10.

On a bluff overlooking the Illinois River Valley, past the old institution gates, beyond the other abandoned asylum buildings, deep into the haunted grounds, stands the infirmary of this once-enormous compound.  A maniacal group of demonic entities have overtaken this abandoned asylum to summon the Gateway of Doom. The red-brick infirmary is overwhelmed with a s supernatural collection of demons and Dark Souls that lurk in every corner, waiting for their next victims.  Feel brave enough to seek out intense and overwhelming fear?  Come see what’s waiting for you in the Darkness of the INFIRMARY!! 

Haunted Hayride:

Prepaid reservations required for this event: $25 per person

Space is limited! Purchase from the website www.fortcross.com or Call (951) 847-1904 to reserve your spot today!

Evening festivities begin at 6:00 pm and conclude with the hayride * Refreshments and snacks will also be provided

Activities will include:

* Haunted Hayride * Pumpkin Seed Spitting Contest * Apple Bobbing Contest * Jug Band Lessons * Apple Cider Pressing and Tasting * Harvest Hoedown with Jug Band 

Fall Festival:

Every weekend starting September 16 – October 29, 2017

* Special falconry demonstration October 14 from 2:00-3:30 *

Come enjoy a fun day at Fort Cross during Julian’s famous apple season!
This special seasonal event includes fun for both kids and adults alike!
Feel free to bring a blanket and lunch, while relaxing under the autumn blue sky overlooking Volcan mountain in the distance.

Admission is free! (Includes entry into the Pumpkin Patch​)

Fall Festival Activity Package:
$20 per person or $5 for each activity (over $40 value!)
Hayride 
Hoedown
Jug Band Participation
Cider Pressing
Petting Zoo
Candle Dipping*
Pumpkin Painting*
Gardening & Seed Planting*
* = this activity includes items to keep!
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High Adventure Package:
$15 per person
Archery
Tomahawk Throw
Slingshot Range (20 paintballs included)
or 
$5 each for Tomahawk Throw & Slingshot Range
$10 for Archery
or
Add onto Fall Festival Package for only $12

​Additional Activities:
$10 – $25
Fairy Garden Making
Dinosaur Garden Making
Halloween Harvest Garden Making

20% Military Discount (with proof: ID, DD214, VA card, veteran’s card, etc.) on the Fall Festival and High Adventure Activity Packages
10% Discount on Activity Packages for groups of 5 or more
Ask about overnight camping as well! 

Dwelling of Despair. South East Wisconsin’s Premier Haunted House

33 terrifying years of haunts and horror will be found at the Dwelling Of Despair & Forest Of Fear. A lot has been changed for the 2017 season inside and out.

We don’t know if you’ll even make it inside alive…

Terror will overcome you as you attempt to make your way through our Forest Of Fear.

If you’re lucky enough to survive, you can tempt fate in the Dwelling Of Despair. Every room is uniquely created to haunt your very existence and chill you to the bone.

Can you survive our experience?

Welcome to your nightmare!

Don’t Fear The Darkness, Fear The Shadows.
Leave if you can to South Eastern Wisconsin’s Premier Haunted Attraction.