Spine-tingling, haunting activities to do this Halloween
Graphic by Austin Banzon.
September 21, 2016
Every year, Halloween is a beloved, highly anticipated holiday. Whether it is watching a scary movie, dressing up, carving pumpkins or making it through a haunted house, the options available to keep adrenaline seekers busy are closer than you think.
Here is a list of the best things to do on or around Halloween in the Metroplex:
Cutting Edge is one of the more popular haunted houses that people visit in Dallas, especially teens. Earning two Guinness World Records in 2015 for “World’s Largest Haunted Attraction” and “World’s Largest Walk Through Haunted House”, this is a Halloween spot you will not want to miss. The abandoned meat packing plant turned haunted house is filled with creepy zombies, clowns, chainsaws and strobe lights that will be sure to frighten you.
The 55 minute experience is open Sept. 16-17, 23-24, Oct. 1, 7-9, 13-16, 20-23, 25-31 and Nov. 4-5. General admission tickets are $29.95 per person but group sales are available if you want to go with your friends. You can also purchase tickets online. Cutting Edge is located at 1701 Lancaster Ave. in Fort Worth.
If you are up for something more extreme, head to the Moxley Manor Haunted House, and expect gallons of blood and lots of screaming. This year, the haunted house is adding a second attraction, Pitch Dark Haunted House, that will leave attendees horrified. It is not recommended for children under 10. General admission cost is $23 and it is opened on select days in September and October. Moxley Manor Haunted House is located at 510 Harwood Road in Bedford.
The Dark Hour Haunted House is one of the newer haunted houses in the Metroplex area. The experience starts by first walking through a cemetery in Coven Manor which sets the mood for the theatrical effects and lighting later in the experience. The professional actors who play various characters are what makes the Dark House Haunted House stand from the others in the area. Each month that it is open, the theme of the haunted house changes so visitors who plan on returning can experience a new scare each time. General admission is $28; prices of other packages like fast pass, backstage tour and VIP experience vary. Doors are open from Sept. 23 through Oct. 31. Dark Hour Haunted House is located at 701 Taylor Drive in Plano.
This is not your typical Halloween activity. During the day, the Zombie Safari is a paintball facility, but at night, it is a zombie hunt adventure. The zombie adventure brings you into a completely new world. On this adventure, you are trying to defeat the infected humans who turned into zombies because they caught a virus from the “biohazards” that the government was trying to transport. The cost of a zombie paintball shooter is $24.95. The family friendly experience happens every weekend from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. Zombie Safari is located at 8975 FM 740 South in Forney.
Ouija: Origin of Evil Movie (PG-13)
A prequel to the 2014 movie “Ouija”, “Ouija: Origin of Evil” is the perfect horror film to watch this Halloween. The movie takes place in 1967 in Los Angeles where a widowed mother and her daughters have their own business where they pretend to contact the dead. They do this with the help of a ouija board, a board with numbers and letters that the dead contacts through to people. Consequently, one of the daughters gets taken away by an evil spirit and a mission ensues to save her. The release date is Oct. 21.
Boo! A Madea Halloween Movie (PG-13)
If you are looking for a little humor on Halloween, “Boo! A Madea Halloween” from the movie series “Madea”, marks the spot by combining humor and horror together. Directed and written by Tyler Perry, the movie centers around Madea watching over teens all while combating ghosts and spirits on Halloween. The release date is Oct. 21.
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