It’s almost time for all things Halloween. When getting your hallowed itinerary together – including Houston’s horror pop-ups, scary movie screenings, and pumpkin patches – you can’t forget one of the most time-honored Halloween traditions: the haunted house.
If you really want to get your chills and thrills this season, venture out to the best haunted houses Houston has to offer!
1. 13th Floor Haunted House
Named one of the “Top 5 Most Terrifying Haunted Houses In U.S.A”, 13 Floor might just be the scariest haunted house in Houston.
Now open through the Halloween season, 13th Floor features three uniquely themed experiences: The Abandoned, Crimson Night, and Cemetery of Lost Souls.
Furthermore, 13th Floor Haunted House in Houston is home mini escape room games, a zombie apocalypse gel-shooter game with real zombie actors, as well as a secret, horror-themed bar for visitors seeking a little liquid courage.
📍7075 Farm to Market 1960 Road West Ste 20
📅 Now through November 9
2. Houston Terror Dome Haunted House
A wide array of horror attractions await at Houston Terror Dome Haunted House in Houston.
Open rain or shine, the creepy casa features everything from a paintball shooting gallery, to axe-throwing, zombie dancers and more. Its immersive haunted house experience crawls with an assortment of devilish characters ranging rom butchers to swamp things.
Other attractions at Houston Terror Dome include the pumpkin patch of souls, basketball-brain-like cranium catch games, a selfie saloon, and Halloween store.
📍16030 East Freeway, Channelview
📅 September 20 through November 3
3. Houston Scream Fest
Billed as the largest horror-themed amusement park in Texas – and largest Halloween event in Houston – Houston Scream Fest is a full-scale carnival of souls.
Open Fridays and Saturdays throughout October, the fright festival features a quartet of themed haunted houses, including the Sanitarium, Castle of Doom, Casa De La Llorana, and The Graveyard.
Additionally, Houston Scream Fest features a carnival midway, live concert stage, Nuketown paintball – a replica to size of the Call of Duty Blackops map – nighttime paintball experience, and more. Houston Scream Fest is CASH ONLY, so prepare accordingly.
📍1500 Elton St.
📅 Fridays and Saturdays in October through November 3
4. REDRUM Fear Park
Madness and terror await at REDUM Fear Park in Fort Bend County. In addition to three hair-raising haunted houses, REDRUM also features The Purge Anarchy laser tag experience in which three teams of purge killers battle amongst themselves until there’s one person left.
The haunted house also have other events planned for the season including a costume contest on Halloween night ($200 cash prize) and lights out Blackout Night on Saturday, November 2.
📍1800 E Highway 90 Alt, Richmond 77406
📅 September 28 through November 2
5. The Haunting at Bear Branch Park – Mangled Manor
If you’re looking for a haunted house for kids in Houston, take the little ghouls and goblins to the Haunting at Bear Branch Park. Located behind the Woodlands Recreation Center, “Mangled Manor” is a spooky trail recommended for kids aged 9 and over.
The event will also feature carnival games, treats, and other family-friendly festivities. Tickets start at $5 for child carnival admission and $8 for admission to the Haunted Trail.
📍5310 Research Forest Drive
📅 October 18 through October 31
6. Purgatory Scream Park
One of the top-rated haunted houses in Houston, the 27,000-square-foot Purgatory Scream Park features four distinct, immersive and scary attractions. This year, the haunted houses include a twisted asylum, menacing forest, forsaken carnival, and – for lack of a better description – claustrophobia-inducing experience.
Purgatory Scream Park in Kingwood is CASH ONLY.
📍1965 Northpark Drive, Kingwood 77339
📅 Now until November 2
7. Haunted Drive
This year’s only drive-through Halloween experience in Houston, Haunted Drive is a mile-and-a-half long journey through a terrifying assortment of scenes, characters, and dread.
Haunted Drive also features haunted hayrides as well as an on-foot Michael Myers escape-room experience.
📍235 Chain-O-Lakes Resort, Suite Haunted Drive, Cleveland, TX 77327
📅 October 4 through November 2
8. Terror Isle Adventures
Set upon a pirate island, Terror Isle Adventures allows daring guests to elude vampire hordes, zombie pirates, and voodoo priests on a quest to steal the Pirate King’s treasure.
Terror Isle also features a group escape room wherein parties of 4 to 6 people must locate four key objects and return them to the Pirate King’s block in under 20 minutes – all while eluding blood-thirsty butchers.
📍518 6th St. N., Texas City, TX 77590
📅 October 5 through October 31
9-10. Phobia Haunted Houses
With 10 haunted attractions across two Houston locations – on Beltway 8 and the Kemah Boardwalk – Phobia Haunted Houses are not for the faint of heart. For more killer and no filler, its Beltway 8 location features 8 scary attractions ranging from tech-driven industrial horrorshows, to Clown Mania, and a dark packing plant experience.
📍5250 S Sam Houston Pkwy E. (BW-8)
📍215 Kipp Ave #8 Kemah Boardwalk
📅 September 28 through November 2