Haunted Houses in California for Halloween 2024

All Saints Lunatic Asylum - Apple Valley, CA
All Saints opens every Friday and Saturday nights starting in early October.  Check their web page for additional dates.  Don’t miss Southern California’s innovative and terrifying haunted attraction experience!! Our 6,000 sq ft haunt is built and acted in by over 60 volunteers, just for the sole purpose of providing a high quality Halloween experience. All proceeds go to improving the haunt the following year unless it is a fundraiser night in which case signs will be posted.  ASLA is a haunted attraction designed for entertainment purposes. Content is fictional.

Blind Scream - Santa Rosa, CA
Opens starting October 1st for scary fun.  Blind Scream operates at the Santa Rosa Plaza. It runs starting at 7:00 pm and closes at 11:00 pm on Friday and Saturday. This years attractions include walk through outdoor mazes Blackout, and the all new attractions Uncle Chuckle’s 3D Mad House, plus the new haunted house Slaughter Shack.  Check web page for additional dates.  It runs about 12 dates in October.

Caitlin Manor Haunted House - San Bernadino, CA
Caitlin Manor opens in early October 2022 for their 10th and final year. Lots of scary clowns and weird dolls in this place.  Expect to have nightmares.  Open Friday and Saturday nights in October.  Admission is a fundraiser.

Cemetarium - Citrus Heights, CA
Cemetarium operates the 20,000 square foot haunt that opens in late October. They operate a limited 2 to 5 dates in October. Psycho Circus is their 2nd attraction.  Check their web page for details on which event is happening on the night you want to go.  It has over 100 volunteers working each night. Doors open at 7 pm.

Corbett’s House of Horror - Roseville, CA
Sorry folks but it appears House of Horror has closed.

Creep Los Angeles - , CA
Creep is located at 2316 N. San Fernando Rd. in Los Angeles. It takes about 60 minutes to go through this multi-sensory experience of fright. You go through the attraction in groups of 8 to explore the hidden scenes, intimate encounters and moments of fright. Expect to be scared.  Opens late September and runs Thursday through Sunday nights in October.  CREEP IS A FULLY IMMERSIVE, MULTI-SENSORY, WALKTHROUGH EXPERIENCE. GUESTS ARE GUIDED BY A CAST OF CHARACTERS INTO A REALM OF FRIGHTFUL SITUATIONS AND ONE-ON-ONE ENCOUNTERS, ALL DRIPPING WITH STYLE AND DREAD.

Dead Time Dreams - Santa Clara County, CA
Open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday beginning in early October.  Tickets are available for Dead Time Dreams. It features the twisted maze Meat Factory and the zombie apocalypse haunt The Church. There is also a midway of terror wait area with freaks, creatures and shows each night. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Doors close 11:00 pm weekdays and 12:00 am weekends. They have free parking.  Also open some added dates Halloween week. No longer do you stand waiting in line, now you have a whole Midway of Terror to entertain you even before entering the two attractions. This year, the experience will be a whole detailed pre-show that gets the mood or was it blood flowing, even before you go facing the dark passageways of horrors. See the Freaks and Creatures that have never been seen before, special nightly shows that are different happenings each night, The Midway of Terror is a dark and intense experience which is better than most haunted attractions you will have ever experienced before!

Desoto Asylum - Needles, CA

Desoto Asylum is a FREE intense walk-through haunted house experience like nothing else in the tri-state area!

Check our Facebook page for other special events.

At Desoto Asylum we strive to find new ways to scare our guests and to make our haunted house a believable and enjoyable experience for everyone. We’re a family-run home haunted house that has been in operation since 2008. We change the layout and design every year.

Diablo Escapes - Walnut Creek, CA
This escape room in Walnut Creek has 2 virtual reality haunted experiences as part of their year around entertainment. Both are suitable for most guests 10 and up. The house may be virtual, but the fear is very real! Hospital of Horror is a frightfully creepy VR experience that allows you and your friends to explore an abandoned hospital. Not for the timid! Allow 20 minutes for this fun experience. Manor of Escape is a full, 45-minute VR Escape Room. Do you dare enter the mad scientist’s mansion? He has opened a portal to an alternate dimension—releasing dangerous monsters—and your group must stop him! A free-roaming eerie escape room for 2-6 people.

Fear Overload - San Leandro, CA
The fun begins in late September.  The three haunts at Fear Overload are Night Terrors and The Tooth Collector, plus Live Horror Entertainment.  A high shock attraction with horrifying scenes about San Francisco’s grisliest serial killer. You Psychotic takes you into a labyrinth experience through the paranormal. Are you next? Costumes can be worn but leave the face paint and mask at home. Doors are open at 7:00 pm until 12:00 am on most Friday and Saturday nights or 10:00 pm on other nights. Caution this is a very scary haunt with some of these for very mature audiences only. They are open nearly every day in October.  Runs most nights from late September through early November.  Check their web page for schedule.

Field of Screams Haunted Stadium - Lake Elsinore, CA
Field of Screams has decided to remain closed for the 2022 season.

Fox Hollow - Sunnyvale, CA
Opens late October.  Over the years they have grown bit by bit and they expanded from one yard to two, creating a path that winds through two yards with many experiences including the original cemetery (evolved), pirate grotto, swamp, haunted forest, mad science lab and spider lair. Every year some things change and some stay the same. The haunt has gotten bigger, smaller and then bigger again. It is always an adventure to create this haunt along with our friends who volunteer to build and act in the haunt. We invite you to come enjoy our haunt with us!

Great America’s Halloween Haunt - Santa Clara, CA
The amusement park Great America operates a Halloween haunt called Tricks and Treats on Friday, Saturday, and most Sunday nights. The haunt runs starting select dates beginning September 23rd from 7 pm to midnight. The regular park is open Saturday and Sunday in October from 10 am to 5:30 pm. There are several days and nights that are family friendly including Snoopy’s Trick or Treating. Check website advance ticket prices. There are separate lands for kids Halloween and more adult scares.

Halloween at Hobb’s Grove - Sanger, CA
Hobb’s Grove opens in late September and runs every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  They feature a haunted house, forest, and hayride.  The classic fantastic HAYRIDE, the eerie trek through the Haunted FOREST and the trip through time in this year’s Hobb HOUSE are as fun and frightful as ever.  The Midway at Hobb’s Grove has an old-time feel and features warming fire pits, peddlers and entertainment. It’s a somewhat “safe” place to hang out for those who wish to be frightened no more and it’s simply the best people watching anywhere. There’s music, including our own Malice Cooper, and characters milling about making sure you feel welcome and you must come in and check out The Curiosity Shoppe.

Halloween Horror at Boomers - San Diego, CA
Boomers park is open August, September, and October 2022 generally Wednesday through Sunday with some dates until 10 PM. They do not appear to have separate Halloween or Haunt attractions this year. Yet they are an amazing place for entertainment fun.

Halloween Horror at Boomers - Modesto, CA
Boomers park is open August, September, and October 2022 generally Wednesday through Sunday with some dates until 10 PM. They do not appear to have separate Halloween or Haunt attractions this year. Yet they are an amazing place for entertainment fun.

Halloween Horror at SpeedZone - City of Industry, CA
Note that SpeedZone as a Boomers park has reopened. However they have not announced separate Halloween activities. They remain a very fun place for family fun.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood - Universal City, CA
Halloween Horror Nights runs at Universal Studios on select dates in September and October.  Normally open Thursday through Sunday nights.  Explore some of the haunted houses and Halloween attractions in the theme park. Don’t miss attractions Walking Dead, Evil Dead, Insidious, Black Sabbath, El Cucuy, or Universal Monsters. Have fun exploring the 7 terrifying mazes, the terror tram, scare zones, and the new Jabbawockeez Show. Daytime park admission is separate. Night time hours are generally 7:00 pm until 2:00 am.  Halloween Horror Nights has more than 758000 Facebook likes.

Halloween Time at Disneyland - Anaheim, CA
Halloween returns to Disneyland parks beginning September 2nd, 2022. You get all the Disneyland rides both day and night except for the nights that are reserved for Mickey’s Halloween Party. You get all the family fun and characters throughout the park plus special events in various attractions and lands. Both are lots of fun for the kids and adults alike.  Mickey’s Halloween Party is a separate event in the park and runs select nights.  It features separate shows, autograph signings, rides and more with Disney’s scary characters from hit Disney movies.

Haunted Trail at Balboa Park - San Diego, CA
The Haunted Trail is back for 2022 running every Thursday through Sunday nights beginning September 23rd. The Haunted Trail is a stroll through the park you will never forget. Enter the mile long Trail through the twisted grove of pines and gnarled oaks of San Diego’s world-famous Balboa Park! This year, you can get up close and personal with horror icons like Pennywise, Leatherface, Freddy, and Michael Myers.

Hawes Haunts - Anderson, CA
Hawes Haunts opens on Friday and Saturday nights starting in early October.  It takes place at historic Hawes Farms which is famous for varioius weekend events including a great corn maze and pumpkin patch.  The daytime maze starts late September and runs through October.  Hawes Haunts has zombies, zombie paintball, haunted trail, maze and lots more fun things to do.

Heartstoppers Haunted House - Rancho Cordova, CA
Heartstoppers Haunted House is back once again for October 2023! Sacramento county’s largest and longest-running haunted house brings you 4 Haunts, sprawling over 3 stories of terror, all telling 1 storyline! General Admission and Fancy Pants Tickets available. This event has sold out the last 3 years, so get your tickets early to secure your fright times! 2021 video

Huge Haunted Maze at Holy Cross Lutheran Church - Cypress, CA
Holy Cross Lutheran Church does not appear to be operating their charity haunt this year.

Knott’s Scary Farm - Buena Park, CA
Knott’s Scary Farm is open select nights in September and October beginning September 22nd.  Now part of Cedar Fair this Halloween event continues its forty year history of quality family entertainment. The Scary Farm in the month of October generates so much activity it is responsible for nearly half the annual revenue for the whole park. The theme is “Where Nightmares Never End” and once you are inside the park the mazes, shows, rides, actors, and haunts really bring the scares to you. It features 11 mazes and two Halloween shows and thirteen thrill rides. It is one of the largest Halloween events in the country.  Generally open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October plus some added dates.

Lemos Farm - Half Moon Bay, CA
During September and October our farm turns into Halloween Palooza covered in hay, spooky cutouts, and pumpkins with our most popular Halloween attractions, the Haunted House and Ghost Train! With two different versions of the Haunted House, (non-scary and scary) it’s fun for everyone! But you’ve been warned, the second version will scare the YELL out of ya!  Lemos Farm has lots to offer with pumpkins, haunted house, ghost train, Christmas tree, fall family fun, laser tag, and so much more.

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride - Los Angeles, CA
The Hayride returns for 2022 at their new location at 4730 Chrystal Springs Driver. Parking and Shuttle service is available from the LA Zoo parking lot. They expect record crowds this year.  This is one of the best hayrides, haunted houses, and maze you will find in California. In Between Dark Maze, House of the Horseman, Seven Sins, and Purgatory are discounted. Caution you can get wet on the Hayride. There are online discounts available on certain special nights.  Los Angeles Haunted Hayride has over 43000 Facebook likes. The haunt opens Friday, Saturday nights. Tickets for the Hayride vary by date.

Maniac Mansion - Covina, CA
A really well done annual home haunt that returns Halloween week.  They feature an outdoor carnival and their haunted maze.  It is a free to the public event.

Mistress Yvonne’s Annual Haunted House - Riverside, CA
Mistress Yvonne’s is open the last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights in October plus Halloween night.  This years home haunt features a Zombie Walk, nun’s quarters, The Morgue, Vampire Bar, Death Diner, Freddi’s Playground and lots more.

Nightmare on Main Street - Pasa Robles, CA
Nightmare is open Friday and Saturday nights in October.  They have an all new location at 828 14th Street, Pasa Robles. Nightmare on Main Street, the Central Coast’s local haunted house, is back again for its 10th year! Features include haunting clowns, Michael Myers and the Vortex of Doom! Nightmare on Main Street is a non-profit 501 (C) 3 created to give back to our local community.

Pastorino Farms - Half Moon Bay, CA
Pastorino’s offers a retail nursery year round for plants, cut flowers, and gifts. In addition, Pastorino’s offers a friendly environment for birthday parties and corporate events among our fresh flower fields and plant greenhouses.  During the month of October, Pastorino’s offers a seasonal pumpkin farm. Our pumpkin farm offers beautiful gifts, food, children’s activities, (hay rides, train rides, ponies, pet and feed farm animals, giant slides and jumpers). In addition, on the weekends we also offer a haunted house and face painting. And of course a field of pumpkins to choose from.

Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch - Oakland, CA
Piedmont Avenue has both a scary haunted house and a non scary attraction.  This farm has lots of entertainment options.  They have lots of pumpkins and Halloween fun.  They run every day in September and October.  Enter their haunted house through the hallway with moving portraits on the wall. A cold shudder trickles down your spine. Glancing around nervously, a monstrous voice seemingly penetrates your very being. Through the darkness you believe you see eerie shadows on the walls. As you walk forward, you can’t help but feel that someone is following you. Wait… is that coffin lid rising?? You move along, then , you turn the corner and see a crib. What is happening? The voice in your head says ‘Turn Back!’ Yet, you push on.

Pirates of Emerson - Pleasanton, CA
The season begins in late September.  The attractions are walk through. Located at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pirates of Emerson is a full entertainment complex. It has run for 32 years and now features 5 haunt attractions.  Included is live music, dancing, and entry into Pirates of Emerson, Laboragory, Holiday Horror, The Hackshack, and Dark Gauntlet. The times are 7:05 pm to 11 pm most nights.  Open most Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights in October plus some added dates.  Check web page for details.

Pumpkin Maze Dellosso Family Farm - Lathrop, CA
Pumpkin Maze returns in 2022. They are open every day in October. Tickets start at $18.95 during the week.  They feature a Haunted Castle but they have several corn mazes, zip lines, pumpkin maze, hay rides, and farm fun during the day.

Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor - Long Beach, CA
Dark Harbor appears to be temporarily closed as are all the Queen Mary’s event for this fall.

Raisin Hell Ranch Haunted Corn Maze - Madera, CA
Raisin Hell Ranch is open starting in early October plus added dates. They have three really scary corn mazes.  Step right up step right up here at Raisin Hell Ranch we have collected the most unusual and unique….just don’t get too close our creatures are a little wild. Keep your hands to yourself, less you feel like feeding our Freaks. Welcome to Chaos here at Raisin Hell Ranch! We have not yet seen updated tickets and dates for 2022.

Ranch of Horror - Turlock, CA
Ranch of Horror has lots of scary attractions.  Generally open every weekend in Ocotber. Begin with the free hay maze.  The haunted house is House of Dystropia.  Their zombie outbreak is Rancher’s Revenge.  They have a Ghost Busting House on the midway and an escape room called Jail Break.  A popular event is Zombie Shooter.  Also try their premium Paintball Zombie Escape.  Get these and more at the Turlock FEARgrounds.

Rebel Yell - San Jose, CA
Rebel Yell is open beginning October 22nd.  Check Facebook page for schedule.  In 1957, when Doctor Von Braun purchased the abandoned Rebel Hill Funeral Home and moved there with his wife and two children, no one could have guessed the depths of his evil genius. His family is long gone now, but his research continues. As you walk through the rooms of this old house on your way to the Doctor’s lab, expect to see ghosts, corpses, skeletons, zombies, and a bit of blood. And prepare yourself for a uniquely chilling experience. They have a new laser attraction for 2022.

Reign of Terror - Thousand Oaks, CA
This season begins in late September.  Reign of Terror has run for 23 years. Tickets for this 23,000 square foot haunt start at $30. It is open Friday and Saturday nights plus additional nights closer to Halloween.  Some of the ten attractions updated for 2022 are Haunted House, The Asylum, Blood Manor, and Miner’s Revenge. It has over 105 bone chilling rooms. Find it at Janss Marketplace above Gold’s Gym.

Rotten Apple - Burbank, CA
The Rotten Apple returns in late October.  It runs the last 2 Friday and Saturday nights in October plus Halloween night.  Presents Kilpetto’s Toy Shop from 7PM to 10PM on 5 nights in October. They have free admission but donations are requested to support their charity.

Savage House - San Diego, CA
Sorry folks but Savage House appears to have closed.

Scream Zone - Del Mar, CA
The fun starts October 6th.  Now over 20 years old; the Scream Zone features three bloodcurdling attractions named the Haunted Hayride, The House of Horror, and KarnEvil. These attractions are open. The park has concession stand with food, gifts, and beer. Tickets start cheap for one attraction and go up to 3 attractions plus a number of combo ticket options. Buy online and save some money. The times are 7 pm to midnight on Friday and Saturday or 11:00 pm other nights. They are open most nights in October for terror.  Check their web page for a schedule.

Sinister Pointe Scary Place - Laguna, CA
Sinister Pointe operates a scary Airbnb. Check out their facebook page for information on how to book this fun and scary hotel type stay.

Slipknot’s Ultimate Terror Scream Park - Sacramento, CA
The attraction opens in late September.  Named one of the best in the nation, this Scream Park is produced by the twisted minds of the international metal band Slipknot. Three outrageous haunted attraction plus live horror entertainment. Attractions are The Bride, Screech Ward, and Morbid Manor. Parking is free. General Admission is $23 to $33 depending on the date. Yes be afraid, you should be very afraid.  Open most nights in October through early November.

The 17th Door - Tustin, CA
The 17th Door is open around 25 nights this Halloween season. The theme is based on a story of psychotic rage, prison, and madness.  Open Friday and Saturday nights starting in late September.  Open most nights in October.  Regular tickets prices range depending on the night. Check their website for additional information. They have added a 50 minute field trip this year.

The Haunt at Hellizondo - Simi Valley, CA
Amazing home haunt returns in late October.  Despite previous postings to the contrary, the haunt will be open as it always is on October 29th, 30th and 31st from 6:30pm until 10pm.

The Haunt in Atascadero - Atascadero, CA
The Haunt is open on Friday and Saturday nights in October plus some added Sunday nights. It is the longest running and most popular haunted house in San Luis Obispo County. The Haunt originated as a young man’s garage dream and grew into its current location in Atascadero. The doors have been open since 2014, serving over four thousand people annually.

The Haunted Hotel - San Diego, CA
The Haunted Hotel opens September 30th and runs every Wednesday through Sunday nights in October. Check web page or Facebook for updated information.  San Diego’s longest running haunted house. Escape the tortuous Dissectors, hop aboard the Clown Subway or enjoy creepy doll island. Tickets are cash or online at The Haunted Hotel.

Urban Death Tour of Terror - N Hollywood, CA
Back again with Urban Death this fall.  A haunted theater attraction from Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group. Presented Friday and Saturday evenings during October including shows on Halloween (10/31). Fresh off their Edinburgh Festival Fringe tour, visitors are guided through a terrifying “Urban Death” maze of horrors, monstrosities, spirits and more!  Note they run various underground theater presentations throughout the year.  Especially good kids theater during the summer.

Winchester Mystery House Fright Nights - San Jose, CA
The Unhinged begins for 13 nights starting September 30th.  An all new presentation features Unhinged Nightshades as a maze through this ancient house.  Roam the halls and take the tour.  Get your tickets early as they are likely to sell out.  Note Winchester Mystery House runs a number of scary mystery dinners throughout the year.  Unhinged and Fright Nights are just their Halloween presentations.  Check out this haunt for year around entertainment.

Zombie Invasion - Perris, CA
Zombie Invasion runs the last weekend on Saturday and Sunday in October. Zombie Invasion is a live action Zombie Hunt. Players ride through zombie infested paintball fields and hunt real walking zombies.  Zombies cannot and will not shoot back. This fun thrilling event is perfect for players of all ages.  Tickets are only $15 for a ride through the fields with a mounted paintball marker and 100 paintballs.  Note they have paintball for private groups during the week and for the public on Saturday and Sunday.