For some frightening fun this Halloween, hit up these 10 haunted houses in Nevada, each ranked by its fear factor (lowest to highest).
Halloween season is unlike any other time of year.
We let our kids ask strangers for candy, turn a blind eye to the skull on our neighbors’ lawn, and pay good money to stand in line for our turn to be scared by zombies and monsters.
It’s definitely a fright-friendly month in Northern and Southern Nevada, where haunted houses are popping up like pimples on a teenager. While some of the Silver State’s haunted houses promise family-friendly frights, others are more terrifying. Nevada is even home to the original R-rated haunted house.
If you’re hoping to hit up a haunted house before the spooky season ends, read on. Here are 10 haunted houses in Sparks, Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City ranked by their fear factor (lowest to highest).
1. Halloween House
Where: Outlets At Legends Mall, 1330 Scheels Dr. #108, Sparks
When: Daily through Nov. 2; see times on website
Fear Factor: A walk in the park
Cost: From $25
Halloween House is haunted with fun, not fear. In this house, you’re transported to a happy Halloween world with 10 immersive rooms, each with a different spooky-ish theme, including Beatlejuice and a Nightmare Before Christmas. With no actors, no jump scares, and no gore, guests of all ages enjoy a wholesome Halloween.
2. Haunted Mint
Where: 600 N. Carson Street, Carson City
When: 6 to 9 p.m., Oct. 19
Fear Factor: Low
Cost: $10
After this spooky tour, you might not ever look at the old Carson City Mint the same. Active from 1870-1893, there’s no telling what kind of ghosts are trapped inside. Let’s hope they turn out to be friendly. The Haunted Mint is open for one night only and is open to guests over the age of 13.
3. The Final Hour
Where: 5400 Meadow Mall Circle, Reno
When: Thurs. to Sat., 8 p.m. to midnight
Fright Factor: Low-Medium
Cost: From $28
The popular haunted house The Final Hour is back for another season of hair-raising action. Highly rated on Yelp with 4.5 stars, this 10,000-square-foot fright chamber is full of frights and devilish delights. It’s not recommended for children under eight.
4. Castle Vampyre
Where: 8450 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas
When: 7 to 11 p.m., Sun to Thurs.; 7 p.m. to midnight, Fri., Sat., and Oct. 25 (Halloween)
Fear Factor: Low-Medium
Cost: From $50
One of the Freakling Bros Horror Shows’ trio of terrors for the Halloween season, Castle Vampyre is a fan-favorite haunted house that’s popular with all ages. Primarily full of illusory chills, the Freakling Bros. insist this fortress of pure evil “won’t traumatize you for life.”
5. The Asylum and Hotel Fear
Where: 4300 Meadows Lane, Las Vegas
When: Thursdays to Sundays; see website as times may change
Fear Factor: Medium
Cost: From $25
Life’s a scream at Las Vegas Haunts, celebrating its 26th year with two haunted houses, The Asylum and Hotel Fear. Expect extra chills as a creepy asylum joins forces with a haunted hotel. Try to avoid the murderous and sickly Meadview Asylum patients, crazy doctors, and genetically altered creatures as you experience jump scares and possibly a power outage or two. There isn’t an age limit, so parents are urged to use discretion.
6. Coven of 13
Where: 8450 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas
When: 7 to 11 p.m., Sun. to Thurs.; 7 p.m. to midnight, Fri., Sat., and Oct. 25 (Halloween)
Fear Factor: Medium-High
Cost: From $50
Another haunted house from the Freakling Bros Horror Shows, Coven of 13 is all about witches, warlocks, and black magic. Once you’re lured into the dark and dreary den of the coven, you might not ever escape. Coven 13 wants to initiate you into their spooky sorority, and that means lots of witch-hazing.
7. Dark Lane Mall
Where: National Bowling Stadium, 300 University Lane, Reno
When: 6:30 to 11 p.m., weekends through Nov. 2
Fear Factor: Medium-High
Cost: From $19.95
A buzzing indoor mall turned into a dilapidated building from Dark Corner Haunted House, the multi-level Dark Lane Mall is an apocalyptic wasteland full of crazy cannibals, a terror theater, and horror-themed stores like Pet Parts, Rot Topic, and Twisted Annies. Expect special effects, science-based emotional scare tactics, jump scares, and menacing monsters.
8. Shadow Plague
Where: National Bowling Stadium, 300 University Lane, Reno
When: 6:30 to 11 p.m., weekends through Nov. 2
Fear Factor: Medium-High
Cost: From $19.95
The apocalyptic horrors of Dark Corner Haunted House continue as a mad scientist and his ritualistic cult sic you with twisted mutants, animal hybrids, zombies, and plant creatures. Will you get out of this infected and infested hospital without contracting the rapidly spreading Shadow Plague yourself? Like Dark Lane Mall, this outdoor haunted house also uses special effects, science-based emotional scare tactics, jump scares, and menacing monsters.
9. SAW Escape Room
Where: 2121 Industrial Rd., Las Vegas
When: Wed.-Sun., various hours
Fear Factor: High
Cost: From $49.99
It’s all fun and games when you go on a tour of a meat packing plant. Well, it’s fun for the Jigsaw killer and his disciples from the SAW franchise. They’ve made you the unwitting player in their elaborate and bloody game. To escape, you’ll have to work with other guests in the SAW Escape Room—if you can let go of your fears and get out of your comfort zone. Brought to you by the creator of locals’ favorite Fright Dome, this event is not recommended for children under 16, and guests under 18 need a parent or guardian present to enter.
10. Gates of Hell
Where: 8450 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas
When: 7 to 11 p.m., Sun.-Thurs.; 7 p.m. to midnight, Fri., Sat., and Oct. 25 (Halloween)
Fear Factor: Bring a change of pants
Cost: From $50
The Freakling Bros. are back for the souls of the timid and terrified with the one and only R-rated haunted house in Nevada. A chilling look at “the darker side of Freakling Bros.” Gates of Hell is described as a sadistic experiment in sensory overload. You may even come face to face with the devil. Guests must be 17 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. No one under the age of 12 is allowed.
This article first appeared on Good Info News Wire and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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