See 33 ways to have a spooky Halloween in Chattanooga
FROM HAIR-RAISING HAUNTS TO GIGGLES AND GRINS AND TRICK-OR-TREATING, HERE ARE 33 WAYS TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN
HAIR-RAISING HAUNTS
Dread Hollow › Where: 321 Browns Ferry Road ›
When: 7-10 p.m. today, Oct. 25; 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27; 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, and Wednesday, Oct. 31 › Admission: $20 or $35 RIP Fast Pass ›
For more information: 423-800-0566 More than a traditional haunted house, Dread Hollow is an entire haunted town. Billed as “20,000 feet of pure terror,” it is not recommended for children under 12. Visitors make their way through the ominous town built on tainted soil to the Belle Royale Hotel as a paranormal investigative team unearths evidence of supernatural activity from tormented souls.
Wander into the abandoned fairgrounds of the cursed Brine Bros. Circus to discover banished sideshow freaks beckoning visitors to join them forever in their Cirque de Fatale.
Post Mortem Haunted Trail › Where: Tri-State Exhibition Center, 200 Natures Trail, McDonald, Tenn. › When: 8 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27 ›
Admission: $15 cash only ›
For more information: postmortem.
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Tri-State Exhibition Center and Twisted Entertainment partner for an all-new haunt, where freaks and creeps dare you to take a walk in the woods. While the intense scares are all in good fun, organizers are serious when they say this is not for children under 12 or anyone with health issues. The Haunted Hilltop › Where: 8235 Highway 58, Harrison › When: 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27, and Halloween ›
Admission: $20 for haunted house and haunted hayride, $15 for just one › For more information: thehauntedhilltop.com
This haunted house in Harrison is even bigger this year with an addition built onto the house and remodeled interior.
It takes 50 professional actors to pull off this attraction. You’ll find them not only in the house, but in the woods along the haunted hayride. The Hilltop has added new state-of-the-art animatronics, and visitors will find the longest vortex tunnel in the South.
There is a Halloween store, bonfire, newly constructed Dark Maze, a walk by the cemetery, concessions and scary movies on an outdoor TV while you wait for your group’s number to be called.
FRIGHT LITE: SPOOKY, BUT FUN
Acres of Darkness › Where: Audubon Acres › When: 7:30-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27 ›
Admission: $15, Chattanooga Audubon Society members get $5 discount ›
For more information: 423-892-1499 Acres of Darkness offers two trails: one for families, where guests can enjoy s’mores and cocoa by a bonfire, and the Haunted Forest Trail for those who dare to journey to the depths of the forest for the fright of their lives.
This year’s theme is “Toyland of Terror.” Deep beneath the bed exists a land of toys without joy. These damaged, unwanted toys’ despair has given way to bitterness, anger and evil. Once joyful toys wreak a terrible vengeance upon children foolish enough to venture into their realm. In this toyland they are not your playthings; you are theirs.
All proceeds benefit the Chattanooga Audubon Society. Haunted Trail › Where: Enterprise
South Nature Park,
190 Still Hollow Loop ›
When: 7-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27 ›
Admission: $20 per car load › For more information: parks. hamiltontn.gov
The dead are rising and they dare you to walk the 1.5-mile haunted trail featuring a bunker maze and a fog laser tunnel. While their older siblings and parents brave the trail of undead madness, children ages 12 and under can visit the Too Cute to Spook trick-or-treat trail. Kids can wear their costumes and bring a bag to collect goodies from kid-friendly booths sponsored by local businesses and organizations. There will be read-alouds from Read 20, face painting and a Halloween music light show.
Lake WinnepeSpookah › Where: Lake Winnepesaukah, 1730 Lakeview Drive, Rossville ›
When: 5-11 p.m. today-Saturday, Oct. 25-27 ›
Admission: $26 ages 3 and up, discounts available for ages 60 and older ›
For more information: 706-866-5681 The amusement park offers Halloween fun for boys and ghouls of all ages with designated scare zone areas for different ages. The entire family will enjoy an “atmosfear” of haunted rides, eerie edibles and screaming thrills. There is a new Monster Parade, a haunted train ride, hourly magic shows
and the traditional Thriller parade. And don’t miss the choreographed light show illuminating the lake.
Lanterns & Legends › Where: Raccoon Mountain, 319 West Hills Drive ›
When: 7 and 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27 › Admission: $21.95 ages 13 and up, $16.95 ages 5-12 ›
For more information: 423-821-9403 Experience Raccoon Mountain cave like explorers of the past when the overhead lights are turned off and you carry a lantern to light your way in the cavern. Reservations required.
The Haunted Depot › Where: Ringgold, Ga., train depot, 155 Depot St. ›
When: 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27 ›
Admission: $10 Haunted Depot, $7 ghost tour, $3 hayride, $15 combo ticket ›
For more information: www. facebook.com/hauntedringgold The Haunted Depot is put on annually by the Ringgold Downtown Development Authority. Proceeds help fund RDDA improvements throughout the Ringgold community. Although the haunted house is filled with plenty of hair-raising fun, the overall event is family-friendly with ghost tours, live music, face painting, hayrides and bonfires.
FRIGHTENING FILMS
The Frightening Ass Film Festival › Where: Improv Chattanooga, 1800 Rossville Ave., Suite 106 ›
When: 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 27-28 ›
Admission: $40-$75 ›
For more information: 423-843-1775 Curated selection of horror films both classic and new. New this year: special screening of TV episodes from “Channel Zero: The Dream Door,” with series creator Nick Atosca on hand.
More weekend fun includes the first Are You Afraid of the Dark-athon with four episodes of the classic Nickelodeon horror anthology series, a costume contest, levitation, a seance with a spirit guide and horror art exhibition.
“The Phantom Carriage” film screening ›
Where: Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road ›
When: 2 and 7 p.m. today, Oct. 25 › Admission: Free ›
For more information: 423-855-9474 The last person to die on New Year’s Eve before the clock strikes midnight is doomed to take the reins of Death’s chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year. So says the legend that drives “The Phantom Carriage.”
CEMETERY WALKS
Chattanooga Ghost Tours › Where: 57 E. Fifth St. ›
When: 8:30 p.m. nightly by reservation › Admission: $17.95 adults, $11 ages 12 and younger ›
For more information: 423-8005998