Nights of the Jack
17th Door Haunt Experience
WHEN ❯❯ Various evenings through Oct. 31 WHERE ❯❯ 8420 On the Mall, Buena Park TICKETS ❯❯ $34-$48 at The17thdoor.com
This haunt, which moved to a new location in Buena Park this year, is not for the faint of heart. Seriously, it is frightening. The actors can touch you and yell at you. There are also points where you'll have to crawl on your hands and knees and complete various tasks. There's also an add-on Field Trip, where a van takes you to some undisclosed location for even more terror.
All Saints Lunatic Asylum
WHEN ❯❯ 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31
WHERE ❯❯ 22521 Shawnee Road, Apple Valley TICKETS ❯❯ $13 at allsaintsasylum.com
Walk through an old, rundown asylum shut down nearly five decades ago that may or may not still contain some restless spirits.
Castle Dark at Castle Park
WHEN ❯❯ Various dates through Oct. 29 WHERE ❯❯ Castle Park, 3500 Polk St., Riverside
$19.99-$44.99 at castlepark.com The annual haunt is debuting new mazes, including one with an all-female cast dubbed Shipwreck Cove. There are also interactive shows and special tricks and treats. A family-friendly daytime Dia De Los Muertos celebration with entertainment, trick-or-treating and more happens Saturdays and Sundays.
Coffin Creek
Oct. 6-29. 7 p.m.-midnight FridaysSaturdays, 7-10 p.m. Sundays. Riverview Recreation Park, 14600 Baron Drive, Corona
$17-$69 at coffincreek.com This scary haunt is celebrating its 16th anniversary with five walk-thru mazes where guests will be chased by zombies and trapped in an asylum and a carnival of nightmares. There's also a vendor area for those who want to terrorize their wallets.
Fearplex Presents Lights Out
WHEN ❯❯ Oct. 31
WHEN ❯❯ Nov. 4
WHEN ❯❯ Oct. 31 6-11 p.m. various evenings through
WHEN ❯❯
Oct. 31 WHERE ❯❯
Pomona
Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave.,
$27-$33 for general admission, $29.99 for Lights Out and Oktoberfest combo tickets at fairplex.com/lightsout
This new attraction is made up of walkthru mazes infested with zombies, psychotic clowns, circus freaks and a black light experience dubbed Toxic Terror. There will also be live music, lots of food and other treats, a vendor village and a Zombieball (paintball) Experience.
Laguna Niguel Haunted Trails
6:30 p.m. Oct. 13-15
Crown Valley Park, 29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel
$13 in advance or $15 day of at cityoflagunaniguel.org
Walk among the undead and monsters along this city-organized haunted trail. Yes, it can be scary, so it's not recommended for younger kids.
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
Various dates and times through
Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles
$29.99-$119.99 at losangeleshauntedhayride.com
Take a hayride on a wagon through the dark and haunted woods while all sorts of creatures jump out at you. Those who survive can roam around the haunted town of Midnight Falls and enter several themed walk-thru mazes.
Reign of Terror
7 p.m. various evenings through
225 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks $35-$65 at rothauntedhouse. com
This haunt features 10 connected mazes and more than 100 rooms that will take guests through cemeteries, an asylum, an infected hospital, a haunted mine and a clown-infested funhouse.
ScareScape
6 p.m. various evenings through
WHEN ❯❯
Oct. 29
WHERE ❯❯ Heritage Hill Event Venue, 28701 Los Alamos Heights Road, Murrieta
TICKETS ❯❯ $25-$55 at scarescapehaunt.com
There's no escaping your phobias at this new haunt at the top of eerie Heritage Hill. The mazes are centered on common phobias, so expect to walk through total darkness, meet with terrifying clowns and mingle with ghosts inside a haunted house. There's also a vendor marketplace and a Spirit Lounge Bar with classic circus sideshow performers.
Shaqtoberfest
Various dates and times through
The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach $29.99-$109.99 at shaqtoberfest.com Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal hosts this Halloween party that includes a carnival, music and several walk-thru mazes, including one aboard the Queen Mary. Several themed bars, a marketplace, pumpkin patch, a hay maze, live music and pop-up performances. 17th Door Haunt Experience, an event where the actors can touch you and scream at you, has relocated from Fullerton to Buena Park and is open various evenings through Oct. 31.
A dancer performs last year during Shaqtoberfest, a Halloween carnival that returns with a new scary maze aboard the recently reopened Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach.
The Haunted Harvest
WHEN ❯❯ Oct. 29
Frosty's Forest, 14861 Ramona Ave., Chino
$30 at frostysforest.com This corn maze includes several haunts, including one inspired by a popular video store chain, which here is dubbed Hauntbuster, where you're trapped after hours with the Notflix Killer.
`Angel of Light'
WHEN ❯❯ Oct. 31
Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway, Los Angeles
$59-$84 at feverup.com/m/138323 This show will take people back to 1935, putting them in the middle of a story about a hexed girl named Rota Krisha. Expect demonic characters, light projections, music and jump scares.
`Deathtrap'
Opens 8 p.m. Oct. 18. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays from Oct. 19-Nov. 5
International City Theatre, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach $35-$89 at ictlongbeach.org The Tony Award-nominated comedy thriller is a murder mystery about a playwright who receives a manuscript from a former student. While he likes the play, he's not fond of sharing credit.
Delusion: `Nocturnes & Nightmares'
WHEN ❯❯ Nov. 12
Phillips Mansion, 2640 Pomona Blvd., Pomona $94.99-$154.99 at enterdelusion.com The historic mansion becomes the home of an interactive horror theater experience with a new story dubbed “Nocturnes & Nightmares,” where guests become key players in an hourlong, immersive, sinister haunt.
`Frankenstein 1930'
8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 1 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 21
Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach $20-$30 at lbplayhouse.org The classic horror tale comes to the stage with a stone-walled laboratory, angry villagers and an unexpected ending.
The Vampire Circus
WHEN ❯❯ Oct. 31 7 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through
Various dates and times through
Various dates and times through
Various dates and times through
The Montalbán Theatre, 1615 Vine St., Hollywood
$44-$49 at thevampirecircusexperience.com
Bloodsuckers have taken over this circus of horror. The vampires mix acrobatic performances, dance and macabre theatrical performances in an all-ages show.
Urban Death Tour of Terror
Various times Fridays-Mondays through Oct. 31
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
Tickets are $22-$27 at zombiejoes.com Known for dark and disturbing yet fascinating theatrical performances, the company's “Urban Death” will bring the guests face to face with monsters and spirits.
Anaheim Fall Festival
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 28 Anaheim Boulevard and Broadway Free admission. Get more information at anaheimfallfestival.org.
The festival and parade take place at downtown Anaheim and at Anaheim City Hall. There will be themed food booths and trucks, and a kid-friendly haunted house. The parade begins at 7 p.m.
Boney Island
6-8 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. ThursdaysSundays though Oct. 29. Also Oct. 30 and 31. Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles
$25 general, $20 for members at nhm.org/boney-island-nhm
The museum's Nature Gardens transform into a haunting and whimsical interactive light-up show. Expect to see skeletons performing rope tricks and levitating through hoops, plus shadow puppetry.
Halloween Bu-Bash
2-4 p.m. Oct. 27
Bluff's Park, 24250 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu
$8 per child at malibucity.org This Halloween celebration is for the very little ones and includes carnival games, a costume contest, face painting and trick-or-treating.
Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns
Oct. 31
Various dates and times through
Whittier Narrows Park, 750 S. Santa Anita Ave., South El Monte Starting at $19.99 for children and $24.99 for adults at magicofthejackolanterns.com
Oct. 31
King Gillette Ranch, 26800 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas $39.99-$64.99 at nightsofthejack.com This immersive experience features a nearly 1-mile walking trail lined with thousands of carved jack-o'-lanterns and light displays. With photo ops, pumpkin carving demonstrations, kids activities, food trucks, pop-up bars with themed cocktails and more.
Tunnel of Terror Haunted Car Wash
WHEN ❯❯ 6-10 p.m. various dates Thursday through Oct. 30
WHERE ❯❯ Big Wave Car Wash, 2219 Lincoln Ave., Anaheim; Carwood Car Wash, 2729 E. Carson St., Lakewood
$30-$40 per car at thehauntedcarwash.com
Get scared and get your car clean as you cruise through the car wash, which is filled with creepy performers, props and special effects, with new scary surprises each night.
Horrorcon Los Angeles
Noon-7 p.m. Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles $31-$57 at horrorconla.com Meet celebrities, check out vendors selling horrifying goods and listen in on panels. Cosplayers are welcome, so dress up as your favorite horror figure.
Son of Monsterpalooza
6-11 p.m. Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 14-15
The Marriott Burbank Hotel, 2500 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank
$35-$75 at monsterpalooza.com This horror convention includes vendors, movie screenings, panels, costume contests and celebrity appearances by genre icons like “Evil Dead” director Sam Raimi; Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; “Chucky” star Devon Sawa; Harvey Guillen of “What We Do in the Shadows”; and others.
Halloween: 45 Years of Terror
WHEN ❯❯ 10 a.m. tour Sept. 29, 11-7 p.m. show Sept. 30, 11-5 p.m. show Oct. 1
WHERE ❯❯ Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena
TICKETS ❯❯ $30-$60 halloween45.com
This convention celebrates the 45th anniversary of the slasher classic “Halloween.” Cast members from across the franchise will be there, and a tour will scope out filming locations as well, since the original movie was made in Pasadena.
Black Lagoon
Nightly at various times Oct. 1-31 Lost Property Bar, 1704 Vine St., Los Angeles
$25 at Instagram.com/blacklagoonla
This Halloween pop-up bar mixes themed cocktails, people dressed up in spooky outfits and live entertainment.
Beetle House L.A.
Open nightly
Beetle House, 7080 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles
$60 for adults, $22 for children under 12. Reservations after 9:30 p.m. are for those 21 or older only at beetlehousela.com.
This Halloween-themed restaurant is inspired by horror culture and magic. There are various horror-themed foods and drinks and ever-changing dining room shows including magicians, singers and sideshow acts. It gets busy, so make a reservation.
Street Food Cinema's Boo-Ze, Bites & Frights
5:30 p.m. Oct. 20-21 Heritage Square Museum, 3800 Homer St., Los Angeles
$34 at streetfoodcinema.com Street Food Cinema presents Boo-ze, Bites & Frights with a double header of horror films each night, adult trick-ortreating, drinks, a DJ spinning out a spooky vibe, photo ops and guided tours of hauntingly beautiful Victorian mansions. Come dressed up.
The Spirit Lounge
Nov. 11 6-10 p.m. various dates through
Various dates and times through
The Set, 10555 Mills Ave., Montclair
$20 at experiencetheset.com This horror-themed bar turns into the Macabre Manor for Halloween where guests can step into a haunted mansion for photo ops and drink themed cocktails.
Thriller Nights: A Throwback Horror Party
7-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31
Anaheim Garden Walk, 400 Disney Way, Suite 199, Anaheim $50-$125 at room2party.com This Halloween party is for lovers of '80s and '90s horror flicks. Expect to see horror film villains stalking the guests, as well as photo ops that re-create movie scenes, themed cocktails and a DJ rocking retro hits. The event is for those 21 or older.