Arizona's Top 10 Halloween Attractions

 

Monster's Menagerie
Alwun House Foundation
1204 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix
602-253-7887. alwunhouse.org
Through Oct. 31.
FREE.

More than 20 artists showcase their works in this annual exhibit with horror, fantasy and other-worldly things. Opening exhibit is 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 10.

Ghoulfland
Mesa Golfland/Sunsplash
155 W. Hampton Ave.
480-834-8319. mesa.golfland.com
Through Nov. 1, times vary. $12 for the gauntlet; $7.75 for golf.

The plague has eroded a 3,000-square-foot European-style house, turning the castle's gauntlet into a haunted house. For those easily scared, play 18 holes of miniature golf on the "ghoulf" course. Gauntlet hours are 7-10 p.m. Sundays and Thursdays, 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays.

Haunted Settlement
Carefree Resort and Villas
37220 Mule Train Road, Carefree
480-488-5300. carefree-resort.com
Through Oct. 31, times vary. $14.

Local high-school drama students and volunteers spook anyone who dares to roam the Haunted Settlement. Those who survive can join the nightly campfire to make s'mores and listen to a Hopi storyteller. Benefits the participating high school of your choice.

Fear Farm
AZ Mazes
2175 N. 99th Ave., Phoenix
623-936-4598. fearfarm.com. myspace.com/fearfarm
Through Oct. 31, times vary. $18.

Fear Farm is 25 acres of terror. Start your tour at the Asylum, where psychotics will invade your mind, then check out the zombies at the Fatal Valley Mortuary and Graveyard. The farm also features creepy sideshow freaks, depraved clowns and butchers.

Twisted Big Top
Westgate City Center
Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue, Glendale
twistedbigtop.com
Through Nov. 1, times vary. $13-$45.

Three haunted attractions center on a carnival theme following the story of Jenny, who became obsessed with everything circus. See how nice clowns were taken, tortured and transformed to be used for evil.

Haunt of the Living Dead
Mesa Riverview
Eighth Street and Dobson Road
$13-$45. 480-461-0050. hauntofthelivingdead.com
Through Nov. 1, times vary. $13-$45.

Two haunted attractions center on the story of a zombie outbreak caused by a government experiment conducted to bring dead soldiers back to life on the battlefield. For age 14 and older.

Shadowlands
Fiesta Mall
Southern Avenue and Alma School Road, Mesa
480-833-4121. azshadowlands.com.
Through Nov. 1, times vary. $15 online, $18 at the door.

Choose your own path as you go through three interactive haunted houses: the Revenant, the Chamber and the Wrath.

Fall Pumpkin Celebration
Apple Annie's Produce and Pumpkins
6405 W. Williams Road, Willcox
520-384-4685. appleannies.com.
Through Oct. 26, times vary. $3.

Take a hayride to choose from more than 40 acres of pumpkins. Also winter squash, fall vegetables, decorative corn, mini-pumpkins and fall decorations. Benefits March of Dimes, Andrea's Closet and other organizations.

Doomtown
Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass
5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation
480-502-5600. rawhide.com.
Through Nov. 2, 6 p.m. FREE admission; charges apply for haunted houses.

Features Halloween-themed decorations, including spiderwebs and jack-o'-lanterns. Watch out for the Headless Horseman, Ghost Riders, Digger Payne, Dr. Mortimer Morbius and other spooky characters. Travel through the haunted houses, the Crypt and the Asylum, and ride the Train of Terror.

Arizona Scream Park
Arizona's Original Scream Park
8823 E. McDowell Road, Scottsdale
480-444-2590. azscreampark.com.
Through Nov. 2, times vary. $16-$75.

Four haunted attractions: Alice's House of Nightmares, 3-D Fear Factory, Castle of Darkness and Goldminer's Revenge. Also includes palm and tarot-card readings.

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