Select Nights. September 17 - October 31, 2026
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620
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"Knott’s Scary Farm is the longest-running and most haunting Halloween theme park event in Southern California. With over 50 years of nightmares, unimaginable scares, and innovative thrills, Knott’s Scary Farm has left no tomb unearthed, no crypt unrattled, and no fear untouched.
Experience the fully transformed theme park, with uniquely haunted mazes and attractions, sinister shows, and more than 1,000 horrifying creatures lurking in the fog and hiding across every inch of the park."
Two new mazes this year and we're kind of impressed by them. Inked features killer cartoons from the 1930's and we have Unearthed, has you acting like Lara Croft or Indiana Jones as you go through a haunted excavation site when a new mysterious ancient tablets are discovered.
Select Nights. September 18 - November 1
26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
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"With pulse-pounding scares, innovative thrills, and scintillating shows, Six Flags Magic Mountain leaves no tomb unearthed, no crypt unrattled, and no fear untouched."
Unlike Knott's, Six Flags does get horror movie franchise themed mazes. This year they've got one for Final Destination. But they've also got them based on The Conjuring franchise and Trick 'r Treat movie. Then there's the Wolves' Blood maze which implies rock n roll werewolves? That seems to be a mash-up this year of werewolves relating to music for some reason?
In some saddening news, Creep LA won't be having a haunt this year. As sent out in an email, Creep LA had some unforeseen circumstances and has no location for their haunt. Just Fix It Productions, the company behind Creep LA isn't dead, but just can't produce anything that spooky without a location and can't find one in time for the spooky season. We've been fans of them for a long time with multiple reviews of their experiences over the years. We wish them well and hope they can find a new place next year to scare the crap out of us.
Halloween I-III, presented by Halloween: The Game are back in AMC theaters this September. Check your local AMC theaters for times.
Halloween (1978) — September 4
Halloween II (1981) — September 5
Halloween III: Season of the Witch — September 6
