The Valley after dark
Greater Phoenix
Build a Valley-wide fright night across Phoenix and Glendale, pairing big-production haunted houses with desert drives, dinner, and a planned final stop.
The night is yours. Plan it right.
Don’t just get scared. Make a night of it.
Build a fright route around the kind of fear your group actually wants—then hit a verified anchor event and keep the night moving.
20city guides
37verified anchors
1better night
Make your move
Build tonight’s route
Choose a city, your group, and a fear setting. We’ll give you a simple plan built around a verified 2026 event.
Season one
Launch city guides
Start with places where one evening can deliver a full-scale haunt, a strong local scene, and enough after-dark energy to make the drive worthwhile.
Desert-field terror
Tucson
Make Southern Arizona the setting for a high-desert fright night, from an outdoor cornfield nightmare to Tucson's infamous industrial haunt.
Coastal screams
San Diego
Start with sunset near the water, then trade the easygoing coast for haunted houses, scare zones, live shows, and coasters after dark.
Verified anchorHowl-O-Scream San Diego
↗Year-round + seasonal
Las Vegas
Compare ten horror experiences, from a year-round four-house destination to October classics, escape rooms, ghost tours, and family events.
Expanded city guideUniversal Horror Unleashed + 9 more
→Mountain-state monsters
Salt Lake City
Build a Wasatch Front doubleheader around two major productions, with downtown food and mountain-night atmosphere between the scares.
Mile-high nightmares
Denver
Turn a cool Colorado night into a two-haunt run, pairing a major Denver production with one of the metro area's longest-running scare institutions.
Big-city chills
Chicago
Use Chicagoland's scale to build an ambitious night around cinematic haunted houses, suburban scare destinations, and a late food stop.
Movie-scale fear
Los Angeles
Studio spectacle, legendary theme-park nights, immersive theater, and more choices than one October can hold.
Verified anchorHalloween Horror Nights
↗Heavy-hitter doubleheader
Dallas–Fort Worth
A sprawling metro built for the ambitious crew: start theatrical, go industrial, and compare screams on the ride home.
Verified anchorsDark Hour + Cutting Edge
↗History gets darker
Philadelphia
Real historic atmosphere, cinematic haunted houses, themed lounges, and a city backdrop that does half the work.
Verified anchorHalloween Nights at Eastern State
↗Five-borough fear
New York City
Turn Manhattan and Brooklyn into a cinematic fright-night route, with a downtown classic, a new Prospect Park haunt, and endless late-night recovery options.
Bayou-city terror
Houston
Build a sprawling Houston night around a major in-city production, then push south for a multi-attraction haunt with shows, food, and room to linger.
Alamo-city after dark
San Antonio
Pair downtown scares with a full-scale theme-park Halloween event, then use the River Walk as the atmospheric beginning or end of the night.
First Coast frights
Jacksonville
Mix Jacksonville's marquee indoor haunt with an interactive zombie shoot and maze for a night that moves from cinematic scares to hands-on action.
Theme-park terror capital
Orlando
Two full-scale after-hours events make Orlando the strongest destination play for a multi-night horror trip.
Gothic Crescent City
New Orleans
Historic atmosphere, an actual former mortuary and late-night neighborhoods turn one ticket into a complete themed trip.
Southern monster country
Atlanta
Metro Atlanta offers destination productions with serious set design, creature work and enough scale for repeat visits.
Gateway to fear
St. Louis
Nationally known productions and industrial settings make St. Louis a high-value Midwest haunt destination.
Queen City nightmares
Cincinnati
A beloved local story haunt and a major amusement-park event make Cincinnati ideal for a two-night weekend.
Keep Austin haunted
Austin
Combine a polished city haunt with a sprawling scareground south of town, then finish where Austin always shines: food, music, and a memorable late night.
The angle
A directory tells you where. FrightTour tells you how to spend the night.
That makes the brand useful before, during, and after the ticket purchase—and gives city guides a reason to exist beyond another list of links.
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Verified anchor events
Start with a current official event, then build outward. Dates and prices should always be confirmed with the venue.
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Group-fit planning
Date night, friends, or older kids: the same haunt can create a very different evening.
03
Routes, not rankings
Travel time, intensity, food, and recovery matter more than a generic “top 10.”
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Everything around the scare
Compare nearby food, hotels, transportation, and ticket options to build a complete night—not just choose a haunted house.
Fast answers
Fright-night planning FAQ
What is FrightTour?
FrightTour is an independent haunted-attraction trip planner. It helps groups choose a verified anchor event and build a complete night around location, intensity, food, travel time, and the kind of group going.
Which cities does FrightTour cover?
The guide covers Greater Phoenix, Tucson, San Diego, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas–Fort Worth, Philadelphia, New York City, Houston, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Austin, Orlando, New Orleans, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.
How do I choose the best haunted-house route?
Start with your city, group type, and preferred scare intensity in the route builder. Then confirm current dates and tickets on the attraction's official website before planning dinner, parking, travel time, and an after-haunt stop.
Are FrightTour listings affiliated with the attractions?
No. FrightTour is an independent guide and is not affiliated with the listed attractions. Event details can change, so visitors should always verify dates, policies, age guidance, and ticket availability directly with each venue.
The road is calling
Your next scream is closer than you think.
Use the planner, check official calendars, explore costume trends or keep the spooky season going with year-round experiences.
Plan a fright night →Independent guide. Not affiliated with listed attractions. Always verify current dates, policies, and ticket availability with the venue.