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Halloween Has Arrived and Thrillvania Is Calling

Halloween Has Arrived

Thrillvania Is Calling

Something about October 31 makes the darkness feel different.

The rustle beyond the path. The silhouette you didn’t notice a moment ago. That uneasy feeling that someone—or something—is waiting for you.

At Thrillvania Haunted House Park in Terrell, Texas, that’s your invitation.

This Halloween, gather your friends and step into a world of sinister legends, twisted characters, and places you probably shouldn’t explore after dark.

Three Attractions. Plenty of Reasons to Scream.

Thrillvania’s 50 haunted acres are home to three attractions, each with its own unsettling personality. Which one will get under your skin?

Haunted Verdun Manor

Every old house has a story. You may wish you hadn’t heard this one.

In Thrillvania’s fictional legend, Baron Michael Verdun and his wife, Lady Cassandra, left behind a legacy of monstrous experiments and a terrible curse. Verdun Manor draws you into their world, where the past has a disturbing way of refusing to stay buried.

Approach with curiosity. Enter with caution.

Cassandra’s House of Clowns

If clowns make you uncomfortable, Cassandra would like a word.

Here, carnival fun takes a sinister turn, and chaos seems perfectly at home. You might want to reconsider trusting anything with a painted smile.

Bring the friend who insists clowns aren’t scary. This should be interesting.

Sam Hain’s Trail of Torment

Feeling brave enough to follow the trail?

Sam Hain’s territory invites you to question what you’re seeing—and what might be waiting ahead. There’s something especially unsettling about moving into the unknown when your imagination is already working against you.

Stay curious. Sam is counting on it.

Tonight, Become Part of the Story

You’ve spent October watching other people open the wrong door in horror movies.

Now it’s your turn to make a questionable decision with your favorite people.

Bring your horror-loving friends, your nervous laughers, and that one person who always claims nothing scares them. Experience the anticipation together, then compare stories afterward. There will almost certainly be disagreements about who screamed first.

That’s a Halloween memory worth making.

Plan Your Halloween Visit to Thrillvania

Looking for Halloween thrills near Dallas? Find Thrillvania Haunted House Park at 2330 County Road 138 in Terrell, Texas.

Before leaving home, visit Thrillvania.com to check Halloween hours, ticket availability, visitor information, and weather announcements.

The calendar says Halloween. The question is whether you’re ready for what comes after dark.

Gather your courage. Bring your friends. Answer Thrillvania’s call.

Check tickets and plan your visit to Thrillvania

Why Friday the 13th Still Sends Shivers — A Thrillvania Take on Superstition and Fear

At Thrillvania Haunted House Park in Terrell, Texas, we know a thing or two about fear. We live and breathe it — but even we pause when Friday the 13th rolls around.

For centuries, this date has been soaked in superstition, soaked in dread, and tied to everything from ancient curses to modern horror movies. But why does Friday the 13th creep people out so much?

Well, let’s take a walk in the shadows together…

A Cursed Date Steeped in Legend

Friday the 13th is said to be cursed due to the unlucky number 13 and the supposed misfortunes tied to Fridays throughout history. Combine the two and you’ve got a cocktail of calamity.

Planes delayed. Stock markets crashed. Horror films released. The list goes on, and the fear deepens.

Here at Thrillvania Haunted House Park, Friday the 13th feels like a holiday — a wicked one. The air buzzes differently. Shadows feel thicker. Even our werewolves seem a little more restless.

Haunted Houses and Superstition Go Hand in Hand

Superstition is the heart of horror. From avoiding broken mirrors to whispering about cursed dolls, fear of the unknown is what drives people into haunted houses like ours.

And there’s no better time to test your courage than Friday the 13th.

While Thrillvania gears up for the Halloween season, we’re thrilled to let you know that our friends at Cutting Edge Haunted House in Fort Worth, Texas, are cracking open the crypt early this summer.

They’re open Friday, June 13th and Saturday, June 14th — the perfect mid-year scare to celebrate this freaky phenomenon. If you’ve never screamed your way through Cutting Edge, now’s your chance. They bring next-level terror that matches our madness here at Thrillvania.

Your Superstition-Fueled Weekend Awaits

Whether you’re near Terrell or Fort Worth, this Friday the 13th is your opportunity to step into the dark and embrace what creeps behind the veil of reason.

Visit Thrillvania Haunted House Park this Halloween Season to experience acres of immersive horror unlike anything in Texas. And don’t forget — Cutting Edge Haunted House in Fort Worth, is opening their massive haunted fortress this June 13th and 14th to honor the unluckiest weekend of the year.

Dare to defy superstition? Prove it.

Book your tickets for June 13th & 14th at CuttingEdgeHauntedHouse.com—and celebrate Friday the 13th the right way:
With thrills, chills, and friends you can cling to in the dark.

Thrillvania Haunted House Terrell, TX (near Dallas), named the scariest haunted attractions in the US

Thrillvania Haunted House Park, near Dallas, named top 5 SCARIEST HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS IN THE US FOR 2022 by America Haunts.

America Haunts, the association of the most experienced and largest commercial haunted attractions, named the 2022 Scariest Haunted Attractions, and Thrillvania Haunted House Park in Terrell, TX was in the top 5!

Thrillvania, near Dallas, named THE SCARIEST HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS IN THE US FOR 2022 by America Haunts.
Thrillvania, near Dallas, named THE SCARIEST HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS IN THE US FOR 2022 by America Haunts.

Please read about how America Haunts picks its TOP 5 SCARIEST HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS IN THE US here.

America Haunts is the national association of premier haunted attractions dedicated to excellence in fear-based, sensory entertainment. Their collective annual visitors exceed more than a million people.