Halloween Houston Haunts!

It's Halloween and you are bored and stuck in Houston, TX? You want to be spooked out of your skin? Fear not as I have some excellent suggestions!

ScreamWorld offers three haunted houses and an outdoor maze full of terrifying faces, twists, and walking abnormalcies. The three haunted houses are known as "Haunted Hotel," "Edge of Darkness," "Movie Monsters in 3D", also one must not forget the "Mazes of Maniacs". So creepy that ScreamWorld has been declared as the number one haunted attraction in 2004 and 2005 by the Houston Chronicle and HoustonHaunts.com. ScreamWorld is open to the public from October 25 to 31, and rates are usually twenty dollars per admission. For more information, please visit http://www.screamworld.com/

Nightmare on the Bayou is said to be the only haunted house that is really haunted in Houston! This place includes four attractions, the first one is actually an outdoor path that snakes around the warehouse. At one point, visitors are forced to crawl through a hearse. The second house is full of screams as you will be scared out of your wits! The third house is home to the Rodent's Revenge Room, a room behind a glass wall which features a woman with thirty live mice. This room is said to be strangely erotic? The fourth is unknown at this point, come and visit so you can find out! An admission fee is twenty dollars for all four haunts and they say "we stay open as long as the crowds keep coming!" Nightmare on Bayou opens on October 25 to 31 at 7:30pm. For directions and more information, please visit http://www.nightmareonthebayou.com/

Fear Houston has four attractions this year which are the following: CarnEvil in 3D, The Passages of DEATH, Morton Manor, and Knacker's Yard - a REAL Butcher Shoppe. CarnEvil is a psychotic joyride through a maze created by the madness of evil clowns, it is said that anybody who is afraid of clowns should not visit CarnEvil. Have you ever wondered what it is like to die and what happens after you die? Wonder no longer, as the Passage of Death will answer all your questions, and more! Morton Manor tells a horrifying tale of a family from Northern Texas that died a terrifying death, the tale is recreated at this abandoned restaurant which in addition is said to be haunted by three women who died of a heart attack. Finally, when you arrive in Knacker's Yard, the real trick is to escape somehow without missing limbs! Get your VIP ticket online for all four attractions at only thirty-five dollars! For information on rates and dates, please visit http://www.fearhouston.com/

Last but not least, Phobia, Houston's Darkest Haunted House, is not for the weak of heart and most definitely not suitable for children! This haunted house has five attractions: Asylum, 3D Clown Phobia, Darke Institute, Simon Fowler's Woods, and finally Claustrophobia. It is said that even the most fearless visitor who enters, will exit with a newfound phobia! Phobia is known as one of the scariest and high-tech haunts in Houston. Enter at your own risk! Admission is thirty-five dollars for all five houses starting on October 27 to the 31. For more information please go to http://www.darke.com/

In addition, make sure to search on the internet to find information on a few other Houston haunts, such as Castle of Doom, the Haunted Trails, Terror on Truesdales, and the Haunting at Bear Branch. If you want to go on a tour through Houston and hear about true ghost stories, check out Discover Houston Tours' Seventh Annual Ghost Walk and Ghost Walks with Mary, the Purple Witch! You are bound to learn a lot about the history of Houston and finish the tours with good ghost stories to tell your friends!

Also, if you have children and need to find some kid-friendly event, I highly suggest the Houston Zoo, as they have "Zoo Boo". Which features the "Happy Haunted House", an animal themed haunted house full of rooms created by several local artists. You will find plenty of treats, craft booths, costume parades, special musical presentations, magic shows, and of course the true stars of Zoo Boo - the animals from around the world!

I hope you have a very creepy Halloween, and who knows, we may just happen to bump into each other!