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Delusion: The Blood Rite has extended its run once again, adding two more weekends: November 1 though December 2; and December 7 through 9. The Haunted Play, original scheduled to run through the the first weekend of November, has previously extended into the middle of the month, and now reaches into December. Hours for the [...]

NOTE: Updated below.
Cue the scary organ music, for it is time to announce Hollywood Gothique’s annual Halloween Haunt Awards, recognizing the finest achievements for 2012. Which haunts had the spookiest  ghosts, the scariest monsters, the most disgusting gore, the most atmospheric architecture, or the most amazing special effects? Read on to find out – if [...]

Bad news for those who do not have tickets yet Haunted Play’s 2012 presentation,  Delusion: The Blood Right, has completely sold out, even after extending its run with additional dates on November 15, 16 & 17. A combination of dramatic storytelling and haunted house scares, Delusion is one of the best Halloween events in Los [...]

In 2011, Delusion horrified haunt-goers like no other Halloween event in Los Angeles. For 2012, Delusion: The Blood Rite is bigger, badder, bolder. But is it better? To find out, come along with us…if you dare!

Wondering what will be the best Halloween haunted house events in Los Angeles this year? Which should you eagerly anticipate like Dr. Markway swooning over Hill House in 1963’s THE HAUNTING? Which should you avoid like the Lutz family considering a return to Amityville? Hollywood Gothique acts as your real estate agent, taking you on a virtual tour of all the hot haunted properties that should be on your 2012 must-see list.

Halloween in Los Angeles began in earnest last week with the simultaneous opening of two major theme park events, the Knotts Berry Farm Halloween Haunt and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. The monstrous momentum continues this weekend with the early opening of several major professional Halloween events in Los Angeles and the surrounding [...]

Dates: September 27-29; October 4-6, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28, 30-31; November 1-3, 8-10, 16-18, 30; December 1-2, 7-9.
Location: 2218 S Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90018
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Description: After an amazing debut in 2011, Delusion: Presented by Haunted Play returns to downtown Los Angeles for Halloween 2012, promising an “all new” show that is even [...]

Great news for fans of Halloween Events in Los Angeles! Delusion: Presented by Haunted Play – which drew rave reviews from yours truly and many other horror fans last October – will be back for another season of shrieks and screams in 2012. Retitled “Delusion: The Crimson Queen,” the new production is once again being [...]

Drum roll, please – or should that be a funeral dirge? Whatever soundtrack you choose to play in your mind or on your computer while reading this, it is time to bestow our annual accolades for the Best Los Angeles Halloween Events. As with last year, I will dispense with rigid categories in favor of [...]

We know you’re out there, you prevaricators and procrastinators, wasting the precious days of October until Halloween Night rolls around, when suddenly you realize: This is it, the last chance to visit this year’s Halloween Theme Park Attractions, Halloween Haunted Houses & Hayrides, Halloween Yard Haunts, Community Halloween Haunts, Halloween Haunts for Children, Halloween Parties [...]

[NOTE: Click here to read a review of the Halloween 2012 production, Delusion: The Blood Rite.]
You should go see Delusion, the new Halloween haunted house that just opened in Los Angeles.
No, really. Stop reading this now, and go buy your tickets.
What more do we need to tell you? I mean, you know us, right? Have [...]

Dates: October 19-31
Location: 2218 S Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90018
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Description: 2011 sees a new Halloween event in Los Angeles: DELUSION, a “haunted play” that promises adventurous fright fans an interactive experience unlike traditional haunted house attractions. Although consisting of a walk through a turn-of-the-century mansion, DELUSION offers more than actors in [...]