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Dates: September 16-18, 23-25, 30, October 1-2, 6-9, 13-16, 20-31.
Location: 961 North Rice Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93030-8900
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Description: The Forbidden Haunt, which made its debut in 2010 with Haunted Carnevil in Sherman Oaks, relocates to Oxnard and changes its name to Fears Gate. Judging from the new website, much of the old Halloween [...]

To my surprise, looking over last year’s posts, I find no 2009 edition of Hollywood Gothique’s annual Halloween Haunt Awards. Although memories fails me here, I believe this decision was based upon the fact that any post-Halloween round-up of events and attractions in Los Angeles would have been somewhat redundant with my “Must See Halloween [...]

Location: 4827 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Dates: October 8-10, 15-17, 22-31.

After delays to secure safety permits from the city, Forbidden Haunt’s “Haunted Carnevil” finally made its debut on Friday, October 8. Forbidden Haunt plans to have a full-blown Halloween carnival going in time for the last two weekends of October, but for the time being, the attraction consists of a length walk-through maze set up inside [...]

We certainly hope you followed our advice and got a jump on the Halloween season by attending the Knotts Berry Halloween Haunt, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, and the Queen Mary Dark Harbor. If you failed to heed our sound suggestion, it may already be too late to catch up, because even more [...]

Queen Mary Dark Harbor, Old Town Haunt, and The Empty Grave open this weekend.

At long last, October has arrived, and this means even more Halloween horror haunting Los Angeles and the surrounding environs. The weekend sees three major attractions: The Queen Mary Dark Harbor in Long Beach, The Old Town Haunt in Pasadena, and The Empty Grave in Anaheim; plus two family friendly events, Snoopy’s Costume Party at Knott’s Berry Farm and Brick or Treat party Nights at Legoland.

Location: 4827 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Dates: September 24-26 & 30, October 1-3, 7-10, 15-17, 22-31.
Hours: weekdays 6-10pm; Fridays 6pm-midnight; Saturdays 10am-midnight; Sundays noon-10pm. Lights-on matinee tours are 10am-4pm on Saturdays and noon-4pm on Sundays.
Description: This new haunt for Halloween 2010 trots out the well worn chestnut of killer klownz but with an engaging twist: it is actually set inside a circus tent, lending the ambiance of a real carnival.