Spooky Fun: Halloween Good Times for Horror Fans

Mayhem Haunted House—for those who want to be scared out of their wits! (photo courtesy Travel Iowa)

Mayhem Haunted House, Wapello County Expo, 13011 120th Ave., Ottumwa. Facebook.com/MayhemHaunt. Voted Iowa’s #1 Haunted House in 2023, not for the faint of heart. Fri. & Sat. Through October 24.

Midwest Haunted Rails & Thrashers House of Terror, McMillan Park, Mt. Pleasant. MidwestHauntedRails.com, ThrashersHouseofTerror.com. Two attractions: Take a train ride for fun spooky thrills for the family, Fri. & Sat. through October 31; or a tour a very scary haunted house, ages 14+, on Thurs., Fri., and Sat. nights through October 31.

Circle of Ash, Linn County Fairgrounds, Central City. CircleofAsh.com. Three attractions in one: a traditional indoor haunted house experience, a funhouse maze filled with terrorizing clowns, and a haunted forest. Open Fri. & Sat. nights and select Sundays through Oct. 31.

Scream Acres, Bloomsbury Farm, Atkins. ScreamAcresPark.com. Three indoor haunts and a haunted cornfield, open rain or shine Friday and Saturday nights Oct. 3–31.
Haunted auditorium, Memorial Auditorium, Burlington. Haunted-Auditorium.com. New scares, new rooms, and a new layout on four floors await you. Friday and Saturday nights, Through October 31.

Eclypse Haunted Attraction in Iowa City

Eclypse Haunted Attraction, 171 Hwy 1 W, Iowa City. EclypseHaunt.com. “Iowa City’s #1 Haunted Attraction.” Open Fri. & Sat. nights and select Thursdays and Sundays through Oct. 31.