It’s Spooktacular!

It’s Spooktacular!

Tricks, treats and scares abound for Halloween

DEB HARVELL

dharvell@nwadg.com

Dia de los Muertos

Bentonville Dia De Los Muertos Festival

WHEN — 6-8 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Bentonville Public Library and all day Nov. 2 at the Museum of Native American History

COST — Free

INFO — monah.us or facebook.com/LuluValverdeDiadeMuertos

Haunted Houses

Banshee Manor Haunted House

WHEN — 7-11 p.m. Oct. 27 & 7-10 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — 4520 N. College Ave., Fayetteville

COST — $10

INFO — bansheemanor.com

Haunted Skeleton House

WHEN — 7-10 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Skeleton House, 20 Sandridge Drive, Bella Vista

COST — Donation to NWA Bully Haven Rescue or the Bella Vista Community Involvement Coat Drive

INFO — 899-5117

The Expelled Haunted House

WHEN — 7-11 p.m. Oct. 31 & Nov. 2

WHERE — 29555 Arkansas 23, Huntsville

COST — $10-$20

INFO — theexpelled.com

Nightmares Haunted House

WHEN — Dusk-midnight Oct. 31-Nov. 2

WHERE — 3706 N.W. Frontage Road, Bentonville

COST — $20-$30

INFO — nightmareshauntedhouse.net

Warehouse of Fear

& Swamp Walker

WHEN — 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — 17023 Chambers Springs Road, Siloam Springs

COST — $15

INFO — 524-0014 or riversideentertainment.com

Carpenter’s Mortuary Spook House

WHEN — 7-11 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 2

WHERE — 136 E. Main St., Gentry

COST — $13

INFO — mortuarystudios.com

The Haunted Prison and Trail of Terrors

WHEN — 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 31-Nov. 2

WHERE — 3138 Dora Road, Van Buren

COST — $20

INFO — facebook.com/thehauntedprison

Shepherd’s Spooktacular

WHEN — Oct. 27

WHERE — Shepherd of the Hills, 5586 W. 76 Country Blvd, Branson

COST — $8-$30

INFO — (417) 334-4191 or explorebranson.com

Other Events

Trick Art Treat

WHEN — Noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 27

WHERE — In the North Forest at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

COST — Free

INFO — crystalbridges.org

Fall on the Farm

WHEN — 4-6 p.m. Oct. 27

WHERE — Wilson Family Farm, 306 N.E. J St., Bentonville

COST — $25-75

INFO — eventbrite.com/e/fall-on-the-farm-registration-73996811455

Paranormal Cirque

WHEN — 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27

WHERE — Pinnacle Hills Promenade, near JCPenney in the mall parking lot, 2203 Promenade Blvd., Rogers

COST — $15-$50

INFO — paranormalcirque.com

Concert Spooktacular

WHEN — 7 p.m. Oct. 29

WHERE — Peace Lutheran Church, 805 W. Olrich St., Rogers

COST — Free

INFO — (479) 549-8247

Goblin Parade

WHEN — 3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Line up at Frisco Park in Rogers for trick or treating at downtown businesses

COST — Free

INFO — 936-5487

Trick or Treat at the Library

WHEN — 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Farmington Public Library, 175 W. Cimarron Way

COST — Free

INFO — (479) 267-2674

Trick or Treat on the Square

When — 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31

Where — Fayetteville square

Cost — Free

Info — experiencefayetteville.com

Indoor Trick or Treat Adventure

When — 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31

Where — Rolling Hills Baptist Church, 1400 Rolling Hills Drive, Fayetteville

Cost — Free, a canned good will benefit Cooperative Emergency Outreach of Washington County

Info — (479) 521-2660

Howl-O-Ween Dog Party

WHEN — 7-10 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Columbus House Brewery, 701 W. North St., Fayetteville

COST — Free

INFO — Columbushousebrewery.com

Caty Perry COSTume Party

WHEN — 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Nomads Trailside, 1863 N. Pluto Drive, Fayetteville

COST — Free, 10% of food sales benefit Fayetteville Animal Shelter

INFO — (479) 879-7573

Fright Night Halloween Pub Crawl

WHEN — 5-11 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Dickson Street, Fayetteville

COST — $15

INFO — facebook.com/FrightNightonDickson

‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’

WHEN — 7-11 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville

COST — $20

INFO — (479) 443-5600 or waltonartscenter.org

Murder at the Hunted Winery

WHEN — 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Sassafras Springs Vineyard, 6461 E. Guy Terry Road, Springdale

COST — $50 (price includes dinner)

INFO — (479) 419-4999 or sassafrasspringsvineyard.com

Mall-O-Ween

WHEN — 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31

WHERE — Frisco Station Mall, 100 N. Dixieland Road, Rogers

COST — Free

INFO — 936-9885

War of the Worlds

When — 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31

Where — Arts Center of the Ozarks

Cost — $5-$12

Info — acozarks.org

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas has its share of haunted houses, too, reports our sister newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Here are a few that promise to get your heart pounding — or stop it completely.

Haunted Hotel of Arkansas

Playing on the hotel theme, this ArkansasHauntedHouses.com award-winner brags about its “Chills, thrills and room service that kills” as well as its “midnight red meat buffet.” Photos on the website are very clown-heavy, for all the coulrophobes out there.

WHEN — 7-10 p.m. weekdays and 7 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, through Nov. 2

WHERE — 2401 S. University Ave., Little Rock

COST — Tour 1 $16.35; Tour 2 $21.80

INFO — thehauntedhotelofarkansas.com

Nightterrors Haunted House at the Terrorplex

Promising loads of trauma and graphic horror, the Terrorplex presents “Phobius Estate of Fear,” the story of a Civil War orphan who grew up to do gruesome experiments. There are three haunted attractions, including a “simulated last casket ride that takes you on a journey to your grave.”

WHEN — 7:30-midnight weekends, 7:30-11 weekdays through Nov. 2

WHERE — 3809 MacArthur Drive, North Little Rock

COST — $20, casket rides $10, combo $25

INFO — 501-398-3327

The Reaper Haunted House

With more than 15,000 square feet of mayhem, there are promises of dozens of scenes of blood and gore and unexpected scares. As it says, “in The Reaper’s world, anything goes … and no one will be there to save you.”

WHEN — 7 p.m. “until the last person comes screaming out [the door]” through Oct. 31

WHERE — 6016 Crystal Hill Road, North Little Rock

COST — $16, Halloween night $20

INFO — arreaper.com

Fear Factory 501

The Fear Factory promises the usual scares thrills, but with several attractions: Skully’s Haunted Playhouse, The Torture Chamber, The Haunted Morgue, The Escape Room, The Voodoo Room and The Vortex Tunnel. Each one has a different theme and focus, depending on the visitor’s desires, whether it’s for gore or for a mental challenge.

WHEN — 7-11 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 2

WHERE — 25120 Arkansas 107, Jacksonville

COST — $15, $20 for a speed pass

INFO — fearfactory501.com

Twisted Intent

At Twisted Intent, there’s the returning Torture Chamber — a twisted romp through “medical” horrors — and the new Terror House, an abandoned house with an evil secret. “You can get in but you may never get out.”

WHEN — 7-10 p.m. Oct. 30, 7 p.m.-“WHENever” Oct. 31-Nov. 2

WHERE — 706 Center St., Benton

COST — $20, fast pass $25; both attractions (only available through Sunday) $30, fast pass $35

INFO — twistedintent.com

Haunted House of Conway

Visitors can get their brains twisted and their phobias prodded for a memorable thrill tour presented by Creepy Works, aided by sound and visual effects and a warning that any injury or death resulting from a visit is solely the responsibility of the ticket-holder. In other words? Enter at your own risk.

WHEN — 7-11 p.m. Oct. 29, 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 30-31, 7-11 p.m. Nov. 1-2

WHERE — 150 Arkansas 286 E., Conway

COST — $12; children 12 and under, groups and military $10

INFO — creepyworks.com

Wooly Boogers

For something a little more sedate and family-friendly (but still scary), there’s Wooly Boogers with its haunted house, music and escape games.

WHEN — 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 31-Nov. 2

WHERE — 142 Arkansas 286 E., Conway

COST — $10, escape rooms $5 each, children under 7 free

INFO — thewoolybooger.com

For more, visit arkansashauntedhouses.com.

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