The Halloween season is starting to take shape in Louisville. With Labor Day over, Halloween is on it’s way! Events and attractions are gearing up for this season and there is a LOT to be excited about for 2011!
At the beginning of the season, you can check out one of the largest paranormal conventions in the country at the Scarefest Convention on September 23rd-25th. While it is in Lexington which is about an hour from Louisville, this is a convention worth heading to Wildcat country for. You will be able to meet a whole slew of horror movie stars, paranormal celebrities, browse the booths, and so much more. It is an incredible convention to start the season with.
The very same weekend, you can start cracking clues to find haunted houses on the Danger Run. The Danger Run is a haunted attraction unlike any other in the country and it is ONLY right here in Louisville. If you are looking a unique way to experience the Halloween season, see parts of the Ville you’ve NEVER seen before, visit TWO premium haunted attractions, have an entire night of Halloween entertainment all for one low price then this attraction is for you. It is the biggest bang for your buck with all Louisville Halloween attractions and it is an event that is different than anything you’ve ever done.
Also that weekend, most of the local haunted attractions will be opening. One multi-attraction, haunted theme park is the Asylum Haunted Scream Park located at Paintball Asylum. Asylum Haunted Scream Park has 4 attractions all located at one location. At the Asylum, you can experience one of the area’s SCARIEST attractions Darkness Falls. Darkness Falls has become widely known as one of the best attractions in the area. In addition the Asylum Scream Park has 3 BRAND NEW ATTRACTIONS! One of which is a zombie themed haunted house called Zombie City! Zombie City is a haunted attraction that is a quarantined city that was overtaken by zombies. Now you will go face to face with a zombie apocalypse! Last, but certainly not least, they also have live entertainment and games at the Carnivale of Lost Souls AND a paintball shooting gallery where you can shot REAL LIVE…err…DEAD zombies call Zombie Hunting! It is quite an attraction.
Other featured haunts in the Louisville area include Nightmare Forest, The Devil’s Attic, Fear Fair, Wolf Creek Haunted Forest, Industrial Terrorplex, Psychomania, Terror At The Fun Farm, and Haunted Yard Presents Grim Tales. All of these haunts are ranked as some of the best haunts around and you will NOT want to miss any of them! In fact, you will even be able to purchase some of your tickets right on the Louisville Halloween website! What a convenient way to get all of your haunt tickets all in one place!
If you’re looking for something NEW to do this Halloween season, then you should DEFINITELY check out Evil Dead the Musical at the Alley Theatre. Evil Dead the Musical is an off-broadway musical of the cult classic the Evil Dead. If you’ve ever wanted to experience one of your all-time favorite horror movies on stage then this is your chance! It is laugh-out loud funny and BEST of all you can even get seats in the SPLATTER ZONE! The Splatter Zone is a particular seating area that you will get drenched in blood. Don’t worry, you get a poncho and protective eye wear. However, it is one of the most unique theatre experiences you’ll ever have and you will walk out with blood and a grin on your face.
With so much to do in Louisville and SOO much more to come you won’t want to miss the Halloween season in Louisville in 2011.
