The scariest Halloween is coming to Knott Scary Farm
By GTVW Staff
Photos by Alfonso De Elias
’Knotts Scary Farm”, the largest and most haunting Halloween event in Southern California, has unveiled the 13 haunted attractions that will terrify guests when the event returns for 24 horrifying nights, September 22 – October 31.
Four all-new nightmarish haunted attractions will debut this year; each featuring unearthly surprises, ghoulish monsters and frightening legends that might come with an original Skeleton Key. In terms of rides and attractions – there’s something for everyone and designers’ hearts were in the right place as far as creating a theme. Seems like they are working to upgrade their attractions and level of details.
Black Ops: Infected (New for 2016):
Armed with cutting edge laser guns, brave guests will face off against hordes of zombies in the groundbreaking all-new Black Ops: Infected interactive maze.
Shadow Lands (New for 2016):
A fulfilling life ensures a soul safe passage into eternity, but what happens to the souls of soldiers slain in battle? Enter the hair-raising Shadow Lands maze and fight off demon samurais whose souls are cursed to rot within the depths of purgatory.
Red Barn (New for 2016):
Take a trip to a blood-soaked barn filled with carnivorous animals seeking to prey on human flesh in the Red Barn gore maze. Legend has it the farmer who owns the barn was transformed into a heinous creature that sends his sadistic sons to ensure his legacy. None dare enter the barn, for those who enter never escape.
The Hollow (New for 2016):
From within the fog, the legendary Headless Horseman and his army of the undead are ready to unleash a reign of terror in the new scare zone,
ZOZO:
People from all over the world claim to have been visited by the demon ZOZO after a spirit board session. Is the demonic entity known as ZOZO real or are spirit boards just a myth?
Slasher:
Guests are invited to step into an 80s slasher horror film. The masked Angel
Maker Killer is on the loose. Every lead has run cold and that’s when you step into the
picture. Will you become his next victim?
Prey:
Navigate a hay maze full of dead ends with only a faulty lantern as your guide.
You are not alone. Mutant beasts are lurking around every corner.
Returning Favorites
Back by popular demand, Elvira, the legendary Mistress of the Dark, returns to Knotts Scary Farm in a spectacular all new show Elvira’s Danse Macabre, featuring insane dance and comedy performances. The one of a kind performance from the Queen of Halloween will transport guests to a masquerade ball full of music, dance and humor.
Paranormal, Inc
The Haunting of Hayden Hill: Last years groundbreaking Paranormal Inc. maze will return to Knotts Scary Farm this year. Featuring high flying aerial stunts and scares, guests investigate a haunted hospital where the patients were tortured for decades by deranged doctors and nurses. Demonic spirits of the murdered victims have been detected throughout the mysterious halls, while evil medical staff prowl for new patients to torture.
The Dead of Winter: Wendigo’s Revenge – Deep in the frozen tundra, the realm of a treacherous snow queen has been usurped by her evil minion, the horrific wendigo. She may be dead, but her evil spell hasn’t been lifted: The dead cannibals have risen from their snowy graves as hungry creatures feast on the surrounding villages. During the chaos, the queen’s prized possession, the horrific wendigo, has seized control of her throne, ready to prey upon any unsuspecting visitors who enter the borders of its icy domain.
Trick-or-Treat:
Take a brave step forward and ring the witchs doorbell
The Tooth Fairy:
This twisted tooth fairy steals more than just baby teeth
as he drags his victims out their bedroom window and into a world of
deranged dentistry.
Voodoo – Order of the Serpent:
The haunting legend of Papa Legba continues as guests follow him on his foreboding journey to conjure the serpent demon goddess in the outskirts of New Orleans. Trudge cautiously through the cursed swamps of the Deep South, where creatures search the murky bogs for their next bloody sacrifice and demons curse the innocent with Voodoo hexes.
The Gunslinger’s Grave: A Blood Moon Rises:
Deadly howls and a full blood moon mark your impending doom as werewolves overrun the crime stricken old west town. Walk in the bloody footsteps of a betrayed and left for dead gunslinger on his path of retribution against the Skinwalkers.
The Deadly 7, asadistic crew of terrifying monsters representing each of the seven deadly sins, return to the fog of Knotts Scary Farm this year. Together they prowl the darkest corners of Scary Farms midways and scare zones serving their master, The Green Witch.
The Hanging®: Finding Gory – A live stage show in Calico Square irreverently looks back at the year’s pop culture with killer comedy. Notorious for its special effects, pyrotechnics and high-flying stunts, The Hanging is a no-holds-barred assault on pop culture’s most infamous moments of the past year. A must see parody!
Every night monsters spill out onto the streets and turn theme park midways into murderous scare zones. From the world famous Ghost Town Streets to the Boardwalk area filled with evil clowns, there’s nowhere to hide in Knott’s Scary Farm.
Ghost Town Streets
Is the original and largest, most terrifying scare zone that started it all.
Bands of half-human, half-animal monsters prowl the streets and inhabit the fog, while the notoriously startling sliders, lunge from every fog-filled corner of the land.
Fiesta De Los Muertos
Fuses dance music, colorful costumes, and larger than life stilt walkers in a dance party scare zone. It’s the ultimate late night celebration of Dia de los Muertos.
CarnEVIL
On the Boardwalk, clowns crave your undying attention in this scare zone.
Headless horseman prowls the fog-filled streets along with his army of the undead, treacherously blending into the shadowy night as they frighten all whom they encounter.
Definitely is one the best seasons and worth it in quality time if you have fun with your beloved ones!
Jon Cooke, Daniel Miller & Timothy “Gus” Krueger” (Design Specialist )
