Enthralling evenings in October at Fort Cross will entail some spooky seasonal fun. The Cross’s annual Halloween celebration includes haunted hayrides, ghost stories, a hoedown and jay band music.  Part of the hay ride is to get off at a point and walk through dark and dense woods.

Fort Cross, located in Julian’s backcountry, is one of San Diego’s most distinctive businesses. The entire site is illuminated with festive autumn-hued lights. However this attraction has a fun side too, they arrange contests which brings smiles to people’s faces. These contests include Pumpkin Seed Spitting Contest.

You get to make apple cider. Besides that they have a full calendar of fun happenings this year on their website. Choose your date and head to Fort Cross this year.

Fort Cross Haunted Harvest

Here you will get to know about the mysterious history of San Diego. The ghosts of Gunslingers, Gamblers and Ladies of the Night are seen here. They once lived in San Diego and will accompany you on this journey through time.

The ‘Doom buggies ride’ keeps one’s senses on high alert  Also on the property is the Whaley House, Old Town, and 2 graveyards which will give you goosebumps. The route travels through a gloomy historic downtown, passing by the eerie EI Campo Santo Cemetery and the terrifying Whaley home. This trip will introduce you to the city’s lengthy history of inexplicable deaths and occurrences. Before you board the tour bus to hell, be sure you know what to expect from your ride.

Some have also claimed to witness paranormal activities on this tour.

Ghosts & Gravestones

‘The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park’ is extremely popular among the horror lovers. It has a new spooky appearance. Having been invaded by legendary horror icons, this attraction is located in the famous Balboa Park.

Horror icons like The Nun, Michael Myers, Freddy and Upside-down world from ‘Stranger Things’ greet you here along the twisted trail lined with pines and oaks. The 3500 square feet ‘Experiment maze’ is dreaded by the bravest of all.

These icons will appear from no- where, raising your heartbeat to the next level. With its two haunts combined into one, this mile-long trail features sights and sounds that are truly impressive.

For tickets and more details please visit their website: www.hauntedtrail.net

Haunted Trail of the Balboa Park

The SeaWorld San Diego Park is getting ready for something sinister that scares the locals on special Halloween nights this year. Not included in the Sea World Tickets, Howl-O-Scream is like entering a carnival where terrifying creatures will test your scare limits.

The experience will kick off with a ceremony called: ‘The Gathering’ where zombies spin the records. It is an indoor-outdoor attraction. You will come across a haunted ambulance, a creepy house and a slaughter house. The outdoor is divided in six zones: The fright zone, Deadly Toys zone, Graveyard zone, La Llorona zone,

The Sirens zone and The Haunting zone. The park’s zones are filled with hostile haunting, and its indoor attractions are full with ghastly ghouls. The chilling rides will make your hair stand at the end and make you scream at top of your lungs.

SeaWorld Howl-O-Scream

San-Diego’s largest Haunted House attraction, The Scream zone offers terrifying and adrenaline-pumping horror experiences to its visitors. New props, scenes, and “scares” are added each season. Here, you will encounter ghosts, demons, zombies and horrifying clowns.

The attraction is open to visitors around Halloween time. ‘The Scream Zone’ contains three attractions: ‘The Haunted Hayride’, ‘The Hell-Billy Hootenanny’ and the brand-new ‘The Passage’ with a confusing labyrinth.

They have a spinning tunnel in a dark area where even though your feet are on solid ground, you will get the feeling that they are not, leaving you amused and confused at the same time.

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