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SALT LAKE CITY — Halloween approaches, and with it comes a plethora of ways to scare the living daylights out of yourself. Here are just a few options if you prefer your nights sleepless:
Castle of Chaos
- Locations in Taylorsville, Riverdale and Orem
- Was named by the Travel Channel as one of America's scariest haunted houses
- Check it out: The optional Hands On Horror experience allows participants to be touched by actors. Participants must sign a waiver.
- Price range: $10–$30, depending on how many visits, add-ons purchased.
- More information can be found here.
Nightmare on 13th Street
- Located at 300 W. 1300 South in Salt Lake City
- Perhaps Utah's most well-known haunted house; is also known for being the scariest.
- Check it out: New 2012 attractions include Cr. nightmare's Zombie Apocalypse, the Cirque du Fear and the NetherBeast.
- Price range: $20, or $30 to skip the lines and get a photo and a drink.
- More information can be found here.
Fear Factory
- Located at 800 S. 666 West in the downtown industrial area of Salt Lake City.
- Located on property that was once the Portland Cement Company, the haunted house is themed around common phobias.
- Check it out: For an additional $15, participants can ride a zip line called "The Last Ride."
- Price range: $25, or $35 to skip the lines and get a picture and souvenir shot glass or water bottle.
- More information can be found here.
Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus
- Located at 98 E. 13800 South in Draper
- Boasts of more than 50,000 square feet of circus-related horror
- Check it out: Strangling Brothers housed in 23 different tractor-trailers on land off Bangerter Highway. Trailer themes include the Infirmary and Emergency Room, Frankinswine, Forced Perspective and Demented Fun House. Each trailer sticks to the circus theme.
- Price: $20, or $25 to skip the line
- More information can be found here.
The Haunted Forest
- Located at 1015 S. 500 East in American Fork
- The Haunted Forest is entirely outdoors, with participants walking along trails weaving through the forest for nearly an hour.
- Check it out: Tickets give entrance to the Haunted Forest, Psycho Manor and Haunted Mansion Show, as well as a new 2012 attraction: the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
- Price: $20 total for all attractions
- More information can be found here.
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Anguish Asylum:- Located at 1200 Towne Centre Blvd. in Provo.
- The asylum is located in the parking garage below the Cinemark 16 in the Provo Towne Center
- Check it out: Rooms include clowns, a chainsaw maze, and insane asylum, a body shop and a nursery, among others.
- Price: $15
- More information can be found here.
Zombie Apocalypse
- Located at 4425 N. Thanksgiving Point Way in Lehi
- The haunted house is new this year and began as a way to encourage emergency preparedness.
- Check it out: Hunt for zombies as you weave your way through rooms with nothing but a replica rifle and your own zombie-fighting abilities.
- Price range: $20, or $40 to skip the line and get a T-shirt.
- More information can be found here.
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