Statewide and large-scale attractions
Fright Fest at Six Flags
Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington): In 2024, Fright Fest at this park featured haunted houses and scare zones based on popular horror properties like Stranger Things, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and SAW. The event typically runs from September to early November.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio): This park also hosts a major Fright Fest event with multiple haunted houses and scare zones. In 2024, it debuted two new haunts and featured award-winning live entertainment.
Howl-O-Scream at SeaWorld (San Antonio): This large Halloween event offers several haunted houses and scare zones. It's often promoted as Texas's biggest Halloween haunted attraction event.
North Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Cutting Edge Haunted House (Fort Worth): A Guinness World Record holder for the "World's Longest Walk-Through Horror House". Located in a 100-year-old abandoned meat-packing plant, this multi-story haunted house is considered a must-see in the state.
Dark Hour Haunted House (Plano): An elaborate and highly theatrical haunted house attraction with a deep, witch-themed storyline. It features detailed sets and a large cast of characters.
Junkyard Haunted House (Dallas and Fort Worth): A unique haunted experience constructed by JunkGuysDFW, a family business that builds a new haunted house each year from locally sourced materials. It often includes both indoor and outdoor elements.
The Parker House Haunted Attraction (Denton): A traditional walk-through haunted house offering a mix of fun and scares.
Central Texas (Austin and vicinity)
House of Torment (Austin): One of the most famous haunted houses in the country. It offers multiple high-tech, elaborate haunted attractions at one location.
Scream Hollow Wicked Halloween Park (Smithville): An immersive Halloween event just east of Austin, featuring multiple haunted attractions and themed entertainment.
Bat City Scaregrounds (Buda): Offers multiple haunted houses and a "scaregrounds" experience.
Southeast Texas (Houston and Galveston)
Terror Isle Adventures (Texas City): This immersive, pirate-themed haunted house near Houston and Galveston is known for its high-end sets, special effects, and intense actors.
TMOT Returns presents Dark Haven (Vidor): Located east of Houston, this attraction reopened in 2025 after a four-year hiatus. The theme involves patients taking over a haunted location.
South Texas (Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley)
Fright Night Haunted House (Corpus Christi): An annual event promoted as one of Corpus Christi's scariest haunted houses.
Toluca Ranch Haunted House (Progreso Lakes): Billed as "the most Nightmarish haunted house in South Texas," this attraction is located on a location that was closed to the public for decades.
West Texas
Nightmare on 19th Street (Lubbock): A popular West Texas haunted attraction with multiple themed haunts and events throughout October.
Dark Hour Haunted House
13th Floor Haunted House
Creepy Hollow Haunted House
House of Torment
Screams Halloween Theme Park
and Scarbourough Hollow
Moxley Manor Haunted House
The Blackness Haunted House
Examples of Real Haunted Places
Hill House
(Mineral Wells): Once a brothel and bootlegging operation, it's considered by some to be the most haunted house in Texas and offers ghost hunting tours.
Terlingua Ghost Town
(Big Bend area): A historic ghost town with a rich past.
Goatman's Bridge
(Copper Canyon): A well-known local legend and purportedly a haunted site.