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Midsummer Scream July 26-28 World’s Largest Horror and Halloween Convention Returns to Long Beach, CA

Posted on May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 by Haunt Watcher

Midsummer Scream, the world’s largest convention dedicated to all things gruesome and grotesque, returns to Downtown Long Beach in all its gory glory. And yes, you can expect tens of thousands of cosplayers, horror enthusiasts, warmly welcomed nerds, and some of the most creative minds in the macabre when Midsummer Scream welcomes the ghastly’n’grim come July 26 through July 28 at the Convention Center. When Midsummer Scream premiered in Downtown Long Beach in 2016, its…

Howl-O-Scream San Diego – The Fear Reawakens

Posted on May 15, 2024May 18, 2024 by Haunt Watcher

Face your fears when Howl-O-Scream reawakens this fall at SeaWorld San Diego. Get ready for spine-chilling scares on Sept. 27, 2024. Howl-O-Scream will once again arrive to transform the peaceful SeaWorld San Diego park you once knew into something sinister. When night falls and a carnival of horrifying creatures surrounds you, just try to put on a happy face. Evade angry haunts as they rampage through scare zones. Seek shelter indoors, only to find you’ve entered…

The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Returns to Long Beach for 2024 Halloween Season

Posted on April 30, 2024May 18, 2024 by Haunt Watcher

LONG BEACH, CA | APRIL 30, 2024 – Named one of the Top 10 Most Haunted Places in America by Time Magazine, The Queen Mary has become synonymous with ghost sightings, scares, and paranormal activity in Southern California. From 2010-2019, the legendary Dark Harbor Halloween event captivated the residents of Long Beach and beyond until the COVID-19 pandemic and ship renovations caused the event to come to a pause. Now, for the first time in four…

Universal Orlando announces Halloween Horror Nights 33 Dates and Info

Posted on April 4, 2024May 16, 2024 by Haunt Watcher

Universal Orlando Resort has confirmed Halloween Horror Nights 33 will run from August 30 through November 3, 2024. Halloween Horror Nights starts earlier than ever before! at Universal Orlando. Halloween Horror Nights 33 will take place on the following 48 nights this fall: August: 30-31 September: 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29 October: 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31 November: 1-3 While specific haunted houses and scare zones weren’t revealed, Universal Orlando confirmed this year’s HHN…

Knott’s Scary Farm | 50th Anniversary

Posted on July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 by Haunt Watcher

Knott’s Berry Farm will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Knott’s Scary Farm with new mazes and nostalgic nods to infamous haunts of the past when the granddaddy of all haunted events returns to the fog this Halloween season. Knott’s Scary Farm tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, July 24 for 29 select nights in September and October. Knott’s Scary Farm 2023 runs on Sept. 21-24, Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Oct. 4-8, Oct. 11-15,…

Midsummer Scream 2023 | Long Beach, Calif., July 28-30, 2023

Posted on July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 by Haunt Watcher

Halloween is creeping in early, thanks to Midsummer Scream 2023, the world’s largest haunt and horror convention coming to Long Beach, Calif., July 28-30, 2023. More than 40,000 horror and haunt fans are expected to attend the 6th annual Midsummer Scream event at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, which features sneak peeks at some of the biggest Halloween haunts, panels and celebrities, live entertainment, and the 75,000-square-foot Hall of Shadows. “Midsummer Scream has become the kick-off…

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios

Posted on July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 by Haunt Watcher

Make Your Way Through Terrifying Haunted Houses and Scare Zones of Nightmarish Creatures! – Universal Studios is starting to release information about its 2023 Halloween Horror Nights, and the first two announced haunted houses will be based on The Last of Us and Stranger Things. Halloween Horror Nights will take place in September and October in Orlando, Florida, and Los Angeles, California. Tickets are already on sale for the event. Tickets are already on sale. The haunted houses…