Spooky things to do

BLACK ISLAND FARMS HARVEST FESTIVAL AND CORN MAZE, with "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" maze, farmers market, straw mountains with slides, farm animal displays, 3178 S. 3000 West, Syracuse. Maze open 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-midnight Fridays, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31. Haunted Nightmare Acres open 7-10 p.m. Thursdays and 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays. Maze/hayride: $15, $10/children. Maze only: $10, $8/children. Hayride: $8, $5/children. Nightmare Acres: $15. Combo pass, $20. (801) 774-MAZE or www.blackislandfarms.com.

CARTER'S CRAZY CORN MAZE, 700 S. Main St., Garland. Thirteen-acre pirate-themed maze open 6-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 6-10:30 p.m. Fridays, 4-10:30 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 31. Haunted 7:30-10:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. $6, $5/ages 5-9, free/4-under, $3/Mondays. (435) 452-1886.

ENCHANTED WOODS, storybook-themed nonscary fun for children, 4-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 30, Treehouse Museum, 347 22nd St., Ogden. Timed tickets, advance purchase recommended. $6/nonmembers, $4/members. (801) 394-9663.

'FARMTASTIC FALL,' corn maze, blackout maze, pumpkin patch, slides, train rides, spooky stories, living history activities, American West Heritage Center, 4025 S. U.S. 89-91, Wellsville. Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. $6, $10/combo pass, $1/train rides. (435) 245-6050 or www.awhc.org.

FRIGHTMARES, with Fun House of Fear, Hal O. Ween High and nonscary Spook-a-Boo Walk-Thru, 375 N. Lagoon Drive, Farmington. Hours: 5-10 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31. $33.95/adults, $28.95/seniors, $21.95/3-under. (801) 451-8000 or www.lagoonpark.com.

GRIMM'S TRAIL OF TERROR, scary scenes from popular fairy tales, American West Heritage Center, 4025 S. U.S. 89-91, Wellsville. Open 7-9:30 p.m. today-Saturday, Oct. 23-24, 30. For ages 10 and up. $10, includes the center's corn maze and other Farmtastic Fall events. (435) 245-6050 or visit www.awhc.org.

HAUNTED HOLLOW, 1550 S. 1900 West, West Haven, open Wednesday-Saturday through Oct. 31. Hours: 7:30-10:30 p.m. weekdays, 7:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays and Oct. 29-31. Outdoor venue, with new haunted mansion and 13 acres of scary mine shafts, dungeons, swamps, woods and river. $15, free/6-under. Coupons online at www.hauntedutah.com.

LAZARUS MAZE, interactive theater-style haunted house at the Historic Exchange Building, 600 W. Exchange Road, Ogden. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31. $10, $13/fast pass. www.lazarusmaze.com.

LITTLE BEAR BOTTOMS, with Haunted River Trail, mazes, straw fort and Spooky Barn wagon ride, 5000 S. U.S. 89-91, Wellsville. 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 31. All-area pass: $15/adults, $12/children. Maze: $6/adults, $5/students, $4/ages 3-11. Other activities require additional fees. (435) 770-3462 or www.lbbcornmaze.com.

NELSON'S CORN MAZE, 13 acres carved in geometric shapes, 2900 S. 1700 West, Perry. Hours: 6-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 6-11 p.m. Fridays, 4-11 p.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 31. Haunted hours 7:30-10 p.m. Saturdays. Weekdays: $5/adults, $3/children, $15/ family. Weekends: $6/adults, $4/children, $20/family. Free/3-under. (435) 723-2529 or (435) 723-6546.

'NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DINOS,' ages 2-12, 7-9:30 p.m. today-Saturday and Thursday-Oct.24, Eccles Dinosaur Park, 1544 E. Park Blvd., Ogden. Trick-or-treating, costume parades, jack-o'-lanterns, bounce house, s'mores. $7/adults, $6/seniors, $5/children. (801) 393-3466 or www.dinosaurpark.org.

OGDEN GHOST TOURS, bus tours of haunted sites narrated by storytellers, 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31. Meet in parking lot north of Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave. $18, $15/students and seniors, $12/children. Bring canned food for donation for $1 discount. www.storytours.com.

PUNKINAZE, corn maze and hay slide, 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Fridays, 3-11 p.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 30, 1921 W. 2550 South, West Haven. Haunted after 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Ticket sales end one hour before closing. $6, free/3-under, $30/family pass. Bring flashlight. (801) 731-4756.

REAPERS KEEP, drive-by Halloween display with video display and synchronized radio broadcast (99.9 FM), dusk-11 p.m. nightly through Oct. 31, 3222 Gramercy Ave., Ogden. Family-friendly walk through haunted house, dusk-11 p.m. Oct. 31. Free.

'ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW,' screenings, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Oct. 30-31, Peery's Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Preshows start at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $7/admission, $5/props bag. No outside props permitted. (801) 689-8700.

'SLEEPY HOLLOW,' play, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30-31, Nov. 3-7, Allred Theater, Browning Center, WSU, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. $7-$10. WSU box office.

SLEEPY MILLCREEK HOLLOW, marketplace, Spooky Story Forge, Trail of Terror, 3109 W. Pioneer Road, Marriott-Slaterville. Open 6-10 p.m. today-Saturday. Stories nightly at 7:30 p.m. $3, or $12/family of six. Trail of Terror an additional $5. Portion of proceeds benefit animal rescue groups. (801) 458-2925, www.sleepymillcreekhollow.com.

'WHICH WITCH IS THE HEAD WITCH,' Hunt Mysteries, 7 p.m. Oct. 23-24, The Castle, 930 W. Antelope Drive, Layton. Also, 7 p.m. Oct. 29-31, Riverwoods Conference Center, 615 S. 80 East, Logan. $40.50, $35.50/children. $5 discount with code: hmmedia. (866) 569-1482 or www.huntmysteries.com.

 

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'BARNYARD BOO,' not-too-spooky face painting, boo bowling, pony rides, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. today-Saturday, Monday and Oct. 23-24, 26, Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. $6. (801) 768-4900 or www.thanksgivingpoint.org.

CASTLE OF CHAOS, 120 W. 3300 South, SLC. 7-10 p.m. Sundays and Tuesday-Thursday, 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Nov. 1. $19, $27/combo pass also good at new location of Nightmare Mansion, 5600 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville. (801) 461-4444 or www.castleofchaos.com.

CORNBELLY'S CORN MAZE AND PUMPKIN FEST features labyrinth of corn honoring the late Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller,Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. Hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday through Oct. 31. $10.95, $15.95/combo pass with haunted maze. (801) 794-FARM.

CRAZY CORN MAZE, 8800 S. 4000 West, West Jordan. 6-10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 6-11:30 p.m. Fridays, 3-11:30 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 31. $7/adults, $4/ages 5-10, free/4-under. $2 extra for haunted maze, which opens at dusk Tuesdays-Wednesdays, Fridays-Saturdays. (801) 569-2356 or www.utahmaze.com.

'DRACULA,' 8 p.m. Fridays-Mondays, through Oct. 30, Academy of Performing Arts, 2207 S. Main, SLC. $14, $12/students, seniors. (801) 486-2728.

'FREAKY FRIDAYS!' song and dance Halloween spectacular, Wheeler Farm Barn, 6351 S. 900 East, SLC. Shows 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, and Oct. 30. $2/person, $6/family, includes refreshments. 50 cents/wagon ride. (801) 304-5951.

'GARDEN AFTER DARK,' outdoor child-friendly pumpkin pathway and activities, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23-24, 26, 29-30, Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, U of U, SLC. $8. (801) 581-IRIS.

HAUNTED CANYON, Halloween train ride, various times today-Saturday, Oct. 22-24, 29-30, Heber Valley Railroad, leaving from Vivian Park in Provo Canyon. $14-$16/adults, $6-$8/children. Smith's Tix.

'HAUNTED FOREST,' 500 E. 1050 South, off I-15 Exit 276, American Fork. Five scary acres of outdoor forest plus indoor Psycho Manor, 16 rooms of fear loosely based on the movie "Psycho." Hours: 7:30-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31. $15/Haunted Forest or $15/Psycho Manor, $20/combination pass. Coupons online at www.hauntedutah.com.

HAUNTED VILLAGE, for ages 12 and older, 7-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday through Oct. 31, This Is The Place Heritage Park, 2601 Sunnyside Ave., SLC. $15. (801) 582-1847.

NIGHTMARE MANSION, new venue with four haunted attractions varying in intensity, starting with family-friendly 3-D film, 5600 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville. Open 7:30-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31. $12-$18 depending on number of attractions visited, $27/combo pass also good at Castle of Chaos, 120 W. 3300 South, SLC. http:/nightmaremansion.com.

'NIGHTMARE ON 13TH' HAUNTED HOUSE, 300 W. 1300 South, SLC. Hours: 7:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays, 7:30-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, through Oct. 31. $15, $20/Xtreme Nightmare, with extra rooms such as Electrocution Maze and Phantom Hall. $30/fast pass. (801) 467-8100 or www.nightmareon13th.com.

PARANORMAL DINNER AND DARK TOUR, with presentation by paranormal investigators followed by tour of some zoo areas, 6-9 p.m. today-Saturday, Hogle Zoo, 2600 E. Sunnyside Ave., SLC. Ages 16 and up, ID and reservations required. $22. (801) 584-1769.

PUMPKIN PATCH, corn maze, children's hay bale maze and wagon rides, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 31, Wheeler Historic Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, SLC. $7, free/2-under. (801) 264-2241.

PUMPKIN WALK at the "Old Mill Scream," 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today-Saturday, Benson Grist Mill, 325 State Road 138, Stansbury Park, reached via I-80, Exit 99 (Stansbury Park/Tooele); go south three miles, then turn right at stoplight at State Road 138 to Grantsville. Free. (435) 882-7678 or www.bensonmill.org.

SALT LAKE GHOST TOURS, 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays during October, west side of Rio Grande Building, 300 S. 500 West, SLC. $18, $15/students and seniors, $12/children or groups of 10 or more. (801) 604-1218, www.storytours.com.

SCARECROW FESTIVAL, obstacle courses, inflatable slides, games, entertainment, crafts, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today-Saturday and Monday, Electric Park at Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi. $5/adults, $10/ages 2-17, $40/family. (801) 768-4900 or www.thanksgivingpoint.org.

'THRILLER,' Odyssey Dance Theater tour, 7:30 p.m. daily through Oct. 31, 2 p.m. Saturday matinees, Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, U of U, SLC, $20-$40. Bring a bag of nonperishable baby food for charity and get 20 percent off two tickets. (801) 581-7100.

'WHICH WITCH IS THE HEAD WITCH,' Hunt Mysteries, 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Megaplex 20 at the District, 3761 W. Parkway Plaza Drive, South Jordan. $40.50, $35.50/children. $5 discount with code: hmmedia. (866) 569-1482 or www.huntmysteries.com.

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