Get your scream on: 8 of the best haunted houses to visit in Colorado this Halloween

As the leaves began to yellow and October begins, the time for spooks is upon us.

The Front Range has no shortage of haunted attractions this season, from scary corn mazes to multistory haunted houses.

Here’s a list of some of the best haunts around:


HellScream Haunted House

Rated as one of the scariest haunted houses in Colorado — and even the country — HellScream Haunted House has been scaring Colorado Springs for more than 15 years now.

Set in a three-story historic medical building, HellScream’s themes this year will include “Pandemonium,” “Insanity Mano” and “Voodoo Bayou.”

Where: 3021 N. Hancock Ave., Colorado Springs

Price: $24-$64; hellscreamhaunt.com


Fear Complex Haunted House

Shawn Field, tech manager for Hellscream Entertainment, portrays his character “Jeremiah” at the Haunted Mines in Colorado Springs in 2019. (The Gazette File)
Shawn Field, tech manager for Hellscream Entertainment, portrays his character “Jeremiah” at the Haunted Mines in Colorado Springs in 2019. (The Gazette File)

As Colorado Spring’s newest and largest haunted attraction, the Fear Complex Haunted House will offer four themed sections this year: Haunted Mines, The Sanitarium, Carnevil and Sinister Manor.

The Fear Complex building has more than 25,000 square feet of scares, and tickets are available for weekends throughout October.

Where: 2220 E. Bijou St., Colorado Springs

Price: $24-$42; thefearcomplex.org


Terror in the Corn

This mile-long Halloween attraction takes visitors through a massive corn field, filled with hidden haunts.

The maze even leads to the ghost town of Raven’s Gulch, made up of abandoned buildings and nightmares around the corners.

The attraction is at Anderson Farms in Erie, which also hosts a Fall Festival to enjoy outside of the spooks.

Where: 6728 County Road 3 1/4, Erie

Price: $39-$130; terrorinthecorn.com


13th Floor Haunted House

With nearly a dozen experiences and activities, Denver’s 13th Floor Haunted House is ready to scare.

This year, the attraction will offer three themes: “The Deadlands,” “Repossessed” and “A Fairytale Nightmare.”

But that’s not all. The location will also have two on-site bars, tarot readings, ax throwing and even a zombie shooting range (with jelly-ball guns).

Where: 3400 E. 52nd Ave., Denver

Price: $19-$100; 13thfloorhauntedhouse.com


Aftermath Haunted House

Each Saturday in October, the Aftermath Haunted House in Cañon City will be open for haunts.

Considered one of the best haunted attractions in the state, Aftermath has several spooky experiences to choose from, including haunted trails and houses.

Where: 575 Ash St., Cañon City

Price: $20-$40; cohauntedhouses.com/halloween/aftermath-haunted-house-co.html


Haunted Field of Screams

The Haunted Field of Screams is Colorado’s largest haunted attraction, sitting on a 40-acre corn field and the haunted Riverdale Road.

At this attraction, venture into the scary corn fields, experience several haunted houses and hop on a ride down the Riverdale Road.

Where: 10451 McKay Road, Thornton

Price: $30-$40; hauntedfieldofscreams.com


The Ritual Haunted House

Welcome to the newest haunt in Englewood — The Ritual Haunted House.

This haunted attraction will take visitors through a cursed, murky swamp, where scares lurk around every corner.

Where: 301 Englewood Parkway, Englewood

Price: $25-$40; theritualhauntedhouse.com


Frightmare Compound

For over 40 years, The Frightmare Compound has been scaring visitors during the Halloween season.

In addition to the haunted house, the compound has a haunted museum, mini escape rooms and even a coffin simulator ride. There’s something for everyone.

Where: 10798 Yukon St., Westminster

Price: $30-$60; thefrightmarecompound.com

Rachel Haberman, 16, is auditioning to be a makeup artist for the Scorched Earth Haunted Farm. The nonprofit haunt, presented by HellScream, opens to the public Oct. 2. (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)
Rachel Haberman, 16, is auditioning to be a makeup artist for the Scorched Earth Haunted Farm. The nonprofit haunt, presented by HellScream, opens to the public Oct. 2. (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)
Zombies await to scare in the Haunted Mines in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Hellscream and Haunted Mines have been named the No. 1 and No. 2 haunted houses in the state by Scare Factor. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
Zombies await to scare in the Haunted Mines in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Hellscream and Haunted Mines have been named the No. 1 and No. 2 haunted houses in the state by Scare Factor. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
A 13th Floor Haunted House performer poses for a portrait before guests arrive at the haunted house on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Denver. (Michael Ciaglo/Special to The Denver Gazette)
A 13th Floor Haunted House performer poses for a portrait before guests arrive at the haunted house on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Denver. (Michael Ciaglo/Special to The Denver Gazette)
With nearly a dozen experiences and activities, Denver’s 13th Floor Haunted House is ready to scare.13th Floor (copy) (Michael Ciaglo, Special to The Denver Gazette, file)
With nearly a dozen experiences and activities, Denver’s 13th Floor Haunted House is ready to scare.13th Floor (copy) (Michael Ciaglo, Special to The Denver Gazette, file)

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