Here’s a frightening list of places to get your boo on in the Chattanooga area

Costumes are part of the fun at Boo in the Zoo, a Halloween celebration the next two weekends at Chattanooga Zoo. Costumes are part of the fun at Boo in the Zoo, a Halloween celebration the next two weekends at Chattanooga Zoo.

By Staff Report October 20, 2016 11 min read

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That’s some scary stuff: 46 frightful (and family-friendy) places to get your boo on

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HARD-CORE HAUNTS

* The Haunted Barn: 5017 McDonald Road, McDonald, Tenn. This 16-room walk-through spook house overtakes a rural barn each season. Other activities include a dark maze, bonfire, live entertainment and giant monsters as greeters. Open 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays in October. $20. 423-396-9790, www.thehauntedbarnchattanooga.com.

* The Haunted Cavern: Ruby Falls, 1720 S. Scenic Highway. This subterranean Flesh Farm is a brutal society, torn by infection and chaos and ruled by a matron who thrives on the madness. Open 8-10:30 p.m. today, Oct. 20; 8-11:30 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 21 and 28; 8 p.m.-midnight Saturdays, Oct. 22 and 29; 8-10:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23; 8-11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30; 8-10:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Freak parade through the parking lot at 7:30 p.m. $25 Fridays, $30 Saturdays, $20 Sundays, Thursdays and Halloween; 10 percent discount on tickets purchased online. 423-800-0566, www.hauntedcavern.com.

* Haunted Depot: Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Tenth annual haunted attraction, with musical entertainment while you wait, plus other activities for those who’d rather forgo the frights. Open 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October. $8 Haunted Depot, $7 ghost tours through downtown, $3 hayride and bonfire, $15 combo. 706-935-3061, www.cityofringgold.com.