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Dread Hollow haunt returns to Lookout Valley with new terrors

Ruby Falls Contributed Photo / Rikkets is a candidate for mayor of Dread Hollow at the annual Halloween attraction, and it's no laughing matter.
Ruby Falls Contributed Photo / Rikkets is a candidate for mayor of Dread Hollow at the annual Halloween attraction, and it's no laughing matter. Ruby Falls Contributed Photo / Rikkets is a candidate for mayor of Dread Hollow at the annual Halloween attraction, and it's no laughing matter.

By Susan Pierce, compiler 3 min read

If you go

› What: Dread Hollow› Where: 321 Browns Ferry Road› When: 7-10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 7-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Sept. 27-Oct. 31› Admission: $22, $40 RIP Fast Pass; escape rooms $5-$15› For more information: https://www.dreadhollow.com/

The cursed town of Dread Hollow returns for its annual fall haunting with new terrors waiting for unsuspecting visitors brave enough to step foot onto the Lookout Valley property.

Dread Hollow, a haunted attraction of Ruby Falls, first appeared 16 years ago as a haunted town cursed for the execution of 13 innocent young women as witches. With each fall reappearance since, the Halloween attraction has grown in intensity in its thrills and chills.

Dread Hollow is introducing three new haunted experiences and five unnerving escape rooms when it opens Sept. 27, continuing through Oct. 31.

This season’s theme is “A Town Divided,” as evil forces vie for power in the election of Dread Hollow’s next mayor. Mayor Al’s sinister puppet companion has taken control of Dread Hollow. His opposition, Rikkets, promises to bring new blood to town. Visitors choose a side and cast their vote to decide the fate of his doomed town.