Not afraid of things that go bump in the night? Then you'll want to scare up the specters and spirits that inhabit area haunted attractions as we count down to All Hallow's Eve. Screams will be silenced in most places during the final weekend of October, but some haunts will be open Halloween night and at least one refuses to give up the ghost until the first weekend of November. Here's a look at what awaits around the region.
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AT A GLANCE
Note: Schedules are subject to change.
-- 6 Fears Hell's Bar Dam: 1265 Hales Bar Road, Guild, Tenn. Opens at 7 p.m. CDT Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 4-5; closing times vary. Costumes allowed Oct. 30-31. Lights out tour Nov. 5. Tickets start at $28 online (more at the door); fast passes and group rates available. 6fearsdam.com
-- 7th Gate Haunted House: 1595 Oostanaula Bend Road, Calhoun, Ga. Open 7-11 p.m. Fridays, 6-11 p.m. Saturdays in October. $8-$12. 7thgatehauntedhouse.com
-- Barn of Fear Haunted House: 1001 Bryant Road, Cohutta, Ga. Open 8-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October. $15. facebook.com/1001hauntedhayride
-- Bedlam: 302 W. Willow St., Scottsboro, Ala. Open 6 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays in October. $20 general admission, $25 extreme (hands-on). facebook.com/bedlamhaunt
-- Dread Hollow: 321 Browns Ferry Road, Chattanooga. Open 8-10 p.m. Thursdays, 8-11 p.m. Fridays, 7-11 p.m. Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. Sundays in October, plus 8-10 p.m. Halloween. $25. All tickets are timed entry and must be purchased online. Choice of escape rooms also available. dreadhollow.com
-- The Haunted Barn: 5017 McDonald Road, McDonald, Tenn. Open 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays in October. $23. thehauntedbarnchattanooga.com
-- The Haunted Hilltop: 8235 Highway 58, Chattanooga. Open 7 p.m.-1 a.m. (or later) Fridays and Saturdays in October. $25 haunted house and hayride (or $20 for either). thehauntedhilltop.com
-- Haunted Hidden Hollow: 949 Fred Tollett Road, Crossville, Tenn. Open 7-11 p.m. CDT Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus Halloween. $10 haunted trail, $5 corn maze. facebook.com/hauntedhiddenhollow
-- Lake WinnepeSpookah: Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park, 1730 Lakeview Drive, Rossville, Ga. Open 6-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October. $29. spookah.lakewinnie.com
-- Nyctophobia Haunted Attraction: 500 County Road 188, Fort Payne, Ala. Open 7 p.m.-midnight CDT Saturdays in October. $15. facebook.com/nyctophobiahauntedtrail
-- Post-Mortem Haunted Trail: Tri-State Exhibition Center, 200 Natures Trail, McDonald, Tenn. Open 8:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays in October. $20. facebook.com/PMHTTN
-- PV Slaughterhouse: 592 Sam Ellis Drive SW, Rainsville, Ala. Open 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus 7-10 p.m. Halloween (all times Central). $15. facebook.com/pvslaughterhouse
-- Ringgold's Haunted Depot: 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Open 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October. $15 haunted house, $7 ghost tour, $5 hayride, $23 combo. facebook.com/hauntedringgold
-- The Scream Chamber: 1163 U.S. 11, Athens, Tenn. Open 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus 7-10 p.m. Oct. 30-31 (Halloween is lights out). Trick-or-treating, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 30. $25 general admission, $10 touch pass upgrade, $15 fast pass upgrade. thescreamchamber.com
-- Twisted Nightmares Haunted House: 3908 U.S. Highway 41, Pelham, Tenn. Open 7-11 p.m. CDT Fridays and Saturdays in October. $13-$15. facebook.com/twistednightmareshauntedhouse
Contact Lisa Denton at ldenton@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6281.
Staff File Photo / Visitors await their turn by a bonfire at The Haunted Barn in McDonald, Tenn. The family-owned haunted attraction has been in business 28 years.