Visits to Chattanooga’s spookiest places may peak this weekend, but the bewitching season doesn’t completely end at Halloween. Some of Chattanooga’s haunted attractions come to life all year.
“We go out every night, except for winter, when it’s just weekends,” said Amy Petulla, who founded Chattanooga Ghost Tours in 2007.
Dread Hollow, a haunted attraction produced by Ruby Falls, elicits most of its screams in October, but reconfigures its scares for special-edition haunts and escape rooms tied to holidays and other events throughout the year. These include the Valentine’s-themed Twisted Escape and Scream Break each spring.
But first comes the chance to “scream in the new year,” said Morgan Lee, digital media and public relations coordinator for Ruby Falls.
“As soon as Halloween is over, we immediately start moving into New Year’s Nightmare,” she said in a phone interview.