Fall has arrived, with leaves turning beautiful reds, golds and oranges. The air is getting chilly and you wish to spend your time enjoying getting scared out of your mind. That’s right, it is time for Halloween. The time of year we mindlessly venture out into worlds that normally give us nightmares with ghosts, goblins and the supernatural. When looking for spine-chilling activities in the Gatlinburg area, look no further than the excellent choices assembled here for your frightening pleasure.
Start with an evening at the Iris Theater with their special Shocktober Halloween show with Comedy Hypnotist Guy Michaels. While designed to be a family show with plenty of laughs while you or your friends become the stars of the show, when you think about the crazy antics that you were performing for the whole audience, you will be suitably a bit creeped out at how easily Guy Michaels was able to have you performing imaginative feats in front of complete strangers. A great show, designed for a wonderful trip into your imagination that will have you laughing hysterically. And make sure you stop by and have your face artistically painted in any mask you wish with the newest offering for Shocktober 2014: spooky face painting. The extreme face painters can give you the scariest face in Gatlinburg this Halloween season. The face painting artists aren’t your typical run-of-the-mill carnival booth face painters. They take face painting to the extreme. Celebrate the spookiest time of year by joining the ghosts and ghouls of Shocktober.
When looking for something with a bit more screams, check out Fright Nights at Ripley’s Haunted Adventure. This attraction is open year round with live actors jumping out at all turns to make you scream, but at Halloween they turn things up several notches. Set in an old casket factory where, legend has it, people started disappearing in the 1900’s; including the owners of the casket company, Ripley’s has decided to deliver an amazingly scary way to spend an evening. During Halloween the number of creepy actors running around to make you scream multiplies, and the 10,000 square foot facility is made scarier than ever. Ripley’s uses all its wonderful science knowledge to tap into your worst fears, piping in sound, sights and even smells that will have you screaming and crying for your mommy. There is an age limit imposed during the Fright Nights that take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October starting at 6pm, so find a babysitter for the little ones.
Available year round, but especially fun during Halloween, is a night spent with Ghost & Haunt Tours, where you will “See the real Gatlinburg”. Take a night time stroll with your special guide for a hair-raising ninety-minute tour into the spirit realm of Gatlinburg. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through historic areas and search along streets and alleys of Gatlinburg to hear stories of the unexplained and strange. Hear about a number of haunted hotels and buildings in the downtown area, about a gruesome murder committed at a very famous hotel here and the young girl and security guard who still haunt it. Learn all about the tale of a young man who made a foolish mistake and continues to pay for it to this very day. See actual pictures taken of paranormal activity on the tour route throughout the years.
One of the true jewels of Gatlinburg’s Halloween scene is the Mysterious Mansion. Scaring people for 30 years, the Mysterious Mansion gives you a three story, self-guided adventure through winding hallways, secret passageways and barely lit corridors designed to make you wish you brought your blankey. Complete with ghosts, goblins and other evil creatures, you will feel the chills in the air, and along your spine. The Mysterious Mansion comes complete with witches, ghosts, creaks, rattles and the must have spooky dungeons. The mansion's army of spooks and creeps make every effort to give you a thrilling scare and do everything from jumping out of unexpected places, following you around the mansion and even chasing you up stairs and into scary dungeons. It is recommended that you do not enter the mansion alone. Friends, in times like these, can be a big comfort. Open from May till October, a moderate entry fee is required. For the remaining time of the year, you will have to call and confirm whether the mansion is open for visitors. Halloween is the perfect time for a trip to this Mysterious Mansion of horror, as it is guaranteed to make your day a shuddering reality.
No matter which attraction you decide on, or if you are feeling particularly brave and want to try them all, Gatlinburg definitely has some frightening options for you to explore. With a true haunted history in the area you can find some terrifyingly entertaining ways to scare yourself this Halloween.
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