Ever since 1915 when the first recorded purpose-built haunted attraction was built in Liphook, England, haunted houses and horror-themed experiences have been wildly popular during fall and Halloween. With Halloween being one of the most frightening parts of the year, it makes complete sense that teens go out looking for a good scare around this time of year. For those also looking for a good way to start fall or to make plans for the upcoming Halloween, here are some of the most popular and well-known horror-themed activities in Houston:

1. 13th Floor Haunted House Houston
   • 7075 Farm to Market 1960 Rd W Ste 2013th Floor is one of the most popular haunted houses in Houston during the fall. This event has different themed attractions and each have made a terrifyingly good impact on it participants,  making this a perfect start to the Halloween mood.
2. Houston Terror Dome Haunted House
   • 16030 E Freeway Service Rd, Channelview, TX 77530The Terror Dome is an experience with many different haunting-themed activities like paintball, escape rooms, and axe throwing, along with many photo-taking opportunities, mainly for those up to anything with a scary twist. 
3. Horror Trails
   • 1415 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, TX 77047Horror Trails is a frightening drive-thru experience, unlike other haunted houses, this place is based in the woods and fulling done in your car. Perfect for a good walking break but worth the great horrors. 
4. Purgatory Scream Park “Kingwood Asylum”
   • 1965a NorthPark Dr, Kingwood, TX 77339 Purgatory Scream Park is a beloved local Haunted house that is known to be the largest hunt in the state of Texas. With a 27,000 square ft. lot, the haunt averages a 30-40 minute walk thru with nonstop scares. 
5. Houston Ghost Tour
   • 8375, 311 Main St suite d, Spring, TX 77373The Houston Ghost Tour is a quite well-known tour in old town spring during fall, The ghost tours use guides to circuit the old town and teach about the spring haunting history, for a more laid back starting for Halloween.
6. PanIQ Escape Room Houston
   • 1017 Eagle St, Houston, TX 77002The PanIQ escape room is an all-around year-open escape room with special new spooky theme rooms from the Fall season. This facility had different escape rooms with concepts like zombies and wild west. 
7. Locktopia Escape Room Houston
   • 5326 Weslayan St, Houston, TX 77005Lock topic is another escape room open year-round, but has exclusive rooms for the fall and Halloween feel. The rooms have different difficulties and curtain rooms to practice things like endurance and thinking skills.