Spooky season is upon us (though this weather may not feel like it yet) and that means all our favorite haunts will soon be opening their doors. Here’s a quick look at what’s coming for us this Halloween, from new scares at Wisconsin’s best haunted houses to encounters beyond the veil with our great weird state’s overactive afterlife.
Survive Jason at Terror on the Fox
The new Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake airs this October (RIP Victor Miller), so why not celebrate by trying to survive Jason yourself? In Green Bay, Terror on the Fox is bringing us a unique, officially licensed immersive “Survive the Night” Jason experience that pits you against the iconic slasher Jason Voorhees. There’s even a “Director’s Cut” experience that puts you inside a rustic cabin with a screen and a set of buttons that let you control how Jason strikes next.
Terror on the Fox opens September 19th. Get tickets now!
Downtown West Bend Ghost Walks
Wisconsin author and researcher J. Nathan Couch brings back his popular Downtown West Bend Ghost Walk for select spooky nights to regale us with his always entertaining retellings of the local legends and ghost stories he’s uncovered, including a theater haunted by the manager who died in the lobby, horrors in the historical jail, and encounters with Goatman.
See upcoming dates and reserve your spot right here.
Celebrity Guests at the Haunted Asylum
Where can you find a haunted attraction inside a real haunted asylum? There’s only one place in Wisconsin: Sheboygan Haunted Asylum. This year’s celebrity guests include Kathryn Long from Goosebumps The Haunted Mask, Jeff Brockton (Ghostface in Scream 3), Mark Steger (the original Stranger Things demogorgon), Michael Bailey Smith (from The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and more) and the Youtubers the Grimm-Life Collective who are known for their travels to filming locations, true crime spots, and other horror and paranormal-related locations.
Also new this year in the Asylum Fields haunted corn maze!
Get your tickets now right here.
Experience More Than 50 Years of Fear at Dominion of Terror
Opening this year for it’s 52nd year, Dominion of Terror in Sheboygan is Wisconsin’s longest running haunted house. And after one visit you’ll understand why! Housed inside an old haunted factory building, Dominion of Terror is three immersive floors of fear that are redesigned every year for a whole new experience.
Watch my video from a few years back:
At Dominion of Terror you’ll also find an escape room, plus throwback weekend with “throwback” ticket prices and a not-so-scary children’s matinee.
Sonic Seedpod Halloween Episode
Sonic Seedpod, the live session music show I produce with some longtime friends and collaborators (as VOYD Studios) returns this October for its fourth season, kicking off with the 2026 Halloween special featuring rising horror-tinged Oshkosh metal band I Rose From the Dead.
Watch our first Halloween episode above, featuring the haunting music of Green Bay duo Sit Kitty Sit.
Subscribe to the VOYD channel for more sick Wisconsin music.
Bookoween at Studio Moonfall
Meet local authors and discover the best new horror at Wisconsin’s coolest indie bookstore, Studio Moonfall in Kenosha during their annual Bookoween event.
Intense and Interactive Haunt
The Realm of Darkness in Kaukauna claims to be the most intense and interactive haunt in Wisconsin, and they may be right. They’ve been sharing some great behind-the-scenes videos that show the insane amount of work, artistry, and custom engineering that goes into developing this haunt to deliver scares on par with Universal Halloween Horror Nights, and now I want to tour it lights on as much as I want to experience the full intensity of a packed Saturday night in October.
The Realm of Darkness opens Friday, September 18th and you’ll get 20% off tickets for all September dates with code SEPT20. Buy tickets now right here.
Independent Horror Film Festival
Happening October 9th and 10th, Sawdust City Fright Fest is an annual indie horror festival held at the TIME Community Theater in Oshkosh, with carefully curated screenings and a focus on Wisconsin filmmakers.
Haunted Scavenger Hunt
Explore the haunted Old Glenbeulah School in search of skeletons during the Haunted Scavenger Hunt event. It’s a great way to discover what’s hiding in this historic building’s shadowy corners, and maybe meet some of its spectral residents along the way.
DJ Slater at Terror on Rural Street
Meet Milwaukee horror author DJ Slater at Terror on Rural Street haunted house in Hartford! Slater is the author of Legend Has It, a dark masterpiece that combines two disturbing Wisconsin legends into a one massively terrifying tale. Slater will be lurking around the haunt on Oct. 2nd & 9th from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Aliens in Belleville
Every year on the Saturday closest to Halloween, Belleville celebrates its weird UFO history with the annual Belleville UFO Days event including a UFO-themed parade, costumes, trick-or-treating and more.
Nightmare off 8th Street
While we’re still morning the loss of Wendigo Fest, a new Manitowoc Halloween festival has risen to take its place. Nightmare off 8th Street returns for its second year on October 3, 2026.
Brodhead Manor Paranormal Investigation
Spend a full weekend investigating the paranormal activity at Brodhead Manor! This 2-night VIP experience brought to you by Everything Vaguely Paranormal will completely immerse you in one of Wisconsin’s most haunted locations.
Serial Killer Speakeasy
This immersive, theatrical experience pairs serial killers with cocktails in an intimate setting. Featuring the stories of Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ed Gein as told by the killers themselves. Catch this unique show this fall in Sheboygan, Green Bay, and Stevens Point.
Milwaukee Paranormal Conference
The annual Milwaukee Paranormal Conference returns for its 11th year, delivering Wisconsin legends, folklore, cryptid stories, UFO sightings, paranormal experiences, and more. This year the paracon is bring held at Kochanski’s Beer Garden, and is follow up by the Witches Faire.
Want more? Check our 2026 Halloween Guide for more haunted houses, upcoming events, and haunted places to explore this fall.
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