Want a Real Halloween Scare? Try These East Texas Haunts

(East Texas) How much of a scare are you willing to take? How much adrenaline can your body pump through your veins while walking through dark hallways just waiting for something to jump out at you? If your system can handle the scares and the additional adrenaline rush, then there are several haunted houses in East Texas for you to experience this Halloween.

It has been quite a while since I've been through a haunted house, mainly because my wife and daughter are terrified of them. While being scared to death, they can also be fun. Your senses are heightened, and the feeling of fight or flight is in full effect. I believe the last haunted house I visited was when the Tyler Jaycees hosted a haunted house on Highway 155 in Noonday; that was years ago.

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East Texas Haunted Trails and Outdoor Scares

While we're looking for haunted houses, there's another option: the spooky trails in the woods. They can be just as terrifying because it's out in the open, and there is no telling where the next scare is going to come from. Haunted houses, though, are probably the preferred choice for most East Texans when it comes to getting their scare on during spooky season.

Walking down these dark and twisty hallways, we'll encounter demented ghouls, terrifying zombies, very creepy clowns, chainsaw-wielding maniacs, along with some gruesome scenes that will leave you wondering why you ever wanted to walk through this demented place.

If you're willing to encounter ghosts, zombies, creepy clowns, and all sorts of terrifying creatures and scenes, then you've got to visit one of these East Texas haunted houses.

Haunted Houses in East Texas

• World Of Khaos - Tyler - 816 E Oakwood St
• Doc Wilkes House Of Horrors - Longview - 1228 Market St
• Graystone Scream Park - Longview - 13481 FM 968W
• Thrillvania Haunted House Park - Terrell - 23330 CR 138
• Imminent Doom Haunted House - Kilgore - 990 Post Oak Rd
• Spooktacular Nights at Yesterland Farm - Canton - 15410 I-20
• Haunted Hallows Coopergate Ranch - Mt. Pleasant - 3302 FM 2348 - opening October 16
• The Asylum Haunted House - Talco - 205 N Broad St
• River Road Spooky Trail - Big Sandy - 720 River Rd Sandy
• Back To Life Haunted House - Mineola - 630 W Broad St
• Corpse Grove - Hawkins - 2487 FM 1795
• Total Insanity Hauntpark - Lufkin - 3731 Ted Trout Dr

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Send Us Your East Texas Haunted House Tips

If you are looking to get your adrenaline pumping and feel that fight-or-flight feeling, there are plenty of opportunities to do that in East Texas. If you know of any other haunted houses that should be added to this list, please don't be afraid - send me an email with the name, location, and website, and I'll add them to this list.

Happy scary Halloween, y'all!