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Halloween Events 2022 - for Mature Audiences

By Denise Granata September 7, 2022

Leave the kids at home!  It's time for some adult fun with some of the scariest haunted houses and attractions in the state. All are within a 2-hour drive from Bradenton.


Universal Halloween Horror Nights (Orlando)

Select nights September 2 - October 31

Summon your scream squad to Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, The World’s Premier Halloween Event#. Face 10 haunted houses, 5 scare zones, 2 live shows and some of Universal Studios Florida’s most exciting attractions. Whether you’re a superfan, here for the snacks or selfies, scared of everything or skeptical of everyone, never go alone.


Scream-A-Geddon: Florida's Premier Horror Park (Dade City)

Select nights September 9 - October 31   

Tampa Florida’s newest haunt experience will feature 6 terrifying attractions in 1 location!  Ticket prices vary, starting at $21.95.


Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream (Tampa)

Select nights September 9 - October 31 

Busch Gardens® Howl-O-Scream® returns in full force, taking over the entire park with haunted houses, scare zones, sinister shows and more. Unspeakable horror lives in every dark corner, including on Busch Gardens’ pulse-pounding thrill rides. Howl-O-Scream is bringing fear to the next level and once you’re in there’s nothing to fear but everything.


Sea World Howl-O-Scream (Orlando)

Select nights September 9 - October 31

After a successful "inaugural fear," Howl-O-Scream will once again wash ashore in Orlando with nowhere to hide! This year promises to be bigger than ever before with more pulse-pounding, sweat-inducing haunts, thrills, and chills. Evade angry haunts as they rampage through scare zones. Seek shelter indoors, only to find you’ve entered a house of horrors. Deepen the thrill with a nighttime coaster ride. Quench your thirst for fear at a fiendishly interactive bar. Feel the monstrous electricity of a live show. Evil is returning—with a howl and a scream. 


The Haunted Road (Orlando)

Select dates September 21 - November 6

A 25-minute drive down Orlando's most terrifying haunted road which includes a walk-through Human Slaughterhouse Haunted House at the end of the road (if you make it that far...) and a chilling Afterlife Party! 


UNDead in the Water at the American Victory Ship in Tampa (Tampa)

Fridays and Saturdays September 23 - October 29

UNDead in the Water is Tampa's premier authentic nautical haunted attraction. Traverse multiple decks of this historic WWII cargo ship armed only with nerves of steel and a will to survive.



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