From the Crypt
Craft notes from the makeup bench, guides to the darker corners of Arizona, and dispatches from the people who build the nightmares.
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Scary places in Arizona, sorted honestly: real haunted mining towns, homegrown cryptid legends, and the one Halloween haunt built on purpose in Mesa, Arizona.
Scarizona's post-apocalyptic haunted house sits on an open-air gravel lot in Mesa: the design logic behind the sightlines, the midway, and the ground underfoot.
The Mogollon Monster legend, Arizona's Bigfoot: what the story says it looks like, where sightings are set along the Mogollon Rim, and how it gets told.
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Scarizona's cast won the 2024 Highest Rated Cast Award from The Scare Factor. Here's what the score actually measures, and who earns it every October.
Arizona's real urban legends and the internet-born creepypasta that borrows its deserts: La Llorona, skinwalker lore, the Phoenix Lights, told straight.
A weekend plan for Phoenix in haunt season: Friday night date ideas, Saturday farms and family time, Saturday night with friends, and a slower Sunday.
The spookiest places in Arizona to visit this October, grouped as a real trip: haunted hotels, ghost towns, landmarks, and legend country, ending in Mesa.
Scary things to do in Arizona this October: haunted attractions, ghost towns, haunted hotels, urban legends, and night ghost tours across the whole state.
A statewide guide to things to do in Arizona in October: fall festivals, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunts, ghost towns, and cooler high-country trips.
The best things to do in Phoenix October, from East Valley haunts and fall festivals to pumpkin patches and cooler downtown, Scottsdale, and Tempe nights.
What is it like to work at a haunted house? Inside our makeup chair, a full night on the set, staying in character, and why our cast comes back each fall.
A region-sorted guide to corn maze Arizona farms cut every fall, from Glendale and Mesa to Willcox and Dewey, plus which ones turn into haunted mazes at night.
The best haunted attractions in Arizona, honestly ranked and reviewed, spanning Mesa, Chandler, Phoenix, and Tucson, and yes, including our own haunt.
Arizona haunted houses split two ways: seasonal walk-through attractions and the state's most haunted places. A sourced guide to both.
Meet the solo SFX artist behind a Mesa, AZ haunted house: how one hand designs and builds every monster across three haunts for one cinematic look.
A region-sorted guide to Arizona fall festivals and fall activities in Arizona: the Phoenix state fair, Tucson folklife, Flagstaff beer, and Sedona wine.
A guide to family things to do in Arizona this fall, sorted by age: gentle outings for under-12s, mild scares for teens, and full haunts for adults.
A region-sorted guide to every major pumpkin patch Arizona has, from Phoenix and Mesa to Tucson and Prescott, with corn mazes, hayrides, and more.
Looking for fun things to do in Arizona this fall? Cooler-weather hikes, fall festivals, haunts, the state fair, and dark-sky nights across the state.
The most haunted places in Arizona: 13 documented sites from Tombstone to Flagstaff, with the real history behind each ghost and where legend begins.
The best haunted houses in Arizona, ranked on review scores, cast, and value, plus the evidence behind why Scarizona in Mesa keeps making the annual list.
How do haunted houses work? Go behind the build of a real haunt, from set design and lighting to the psychology of fear, at an award-winning Arizona haunt.
What it takes to become a scare actor: the craft behind the role, how to get started, and how to join the seasonal cast at an award-winning Mesa haunt.
A complete guide to ghost towns in Arizona, mapped by region: Jerome, Tombstone, Vulture City, Oatman and more, with real mining history and how to visit.
Nine real haunted hotels in Arizona you can book tonight, from the Jerome Grand to Hotel San Carlos in Phoenix, with the documented ghost lore behind each stay.
Explore the real haunted places in Mesa, AZ, from a pioneer cemetery to an abandoned resort, and find the one scare in town that's built to land on purpose.
Is the Jerome Grand Hotel haunted? Inside the 1926 mining hospital high above Jerome, Arizona: its documented history and the hauntings guests still report.
The most haunted places in Phoenix, Arizona, from Hotel San Carlos to the old state asylum, plus the history behind each ghost and where legend begins.
Superstition Mountain legends run deep in Arizona: the Lost Dutchman's gold mine, the Apache Thunder God, and the curse that has killed treasure hunters.
See how special effects makeup turns actors into monsters at an award-winning Arizona haunt, from latex and airbrush to the faces built to scare in the dark.
The stories are the warm-up. Three haunts, one price, and a finale in total blackout wait in the Mesa dark on limited nights with timed entry, so claim your slot before the season closes.
2024 Highest Rated Cast Award (Southwest) · 8.35/10 professional review
