Your 2022 Guide to Eastern/Central Iowa Haunted Houses [LIST]

It's time to get spooky!

In just a couple of weeks, haunted houses in Eastern and Central Iowa will begin opening for the season. Here's the information we have so far on all those haunted houses:

Circle of Ash

• Linn County Fairgrounds in Central City
• Attractions
  • Socko's Fun House
  • Circle of Ash
  • Frightmare Forest
• Dates/Times
  • September 30th from 8 p.m. to midnight
  • Fridays & Saturdays in October from 8 p.m. to midnight
• Tickets range from $25 to $60 - purchase yours HERE

Scream Acres

• Bloomsbury Farm in Atkins
• Attractions
  • 3D Sinister Silo
  • Cell Block Z
  • The Slaughterhouse
  • Haunted Cornfield
• Open Fridays & Saturdays in October from dusk to 10 p.m.
• Tickets star at $29.95 and go on sale HERE on 9/26 at 8 a.m.

The 5th Realm

• Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids
• Dates/Times
  • Saturday, September 24th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Friday, September 30th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Fridays & Saturdays in October from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 13th, 20th, & 27th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Sunday, October 16th, 23rd, & 30th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Ticket information not yet available

The Deranged

• 102 8th Street, Belle Plaine
• Dates/Times
  • Fridays & Saturdays in October from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Kids Haunt - Sunday, September 30th from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tickets are $17

Garrison's Haunted

• 103 Birch Ave, Garrison
• Dates/Times
  • October 21st & 22nd and 28th & 29th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Kids Lights-On Trick-or-Treat - October 22nd from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. ($5)
• Tickets are $10 with all proceeds benefiting the Garrison Fire Dept.

The Heart of Darkness

• 5111 Osage Road, Waterloo
• Attractions
  • Scream in the Dark
  • Jack-O-Lantern Lane
  • 3D Killer Circus
  • Goblins Lair
  • Salem's Coven
  • Haunting of Hell House
  • Crypt Keepers Vault
  • Grizzly's Chainsaw Massacre
  • Darkhold Castle
  • Creeper's Bus
  • Zombie CDC
  • House of Evil Dead
• Dates/Times
  • Friday, September 30th & Saturday, October 1st from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Friday, October 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th and Saturday, October 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th from 7 p.m. to midnight
  • Blackout - Thursday, October 13th, 20th, & 27th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Kids Day - Sunday, October 23rd from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Monday, October 31st from 7 p.m. to TBD
• Ticket information is not yet available

The Slaughterhouse

• 500 Locust St, Des Moines
• Dates/Times
  • Friday, September 30th from 7 p.m. to midnight
  • Fridays & Saturdays in October from 7 p.m. to midnight
  • Thursday, October 20th & 27th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Sundays in October from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Tickets range from $25 to $35 - purchase yours HERE

ScareDSM

• 97 Indiana Ave, Des Moines
• Dates/Times
  • Friday, September 30th from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Fridays & Saturdays in October from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Night of the Living Drag - Thursday, October 20th from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 27th from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Sunday, October 23rd & 30th from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Tickets range from $25 to $45 - purchase yours HERE

Linn's Haunted House

• The basement of Linn’s Supermarket at 3805 6th Ave, Des Moines
• Dates/Times
  • Friday, September 30th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • October 1st, 7th, & 8th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • October 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, & 29th from 7 p.m. to midnight
  • October 23rd, 27th, 30th, & 31st from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Ticket information is not yet available

Eldora Haunted Hospital

• 2413 Edgington Ave, Eldora
• Dates/Times
  • Saturdays in October from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Friday, October 21st & 28th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Tickets range between $10 and $15 - purchase yours HERE

The Haunted Barn

• 1694 US HWY 6 Trail, Ladora
• Dates/Times
  • Friday, September 30th from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
  • Fridays & Saturdays in October from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• Tickets are $12 (cash only) - receive $2 with a donation of a non-perishable food item

Eclypse

• 171 Hwy 1 W, Iowa City
• Dates/Times
  • September 30th & October 1st from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • October 7th & 8th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • October 14th & 15th from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • October 21st, 22nd, 28thh, & 29th from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Blackout - Thursday, October 20th & 27th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Kids Day - Sunday, October 30th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Monday, October 31st from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Tickets range between $25 and $40 - get yours HERE

Sleepy Hollow Scream Park

• 4051 Dean Avenue, Des Moines
• Attractions
  • Toxicity
  • Freakshow
  • Chaos
  • Castle of Blood
  • The Island of Doctor Demonik
  • Terror in the Trees Haunted Trail
  • Nightmares Funeral Home
  • Blazing Jack-O-Lanterns
• Dates/Times (last tickets are sold at 10:30 p.m.)
  • Friday, September 30th from 7 p.m. to midnight
  • Fridays & Saturdays in October from 7 p.m. to midnight
  • Sunday, October 23rd & 30th from 7 p.m. to midnight
  • Thursday, October 27th from 7 p.m. to midnight
• Tickets range from $19.99 to $48 - purchase tickets HERE

Mayhem Haunted House

• 13011 120th Ave, Ottumwa
• Dates/Times
  • October 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nnd, 28th, & 29th from 7 p.m. to midnight
• Tickets are $10

Thrashers House of Terror

• 405 E Thresher Rd, Mount Pleasant
• Dates/Times
  • Thursdays in October from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Fridays in October from 6 p.m. to midnight
  • Saturday, October 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th from 6 p.m. to midnight
• Tickets range from $10 to $20 - Purchase yours HERE