Haunted house Coverage

Halloween in the Triangle: Your ultimate guide to making the most of it

A guide to everything you need to have an awesome Halloween in the Triangle!

Kaila Curry, Audience Engagement Producer

Haunted Forest at Panic Point: Behind the scenes of a terrifying trail

Haunted Forest at Panic Point, one of North Carolina's scariest haunted trails, offers a behind-the-scenes look at how they create the perfect scare experience.

Jelia Hepner, WRAL multiplatform producer

How Haunted Forest at Panic Point creates a terrifying experience

Haunted Forest at Panic Point, one of North Carolina's scariest haunted trails, offers a behind-the-scenes look at how they create the perfect scare experience.

Welcome to Deadford Manor: Meet the brains behind the spooky singing skeleton show

Meet Rebecca and Ken Koch, the brains behind Deadford Manor.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Get spooky: Haunted houses, Halloween scares near Raleigh

Looking for haunted houses, trails and frightfully fun adventures this October? If Halloween to you means spooky and scary, read on.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Sleepover with ghosts: Haunted hotels and rentals across NC

If you've ever dreamed of staying the night in a haunted hotel room or Airbnb, there are a few bone-chilling rentals with eerie stories that allow guests to visit overnight.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Phillips Farm: Your one-stop fall adventure destination

Phillips Farm: Fall fun extravaganza! Family, thrills, haunts and delicious donuts await in Cary's ultimate autumn destination.

From pumpkin-picking to hayrides: Your 2023 guide to fall fun in Raleigh NC

The 2023 fall fun database lists more than 50 pumpkin patches, haunted houses, hayrides, corn mazes and fall fun in Raleigh and around the NC Triangle area.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Pumpkin patches, haunted trails, corn mazes: Your guide to fall fun

Find pumpkin patches, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, trick-or-treating gatherings and more on this sortable database.

Tar Heel Traveler: Country Squire

The annual Got To Be NC Festival begins Friday and runs through Sunday at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. One of the restaurants featured is the County Squire Restaurant from Warsaw, which is said to be haunted.

8 North Carolina haunted houses to check out

Make Halloween in Raleigh memorable this year by checking out one of these haunted houses!

Lady in gray: Raleigh legend says ghostly woman appears on balcony of centuries-old home

If you ever find yourself driving down Mimosa Street near downtown Raleigh after midnight, be aware: You might find yourself in the presence of a ghostly apparition.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Scares and soap: Inside this haunted car wash

The Car Wash Lodge in Garner offers a haunted car wash experience. WRAL contributor Lucy Tobias and her pug decided to check it out!

Local haunted car wash offers scares and suds

All of the actors throughout the ghoulish experience are employees of the car wash, adding to the familial feel.

Lucy Tobias, WRAL contributor

'Nothing scarier than childhood cancers.' Raleigh teenager raising money through haunted drive-thru after own battle

Sarah Thompson isn't a big fan of Halloween. But, her teenage son Edward is. The family is now using a haunted house to help raise money for children battling cancer.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

Get spooked and give back at this Raleigh haunted house

The family is now using a haunted house to help raise money for children battling cancer.

Tar Heel Traveler: 13th Door Haunted Manor

This is one scary haunted house in the town of Timberlake. The house, built in 1854, originally had 13 doors. During Halloween season, volunteers dress up in ghoulish costumes and scream, rant, and rave, all while raising money for a cause, helping children who have been burned in fires, which has been a major problem in Person County.

New Bern homeowners say historic home is haunted

This historic home in New Bern is haunted. The butler did it!

Looking for pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted trails? Our database has you covered

Stores started filling up entire aisles with candy and costumes weeks ago. Pumpkin spice is back at Starbucks. And that means it's fall -- or at least time to make your pumpkin patch and hayride plans now.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

'Haunted' house burns after body found in freezer

South Carolina home burns to the ground two days after grisly discovery.

Haunted pirate ship encourages toy donations for troops

The Ruble family took their Halloween decorations to the next level this year to create a life-sized pirate ship in their front yard.

Fuquay-Varina family's haunted pirate ship collects toys for military families

The Ruble family took their Halloween decorations to the next level this year to create a life-sized pirate ship and collect toys for kids in the process.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer

More than masks: Haunted house performers prepare for a socially distanced holiday

One haunted house in Wisconsin is not letting the virus scare them away from their spooky tradition.

Statesville hotel has rich history, including belief it is haunted

Scott Mason, our Tar Heel Traveler, is in Iredell County with the story of the Historic Vance Hotel, a place with a rich history, which includes tales of it being haunted and a little girl who roams the lonely halls.

Scary good Halloween facts and figures

It's almost Halloween and this video coverage a wide range of topics, from favorite candy to where the state's biggest cities rank nationally when it comes to celebrating the holiday.