Coffin Creek Halloween Haunt

Halloween 2025: After going dark in 2024, Coffin Creek had been planning to resurrect itself at new location as part of the Paris Pumpkin Patch. Sadly, proprietor Gary Shireman passed away during the preparation stages before this plan could become reality. The Peris Pumpkin Patch will still take place at the Inland Empire Fall Festival, located at Perris Fairgrounds: 18700 Lake Perris Dr, Perris, CA 92571. The event features a spooky trail, hay maze, and other family-friendly activities. Get more info here.

Coffin Creek Dates & Hours: None

Website: www.coffincreek.com

Quick Take: During its time in Corona, this haunt benefitted from the isolated, rural area, which adds a realistic level of atmosphere. Though not as elaborate as the big Halloween theme parks, Coffin Creek offered an entertaining variety of haunted attractions.

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Coffin Creek Halloween Haunt Overview

The Coffin Creek Halloween haunt was a multi-faceted attraction in Corona, featuring walk-through haunted houses and other entertainment. Highlights included Chambers of the Mausoleum (which had previously haunted Castle Dark), Labyrinth of Lost Relics, Catacombs of Guasti Cemetery, and the Haunted Asylum

Coffin Creek was not recommended for children under 12.

Note: Coffin Creek Halloween Haunt’s Name & History:

This Halloween haunt began life as Coffin Creek at Crossroads Riverview Park (a.k.a., Crossroads Village, later Riverview Recreation Park). As the haunt expanded over the years, its name altered to reflect the changes. Originally, there was a single maze named “Coffin Creek,” later known as Coffin Creek Manor, Coffin Creek Asylum, or Coffin Creek Haunted House.

Coffin Creek Halloween Haunt was briefly known as Crossroads Haunted Village.

After four more attractions took up residence in Crossroads Riverview Park, there was a confusing attempt to rebrand the expanded event. Though still commonly known as Coffin Creek, hand-outs and fliers were labeled “Crossroads Haunted Village.” There was even a new website for the rebranded event, using the URL crhaunts.com (which has since been redirected to the Riverview Recreation Park website). Meanwhile, the original coffincreek.com website remained active; the two websites were not always in agreement about basic information such as the names of the attractions featured at the event, creating even more confusion. Sharp-eyed readers, digging through our archives, will note that Hollywood Gothique’s 2013 write-up was originally titled “Crossroads Haunted Village Review.” Now you know why.

After going on hiatus in 2015 (due to the death of the park’s owner), the haunt returned in 2016, once again using the Coffin Creek moniker. The attractions, which had previously been independently owned and operated, were now under single ownership; Figment Foundary, the company that had created the excellent Chambers of the Mausoleum and the Labyrinth of Lost Relics, was no longer involved. Consequently, only three attractions were in operation that Halloween: the Haunted Asylum of Coffin Creek, the Catacombs of Guasti Cemetery, and the Prado Witch Trail.

In 2017, Coffin Creek once again expanded to five attractions, adding The Dark Realm and the Shady Hollow Hayride. The haunt continued the next couple of years but had to go dark in 2020 because of the lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Coffin Creek’s five haunted attractions and the Dark Shadow Market Place returned to action the following year.

Halloween 2023’s attractions were Escape the Asylum, Zombie Wasteland, Prado Witch Trail, The Breach, and Carnival of Nightmares.

Coffin Creek went dark again in 2024. An August 30 Facebook post announced: “Regrettably, due to continued City and Parks Department operating restrictions we have had to make the very difficult decision to cancel our highly anticipated 2024 Coffin Creek Haunted Village event. The unique features of Coffin Creek will not allow us to operate within the New Requirements. Maintaining the safety, security, and fun experience of our guests, actors, and crew is of the utmost importance. We know that this news is disappointing, but… we have made arrangements with FreaFarmIE.com to honor all Coffin Creek tickets this year.”

Coffin Creek was scheduled to resume back to life in 2025, moving from Crossroads Village to the Peris Fairgrounds in Peris, until the death of proprietor Gary Shireman brought those plans to a halt.