New for Halloween 2023: OC Nightmare

Also at Anaheim Garden Walk in October

Billing itself as “Orange County’s Newest Haunted House Attraction,” OC Nightmare will make its debut on September 29 at the Anaheim Garden Walk (previously home to The Third Eye: Horrors of the Orient and The Empty Grave). Advance details are scarce, but the event promises a “world of horror and immersive storytelling,” featuring six rooms of horror: The Cemetery, Undead Funeral Home Chapel, Grave Digger Shack, The Swamp Monster, The Carnival, and The Spider’s Lair.

The event is scheduled Thursday through Sunday from September 29 to October 31, with hours from 7pm to 11pm nightly. Tickets run from $15 to $30. The address is 400 W. Disney Way, Unit #138 at the Garden Walk in Anaheim. For more information, email info@ocnightmare.com, or visit the official website.

Creative Market SoCal, the company behind OC Nightmare, has other events schedule at Anaheim Garden Walk during October. Taking place on weekends, Monster Mash is a family-friendly event feature music, crafts, face-painting, and spooky vendors. There is also a virtual reality zombie game for ages ten and up. Get more information at creativemarketsocal.com.

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A graduate of USC film school, Steve Biodrowski has worked as a film critic, journalist, and editor at Movieline, Premiere, Le Cinephage, The Dark Side., Cinefantastique magazine, Fandom.com, and Cinescape Online. He is currently Managing Editor of Cinefantastique Online and owner-operator of Hollywood Gothique.