The Backwoods Maze in Burbank
Believe it or not, Hollywood Gothique is not preternaturally aware of every Halloween event in Los Angeles and Southern California,
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Archive of articles about the Backwoods Maze, an incredibly elaborate Halloween Home Haunt in Burbank: photographs, reviews, videos, interviews.
2010 Halloween Haunt Odyssey: Burbank Museums & Mazes
Hollywood Gothique's 2010's Halloween Haunt Odyssey - an annual tour of amateur yard haunts - begins in Burbank, which seems to have become the bleeding, beating heart of Halloween in the San Fernando valley. Within an easily drivable distance are no less than four worthwhile haunts, with several other decorated yards also in the area: Spider-Lights, the Backwoods Maze, Nightmare Junction, and Rotten Apple 907's Nightmare at the Museum. Click through for details.
Read moreBackwoods Maze 2010 Video
Halloween has come and gone; even our post-Halloween wrap-up, the four-part Halloween Haunt Odyssey, has been put to bed. Now
Read moreThe Backwoods Maze 2011
Dates & Hours: October 14-16, 21-23, 28-31; 7-10pm Location: 1912 North Pepper Street Burbank, CA 91505 Dates & Hours: October
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Halloween Yard Haunt Odyssey 2011: Rotten Apple 907 & Backwoods Maze
Our exploration of 2011's Halloween Yard Haunts began last week with our trip to Boney Island (reviewed here). Next,
Read moreLast-Minute Halloween Suggestions for October 31, 2011
We know you're out there, you prevaricators and procrastinators, wasting the precious days of October until Halloween Night rolls around,
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Hollywood Gothique's Halloween Haunt Awards 2011
Drum roll, please - or should that be a funeral dirge? Whatever soundtrack you choose to play in your mind
Read moreThe Backwoods Maze 2012: Halloween Yard Haunt
Location: 1912 North Pepper Street Burbank, CA 91505 Description: Great news for fright fans eagerly anticipating the return of one
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Halloween 2012: Los Angeles Haunts opening on October 12
Theatre 68, The Backwoods Maze, Wicked Lit, and Heritage Haunt launch their Halloween events this weekend. We're almost halfway through
Read more2012 Halloween Recommendations: Best Yard Haunts in Los Angeles
Looking for last-minute, inexpensive ways to enjoy Halloween in Los Angeles? Look no further, as Hollywood Gothique presents its must-see
Read more2012 Halloween Haunt Odyssey Part 1: Burbank's Backwoods Maze and Fear Family Hospital
As usual, Hollywood Gothique began its annual Halloween Haunt Odyssey a little early this year. This ritual trek began back
Read moreHollywood Gothique at ScareLA This Weekend!
That's right: yours truly will be hosting a panel at this weekend's ScareLA convention, the first of its kind dedicated to the Halloween season. My panel is titled "Classic Home Haunts," which runs from 3pm to 4pm on Saturday. My guests will be Rick Polizzi of the Boney Island, Diane Meyer of Rotten Apple 907, and Jeff Gustafson of the Backwoods Maze. These are three of our favorite Los Angeles yard haunts, and they are all quite distinct, offering an excellent cross-section of what can be achieved by amateurs, ranging from the family-friendly fun of Boney Island, to the imaginative settings of Rotten Apple, to the gruesome horror of Backwoods Maze.
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Classic Home Haunts Panel, Part 3: Jeff Gustafson of Backwoods Maze
In Part 3 of the Classic Home Haunts panel, Hollywood Gothique's Steve Biodorowski interviews Jeff Gustafson about The Backwoods Maze,
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