Lake Hickory Haunts

Lake Hickory Haunts Known as the Premier Haunt of the Carolina’s, Lake Hickory Haunts is a one of a kind haunted theme park. Lake Hickory Haunts features many unique elements!

Lake Hickory Haunts is North Carolina's Premier Haunted Theme park, Featuring: 13 full-scale Haunted Attractions with over 100 industry leading Characters, Industry leading Special FX, Awe-Inspiring Immersive Environments, and so much more! Featuring a large body of water, surrounded by 13 full-scale unique haunted attractions and over 100 live characters! Within these attractions, you will journe

y through awe-inspiring immersive environments, multi-dimensional special FX, and breathtaking scares. Including a 12 feet underground attraction, tree-top maze, elevated 25 feet in the air, and over-water attractions, to name a few. Experience Lake Hickory Haunts each Fall for an entertaining and thrilling experience unlike anything else!

Don’t miss Lake Hickory Haunts 2025!
07/07/2025

Don’t miss Lake Hickory Haunts 2025!

The Creeper Truck Experience will be at Lake Hickory Haunts in Hickory NC on Oct. 3rd and 4th. We will have the Truck on display for a photo opp. So come on out and see us!

Did you know we’re HIRING more than just scare actors at Lake Hickory Haunts? That’s right! 🤩👻 The premier haunted attra...
07/07/2025

Did you know we’re HIRING more than just scare actors at Lake Hickory Haunts? That’s right! 🤩👻 The premier haunted attraction of the Carolinas wouldn’t be what it is without our Customer Service, Concessions, Traffic Control, Medical/EMT, Security, and Tech teams!
WE’RE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR DEAD-ICATED PEOPLE IN…
🤝 Customer Service
🚙 Traffic Control
🍿 Concessions

Apply now at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/jobs and join us for Open Interviews/Auditions on Saturday July 12th, July 26th, and August 2nd 12PM-4PM
*Must be 16+ to apply

Get tickets now at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/tickets and don’t miss out on your chance to visit the premier haunted theme pa...
07/06/2025

Get tickets now at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/tickets and don’t miss out on your chance to visit the premier haunted theme park of the Carolinas Sept. 12th-Nov. 2nd! Featuring 13 attractions, hundreds of monsters, mind-blowing special effects, and SO MUCH MORE… It really is a dream date with your boo, ghoul-friends, or spooky crew! 🎃🫀

Our innovative attractions here at Lake Hickory Haunts are designed to immerse, terrify, and entertain you like nothing ...
07/03/2025

Our innovative attractions here at Lake Hickory Haunts are designed to immerse, terrify, and entertain you like nothing else has before! And our legitimately underground cave attraction, Descent, does a great job at that. 🪨🕸️
Will you dare to enter the cave systems filled with grotesque creatures, gigantic spiders, and scares around every corner?! If that sends a chill down your spine, it gets even worse the deeper you go when the pitch black darkness hits. The creatures thrive in the dark where their prey, YOU, can only hear them as they come after you… 😈🕷️

Descent is 1 of 13 unique attractions here at Lake Hickory Haunts 🧟‍♂️ Get tickets now at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/tickets and BE PREPARED TO BE SCARED this Fall!

Experience terror beyond your wildest nightmares in the ALL-NEW NIGHTMARE FACTORY: UNLEASHED!!! 💉🩸 Once you’re showered ...
07/01/2025

Experience terror beyond your wildest nightmares in the ALL-NEW NIGHTMARE FACTORY: UNLEASHED!!! 💉🩸 Once you’re showered with Dr. Death’s NR2 serum upon entry, there’s no going back as your worst fears are turned into reality in front of your eyes.
This year, Dr. Death and his nurses have turned the iconic Nightmare Factory into a new HORRIFYING and SINISTER labyrinth full of scares around every corner. Do you think you have what it takes to face the nightmares Sept. 12th-Nov. 2nd at Lake Hickory Haunts?! 🩻

BE PREPARED TO BE SCARED as you journey through not just the Nightmare Factory: UNLEASHED, but 13 IMMERSIVE ATTRACTIONS in total this Fall! 🎟️ Get Tickets now at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/tickets

🚨 DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO JOIN THE PREMIER HAUNTED HOUSE ATTRACTION OF THE CAROLINAS! 🚨Lake Hickory Haunts is HIRING N...
06/30/2025

🚨 DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO JOIN THE PREMIER HAUNTED HOUSE ATTRACTION OF THE CAROLINAS! 🚨
Lake Hickory Haunts is HIRING NOW and looking for…
🤝 Customer Service
🚙 Traffic Control
🍿 Concessions
👻 Scare Actors

Our LAST 3 OPEN INTERVIEWS/AUDITIONS for the 2025 season are being held on July 12th, July 26th, and August 2nd 12PM-4PM here at LHH! APPLY NOW at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/jobs and don’t miss this spooktacular opportunity to help make unforgettable memories… and nightmares 😈🎃

*Must be 16+ to apply

06/29/2025

It's time for the June episode of Road to Lake Hickory Haunts 2025! 🎃
Watch it here OR at https://youtu.be/ideZVkNXsVM now!
In this episode, our team brings more of the rooms in the ALL-NEW Nightmare Factory: UNLEASHED to life! And they’re SCARIER and MORE DETAILED than ever… Just check it out for yourself in the special sneak peek tour featured in this update! We’ve also made a TON of progress on the NEW Midway of Mayhem STAGE including finishing up the band room, putting down the floors, putting up the walls, and starting the roof as well as the set around it. As always, there’s also plenty of behind the scenes work happening on the NEW DRIVEWAY, new merch, video and photoshoots, and other top-secret surprises for the 2025 season.

👻 If you’d like to join our haunt family this Fall, apply online NOW at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/jobs

Lake Hickory Haunts is holding Open Interviews/Auditions in TWO WEEKS on Saturday July 12th 12PM-4PM 🚨😈Positions availab...
06/28/2025

Lake Hickory Haunts is holding Open Interviews/Auditions in TWO WEEKS on Saturday July 12th 12PM-4PM 🚨😈
Positions available:
🤝 Customer Service
🚙 Traffic Control
🍿 Concessions
👻 Scare Actor

Apply now at LakeHickoryHaunts.com/jobs and join the premier haunted attraction of the Carolinas!
*Must be 16+ to apply

Nurse Delilah and Nurse Marge will just need to run some totally simple, calming tests before Dr. Death starts his exper...
06/21/2025

Nurse Delilah and Nurse Marge will just need to run some totally simple, calming tests before Dr. Death starts his experiments with the NR2 serum… 💉🩸

Do you think you’ll survive the ALL-NEW NIGHTMARE FACTORY: UNLEASHED?!
🎟️ Learn More & Get Tickets for LHH 2025 Sept. 12th-Nov. 2nd at LakeHickoryHaunts.com

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Hickory, NC

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7pm - 10pm

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Known as the best haunt in the Carolina’s, Lake Hickory Haunts is a one of a kind haunted theme park; featuring a large body of water, surrounded by 10 unique haunted attractions. Within these attractions, you will discover awe-inspiring immersive environments, multi-dimensional special FX, and breathtaking scares. Lake Hickory Haunts has been voted and ranked the #1 haunted attraction in NC, the Carolina’s, and the East Coast by many sources and organizations. In addition, Lake Hickory Haunts has been voted and ranked among the top 10 haunted attractions across the United States. Lake Hickory Haunts is dedicated to delivering a scary, thrilling, and fun-filled experience to all guests, fans, and customers. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority, which is why we strive to exceed our customers’ expectations each year. Lake Hickory Haunts is the scariest haunted house attraction in North Carolina. Most of all, Lake Hickory Haunts offers a completely immersive, fun, thrilling, and entertaining experience that lasts hours and is sure to fill your night with entertainment. Join the thousands of fans who visit Lake Hickory Haunts year after year and experience the best haunt in the Carolina’s!

Once you have your ticket and park map, the Lake Hickory Haunts experience begins! On your way to the Midway, you will come upon the iconic Overlook; which allows guests to see the Lake Hickory Haunts attractions and lake from afar. The overlook view is guaranteed to give you goosebumps. This is truly a sight you must see to believe! Next, you will arrive on the Midway of Mayhem, where the fun begins! Rather than waiting in a long and boring line, you can enjoy additional entertainment on the Midway while you wait! In the Midway of Mayhem, experience live stage entertainment; featuring a live DJ, music bands, celebrity guests, freak show entertainment, and more! In addition, the Midway at Lake Hickory Haunts features: Axe throwing, a horror-themed mini escape room, a horrifying 4D Asylum Simulator, original horror-themed carnival games, tasty concessions, a gift shop, character interaction, photo-ops, fire pits, and so much more! Many guests stay for hours after their tour, simply because the Midway is filled with so much scary-fun entertainment! Upon beginning the main tour, you will make your way through the main Attractions: NIGHTMARE FACTORY, LAIR OF THE UNDEAD, SHIPWRECKED, AQUAPHOBIA EXTINCTION, AFTERMATH, SLAUGHTERHOUSE, DESCENT, and BIG TOP CIRCUS in 3D! Details on these attractions may be found on the Attractions page. Excluding time spent on the Midway of Mayhem, the tour takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Lake Hickory Haunts is unique to other haunted attractions, as the tour is centered by a large body of water; creating a chill-inducing backdrop to many of our outdoor sets. During your tour at Lake Hickory Haunts, you will make your way through indoor attractions, outdoor attractions, and even walk OVER-WATER and UNDERGROUND! Lake Hickory Haunts is consistently creating new experiences unlike anything you’ve ever seen or imagined. One of our many revolutionary attractions is Descent, a 100-foot-long cave buried 12 feet beneath the ground! No exaggeration, no facade… Just an underground cave with caverns, sewers, darkness, and monsters lurking within! Descent is just one example of why Lake Hickory Haunts is your #1 haunted attraction destination! Our LATEST & GREATEST attraction is AQUAPHOBIA, featuring a HUGE floating dock crossing the lake, water monsters, a flooded fishing villiage, and EVEN MORE! The Lake Hickory Haunts tour features a huge and wide variety of sets, scares, props, and special FX. Regardless of your favorite fear, it is waiting for you at Lake Hickory Haunts! It is our guarantee that your experience will be worth much more than what you pay! Our team works non-stop year after year to provide an experience that is unrivaled and is among the very best across the nation. This, combined with our customer satisfaction priority, is why Lake Hickory Haunts is consistently voted and ranked the #1 haunted attraction in the Carolina’s; in addition to being named among the top 10 haunts in America! Lake Hickory Haunts is the best and scariest haunted house attraction in North Carolina. Lake Hickory Haunts provides a safe, fun, and exciting environment which is enjoyable for families, date night, friends, and more. Whether you love Halloween, Horror, being scared, or simply want to enjoy a night filled with fun experiences; Visit your #1 Halloween and entertainment destination and see why Lake Hickory Haunts is the scariest and best haunted house in NC. We hope you visit us this season and experience Lake Hickory Haunts! Our monsters are waiting…

Lake Hickory Haunts is not simply a haunted house, it is a haunted theme park; providing a unique experience for anyone seeking an entertaining, thrilling, scary, and fun-filled experience. At Lake Hickory Haunts, we believe in innovation, not duplication. Since 2012, our team has continuously worked more and more each year to make Lake Hickory Haunts bigger, better, scarier, and more fun each year. Beginning as the first lakeside haunted theme park in the Carolina’s, Lake Hickory Haunts and its team is consistently delivering new and never-before-seen entertainment unlike anything the haunt industry has ever seen. From the first true haunted boat ride at a haunted attraction, to 100% underground attractions, to over-water attractions; Lake Hickory Haunts and its team strives to innovate, create, and deliver the most insanely awesome haunted experience the Carolina’s has ever seen. We will continue to hold true to our motto from day one; We believe in innovation, not duplication. Visit Lake Hickory Haunts and experience the best and most unique haunted theme park the Carolina’s has to offer!