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 a North Carolina 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 journey throug

h 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!

Our team has made it safely back home from an incredible weekend at Transworld 2025! 🎃🎉  We got SO many new props, costu...
03/04/2025

Our team has made it safely back home from an incredible weekend at Transworld 2025! 🎃🎉 We got SO many new props, costumes, makeup supplies, and lots more. We also learned a lot of new tricks in seminars and had fun connecting with our fellow haunters, as always!

Catch us next at East Coast Haunters Convention in Philadelphia April 26th-27th 👻

LAKE HICKORY HAUNTS WILL BE OPEN SEPTEMBER 12TH-NOVEMBER 2ND! 🎃🎉Mark your calendars 🗓️ LHH will be back and BETTER THAN ...
03/03/2025

LAKE HICKORY HAUNTS WILL BE OPEN SEPTEMBER 12TH-NOVEMBER 2ND! 🎃🎉
Mark your calendars 🗓️ LHH will be back and BETTER THAN EVER this Fall! Learn More & Get Tickets now at LakeHickoryHaunts.com

WHAT’S NEW?
💉 Nightmare Factory: UNLEASHED - The entire inside of the iconic Nightmare Factory is getting completely revamped! We’re going above and beyond to make it SCARIER, MORE DETAILED, and MORE REAL than ever before!!! Be prepared to be scared when Dr. Death’s NR2 serum turns your absolute worst fears and nightmares into a terrifying reality…
🧩 Curse of the Mummy & The Pharaoh’s Treasure Escape Rooms - Two ALL-NEW immersive and challenging ESCAPE ROOMS are coming to the Midway of Mayhem during season and Lake Hickory Escape year round! They will be available to experience and book soon at LakeHickoryEscape.com OR you can enjoy them during your trip to LHH this Fall!
🚘 New Driveway & Parking Lot Expansion - Our parking lot is getting a HUGE expansion! This year, you’ll be entering from Burke Street and driving through the woods on an all-new driveway to our expanded parking lot. This will help make your experience a whole lot smoother!
👀 MORE ADDITIONS, UPGRADES, and EXPANSIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!!! Stay tuned!

We found the Froggy's Fog Frog that’s been hopping around TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show all weekend! 🐸 One o...
03/01/2025

We found the Froggy's Fog Frog that’s been hopping around TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show all weekend! 🐸 One of the MANY incredible things about Transworld is the little scavenger hunts some of the amazing vendors have 🎃🎉

Our team experienced The Darkness Haunted House here in St. Louis to end Day 2 of   👻🎉 What an amazing show as always!  ...
03/01/2025

Our team experienced The Darkness Haunted House here in St. Louis to end Day 2 of 👻🎉 What an amazing show as always!

The Lake Hickory Haunts team has made it to TRANSWORLD in St. Louis! 🎃🎉 Now it’s time for 4 days full learning, connecti...
02/26/2025

The Lake Hickory Haunts team has made it to TRANSWORLD in St. Louis! 🎃🎉 Now it’s time for 4 days full learning, connecting, and getting TONS of NEW goodies for LHH 2025 👀
TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show

  was a blast this weekend 🧟🎉 THANK YOU to everybody who stopped by our booth, said hello to our monsters, braved the 4D...
02/23/2025

was a blast this weekend 🧟🎉 THANK YOU to everybody who stopped by our booth, said hello to our monsters, braved the 4D Asylum ride, and tagged us in your photos! Now let’s get ready for Transworld this week!

In case you missed the announcement in the second episode of Road to Lake Hickory Haunts 2025 ( https://youtu.be/zF1qtou...
02/22/2025

In case you missed the announcement in the second episode of Road to Lake Hickory Haunts 2025 ( https://youtu.be/zF1qtouM1JE ), TWO ALL-NEW ESCAPE ROOMS are COMING SOON to Lake Hickory Haunts (during season) and Lake Hickory Escape (year-round)! 🎉🏺🧩 Curse of The Mummy and The Pharaoh’s Treasure are two challenging, immersive escape adventure puzzle games for everyone to enjoy!
In the meantime, book Carnevil 🤡, Mineshaft 💎, VR games 👾, or axe throwing 🪓 now at LakeHickoryEscape.com

We are at   ALL WEEKEND in Concord, NC! 👻🎉 Visit our booth to check out our merch, brave the 4D Asylum ride, and say hel...
02/22/2025

We are at ALL WEEKEND in Concord, NC! 👻🎉 Visit our booth to check out our merch, brave the 4D Asylum ride, and say hello to our monsters!

TOMORROW… We’ll finally be REVEALING the ALL-NEW MIDWAY ATTRACTION we’ve been working extremely hard on in this month’s ...
02/20/2025

TOMORROW… We’ll finally be REVEALING the ALL-NEW MIDWAY ATTRACTION we’ve been working extremely hard on in this month’s Road to Lake Hickory Haunts episode at YouTube.com/LakeHickoryHaunts 👀😈 DON’T MISS IT!

  to   last year 🧟‍♂️ We will be back at Mad Monster Party again this Friday February 21st-Sunday February 23rd in Conco...
02/17/2025

to last year 🧟‍♂️ We will be back at Mad Monster Party again this Friday February 21st-Sunday February 23rd in Concord, NC! Stop by our booth to experience the immersive 4D Asylum ride, check out our merch, and meet our monsters 😱 They can’t wait to come out and play again… Learn more and get tickets at madmonster.com/c25

Happy   from the power couple of Lake Hickory Haunts, Shepherd and Shadow! ❤️‍🔥
02/14/2025

Happy from the power couple of Lake Hickory Haunts, Shepherd and Shadow! ❤️‍🔥

Happy  ! 🩷 Maybe next year Guppy will be able to join the celebration without everyone screaming and running away 😱
02/13/2025

Happy ! 🩷 Maybe next year Guppy will be able to join the celebration without everyone screaming and running away 😱

Check out these sneak peek pictures of the all-new Nightmare Factory: Unleashed 🎨💉🛠️ It’s still a work in progress, but ...
02/10/2025

Check out these sneak peek pictures of the all-new Nightmare Factory: Unleashed 🎨💉🛠️ It’s still a work in progress, but it’s looking scary incredible so far! In the next Lake Hickory Haunts: Behind the Screams podcast episode coming this Friday, get ready for a peek into Nightmare Factory’s history as one of our very first attractions and get a glimpse of what it’s becoming now. Subscribe to our YouTube and follow us on Spotify, Apple Music, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts to be the first to listen on Friday! 🎙️

Who wore it better? Boss the Clown or Jaden Smith? 🤡 Let us know in the comments!
02/04/2025

Who wore it better? Boss the Clown or Jaden Smith? 🤡 Let us know in the comments!

The walls have gone up on this top-secret new project! This HUGE addition to the Midway of Mayhem is guaranteed to make ...
02/02/2025

The walls have gone up on this top-secret new project! This HUGE addition to the Midway of Mayhem is guaranteed to make your experience on the Midway extra fun! You won’t want to miss it this season during LHH 2025 👀

In case you missed it in our first Road to Lake Hickory Haunts 2025 episode yesterday (Check it out at YouTube.com/LakeH...
02/01/2025

In case you missed it in our first Road to Lake Hickory Haunts 2025 episode yesterday (Check it out at YouTube.com/LakeHickoryHaunts to see all the projects we’re currently working on!)… One of our NEW ATTRACTIONS this year has been UNVEILED! 👻🎉
We’re completely revamping the entire inside of the Nightmare Factory to bring Nightmare Factory: Unleashed to life! We are working very hard and going over and beyond to make this attraction SCARIER, MORE DETAILED, and MORE REAL than ever before! 💉 Do you think you’ll be able to survive..? 😱 Experience Nightmare Factory: Unleashed + 12 other immersive attractions at Lake Hickory Haunts 2025!

01/31/2025

The FIRST EPISODE of Road to Lake Hickory Haunts 2025 is here! 🎉 Check it out here or at YouTube.com/LakeHickoryHaunts
In this episode, we UNVEIL a HUGE SECRET ATTRACTION we’ve been working on… NIGHTMARE FACTORY: UNLEASHED! That’s right, the entire inside of the Nightmare Factory is getting completely revamped! We’re going above and beyond to make it SCARIER, MORE DETAILED, and MORE REAL than ever before. 💉 We’ve also dismantled Escape The Mummy’s Tomb on our Midway of Mayhem to replace it with an attraction 3X the size! 👀 That’s not all… we’re working on clearing the path for an all-new driveway to make your experience here at Lake Hickory Haunts a whole lot smoother. This year, you’ll be entering from Burke Street and taking the new driveway through the woods to the parking lot! 🚗
Even more announcements are coming soon in February’s episode! Stay tuned! 👻

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520 Carolina Avenue
Hickory, NC
28601

Opening Hours

7pm - 10pm

Telephone

+18282121442

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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!