Visit These Spooktacular Haunted Houses Near Sherman Oaks

We love being scared, we watch scary movies, read frightening books and yes, we visit haunted houses. Psychologists believe that many of us are simply wired that way. As part of our brain’s most basic function is flight and fight. Knowing that you are actually safe instead of real life fear, being frightened brings on a natural high for those thrill seekers. If this sounds like you, then indulge in all things scary with these spooktacular events near Sherman Oaks.

Visit Boney Island this Halloween

Each year a typically normal home in Sherman Oaks converts to Boney Island where it is transformed into a ghoulish scene with skeletons, spiders, ghosts and goblins. This animated and frightening island includes a home band; the Skelatones, a magical water fountain, as well as other scary exhibits. Bring the kids, it is a Southern California MUST for Halloween and is rather spooktacular! It is FREE (donations for a charity are accepted) includes trick or treating and is open from October 18^th through Halloween. 6pm to 9pm Sunday – Thursday and 6pm to 10pm on Fridays and Saturday. Address: 4602 Morse Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91423

Reign of Terror Haunted House

If you like to be scared, we mean really scared check out The Reign of Terror Haunted House at 197 N Moorpark Road # B Thousand Oaks, CA. With over 82 bone chilling rooms and 15,000 square feet it is certain to be a howling time. Walk through rooms with skeletons, ghosts, zombies, clowns (hate clowns), blood and gore. You never know what awaits you at the next turn. Check out this frighteningly fun thing to do near Sherman Oaks this Halloween. Check out their website: http://rothauntedhouse.com/

Throughout the month of October ArcLight will be showcasing some of Hollywood’s best Horror Flicks; Friday the 13^th, Psycho, and Poltergeist are all showing at Sherman Oaks. Other ArcLight theaters in LA are showing Scream, The Exorcist, The Shining, The Thing and Wendingo. Grab your friends and head down for a scary movie night this October.

About an hour from Sherman Oaks you can check out Knott’s Berry Farm which transforms to Knott’s Scary Farm, Six Flags or Disney Land.