Have older kids and need something scary to entertain them?  Check out these options, but beware before taking the little ones…

Creepy Hollow Scream Park

14437 Stone Horse Creek Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059
Gates open at 7pm with a 7:30pm start.  Creepy Hollow Scream Park is Richmond’s Ultimate Halloween destination, with more monsters, more frights and more fun! Each night there are over live actors monsters, incredible animatronics, amazing illusions and acres of screams. Located just 10 minutes from Short Pump and open select nights in October. 804.346.FEAR.  Fee.

Terror on The Farm

Ashland Berry Farm, 12607 Old Ridge Road, Beaverdam, VA
Four haunts for $40 – Cresthill Manor, George’s Mortuary, 3D Whispering Walls and Booger Woods.  Haunted events all month long.  Check out the fast pass option. Fee.

Red Vein Haunted House

at Hanover Vegetable Farm, 13580 Ashland Rd, Ashland, VA

RED VEIN Haunted House is Richmond’s scariest indoor/outdoor haunted attraction.  RED VEIN Haunted House combines an immersive storyline, realistic sets, and extreme scares. The haunted attraction includes both indoor and outdoor elements, and is not recommended for children under the age of 13 (parental discretion advised).  Fee.

Berkeley’s Twilight Ghost Tour

Berkeley Plantation
October 9th & 22nd at 6pm & 7pm.  Hear the tales of Berkeley’s paranormal activities with a guided tour through the 1726 mansion, followed by a lantern-led walk through the gardens, grounds, and cemetery.  You will then finish your ghostly experience with Berkeley’s challenging corn maze, with only the light of your lantern.  Reservations required.  Fee.

Haunted Henricus: Things that Go Bump In the Night

Henricus Historical Park
October 29th and 30th @ 7pm.  Take a guided tour through Henricus in the dark as interpreters dramatically demonstrate and perform old English folklore stories of witches, ghosts, goblins, shucks, and all “things that go bump in the night.” Come see what colonial Virginians thought were spooky, scary, or mysterious in our early history! Tours not appropriate for children under 6. Registration required.   Fee.

Fancy Me Mad: Tales from Edgar Allen Poe + Graveyard Tour

St. John’s Church, 2401 E. Broad Street Richmond, 23223
Walk among spirits in the graveyard, including Eliza Poe, mother of Edgar; T.W. White, Poe’s Editor at the Southern Literary Messenger; George Wythe and his murderous nephew; Dr. McClurg, Revolutionary War surgeon, and more.  Fee.

Howl-o-Scream ®

Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA
Open select Thursdays and every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through October.  The scary stuff starts at 6pm and may not be suitable for young children.  Busch Gardens ® Howl-O-Scream ® offers horrors to frighten and delight guests. Brave explorers beware, there’s no telling what lurks in the park after dark. Dare to venture through immersive themed Terror-tories ™ and haunted houses. Spooky spirits, ghoulish shopping and spine-chilling shows for only the bravest to enjoy.  Fee.

Halloween Haunt

King Dominion, Doswell VA  
Venture through mazes, scare zones or sit in the fright zone.  The scary stuff starts at 7pm and may not be suitable for young children.  Open select nights.  Fee.