Best Of: Best Way To Spend October in LA

Whorticulture.com Presents: The Best Way to Spend October & Halloween in Los Angeles

Our LA reporter Brixie19 sent us 7 pages of October/Halloween events in LA.  7 pages!  So we're going to bring you two events per post. 

Los Angeles is known for being a busy city – lots to do, not a whole lot of time to do it.  Here, I have listed the best things to do during the month of October.  Hit a few or hit them all – just don’t miss out on some of these awesome events!

Night Terrors: What Goes Bump Makes You Jump

·         Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios

Where:  Universal Studios Hollywood -  1000 Universal City Drive  Universal City, CA  91608

When:  Oct 8, 9, 15-17, 21-24, and 28-31

Time:  7pm on the dates listed

Cost:  Tickets ate $59 at the door every night, but there are discounts for purchasing online, so check out the website!

What to Expect:  Lots of characters roaming the park, ready to jump out at you.  Themed haunted houses (Friday the 13^th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, House of 1000 Corpses, Vampyre.)  There’s one show, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure, if you care to sit through it.  Scary mazes, haunted tram tours, and rides tweaked for ultimate terror.

Bottom Line:  There are clowns, people.  Clowns.  Other than that, this was a bit less scary than I thought it would be.  Sure, there are characters surrounding you every second, but after the first 30 minutes, you sort of roll your eyes at them and laugh.  The Terror Tram was pretty cool, but only because you got to walk by the Bates Motel and mansion.  King Kong 3-D was awesome, but the Jurassic Park in the Dark ride was closed the night I went, which was really disappointing.  All in all, a good time – I’m sure it would be worth the price of the ticket if you actually went into any of the haunted houses.  I was too scared.  

More Info:  Halloween Horror Nights Homepage

·         Knott’s “Scary” Farm

Where:  Knott’s Berry Farm – 8039 Beach Blvd   Buena Park, CA 90620

When:  Now til October 31st

Time:  Wednesday through Sunday, 7pm til 1am (some days 2am)

Cost:  Pre-sale and online tickets are anywhere from $33-$50 – Tickets are $56 at the door

What to Expect:  Tons of mazes and attractions for those looking to be scared, along with over 1000 characters wandering around the park.  Just some of the great attractions are:  Fallout Shelter 3D, Sleepy Hollow, Virus Z, Lockdown: The Asylum, Terror of London, Dia De Los Muertos, Uncle Bobo’s Big Top of the Bizarre 3D, The Labyrinth, The Slaughterhouse, Black Widow’s Cavern, The Doll Factory, Club Blood, and Corn Stalkers.

Bottom Line:  In my opinion, when doing research for this, Knott’s Scary Farm looks WAY cooler than Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.  There seems to be a whole lot more to see and do, and the attractions seem way scarier.  Of course, Universal Studios will have more mainstream haunted houses, like Friday the 13^th and Saw – but Knott’s seems to really be trying to get to your deepest fears.  (C’mon – The Doll House?!)  Obviously, the choice is yours – but when I’m doling out over 50 bucks to have a good time, I want to get my money’s worth.  Knott’s seems like the better and scarier choice

More Info:  www.knotts.com (although there wasn’t much info there, so maybe try www.ultimatehaunt.com – this site has reviews of each maze and attraction!)