Halloween in LA Celebrates Hollywood’s Horror Icon Elvira, Immersive Chills and a Real Ghost Ship ...Saudi Arabia

Southern California reigns supreme as the West Coast’s Halloween destination; after all, it’s where the movies that have brought nightmares to life were made. Beyond the theme park terror titans, Hollywood legends and local haunted lore continue to captivate horror fans, drawn into more creatively independent side quests from Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group.

Modern horror masters such as Mike Flanagan (Carrie, Clayface) and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) are among the ranks of immersive Halloween enthusiasts drawn into the cinematic pick-your-own adventures led by the collective’s chilling crown jewel, Delusion. Meanwhile, Hollywood’s very own legendary horror host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, continues to leave her mark on spooky season with a maze inspired by her at the campy and festive LA Haunted Hayride. And the third head of Thirteenth Floor’s So-Cal beast is the haunted lore within the Queen Mary ship’s Dark Harbor.

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Stop one: Enter your own horror story at ‘Delusion’

The interactive theater trope led by Jon Braver (Spider-Man Noir) has garnered notoriety for over a decade as Halloween in LA’s premier immersive institution. At one point, Mike Flanagan was in talks with Braver to pen a season within the show’s universe where guests are welcome to participate in a horror-movie setting, as confirmed by Braver, who shared that “[in] 2024, Mike Flanagan and I started writing Delusion together, and then he got pulled away to do The Exorcist,”, referring to Flanagan’s upcoming The Exorcist: Martyrs. That’s on top of the filmmaker’s big 2026 with his Carrie series on Prime, and DC Studios’ Clayface just opened with a script he wrote.

Braver continued, “So that one didn’t work out, but we’ll see what happens in the future. I would love to bring on other people to help with it,” and mentioned Jason Segel (Shrinking) among potential interested parties. It wouldn’t be the first time Delusion has a star power crossover; in Delusion’s early days, Neil Patrick Harris called Braver and told him, “‘I love the show, let’s do it together.’ So then he and I produced the show together in 2012.” That show, “The Blood Rite,” was a true haunted house spook show with its monsters performing shocking stunts and guests facing their fears, like jumping into a freshly dug resting place to rob a grave to find clues like the Scooby Gang that propelled the story forward. An example of the participatory conceit of the incredible cinematic chills you get to play a role in.

Delusion has come a long way on its own since then. “There’s 12 shows now. And they’re loosely connected,” Braver said as he explained this year’s New Orleans Vampire brothel mystery, The Den of Mosquitos, was inspired by “noir-esque kind of video games” and having an agency that would track down supernatural threats. “I was like okay that works really well, so let’s place the audience as agents tracking down this old relic,” within a nest of blood-hungry vampires determined to protect their stranglehold on power. The format is less a maze with jump scares and more a role-play in an hour-long story you get to live through from start to end.

For more information and tickets visit: enterdelusion.com

Stop 2: LA Haunted Hayride raises the spirit of Halloween with Elvira

“What sets Thirteenth Floor apart is the people behind these experiences. Our team is full of passionate creatives who work year round developing stories, building sets and bringing characters to life. Each Halloween attraction has its own identity, and we put a lot of care into what makes it special.” Chris Stafford, CEO and Founding Partner of Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, said that this year’s slate is not only in LA but across the nation; the group also has a presence across state lines.

LA Haunted Hayride was the brainchild of Melissa Carbone, a season 5 Shark Tank winner who was awarded by Mark Cuban the funds for the ride into the woods of Griffith Park haunted by festive frights. Now under the Thirteenth Floor umbrella, the event continues its tenure as the town square of Halloween hub aptly named Midnight Falls with its own campy characters and B-movie horrors. The heart of the event is, of course, still the tractor haybed you get to sit in while the environment transforms into terrors all around you.

Like Delusion, it’s had its share of Hollywood stars also jump in to incorporate their flair for fear. Janelle Monáe produced a maze inspired by her Halloween parties in past years, as the city’s reigning spooky mayor with her Wondaween initiatives (this year she’s throwing a real party). Continuing her involvement with Hayride, ’80s icon and horror movie night host Elvira has given her maze at the Hayride a refresh, which is a hoot of her signature boos, starring herself as a main character (portrayed by a talented cast). Beyond the collabs, there’s an anthology feel pulsing through the event that makes it such a draw, with Rocky Horror-esque midnight show energy through live music and roaming improv monsters. Truly a vibe, even mazes such as Fallen Angel capture the demented fun of the Sunset Strip’s rock n’ roll days of yore, giving LA lore a spooky spin.

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Stop 3: All Aboard the Queen Mary with ghost sightings at Dark Harbor

It’s truly unique to get to explore a landmark in So-Cal with real-life haunting reported. The Queen Mary has been a fixture of paranormal investigations, and during Dark Harbor, the ghosts (real and pretend) get to come out and play. Inspired by the ship’s history, the mazes here invite guests to chase the ship’s haunted legends.

In the wake of the resurgence of aquatic and seaside horror thanks to Apple TV’s Widows Bay, this will definitely be a Halloween season gateway to explore Long Beach’s port of cursed stories. Right now, Dark Harbor plays in the same spectral sandbox but feels a little bit disjointed with various add-on experiences (and upcharges) that don’t necessarily tie it all together.

Yet it still carries a ghostlike charm that could lean into a stronger throughline outside of secret bars and the harrowing journey to get there, as parking leaves a lot to be desired. It feels like there’s an opportunity to connect with the zeitgeist more in order to feel as streamlined as its sister events, perhaps even a collaboration with Apple TV. In any case, Dark Harbor is still worth experiencing for the chance of encountering playful spirits among the ones pretending to be them.

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Stops outside Southern California:

“Whether you’re at Dark Harbor, LA Haunted Hayride, Delusion, Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns or any of our other attractions across the country, we want you to feel part of that world and leave with a story of your own to tell,” Stafford says of Thirteenth Floor’s plans to become a Halloween empire. If you’re not making your way to LA for Halloween, here is a list of the other states within the cutting-edge haunt family.

Southwest and Mountain West

Texas

Midwest

South

For more on Thirteenth Floor’s nationwide footprint, visit the official site.

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