Metro Phoenix haunted house has scary new setup. Take a look inside

In case you missed the big news: One of metro Phoenix’s favorite Halloween haunted houses has moved to a new location.

Fear Farm has called Glendale home for many years but has made the move to Scottsdale and with the new move comes new haunts for the 2025 season.

This year, Fear Farm has a lot to offer, including the haunts Descent into Darkness, Carnage 3D, Rise of the Kraken and The Blood Shed. Plus, guests will also have a big courtyard area to enjoy that comes complete with food vendors, places to sit and even a rooftop bar for those 21 and up to get some liquid courage.

Why did Fear Farm move to Scottsdale?

The Republic sat down with Kyle Sicard, general manager of Fear Farm, to talk about the new changes for 2025 and, naturally, the big question of “why move?” came up.

According to Sicard, the group’s lease in Glendale near the Westgate Entertainment district was up and the property manager decided not to extend the lease. So, Fear Farm went looking for a new home.

“We started to look at new properties in the area and we actually saw an opportunity out here to be closer and centralized to more of the Valley,” said Sicard. “So, now we’re closer to Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa and Chandler. It’s a little bit more convenient for all of our customers to get to us.”

“We are highly visible out here and it’s a very, very good move for us,” he added.

“Out here” is a large plot of land located at 1475 N. McClintock Drive in Scottsdale. The crew have put two giant skeletons with their arms in the air like gruesome wacky waving inflatable tube men at the Farm’s entrance to catch your eye and indicate where the spooky fun is at.

What’s new at Fear Farm for 2025?

When it comes to coming up with each haunt’s themes, Sicard says there’s a whole group of people at 13th Floor Entertainment, the company that owns Fear Farm, who take a look at what’s trending in pop culture to generate the creatively scary scenes.

“We obviously always have the clowns, zombies are always a positive, but this year we’re going to have the Rise of the Kraken, which is a nautical-themed environment,” Sicard said. “We have The Blood Shed, which takes us back to our roots of more gore, chainsaw massacre-type environment.”

Last year’s addition of the Deadshot Alley gellyball shooting experience and the Sensory Overload experience will also be back for the 2025 season.

Everything to do at Fear Farm 2025

There’s a lot to see and do at the Fear Farm Haunted Fairground. Here’s a look at what to expect:

Major Haunts:

• Descent into Darkness: It starts with a flicker, then the light go out. You’re being pulled beneath the surface and something ancient stirs in the black below. Every level drops you further from reality. There’s no signs, no exits. Just shadows that breathe, an emptiness that screams and a growing sense you’re not alone in the darkness.
• Carnage 3D: Welcome to the funhouse. This isn’t just a clown show — inside everything’s twisted and the star of the show, Trizie, is a chemical-soaked queen of chaos who feeds off confusion and fear. Her funhouse pulses with neon nightmares.
• Rise of the Kraken: From deep beneath the earth, an ancient evil has awakened and its drawn to the drifting corpse of a ghost ship long lost at sea. Now, it rules the vessel and a black fog spills from its rotting hull. Through the darkness and swirling mist, ghostly figures emerge from the looming ship.
• The Blood Shed: Blood stains the air and somewhere in the dark, the echoes of screams still bounce off the rusted walls. This place belongs to the Carver, a deranged butcher who hunts anything foolish enough to enter. His bloodthirsty crew has turned their tools on humans, transforming meat hooks and chainsaws into instruments of terror.

Frightening add-on experiences:

• Field of Fear Maze: they say the land is cursed, that those who trespass become part of the offering and the Reaper stands watch. Step off the path, and the field will take you.
• Deadshot Alley: You and your crew must defend yourselves from the undead by shooting live zombie actors with gellyball shooters.
• Phobia Sensory Overload: This is an intense fear-inducing experience that attacks all of your senses. A spinning tunnel to disorent your vision, a tilted room to knock you off your equilibrium, a squeeze chute and a laser fog swamp is just some of what to expect.

There will also be food and drink vendors on site to purchase from along with a rooftop bar. Guests will also have access to axe throwing and a courtyard area to rest between haunts.

Tickets, pricing, and parking at Fear Farm 2025

Fear Farm officially opens for operations Friday, Sept. 26, and will run through Sunday, Nov. 1. To see the full schedule, visit fearfarm.com.

• Fear Farm 2025 tickets: General admission gets you into all four main haunt attractions. The pricing is dynamic and will vary based on the day and the time attending. Additionally, it will also increase the closer it gets to the event date. Ticket prices start at $29.99.
• Fast pass: Approximately one-third of the wait of general admission for an extra $12 on top of general admission ticket price.
• Skip the line: Additional $25 on top of general admission ticket price.
• Platinum ultimate VIP experience: Ynlimited skip the line access, free photo, VIP lanyard, free access to Field of Fear, Deadshot Alley and Phobia Sensory Overload plus 13% off retail. Additional $72 on top of general admission ticket price.
• Field of Fear Maze: Additional $10 on top of general admission ticket.
• Deadshot Alley: Additional $10 on top of general admission ticket.
• Phobia Sensory Overload: Additional $10 on top of general admission ticket.

There are two parking options for Fear Farm 2025:

• General parking: $10 if purchased on site, $5 if purchased online.
• Preferred parking: Limited availability near the entrance; $20 if purchased on site, $15 if purchased online.

Meredith G. White covers entertainment, art and culture for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. She writes the latest news about video games, television and best things to do in metro Phoenix.

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