It’s Spooky Season: Haunted Houses in Arkansas (2026)

Do you love a good scare?

Arkansas has plenty of haunted houses and haunted attractions where you can spend an October night being chased through dark hallways, wandering creepy trails and wondering why you thought this sounded like fun in the first place.

Some are elaborate haunted houses filled with live actors and special effects. Others take you outside into dark woods, barns and trails.

Here are some of the best haunted houses and haunted attractions in Arkansas for the 2026 Halloween season.

Group of people dressed in various spooky costumes. Haunted houses in Arkansas

Before You Go

Haunted house schedules can change from year to year, and some attractions only open on select nights.

Always check the attraction’s official website or social media before you go for current dates, hours, ticket information and weather-related closures.

Some haunted attractions may also use strobe lights, fog, loud noises, tight spaces and other intense effects. Check the attraction’s website if you have questions about age recommendations, accessibility or the level of scares.

Haunted Houses in Central Arkansas

Creepy Works Haunted House — Conway

Creepy Works is a longtime Conway haunted attraction known for its creepy rooms, live scares and what it calls a little “Southern inhospitality.”

  • Location: 150 Highway 286 East, Conway, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: Select nights October 2–November 1, 2026.
  • More Information: Creepy Works official website.

Fear Factory 501 — Jacksonville

Fear Factory 501 combines live actors, horror mazes and other scares in a large Central Arkansas haunted attraction. There is also an outdoor midway where you can recover before—or after—the main event.

  • Location: 25120 Highway 107, Jacksonville, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: Opens September 26, 2026, with select nights through October 31.
  • More Information: Fear Factory 501 official website.

Haunted Hotel of Arkansas — Little Rock

Despite the name, you won’t be checking in for the night. Haunted Hotel of Arkansas is a walk-through haunted attraction filled with live actors, dark rooms and plenty of jump scares.

Creepy Trail of Willow Creek — Little Rock

Creepy Trail of Willow Creek is an outdoor haunted trail filled with live actors, creepy scenes and plenty of scares along the way.

The Reaper Haunted House — North Little Rock

The Reaper is an intense haunted attraction that combines an indoor haunted house with additional dark and creepy experiences outside.

Royal Haunted House — Benton

The historic Royal Theatre in downtown Benton gets a spooky makeover each October for the Royal Haunted House. This is a fun one to add to your list if you like the idea of wandering through a haunted version of an old theater.

  • Location: The Royal Theatre, 111 South Market Street, Benton, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: October 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31.
  • More Information: The Royal Theatre official website.

Haunted Houses in Northeast Arkansas

Chill Factor Haunted Attraction — Trumann

Located in an 8,200-square-foot building in downtown Trumann, Chill Factor features two haunted attractions filled with themed rooms, mazes, animatronics and live scares.

Horror in the Hollow — Piggott

Pumpkin Hollow may be family-friendly during the day, but things get much scarier after dark. Horror in the Hollow includes several haunted experiences, including a haunted forest, asylum and butcher barn.

  • Location: Pumpkin Hollow, 671 County Road 336, Piggott, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: Select nights September 19-October 31, 2026.
  • More Information: Pumpkin Hollow official website.

Haunted Houses in North Central Arkansas

Fields of Terror — Mountain Home

Fields of Terror has moved from its former Gassville location to Mountain Home. The attraction includes a large haunted house with live actors as well as additional seasonal events.

  • Location: 188 Skeet Street, Mountain Home, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: Select nights in October 2026, A special Blackout Night takes place Thursday, October 29, when visitors navigate the haunted house using only one glowstick.
  • More Information: Fields of Terror official website.

River Haunt Hotel — Batesville

River Haunt Hotel is a haunted attraction in downtown Batesville operated by the Batesville Downtown Foundation. The attraction has been part of the local Halloween season for years and now has a new permanent location with a hotel-inspired theme.

  • Location: 171 West Main Street, Batesville, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: October 2-31, 2026, on Fridays and Saturdays. Low-fright, lights-on tour on Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m.
  • More Information: River Haunt Hotel official website

Haunted Houses in Southwest and South Arkansas

Magic Screams at Magic Springs — Hot Springs

Magic Screams brings a full Halloween experience to Magic Springs, with nighttime scares that include the Wasteland Haunted House, scare zones, roaming characters and other spooky entertainment throughout the park.

  • Location: Magic Springs Theme and Water Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: Select weekends September 26-November 1, 2026.
  • More Information: Magic Springs official website

Reaper’s Night Off — Donaldson

Reaper’s Night Off takes place inside a large barn on a dark rural property near Donaldson—which already sounds like the beginning of a horror movie to me. Expect a maze-like experience filled with actors, creepy characters and plenty of darkness.

El Dorado Haunt — El Dorado

El Dorado Haunt is an outdoor haunted trail through the woods rather than a traditional indoor haunted house. The attraction is also a fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit organization Horizons.

  • Location: Parker’s Chapel area outside El Dorado, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: Select nights October 16-31, 2026.
  • More Information: El Dorado Haunt official website.

The Haunt Bearden — Bearden

The Haunt Bearden is a large haunted attraction in South Arkansas with live actors, dark rooms and plenty of traditional haunted-house scares.

Haunted Houses in Northwest Arkansas

The Asylum Haunted House — Cave Springs

The Asylum is an intense multi-level haunted attraction in downtown Cave Springs with dark corridors, live actors and elaborate scenes. They don’t tone down the scares for younger visitors, so this is one to research before bringing children.

River Valley Nightmare — Fort Smith

River Valley Nightmare is an outdoor haunted attraction spread across 20 acres in Fort Smith. The main experience is a half-mile haunted trail filled with live scares, along with live entertainment and other Halloween fun. The team behind the attraction has been producing haunted events in the Fort Smith area for more than 30 years.

Asylum X Haunted House — Fort Smith

Asylum X offers multiple haunted experiences in downtown Fort Smith, with live actors, immersive sets and plenty of special effects. For visitors who want to take the edge off the experience, they also offer an optional “monster light” that provides a little extra glow inside the haunt.

  • Location: 223 North 10th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: September 25-November 7, 2026, on Fridays and Saturdays.
  • More Information: Asylum X official website.

Nightmares Haunted House — Bentonville

Nightmares has been part of the Northwest Arkansas Halloween season for decades. The attraction is volunteer-run, and proceeds are used to support the community. The experience also includes the Phantom 13 bus ride.

Warehouse of Fear — Siloam Springs

Warehouse of Fear is a large indoor haunted attraction at Riverside Entertainment with 60 rooms of sets, actors and special effects. They also offer a special no-scare night for anyone who wants to see the elaborate haunted-house sets without being chased by monsters.

  • Location: Riverside Entertainment, 17023 Chamber Springs Road, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
  • 2026 Season: Opens October 2 and runs every Friday and Saturday night in October. Warehouse of Fear also offers a special no-scare night on Thursday, October 22, from 6–9 p.m.
  • More Information: Riverside Entertainment official website.

More Fall Fun in Arkansas

Haunted houses aren’t the only way to enjoy fall in Arkansas.

Check out our guide to the best things to do in Arkansas in the fall, including some of our favorite places to see fall color around the state.

Prefer your ghosts to have a little history behind them? You might enjoy our guide to the most haunted places in Arkansas and our collection of Arkansas legends, mysteries and ghost stories.

For something considerably less scary, spend the day at one of the best pumpkin patches in Arkansas.

Whatever your idea of the perfect October day—or spooky October night—we hope you enjoy fall in Arkansas!

And if you know about a great Arkansas haunted house that should be on this list, let us know. You can contact send us a message through our Facebook Page.

Karen and Emily

Hey y'all! Thanks for stopping by.

We are Karen and Emily, a mother and daughter duo who write this blog together. We are based in Central Arkansas but love to travel all around our beautiful home state and share our discoveries with you!

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