Rowley’s Holiday House 10458 E. OSAGE AVE., MESA David Rowley’s Halloween display at his two-story Mesa home went viral on TikTok in 2023 and it’s no surprise why. Highlights include a pirate ship in the driveway, towering skeletons standing tall in his yard and pumpkin people on the roof. Details: Dusk to 10 p.m., nightly throughout October. Free. Scary Christmas House 4431 W. ESCUDA DRIVE, GLENDALE SCARYCHRISTMASHOUSE.COM Many local Halloween displays reference “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” but none match the ghoulish grandeur of the Spacy family’s monster-sized tribute. Every inch of their two-story Glendale home bursts with handcrafted, gorgeously spooky props, characters, and scenes from Tim Burton’s animated classic. Jack Skellington eat your heart out. Details: 6 to 10 p.m., Monday to Friday; 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, from Oct. 24 to 31. Donations accepted. Skeleton House AZ 23625 N. 117TH DRIVE, SUN CITY SKELETONHOUSEAZ.COM Craig David’s display is nothing if not humerus. A parade of bony figures clad in cowboy hats and bandanas are arranged along 117th Avenue, leading to a whimsical Western town outside his two-story home, where a skeleton crew drinks, carouses and roams the undead frontier. Amble on by during Halloween week for a nightly anima- tronic show running from dusk until midnight. Details: Dusk until dawn, nightly through Oct. 31. Free. Taylor Swift Halloween House 23910 N. 24TH PLACE INSTAGRAM.COM/ TAYLORSWIFTHALLOWEENHOUSEPHX Each October, Heather Corcoran’s north Phoenix yard transforms into peak Swiftie chaos with a spooky twist. Dozens of skel- etons strike iconic Taylor Swift looks spanning her “Eras” alongside fun tributes like a doll-sized version of the “Lover” house. This year, the T-Swizzle fandom expands into a neighboring yard and includes a 12-foot skeleton in a “Showgirl”- inspired dress. Details: Dusk to 10 p.m., Monday to Thursday; dusk to midnight, Friday to Sunday through Nov. 3. Donations accepted. Welcome to the Freak Show 1721 W. VILLA MARIA DRIVE Step right up to Kevin and Nicole Quenga’s fiendish freak show from hell outside their north Phoenix home. A menacing 12-foot skeleton looms over a scene of twisted delights like a clown ticket booth, spinning illusion wheels and a “kissing and killing” booth. It’s deliciously deadly fun. Details: Dusk to 10 p.m., nightly until Oct. 31. Professional haunted houses: 13th Floor Haunted House 2710 W. BELL ROAD, #1180 13THFLOORAZ.COM This local Halloween mainstay ain’t for the faint of heart. A trio of attractions — Shadows of the Undead, The Cellar and Echoes of the Abyss — pack serious scares into its 30,000-square-foot interior and are populated by ghoulish beings. Spirits of a more intoxicating sort also await at the new 13th Floor hidden bar, while outside, the Zombie Splat Gellyball Experience lets you splatter brain-eaters to your twisted heart’s content. Details: Open at 7 p.m., nightly, until Nov. 2. Tickets start at $36.99. Apocalypse Rawhide 5700 W. NORTH LOOP ROAD, CHANDLER APOCALYPSERAWHIDE.COM The zombie craze refuses to stay buried, particularly during the Halloween season. This interactive fright fest within Rawhide Western Town is equal parts haunted house, first-person shooter and live-action zombie flick. Armed with laser tag shotguns, patrons can live out the ultimate jump-scare fantasy: blasting the undead before they get you. Headshots and double-taps are optional. Details: 7 to 10 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays from Oct. 3 to Nov. 1. Tickets are $39 for general admission, $59 for VIP AZ Field of Screams 5726 N. 75TH AVE., GLENDALE TOLMACHOFF-FARMS.COM Fear sprouts fast within the haunted corn maze at Glendale’s Tolmachoff Farms. A disorienting mile-long dirt trail cuts through a five-acre field where costumed creatures and slasher villains lurk among the stalks, waiting to pounce. Will you survive? Probably, but not without a serious scare. Details: 7 to 11 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, from Oct. 3 to 31. Tickets are $30 per person. Fear Farm 1475 N. MCCLINTOCK DRIVE, TEMPE FEARFARM.COM The Valley’s largest and longest-running Halloween destination may have moved across town, but it still packs scares galore within its sprawling multi-acre complex. This year’s attractions include The Blood Shed, the nautical Rise of the Kraken, the funhouse-inspired Carnage 3D, and the blackout zone Descent into Darkness. Also new for 2025: the haybale Field of Fear maze, the Deadshot Alley shooting range and a sensory-overload experience called Phobia. Details: Open at 7 p.m., nightly, through Nov. 2. Tickets start at $36.99. Skeleton Crew from p 17 >> p 20 Scary Christmas House in Glendale is a tribute to “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” (Jacob Tyler Dunn) 13th Floor on Bell Road (Jacob Tyler Dunn) Swiftie magic meets the spooky season at Phoenix’s Taylor Swift Halloween House. (Benjamin Leatherman)
