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San Diego can be a pretty scary place in October. It is home to many spine chilling Halloween attractions that are sure to keep you up at night, and even some places that are actually documented as being haunted. Yes, San Diego is mostly known for Shamu and great weather, but few know about the many ghost stories that surround this historic city. Keep reading to learn about some spooky Halloween events and some true stories about actual haunted places in San Diego.
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Haunted Hotel Horror movies rule this years Haunted Hotel. Enter the infected hive of "Resident Evil." relive the twisted mind games of "Saw," fun from flesh hungry zombies from "Land of the Dead," or find yourself encased in a "House of Wax." Experience the terror of these and many more of your favorite horror movies. Frightmare
on Market St.  Located in the world famous Balboa Park, 93.3 presents the Haunted Trail. San Diego's only all outdoor haunted attraction. The Haunted Trail is a stroll through the park you will never forget. The horror of fairy tales comes to life at the Haunted Trail of Balboa Park. When the brothers Grimm wrote these fairy tales, they surely were not expecting these to be children's sotries. True to form they are still not for children or the faint of heart. Experience outdoor terror that is simply too big to house indoors. |
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Real Haunted Places in San Diego The Whaley House El Campo Cemetery
October is always the best time to experience these phenomenoms, and events like Scream Zone at the Del Mar Fairgrounds should not be missed. If you would like information about more San Diego events or hotels, feel free to email me at editor@sandiegogetaway.com. Have a safe and happy Halloween! |
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This
Halloween season, your worst nightmares will come to life when Frightmare
on Market St. opens for its 11th bone chilling year of haunting San
Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter.Experience sensory overload as you step
into the immense catacombs of this nightmarish Victorian building and
find yourself face to face with your worst fears and a cast of characters
that will send you screaming and clawing your way through this demented
labyrinth that lies beneath Market Street.
The Whaley House is one of the best known, and thought to be "possibly
the most haunted house in America," said Hans Holzer, a well-known
ghost hunter, who investigated this house. Numerous people have observed
ghostly presences and phenomenon here as well. Various ghosts may inhabit
the Whaley House including an executed man, Yankee Jim, Mr. Whaley himself,
Whaley's wife, several unknown apparitions, a little girl, & one
of the Whaley's children, who died from scarlet fever. Pictures taken
of some these ghosts are on display in the courthouse room of the house.
The Whaley House is definitely worth the visit, even if you don't have
a personal ghostly encounter.
El
Campo Santo Cemetery was a Catholic Cemetery that was started in 1849.
Many early founding San Diegans were buried in this Cemetery. It is
presently only a fraction of its original size, containing now only
447 visible graves. This cemetery once included the area that is now
the commercial district of Old Town, all the land up to Old Town Avenue.