Des Moines haunted houses 2010

When you visit the Tech Star sleep clinic, you may be in for more than you bargained for! Strange things have been happening with their equipment, and some of the patients have been waking up to report disturbing visions. Worse yet, some of their patients haven't been waking up at all. Doctors at the clinic have assured you that "almost no one has had any problems" since they started using their new "Safedream" sleep pod technology, but then why do patients keep ending up in mental hospitals, mumbling about the terror, and the clowns... One such patient, before being restrained, has warned you to stay away. To stay away to preserve your very sanity, if not your life, despite the assurances of the doctors and nurses. He wants you to keep away, and not fall victim to this maze of horrors inside your unconscious mind.

With more than 12 themed rooms, the twists and turns of The Asylum along with its small, tight spaces will leave participants frenzied with fright. Mix in life-like corpses, scary costumed characters and movie-set themed rooms with top-notch lighting and a booming sound system, The Asylum is a haunting experience participants will not want to miss. The Asylum is being sponsored by the Indianola Community Youth Foundation (ICYF).

Each October, Sleepy Hollow Sports Park in Des Moines, Iowa transforms it's Festival Park event center into one of the Midwest's largest haunted attractions. It features three haunted houses, 3-D gallery, fog maze, two haunted walks, marshmallow roasts, live music, and a selection of food and merchandise vendors to keep the brave visitors entertained during the evening. New this year is a Twisted Tales Haunted Walk, which explores what it would be like if your favorite bedtime stories went wrong — if Pinocchio was a psychopath, or the Big Bad Wolf won, and a "Zombie Shootout."

This is not just another frightening season of terror and mayhem. The Phantom's domain is as terrifying as ever with blood-curdling features and a ghoulish layout, designed to shock your soul at every morbid turn! Perhaps you will enter the bog to see a mere performance with plastic props and actors. Perhaps not. We dare you enter...to learn the gruesome and horrifying truth behind the legend! Ames Haunted Forest is gearing up for its biggest and most unique season to date! Prepare yourself for a full thirty minutes of fear-packed excitement and the scariest walk you'll take all year.

People come from all over the state to get spooked at Linn's, which has been in operation and frightening people for 26 years. The house is very dark — you can't see your hand in front of your face (until they want you to) — and very suspenseful. The tour takes at least 25 minutes. Each paid admission will be given a coupon for one free game of bowling at Plaza Lanes. $3 off coupons available at businesses around town are only good for the first two weekends.

Said by many to be one of the best haunted attractions in Iowa, the Haunted Barn has enlisted some creepy crawly friends (live rats and snakes!) to scare you even more this year. If you're hungry, grab a bite to eat at the full concession stand.

Here Piggy Piggy! Big Al is calling you into Des Moines' one and only haunted Slaughter House. Gruesome Butchers and Fearsome Henchman line this twisted hog confinement of horror. Big Al's right-hand man "Handsome Harvey" wheels guests, also referred to as "SqueaHere Piggy Piggy! Big Al is calling you into Des Moines' one and only haunted Slaughter House. Gruesome Butchers and Fearsome Henchman line this twisted hog confinement of horror. Big Al's right-hand man "Handsome Harvey" wheels guests, also referred to as "Squealers" into the "Cafeteria" where "The Chef" welcomes them into the steel-walled Maze of Madness. Then stick around for a taste of Big Al's prize winning BBQ, after all, YOU ARE the secret ingredient.

The largest haunted house in Iowa, featuring two stories of scares.

Across from Stalker's Haunted House