The Highest Rated Haunted Attraction in North Carolina opens for the 2022 Season on September 24th. 5 Attractions, 38 Unique Scenes, One Price. Our 12th Season of Mayhem.

5 Haunted Attractions:

Haunted Forest:

The Haunted Trail is the attraction where you will find the most scenes, haunters, and screams at Panic Point. 12 distinct scenes over the dim half-mile trail challenge your readiness for mayhem and fright. Make your way through the Butcher Shop, Sawmill, Dollhouse, Dia de los Muertos, Junkyard, Pallet Maze, Sanatorium, Motel, Cemetery, Funeral Home, Killer’s Cabin, & Clown House.

It doesn’t matter if you are out front leading the way, hiding in the middle, or trailing behind your group, our veteran haunters will find a way to give you the scare you deserve. Every now and then we hear a story about a great scare that happened in the woods. The patron/victim gives a description of the haunter, and we realize we don’t have anyone that fits the description! So, stay on the trail.

Dark Trail:

Born in 2011 as the Dark Walk, this fan-favorite has graduated to legendary status as the DARK TRAIL.  The signature rope on both sides of the trail remains, but that’s the only way this haunted attraction resembles its earlier iteration. As the story goes, Doomsday Preppers set up a compound in the woods and started recruiting other disturbed individuals to help the work of preparing for The End.

As they laid the groundwork for surviving Armageddon, they were forced to expel two of the young men who had been caught stealing moonshine from the root cellar. Bitter and vengeful, the two mixed up a few pounds of mutagen, then hijacked a crop duster and blanketed the entire compound in a mist of deadly vapor.

Those on the ground could do little to avoid the bio weapon, which caused irreparable neurological damage to the entire pack. The only thing more gnarled and twisted than their bodies are their minds. Avoid contact with them at all costs as you wander through The Bunker, Vortex, Cave, Bus, Barn, FarmHouse, and Swamp. And when you’re staggering along in sheer darkness, you’ll never know if you are in the clear, or one step away from your worst nightmare.

Haunted Hayride:

Rumble deep into the woods on a broken-down trailer in the Haunted Hayride. You’ll soil your hay bale as you traverse the Zombie Barn, Mine Shaft, Shed, Spider’s Lair, Service Station, etc.

But its the fluid of the crimson variety you need to be worried about. Hold on to your loved one, and your extremities, because the creatures that abide within are hellbent on one prize: your blood.

Tell the conductor of this wicked wagon not to stop for anyone or anything, alive or (especially) dead, lest you are overtaken by the aimless, moral-less beings that possess the shadowy locales you will pass through on your journey. The security you feel on the moving vehicle is just an illusion. You can’t outrun the danger, and hiding your eyes won’t help, when fear is your cloak, and panic is your veil.

Killers in the Corn:

Its just a short walk into horror on a trip to your own personal horror movie. As the wind passes through the stalks they whisper an invitation to go deeper, farther into the path of pain. But its not the wind or the stalks that will get you. Its the living, breathing, horrifying killers await you inside this trail of terror.

We’ve summoned some of the most vicious, bloodthirsty killers in the history of the world, and allowed them to equip themselves with the tools of their trade. When they work, its not murder, its artistry at its finest, and you just may end up on the canvas!

Stalkers' Farm:

The Attraction formerly known as “The Menacing Maze” gets a new name, new scenes, and a new level of scare in 2022! Don’t let the brutal bootleggers catch you near their Secret Still. And, of course, Beware “The Outhouse”. Listen here, ain’t nobody in this corn field take kindly to strangers (or friends, for that matter), especially the angry old ladies on “Granny’s Porch”.

As you wind through the tall green you’ll be hit from all sides by free range haunters keen to graze on your pain. The slightest hint of fear hormones being released causes them to emerge in droves.

Carny Crypt:

In the mid-20th Century, the Blauer Bros. Carnival made annual stops in Youngsville. Notorious for dangerously decrepit rides and slum-like conditions for performers, no one was surprised by the rumors that it was haunted. After a fire tore through it in October of 1961 the Carnival closed for good because the Blauer Bros. disappeared into the ether. To this day, no one has heard from or seen them again. Their makeup trailer was the only structure to survive the blaze, but it was badly damaged and was dumped in the Louisburg Railyard, where it sat for over 40 years. In 2010, during a rail yard clean out, the trailer was earmarked for the landfill; but Panic Point rescued and restored it. For the first couple of years it served as the park makeup trailer but after several… incidents our artists and actors refused to step foot inside. In 2013 it was converted to a Haunted Attraction known as The Carny Crypt. In early 2021 the trailer was again in need of repairs. During an extensive tear down, an old tape recorder was discovered under the subfloor in a fire-proof box. It appears Blauers had secretly taped the conversations of all of their workers and, yes, it was running during the fire of ‘61. So step into the trailer, take a seat, and travel back 50 years. But don’t worry, its probably not haunted anymore.

This Attraction is not included in General Admission, and requires a separate ticket. The Carny Crypt Experience is about 4 minutes long. Tickets are $5 – purchase online or inside the venue.

12 Years of Pure Mayhem

12 short years ago we found an unhallowed plot of land, planted our little seeds of  panic, and gently nourished them with terror & dread until a full forest of fear emerged. The half-mile “Haunted Forest” Trail is our featured attraction. A 12 scene scream-fest with over 30 haunters to hound your every step. But that’s just the beginning. Some victims prefer the slightly shorter “Dark Trail” for its lack of light and unexpected twists. The “Haunted Hayride” rambles aimlessly through the woods among murderers, spiders & aliens. “Killers in the Corn” is an assortment of distorted figures enough to make you want to hop the fence and flee with no regard for your own safety. Stalkers Farm, the newest attraction, is a Carolina inspired backwoods bonanza where you’ll be run down by bootleggers and little old ladies. In all, you’ll spend a couple hours going through 38 unique scenes and meet more than 90 creatures whose only purpose is to see you cower in fear.

THE Best Haunted Trail in The Triangle

Its a scare-fest that runs the entire 2022 Halloween Season. Every night at the Haunt is frightening, with more ways to cry fear than you knew existed. There are 3 pricing levels depending on the size of the crowd expected on any given night. One of the most requested nights for those 18 & older brings some refinement (and beer from Tobacco Wood Brewing Company) to the haunt on a Sunday Night in October. Panic Point gives more than misery too, with Fan Appreciation Night at the very end of the season.

Scare Guide: PG-13

Children 8 & under are not permitted to enter the haunted attractions. Children between 9 & 12 must be accompanied by an adult. All attractions are  are designed to be scary, and are not appropriate for most people under the age of 12. There is no haunted trail rating system, but at our scariest we would call the haunt, “PG-13”.

Show Date: September 24 - November 5, 2022

Location: Haunted Forest at Panic Point , 2808 Cedar Creek Road, Youngsville, NC 27596

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