Do you have a cool Halloween yard display or home haunt you’d like folks to know about? Submit it and we will add it to the directory. Please include any special notes (like nights it will be operating, parking restrictions in the neighborhood, etc.). Let’s see if we can at least have cool Halloween things to drive by and look at if we don’t have as many haunts go actually go in to this year.
Ankeny Haunted Barn returns.
In 2009, the Bondurant Haunted Barn appeared on the scene. In 2011, they relocated to Ankeny where they became known as the Ankeny Haunted Barn. This was the year Des Moines Haunted Houses first began doing video interviews. The Haunted Barn was the second haunt ever interviewed by this site. Here is that original interview. (Sadly, the interviewee Chris Bales passed away last year.)
In 2020, the Ankeny Haunted Barn will be returning. They will be in the same Ankeny location as past years, but the haunt has been completely rebuilt from the ground up. DMHH got a sneak peek at their new layout, and it looks quite fun.
The Barn will continue its style of having random scenes of horror. Many rooms are inspired by popular horror movies. The tradition of using live snakes and rats is also expected to return. There are even some fan-favorite actors returning.
New for 2020 will be wheelchair access thanks to wider hallways. There will also be a new sound system and computerized show lighting.
Admission will be $25, but look for $5 OFF coupons if you want to save some money. (Just note you have to have a physical coupon.)
For more details, see their listing on this site and follow links to their website and social media page.
Welcome, Slaughterhouse.
We’d like to welcome Slaughterhouse as our first site sponsor this season. In exchange for their support, we will be placing their listing in a featured group above the other listings.
If you would like to support this site, get in touch. We have a Sponsorship level (add photos to your listing) and a Featured level (add more photos, sort to the top, different background color).
Site Under Construction!
Welcome to the work-in-progress 2020 update to Des Moines Haunted Houses. The software I used to use to build the old site no longer runs on my modern computer, so it was time to look for something new.
Hopefully the new haunt listing will be useful. If you run into any problems, please drop me an e-mail or message on Facebook.