Oct 21, 2021

Haunted Blount County Attractions

With Halloween right around the corner, we’ve put together a great list of Haunted Blount County Attractions beyond the traditional trunk-or-treat for all age groups. Enjoy the gorgeous fall weather with us in the Peaceful Side of the Smokies.

October – Maple Lane Corn Maze

Open Friday 6:00 – 10:00 pm

Open Saturday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Open Sunday 12:00 – 6:00 pm

Corn Maze Tickets – $10 for 12 & older, $8 for kids 5 -11, kids four and under get in free.

Kiddie Maze Tickets – $2 (free for parents and kids four and under)

In 1999 Maple Lane Farms began the first mega corn maze in Tennessee and is the oldest in the Southeast.
A provided corn compass keeps you on track, keeping you from weathering the maze in vain. It will help you navigate your way around, so have NO fear in the Ear!
Enjoy the tractor-pulled hay wagons to the pumpkin patch, the Corn Maze, Kiddie Maze, Food Vendors, Campfire, Private Party Tents, Fun Photo Ops, Jumping/Slide Inflatables, and Corn Hole.
Visit the Country Barn Store selling a variety of fall decorations such as cornstalks, mums, orange bows, straw bales, and lots of Halloween decorations, knick-knacks, and candy treats for the kids. The barn store also offers farm antiques and a visual bulletin board of the previous corn mazes, including the history of the oldest corn maze in the Southeast.

October – AMS Haunted Attractions

Hotel Phobia-$10/person

October Fridays – Sundays

Ticket sales from 7:30 – 10:30 pm on Fridays & Saturdays

Ticket sales from 7:30 – 9:30 pm on Sundays

3661 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN

Hotel Phobia is a primarily indoor attraction using some of the top known phobias to extract fear from our customers.

The Barn at Maple Lane-$20/person

October Fridays & Saturdays

Ticket sales from 7:30 – 10:00 pm

1126 Maple Lane, Greenback, TN

Enjoy an excellent witchy time on a hayride, a haunted trail, and a haunted barn.

Don’t forget gates open at 7:30!!!
Buy tickets for both attractions for $25 at Hotel Phobia or bring your Barn ticket stub and receive half off your Hotel Phobia tickets!!!
30% of proceeds will be donated to the Wounded Warriors Project.

Oct. 22 – Spooky Books

Hosted by Creative Spark Studio

Friday 5:30 – 7:30 pm

2009 E. Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN

Cost for Class $38 and open to all ages

This class will take you step-by-step to create an original, spooky book from upcycled old books.
All materials are provided unless you want to bring your own book.
The teacher for this class will be Ms. Yvonne.
Register at Creative Sparks Studio…only six spots left

Cute witch posing over dark background with spell book

Oct. 22 – “Not so Spooky” Pre-Halloween Party & Fundraiser

Hosted by TumbleBears & Foothills Gymnastics

Friday 6:00 – 8:00 pm for kids from 1 – 11 years old

919 Cherokee St, Maryville, TN

$20 per child (parents stay) – get tickets here.

Open Gym Play
Inflatable Slide
Air Lite Ball
Halloween Games/Activities
Photo Booth
Cupcake Walk
Treat Bags for Each Kid
Costume Contests

Cute little witch doing scary face. Halloween theme.

Oct. 22 – The Rock and Metal Academy Halloween Concert

Hosted by The Bird and The Book

Friday at 6:00 pm

1509 E. Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN

The concert is free, but bring a big appetite to enjoy the great food and drinks served by The Bird and The Book.

The Rock and Metal Academy strongly feels that music provides a healthy outlet of expression for ALL emotions and is proud to help these promote these voices.

2021 Halloween Rock and Metal Academy Halloween concert

Oct. 21 – Oct. 24 – Knoxville Horror Film Festival

This year they’ve split events between Maryville, Tennessee’s Parkway Drive-In, and Knoxville Horror Film Festival’s base at Central Cinema in Knoxville.

Admission is $25/person for a single-night pass or $45/person for a two-night pass to Thursday and Friday’s Parkway Drive-In programming and will also be offered admission at the gate.

Thursday night starts things outright with a triple feature at the Parkway, featuring John Carpenter’s The Fog (7:45 pm), followed by Studiocanal/VDM’s 40th-anniversary restoration of The Howling (9:30 pm). Then we wrap up the night with the rock and rock & roll cult obsession Trick Or Treat (11:15 pm), each accompanied by a hand-picked short film.
Friday night’s festivities at the Parkway includes two short films (7:30 pm), the trailers of the 2021 Grindhouse Grind-out filmmaking competition (8:15 pm), an obligatory visit to Crystal Lake with the dubiously-titled fan favorite Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (9:30 pm), and a second night of lycanthrope madness with An American Werewolf in London (11:15 pm).
For Knoxville film information, please check out www.knoxhorrorfest.com.

Mature couple being attacked in their car by a hoard of zombies.

Oct. 27, 29 & 30 – Rocky Horror Picture Show Live

Hosted by Natures Tavern, The Bird & The Book, The Dungeon at Southland, and Southland Books

1509 E. Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN

Cast Meet and Greet at 6:00 pm

Costume Contest at 6:30 pm – prizes involved!

The show starts promptly at 7:30 pm.

Admission is either donated animal food, litter/bedding, or animal toys. They will also be collecting non-perishable food for food pantry donations.

This presentation will be a wild, racy, and audience-involved ride!
Wednesday’s event is unique. It is a full-dress rehearsal open to the public to collect cash donations to benefit a cast member’s family who needs a new heart.
DUE TO THE EVENT SPACES NEW COVID REGULATIONS, YOU MUST PROVIDE A VACCINE CARD OR A NEGATIVE COVID TEST TO ENTER.