“Best Maze of 2011: This haunted attraction has captured the elusive magic of Halloween in a nearly perfect way.” – Scare-Zone

“This is a classic Halloween haunted house. At a house said to really be haunted. Yeah, that’s awesome.” – NBC News

“I must say The Winchester Mystery House Fright Nights is one thing to put on your list of things to do for the month of October, this is a must!” – Last Doorway Productions

“I would go so far as to call this the most anticipated Halloween attraction anywhere in the Bay Area this year, and it did not disappoint.” – The San Jose Blog

“It was a screamfest. I screamed my fool head off, to the point of hurting my throat.” – Science Fiction Musings

“Any reticence I may have had from before our visit was blown away almost instantly when we entered… This was a seriously fun haunt!” – HauntedBay.com

“It just kept getting better and better. My mind was blown. It’s certainly everything I expected… and more.” – Fright Bites

Winchester Mystery House^TMFright Nights is a special ticketed event at one of the world's most haunted places. On select nights in September and October the grounds of the Winchester Estate are transformed into San Jose’s most terrifying Halloween experience, filled with haunted walk-through attractions, intense scares, roaming scare performers, and nightmare inducing tales.

Remember we do not build haunted houses...we are one!


September 28-29
6:30pm-12:00am

September 30
6:30pm-11:00pm

October 7, 29, 30
6:30pm-11:00pm

October 14, 18, 21, 25, 28
6:30pm – 11:30pm

October 5, 6, 31
6:30pm - 12:00am

October 12, 13, 19, 20
6:30pm – 12:30am

October 26, 27
6:30pm – 1:00am

November 2, 3
6:30pm – 12:00am

*Dates and times subject to change without notice.
**Event operates rain or shine.

For a lifetime, Sarah Winchester built and built and rebuilt her house to avoid this treacherous curse and escape her husband’s legacy of damnation. But this Halloween, a portal, a gateway between Heaven and Hell, has been irretrievably opened. Those who perished long ago are seeking revenge, now ready to sacrifice souls before midnight strikes.

Guests find themselves trapped inside a mansion empowered by the undead, traveling through the Corn Fields of Winchester Mystery House, into the haunted ruins of the family Graveyard and ultimately, a showdown with Sarah herself in the middle of one of her infamous séances.

Survive it all, LIVE, only at Winchester Mystery House.

Maze Length: 25 Minutes

Since her death, millions of people have visited her home and many have reported sighting ghosts. Was the house built solely as a monument to the dead or do the phantoms Sarah Winchester communed with in life, or perhaps Sarah herself, still lurk in the maze-like corridors of the Winchester Mystery House?

Hear the tormented tales of this landmark’s bizarre legacy as you tour the mansion with only the moonlight, a souvenir flashlight, and your imagination to provide illumination through the bewildering maze of rooms.

Tour Length: 65 Minutes

• Guests will be dying to get in, so purchase your tickets ahead of time.


• If you're into cutting things, make sure to purchase your VIP Maze Pass - Priority Front of Line and Unlimited Entrance.


• No masks or costumes allowed, your terrified face is all we require.


• No food, drink, bottles, recording/flash photography, flashlights or laser pens are permitted in the maze. Screaming and crying is just fine, however.


• Avoid line jumping, the use of foul language, inappropriate behavior and bloodthirsty long lost souls with Winchester rifles.


• If you mistreat the "Scare Performers" you will be sent home - Of course it may be in a body bag.

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