Enter if you dare: Haunted attractions around Nashville for all levels of horror

Calling all foolish mortals: The season for spooky, but fun, haunts is upon us.

Halloween wouldn't be complete without testing the limits of your phobias. Some people choose to do that chasing ghosts, others in controlled environments where they have a say in how scared they get.

Nashville and the surrounding counties have plenty of safe options for haunted attractions this Halloween season.

Your level of fright may very.

Nashville: The Beast House

3976 Dickerson Pike, Nashville

Marketed as "Nashville's real haunted house," the Beast House offers several attractions in one convenient location — the dilapidated estate of Isaac Kechem.

"You are walking amidst the horrific past and feeling it first-hand — seeing the original burnt-out fireplaces, smelling the must of this 125-year-old home and sensing for yourself the one-of-a-kind evil that once-lived within," according to their website.

Legend says Kechem built the estate in the early 1890s but by the end of the decade had killed his entire family before setting his barn on fire and hanging himself.

There are four attractions on site: the Beast House, a haunted house experience; Chaos, a labyrinth of "fear, torture, desperation and slaughter"; the Beast Jump, a terrifying free-fall jump from the roof of the home; and the infamous Beast Challenge, where you get your money back if you complete all three trials.

Waivers are required for some of the attractions.

The Beast House opened Sept. 23, and tickets start at $27 for general admission.

Madison: Nashville Nightmare

1016 Madison Square, Madison

Halloween lives here.

Nashville Nightmare is a four-attraction event with escape room add-ons and a bar for the 21-and-up crowd.

Inside you'll have to survive an alien outbreak, a prom queen who's "dying" to have the best night of her life, a gifted storyteller sure to pull you into their tale, and a blood-thirsty matron.

"Warning! Event may be too intense for children 12 and under," the website says.

Tickets are on sale now, starting at $30 for general admission.

Spring Hill: Creepy Hollow Woods

2133 Joe Brown Road, Spring Hill

Looking for something that's not all blood and gore? Creepy Hollow Woods may be the place for you.

This year's attractions include the Trails of Terror, where you'll wander down the dimly lit trails and come face-to-face with frights.

"What is creepier than walking through a foggy cemetery where crumbling headstones cast shadows across your path?" the website says. "The sound of chainsaws and screams echoing in the night send shivers down your spine."

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This haunt also takes you through the Halls of Horror, where a fortune teller warns of a deadly fate. You can end your night in the Zombie Maze, where "even the bravest of souls" are challenged.

The woods opened Sept. 29, and tickets are $30 per person.

Lebanon: Dead Land

7040 Murfreesboro Road, Lebanon

Established in 2009, Dead Land offers three outdoor, unguided attractions in the dark woods, with many scare actors along the way.

Returning this year is the CarnEvil: A Festival of Terror, a traipse through a troupe of circus performers "who prove terror is not all fun and games."

Visitors will make their way through the Portal into a collection of scary tales and story book horrors before they check into the Lodge.

"The Lodge has been abandoned, yet you can still check in," the attraction says. "But you will never check out!"

Dead Land opened Sept. 22 and tickets can be bought onsite, starting at $40 for passes to all three attractions.

Gallatin: The Gallatin Ghost Walk

Downtown Gallatin

If you're looking for something a little slower paced, the Gallatin Ghost Walk may be right for you.

The walk promises "history and mystery on the most haunted public square in America," according to their website.

"From spine-tingling tales of the hauntings tied to the tumultuous history of the Gallatin public square to ghosts, apparitions, mysterious orbs and flying cryptids in locations across Sumner County, our area is pushing the envelope of the paranormal," according to the tour.

Tours begin again Friday, Oct. 13. Call or text 615-512-5229 to reserve a spot.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Halloween 2023: Haunted attractions in Nashville, Middle Tennessee