{"id":888,"date":"2014-10-07T09:37:12","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T13:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fallsavenueresort.com\/?p=888"},"modified":"2014-09-17T13:38:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:38:03","slug":"3-spooky-activities-for-halloween-in-niagara-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallsavenueresort.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/07\/3-spooky-activities-for-halloween-in-niagara-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Spooky Activities for Halloween in Niagara Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>There\u2019s nothing less scary than what you\u2019re used to. If you\u2019ve spent too many Halloweens costumed in the same lame Scream mask, attending the same parties and walking the same neighborhoods with your kids, you\u2019re well overdue for a change for the creepier.<\/p>\n Niagara Falls has all you need to bring the screams back to your Halloween. You\u2019ll have access to the same attractions you would any other time of year \u2014 but on Halloween, they all come with a spooky twist. This All Hallow\u2019s Eve, immerse your family in the eerie mists of the falls and feel the chill tingle your spine as you see ant participate in these special Halloween festivities.<\/p>\n The world\u2019s most terrifying haunted house is back \u2014 with a vengeance. For more than 30 years Nightmares Fear Factory<\/a> has been churning out petrified patrons left and right, and that\u2019s not even counting the more than 10,000 people who chickened out before setting foot inside.<\/p>\n Legend has it that this haunted house was built on the site of an old coffin factory. The factory\u2019s proprietor Abraham Mortimer was devoted to the factory, but at night he was persecuted by local youth who found it fun to taunt him and pull pranks. Mortimer would chase them off, and they would usually evade capture, but one night during the chase, the kids upset a stack of coffins which fell on Mortimer and crushed him to death. It\u2019s said that his ghost continues to lurk around the premises, chasing off invaders who threaten his beloved factory.<\/p>\n This family-friendly farm<\/a> is the perfect place to spend the nippy autumn days celebrating the harvest and Halloween season. Everyone in your family can pick the perfect pumpkin and purchase carving patterns to make the spookiest jack-o-lantern. If you dare, walk through the farm\u2019s Haunted Spook Barn to test your nerves. Plus, the farm has plenty of other activities and attractions to keep you occupied all day long. Here are some of the more exciting features of the farm:<\/p>\n <\/a>Niagara\u2019s quaint village Niagara-on-the-Lake has a sinister secret: It\u2019s commonly believed to be the most haunted town in all of Canada. Ghosts of all shapes and size have been spotted around the sleepy town, with the largest volume of sightings occurring around historic Fort George. From the tiny, terrible ghost of little Sarah Anne to the frighteningly imposing figure of \u201cThe Watcher,\u201d the spooks you can spot on the Fort George Halloween Ghost Tour could number in the hundreds. For the majority of your trip you\u2019ll want to stay in a comfortable hotel in Niagara Falls<\/a> proper, but you\u2019ll want to take a night and explore the paranormal in Niagara-on-the-Lake during ghosts\u2019 most active time of year.<\/p>\n There are dozens of other one-of-a-kind opportunities for Halloween travelers to Niagara, from trick-or-treating at the zoo to partying in costume on Clifton Hill. You don\u2019t have to pretend to be scared with your old, boring Halloween traditions. Push the boundaries of your comfort zone and get some real thrills in Niagara Falls this All Hallows Eve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s nothing less scary than what you\u2019re used to. If you\u2019ve spent too many Halloweens costumed in the same lame Scream mask, attending the same parties and walking the same neighborhoods with your kids, you\u2019re well overdue for a change…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nNightmares Fear Factory<\/h2>\n
Howell Family Pumpkin Farm<\/h2>\n
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Fort George Ghost Tours<\/h2>\n