For 20 years a collection of

horror movies such as “Thirteen Ghosts,” “The Ring,” and “Saw” have

come together to create an experience to frighten the residents of

Greensboro. Every year for the entire month of October, Woods of

Terror is open to the public.

For 20 years a collection of horror movies such as “Thirteen Ghosts,” “The Ring,” and “Saw” have come together to create an experience to frighten the residents of Greensboro. Every year for the entire month of October, Woods of Terror is open to the public. 

Only 10 miles away from North Carolina A&T’s campus, the haunted attraction provides guests with a 90-minute walk through terror-filled woods. At several points in the woods, it is pitch black and the characters jump out at the people passing.

Woods of Terror has been honored by MSN.com as one of the scariest haunted attractions in the nation. For the 5th consecutive year it has also been awarded “America’s Best Haunts” by industry experts.

Since the opening of Woods of Terror, owner Eddie McLaurin has added a new feature yearly in order to give fans that come back annually a new experience.

This year’s newest feature is a three-dimensional attraction that causes visitors to see Technicolor skulls, planks and planets that come out of the walls. Clowns are also scattered throughout, pranking the guests.

McLaurin said, “The biggest, newest thing is called Chaos 3D. It’s a 2,000 square foot 3D interactive haunted house… It is one of only four in the United States and I have it.” 

Guests first enter complete darkness while walking through a maze full of narrow hallways, optical illusions and horror movie sets. One of the first features guest approach is another new attraction called Infestation. It has live snakes and tarantulas. The animals are all on display but they are caged. There are no lights as people walk further into the attraction, creating the illusion that the snakes are actually crawling around on people.

Woods of Terror opens Sept. 23 and closes Nov 5. Prices for Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday are $15; Friday is $25; and Saturday and Halloween nights are $30. Rates for a group of 15 people or more are $13 per person on Sundays and Thursdays and $19 per person on Fridays and Saturdays. All group rates must be prepaid in advance online and no group rates will be arranged at the ticket booth. For further information you can visit: www.woodsofterror.com.

Disclaimer: GUESTS WILL BE WALKING AND RUNNING THROUGH THE WOODS! The terrain can be very muddy so be prepared to get dirty.

• Erik Veal & Noma Vilane, Register Staff