For property owners, brokers & venue operators
What We Need. What You Get.
The details for owners, brokers and venue operators: site requirements, space by attraction type, what we bring, and answers to the questions owners ask first.
What we need
What Makes a Great FrightScream Site
The building doesn't need to look spooky. That's our job. What matters is the bones, the location and a path to safe public use.
Room to Scare
Less than you might think. A single haunt can start around 3,000 sq ft, a hayride loop fits on about half an acre, and wooded land can host a haunted trail. A large indoor haunt can use up to 75,000 sq ft. See sizes.
Sprinklered
Required for indoor haunts under California's special amusement fire code, so the building needs sprinklers or a realistic path to them. Bonus: heat detectors instead of smoke detectors let us run theatrical fog. We can go without fog if we must, but it hurts the show.
Parking
Room for several hundred cars on peak nights. It doesn't have to be on the property: a neighboring lot or a nearby parking garage works great. We run evenings and weekends, so we pair well with daytime businesses.
Easy Access
Close to a freeway, simple to find and well lit, with a clear route in and out for guests and emergency vehicles.
Feels Safe
A location families, teens and groups feel comfortable visiting after dark.
Population Draw
Enough people within reach to fill it every October. Our focus areas are mapped below.
Compatible Zoning
Commercial, retail, event or fairground sites where entertainment use is allowed or can be permitted. Not sure? Tell us anyway. We'll check.
Year-Round Access
Year-round is ideal: build in summer, scare in the fall, and run the monster museum, events and our workshop the rest of the year. Seasonal (about July to early November) can work too.
Sizes at a glance
How Much Space Each Piece Needs
FrightScream is modular. One building might hold a single large haunt. A bigger site might combine several smaller haunts, a hayride, a pumpkin festival and the museum. These are typical footprints, and we can often work smaller.
| Attraction | Typical footprint |
|---|---|
| Large indoor haunted house | 8,000–75,000 sq ft |
| Scream park haunts | 3,000–8,000 sq ft each |
| Haunted hayride | ¼-mile loop, about ½ acre |
| Haunted trail | A winding walking path through woods or open land |
| Pumpkin festival | A lot, field or large hall with room for a walk-through path |
| Monster museum | 3,000–4,000 sq ft |
Plus a queue line, food or a midway where space allows, and parking on-site or nearby.
Property types
Spaces We're Interested In
We're open to more than one kind of place. Some of the best haunted attractions in the country operate in former department stores, malls, fairgrounds and farms.
- Vacant big-box & anchor stores
- Shopping centers & malls
- Commercial & flex buildings
- Fairgrounds & event grounds
- Large parking lots & open fields
- Farms & ranches (hayride)
- Wooded land (haunted trail)
- Former entertainment venues
- Downtown storefronts (museum)
What we bring
A Partnership, Not a Headache.
You know your property. We know how to turn one into a Halloween destination people talk about all year.
- We fund, build and run the attraction. Design, construction, scenery, effects and staffing are on us.
- Theme-park quality, not a pop-up. Fully immersive themed sets, professional effects and trained performers.
- We do the permitting work, with your blessing, alongside the city and fire department.
- Busy all year. The monster museum, special events, holiday nights and our build workshop keep the space active between seasons.
- Good for the neighborhood. Local jobs, charity nights and partnerships with nearby businesses.
- Flexible terms. Lease, revenue share, multi-year or year-round, or invest alongside us for a bigger share.
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Let's See What Your Space Could Become.
Share what you know. We'll follow up with questions if it looks promising.
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