Heightened Fear is Perfect for Haunts when Rare Full Moon and Friday the 13th Coincide

Facing Fear is Exhilarating for Haunt Visitors who Test their Limits

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Sep 12, 2019, 09:15 ET

DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rarely does a full moon occur on Friday the 13^th - but it does this week. This day filled with superstition also overlaps with many of the nation's biggest haunted house openings. The premiere haunted attraction association, America Haunts, said haunted house fans enjoy the added fear factor of this mystical combination. Facing fear at a haunt is exciting and escaping it generates a feel-good adrenaline rush. Adding to the rush this year are the superstitions surrounding Friday the 13^th, especially one that falls on a full moon. Haunt visitors want to be successfully scared, so these superstitions put them further on edge with the fear that Friday the 13^th is unlucky and a full moon brings out the animal in people – maybe even a werewolf!

Approximately 25% of Americans are superstitious and Millennials even more so, according to Gallup study. Athletes often follow a routine before a game for good luck, while others knock on wood. The number one superstition in the U.S. is that Friday the 13^th is unlucky and the association with the number 13. Many buildings don't have a thirteenth floor and airports don't have a gate 13 given the uneasiness that this number stirs. What happens on the 13^th floor? A chilling, terror-filled thrill in Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, and San Antonio's 13^th Floor haunted houses, as well as the fate of adventurous souls to enter Salt Lake City's Nightmare on 13^th and Baton Rouge's 13^th Gate haunted attractions.

Thrill seekers visiting the haunts can forget their four-leaf clover or a rabbit's foot for good luck, because many of the nation's biggest haunted attractions will be opening for this event and discounting their prices while others will open soon. Macabre Cinema Haunted House in Kansas City will offer $13 tickets, more than half off for its season opening September 13.

Whether its perks or pitfalls that come with a full moon on Friday the 13^th, it won't come again soon. The next occurrence won't be until August 13, 2049 and that falls outside the Halloween season time frame to mark a spooky visit to a mega haunt.

Some of the nation's best megahaunts season openers include:

Beast	Kansas City, MO	Sept. 6
Edge of Hell	Kansas City, MO	Sept. 6
13th Floor Chicago	Chicago, IL	Sept. 13
13th Floor Denver	Denver, CO	Sept. 13
13th Floor San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	Sept. 13
The Darkness	St. Louis, TX	Sept. 13
Dent Schoolhouse	Cincinnati, OH	Sept. 13
Erebus	Pontiac, MO	Sept. 13
Macabre Cinema	Kansas City, MO	Sept. 13
Nightmare on 13th	Salt Lake City, UT	Sept. 13
Spooky Woods	Archdale, NC	Sept. 13
House of Torment	Austin, TX	Sept. 20
City of the Dead Haunted House Asylum	Henderson, CO	Sept. 20
Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride	Glen Mills, PA	Sept. 20
Creepyworld	Fenton, MO	Sept. 20
Spooky World presents Nightmare New England	Litchfield, NH	Sept. 20
Headless Horseman	Ulster Park, NY	Sept. 21
13th Gate	Baton Rouge, LA	Sept. 27
Bennett's Curse	Baltimore, MD	Sept. 27
The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park	San Diego, CA	Sept. 27
Lemp Brewery	St. Louis, MO	Sept. 27
Netherworld	Stone Mountain, GA	Sept. 27
Scream Zone	Del Mar, CA	Sept. 27
13th Floor Phoenix	Phoenix, AZ	Sept. 28
Cutting Edge	Fort Worth, TX	Sept. 28
The Haunted Hotel (The Disturbance)	San Diego, CA	Oct. 4
Thrillvania	Terrell, TX	Oct. 5

About America Haunts
America Haunts is the national association of premiere haunted attractions dedicated to excellence in fear-based, sensory entertainment, thrilling more than a million visitors annually. America Haunts' members are recognized for their longevity in the industry, technical expertise, innovative design, and relentless talent with a penchant to generate screams for fun and excitement.

SOURCE America Haunts