Hadley Tomicki via L.A. TACO:

‘What does it take to scare someone in 2026? L.A.’s scare professionals have some of the craziest work deliverables imaginable: scare the hell out of you after you paid a small fortune for thrills during Halloween season. These people literally get paid to make you scream.

We talked to the deranged geniuses behind the mazes at Halloween Horror Nights, Knott’s Scary Farm, Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater, The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Delusion, and the L.A. Haunted Hayride, asking them about their deepest fears, seminal October memories, and supernatural experiences. We also hit them up for their best tips on how we can make our pals pee themselves a little bit as Halloween creeps up on us.

These are just a few of the stories we heard when sitting down with L.A.’s most legendary haunt creators…’