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* ContinuityCavalcade: The Chilling Chambers (2023- ) is a 50-year anniversary attraction, and as a result, all of the rooms and interlocking areas are based on previous inactive or retired attractions.

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* AbandonedHospital: Paranormal Inc. is ''supposed'' to be a more tame ghost hunt through an abandoned sanitorium, but the hunters quickly realize they've awakened something ''dangerous'' when the many spirits of the tortured patients and malicious staff begin to overtake the building.



* CruelAndUnusualDeath: If there's a prop corpse in a maze it's probably some shade of this.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: If there's a prop corpse in a maze maze, it's probably some shade of this.



* TheFreakshow: Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind (2021- ) is themed around this, with the titular hypnotist trying to turn the guests into his latest attraction as they try to escape through the sideshow tent.
* HostileShowTakeover: Dark Ride outwardly appears to be a more tame, low-budget attraction, but it's been overrun by the clowns of Carn-EVIL, who are ready to make it a far more authentic and blood-soaked experience.



** The same goes for the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )

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** The same goes for the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )), where clowns will walk and knee slide about to get a rise out of party goers. Some have also been known to stop and joke around with guests.

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* ArtifactOfDoom: The Grimoire from the maze of the same name is an evil book which seems to corrupt the innocent and [[YourSoulIsMine bind their souls to its pages.]]



* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Grimoire from the maze of the same name is an evil book which seems to corrupt the innocent and [[YourSoulIsMine bind their souls to its pages.]]
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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )
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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )

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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- ))
*ArtifactOfDoom: The Grimoire from the maze of the same name is an evil book which seems to corrupt the innocent and [[YourSoulIsMine bind their souls to its pages.]]
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* VampiresOwnNightClubs: The concession of Club Blood (2008-2010)
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* TheUndead: A common sight, but especially in the Ghost Town scarezone (1973- )
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* FleshEatingZombie: Seems to be the case with Special Ops: Infected (2014-2019)



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* BlackComedy: It spills in quite a lot, especially when

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* BlackComedy: It spills in quite a lot, especially when dealing with scareactors.
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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )

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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace.NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )
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** Dark Entities (2019- ) has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on an unfortunate station employee.

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** Dark Entities (2019- ) has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on an unfortunate station employee. [[LudicrousGibs It didn't go well.]]



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While other Halloween haunts like Ride/HalloweenHorrorNights at Ride/UniversalStudios use established Intellectual Property[[note]]Series/TheWalkingDead2010, Franchise/ChildsPlay, VideoGame/TheLastOfUs etc.[[/note]], Scary Farms deals entirely in original ideas for its zones and mazes. As of 2022, the event featured 9 mazes and 5 scarezones.

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While other Halloween haunts like Ride/HalloweenHorrorNights at Ride/UniversalStudios use established Intellectual Property[[note]]Series/TheWalkingDead2010, Franchise/ChildsPlay, VideoGame/TheLastOfUs etc.[[/note]], Scary Farms deals entirely mostly in original ideas for its zones and mazes. As of 2022, the event featured 9 mazes and 5 scarezones.
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* MonsterClown: Quite a few!
** Uncle Bobo's Bigtop of the Bizarre (2009-2012) was a maze practically full of them.
** The same goes for the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )

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* SlasherSmile: The clowns in the Carn-Evil scarezone (2000- ) are known for this.



* ScaryScarecrows: The Hollow Scarezone (2016-2022) had a number of these.



** Dark Entities (2019- ) has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on an unfortunate station employee. [[LudicrousGibs It didn't go well.]]
* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )

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** Dark Entities (2019- ) has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on an unfortunate station employee.
* ScaryScarecrows: The Hollow Scarezone (2016-2022) had a number of these.
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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000- )

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* TalkativeLoon:



* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns in the Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000 - )

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* ScaryScarecrows: The Hollow Scarezone (2016-2022) had a number of these.
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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns in the \CarnEVIL scarezone (2000 - )

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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns in the \CarnEVIL Carn-EVIL scarezone (2000 - )
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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns in the CarnEVIL scarezone (2000 - )

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* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns in the CarnEVIL \CarnEVIL scarezone (2000 - )
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** Dark Entities (2019- ) has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on an unfortunate station employee. [[LudicrousGibs It didn't go well.]]

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** Dark Entities (2019- ) has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on an unfortunate station employee. [[LudicrousGibs It didn't go well.]]]]
* UpCloseWithTheMonster: Short of actually touching you, scareactors seem to make it their mission to have NoSenseofPersonalSpace. Especially true of photo op monsters and the Clowns in the CarnEVIL scarezone (2000 - )
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** Special Shoutouts to Dr. Augustus Scratch from Wax Works (2019 - ) a former [[DeadlyDoctor Plastic Surgeon turned serial killer]] who turns innocent victims into wax "masterpieces" to add to his [[[WaxMuseumMorgue collection]].

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** Special Shoutouts to Dr. Augustus Scratch from Wax Works (2019 - ) a former [[DeadlyDoctor Plastic Surgeon turned serial killer]] who turns innocent victims into wax "masterpieces" to add to his [[[WaxMuseumMorgue [[WaxMuseumMorgue collection]].
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** Special Shoutouts to Dr. Augustus Scratch from Wax Works (

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** Special Shoutouts to Dr. Augustus Scratch from Wax Works ((2019 - ) a former [[DeadlyDoctor Plastic Surgeon turned serial killer]] who turns innocent victims into wax "masterpieces" to add to his [[[WaxMuseumMorgue collection]].

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* AlienWorks: Dark Entities (2019- )is a take on this, featuring an "extraterrestrial mutation" wreaking havoc on an isolated space station.

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* AlienWorks: Dark Entities (2019- )is ) is a take on this, featuring an "extraterrestrial mutation" wreaking havoc on an isolated space station.station.
* AxCrazy: Many of the creepy characters that wander through the Scary Farms zones and mazes.
** Special Shoutouts to Dr. Augustus Scratch from Wax Works (

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* ImAHumanitarian: With a name like Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse (2008-2013), what else could it possibly be?



** Dark Entities (2019- )has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on a patient. [[LudicrousGibs It didn't go well.]]

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** Dark Entities (2019- )has ) has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on a patient.an unfortunate station employee. [[LudicrousGibs It didn't go well.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: If there's a prop corpse in a maze it's probably some shade of this.

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** The Slaughterhouse/Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse (

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** The Slaughterhouse/Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse ((2008-2013) was an old-town country barbecue spot from hell, rife with gory indiscretion.
** Dark Entities (2019- )has a rather gruesome scene with a robot attempting to perform surgery on a patient. [[LudicrousGibs It didn't go well.]]
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On account of the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, the event took a break in 2020, returning in 2021.

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On account of the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, the event took a break in 2020, returning in 2021.2021.

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!! Knott's Scary Farm provides examples of the following tropes:

* ActionHorror: Bloodline 1842 (2022- ) mixes traditional haunts with laser tag, allowing guests to blast away at the scareactors harmlessly for points
* AlienWorks: Dark Entities (2019- )is a take on this, featuring an "extraterrestrial mutation" wreaking havoc on an isolated space station.
* SplatterHorror: And how!
** The Slaughterhouse/Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse (
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While other Halloween haunts like Ride/HalloweenHorrorNights at Ride/UniversalStudios use established Intellectual Property[[note]]Things like TV/TheWalkingDead, Film/Chucky, Game/TheLastOfUs etc.[[/note]], Scary Farms deals entirely in original ideas for its zones and mazes. As of 2022, the event featured 9 mazes and 5 scarezones.

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While other Halloween haunts like Ride/HalloweenHorrorNights at Ride/UniversalStudios use established Intellectual Property[[note]]Things like TV/TheWalkingDead, Film/Chucky, Game/TheLastOfUs Property[[note]]Series/TheWalkingDead2010, Franchise/ChildsPlay, VideoGame/TheLastOfUs etc.[[/note]], Scary Farms deals entirely in original ideas for its zones and mazes. As of 2022, the event featured 9 mazes and 5 scarezones.
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While other Halloween haunts like Ride/HalloweenHorrorNights at Ride/UniversalStudios use Licensed IPs, Scary Farms deals entirely in original ideas for its zones and mazes. As of 2022, the event featured 9 mazes and 5 scarezones.

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While other Halloween haunts like Ride/HalloweenHorrorNights at Ride/UniversalStudios use Licensed IPs, established Intellectual Property[[note]]Things like TV/TheWalkingDead, Film/Chucky, Game/TheLastOfUs etc.[[/note]], Scary Farms deals entirely in original ideas for its zones and mazes. As of 2022, the event featured 9 mazes and 5 scarezones.
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Established in 1973, Knott's Scary Farms is one of the largest, and the longest-lived UsefulNotes/{{Halloween}} events in the United States. The event runs for more than a month [[note]]2023's upcoming season starting on September 21st, and ending on October 31st.[[/note]]

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Established in 1973, Knott's Scary Farms is one of the largest, and the longest-lived UsefulNotes/{{Halloween}} events in the United States. The event runs for more than a month [[note]]2023's upcoming season starting on September 21st, and ending on October 31st.[[/note]]
[[/note]], and whose professional production has led it to be an industry-defining event.

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Like other Theme Park Seasonal Halloween Events, Scary Farms is broken into a mix of haunted houses,[[note]]narratively driven, linear walkthroughs of specific sets populated by costumed spooks[[/note]], and scarezones[[note]]wide areas of the park themed with props and various ghoulies.[[/note]], and shows. The houses and scarezones are populated with "scareactors", either wandering about the scarezones and jumping or screaming at passerbys, or poised in "booholes" and strategic places in the houses to scare you right out of your pants.

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Like other Theme Park Seasonal Halloween Events, Scary Farms is broken into a mix of haunted houses,[[note]]narratively driven, linear walkthroughs of specific sets populated by costumed spooks[[/note]], and scarezones[[note]]wide areas of the park themed with props and various ghoulies.[[/note]], ghoulies[[/note]], and shows. The houses and scarezones are populated with "scareactors", either wandering about the scarezones and jumping or screaming at passerbys, or poised in "booholes" and strategic places in the houses to scare you right out of your pants.pants.

While other Halloween haunts like Ride/HalloweenHorrorNights at Ride/UniversalStudios use Licensed IPs, Scary Farms deals entirely in original ideas for its zones and mazes. As of 2022, the event featured 9 mazes and 5 scarezones.

On account of the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, the event took a break in 2020, returning in 2021.
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[[{{Slogan}} Where Nightmares Never End]]... At least generally until the end of October.

Established in 1973, Knott's Scary Farms is one of the largest, and the longest-lived UsefulNotes/{{Halloween}} events in the United States. The event runs for more than a month [[note]]2023's upcoming season starting on September 21st, and ending on October 31st.[[/note]]

Like other Theme Park Seasonal Halloween Events, Scary Farms is broken into a mix of haunted houses,[[note]]narratively driven, linear walkthroughs of specific sets populated by costumed spooks[[/note]], and scarezones[[note]]wide areas of the park themed with props and various ghoulies.[[/note]], and shows. The houses and scarezones are populated with "scareactors", either wandering about the scarezones and jumping or screaming at passerbys, or poised in "booholes" and strategic places in the houses to scare you right out of your pants.

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