Haunted Hayride Gives Hollywood Chills

For Halloween, Hollywood has its own fright ride. The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride debuts in Griffith Park's Old Zoo area this year (last year's event was in Calabasas). The new location takes advantage of Griffith Park's dark woods for added fright factor, taking those ready to be frightened on a rollicking adventure full of plenty of screams and shocks. The ride is part of a fairlike atmosphere with a haunted maze, carnival rides, games and more. On the opening night celebrities including Bridget Marquardt, Thomas Dekker and Emmy Rossum (shown at right) showed up to be scared.

The area does have a spooky legend associated with it. The site of the old zoo was built around 1912 and the old zoo had problems from almost the beginning. Animals died here under the poor conditions (read what the Pet Psychic had to say about the area here). The area just has a weird vibe to it that has also been remarked on by others.

The ride is open for 15 nights. For October 8-17, the general admission is for the hayride is $25, the all attractions pass is $25 and a VIP that lets you skip the line is $50. For October 18-31, general admission is $30, the all attractions pass in $40 and the VIP pass is $60. If you can round up up a bunch of friends in need of a little fright night you can rent a private wagon for up to 40 people ($1,175 until October 17 and $1,275 through October 31).