ScareTOUR Preview of 2019

Last year was mad, (just check out all our reviews here  and 2019 is already shaping up to be even bigger. At the time of writing, these are the announced events or changes that we know of already. Clearly this list will change very quickly and we will try to keep things updated as they announced. Remember our What's On pages will always include all the latest details.

January

January SHOULD be a quiet time for scare attractions but fortunately for us, Room Escape Southend will be opening The Chapel - claimed to be their scariest yet, along with Murder Hotel - a pop up event at the Southend on Sea Horror Festival. Also returning is The Ghost of Chesterton House in Barking. Up in Edinburgh - the Dungeon will be opening Mary Queen of Scots: The Cursed Crown, whilst Zombie Infection will debut The Ship - set on an abandoned passenger ship in Wales. Finally, The Vaults Festival in London will open with a vast array of experiences including The Incubus by Tom Sawyer Effect, both Seance and Flight by Darkfield and a new comedy horror - The Milkman Cometh

February

Love is in the scare for Valentine's Day as Yorkshire Scare Grounds Scream Park, Scare Kingdom Scream Park and Scream Factory will all be opening special seasonal shows to celebrate. February will also see the launch of a second new venue for Zombie Infection as they take over Bruce Wayne's mansion from the Batman movies!  Terror Tower in Scarborough will open for the season around half term and The Horror Crypt and Pasaje del Terror will open with Blackpool Pleasure Beach. At the theatre, the London Lovecraft Festival will open a number of live theatrical productions based on the works of the classic horror author whilst the Vaults Festival continues in Waterloo.

March

It's usually around this time that the Dungeon attractions start to announce their new shows for the summer, but of course, the big Dungeon news is that Alton Towers will open its new Alton Towers Dungeon this month. Thorpe Park will open for the season, and there is a rumour that I'm a Celebrity may be replaced with a more permanent Walking Dead Living Nightmare. In the theater - Ghost Stories returns to the stage following the success of the recent movie.

April

Nothing confirmed so far but watch this space!

May

Summertime is always ScareCON time - when the cream of the European scare industry come together to celebrate the successes of the year, as well as getting a chance to network and socialise with fellow professionals. This year we will return to Alton Towers on May 21st including exclusive access to select attractions including the new Alton Towers Dungeon. May will also see the launch of The War of The Worlds VR/Immmersive experience by dotdotdot (the team behind Somnai) and Scare Kingdom will celebrate being halfway to Halloween with their Walpurgis Night event.

June

Nothing confirmed so far but watch this space!

July

Nothing confirmed so far but watch this space!

August

Nothing announced yet but this will be the month by which most events will have announced their Halloween line up..

September

Nothing announced yet but this will be the month by which most events will have announced their Halloween line up..

October

Not much has been announced for Halloween 2019 yet, but we do know that a new event called After Dark will open at Driffield Showgrounds featuring three new mazes. We also have a French event - Maison du Torment, returning after a few years off. Dates for most other events will be announced throughout the year but we do know that Chessington will see even more dates  for their Halloween event.

November

Nightmare Nights on the ISle of Man have announced that they will return with The House of Hell

December

Nothing announced yet but following the success of Christmas shows in 2018, we would expect a number of seasonal makeovers

Of course if you know of anything else happening (or are an attraction owner and want to tease about what you are doing this year) let us know and we will get you included. 

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