FRIGHTWORKS WILL NOT OPEN FOR THE 2026 HALLOWEEN SEASON
After leaving our longtime Powell location this summer, FrightWorks is currently without a home.
But the story isn’t over.
We are continuing to explore locations, partnerships, and opportunities that could allow FrightWorks to return in the future. We don’t yet know exactly what that next chapter will look like; but we’re not ready to stop creating nightmares.
FINAL FRIGHTWORKS SHOWS WITH TAMPA JAY
Support FrightWorks’ Resurrection
HELP KEEP FRIGHTWORKS ALIVE
For more than two decades, FrightWorks has been built one wall, one prop, one scare, and one nightmare at a time.
Today, the attraction is in storage while we search for the right opportunity to bring it back.
If you would like to help support the future of FrightWorks, contributions help offset the continuing costs of storing and preserving the attraction while we pursue possible locations, partnerships, and new ways to bring FrightWorks back to life.
We can't promise where or when FrightWorks will return. We can promise that we're still working toward the next chapter.
*Supporter contributions are made to FrightWorks / EscapeWorks LLC. Contributions do not include admission, merchandise, goods, or services and are not tax-deductible charitable donations.*
$10.00
FRIGHTWORKS NEWS & UPDATES
FRIGHTWORKS NEWS & UPDATES
For over two decades, FrightWorks has blended theatrical storytelling with heart-pounding scares to create an unforgettable haunted house experience. Our seasonal events, including our signature Halloween haunt, Haunted Holidays, and Valentine’s Fate. offer new ways to experience the fear year-round.
Whether you’re visiting from Knoxville, Knox County, or the Smoky Mountains region, FrightWorks delivers frightful fun for thrill-seekers looking for a truly immersive haunted attraction.
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
The building FrightWorks was occupying was sold to a new buyer, and the old owner wanted to deliver the building tenant-free.
While the timing was not ideal, we reached an agreement with the landlord that allowed us to hold one final weekend of shows before moving out at the end of July 2026.
We hope not.
Right now, the future of FrightWorks is unclear, but we are actively looking for opportunities.
Our goal is to protect as much of FrightWorks as possible while we search for the next path forward.
You can support FrightWorks Resurrection. Your support helps us raise the money needed to store our sets and props, and hopefully reopen FrightWorks in some form.
Yes.
If you know of a facility that could host a haunted house, or other spooky themed attraction, especially if you have a building ready and waiting for something like FrightWorks, please let us know.
A suitable location would need enough space for a haunted attraction, parking, guest flow, storage, and the necessary approvals to operate safely.
Please follow FrightWorks on social media and check this website for updates. We will share new information as soon as we have it.
Thank you for your patience, your support, and all the years of screams, memories, and nightmares.