Nightmare on 13th Haunted House
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| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′30″N 111°54′07″W / 40.7415648°N 111.9018419°W |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Operated by | Mike Henrie |
| Theme | Halloween |
| Slogan | Utah's Legendary Haunted Attraction |
| Operating season | Fall |
| Website | Official website |
Nightmare on 13th is a haunted house in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is one of the largest and longest-running haunted attractions in the United States and is considered one of the best and scariest in the city. Nightmare on 13th is also the only haunted house in Utah that has two haunted attractions as well as a kid/family-friendly option. As of 2025, they have been in business for over 36 years.[1][2] More than 1.6 million people have visited this haunted house.[3]
Nightmare on 13th has a 2nd attraction,[4] Institute of Terror, this asylum for the criminally insane is full of patients who have gone mad from what they have seen in their dreams. During this experience, you will explore the Common Room, Operating Room, Dormitories, Isolation, and more. This attraction is available with their Combo Tickets or VIP Level Tickets.
For Halloween-loving scaredy-cats out there they offer a new experience called "Day Haunt: No Scares, All Atmosphere."[5] This is a kid-friendly and family-friendly Halloween event. Guests will experience the Nightmare Haunted House in full show lighting but without any actors or scares.
This haunted house also boasts the only Halloween attraction in Utah to have an event space and venue for rent. Nightmare on 13th has a 1,600 sq ft multipurpose event space available for bookings year-round.
The 2025 headliner is the all-new Horror Cinema—but guests won't just be watching the movies...they'll be trapped in them. Experience a double feature of terror:
-The Thing with Red Eyes – An ode to the legend of Mothman, where a military bunker goes into lockdown after experiments, and Mothman himself, escape and wreak havoc.
-Final Cut – A twisted tribute to classic slasher films. From a killer's van to a secluded house in the woods, guests will meet a family of maniacs eager to make you the star of their latest horror masterpiece.
Nightmare on 13th has been voted one of America's scariest attractions by the Travel Channel.[6]
In 2023, Nightmare on 13th was voted as the #8 best-haunted house in the entire country by USA Today.
Nightmare on 13th is located at 320 West and 1300 South, it is in a 36,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) castle, which was a former car dealership.