On Friday, September 28 at 7:30 pm the creatively terrifying haunted house, known as the Dungeon of Doom, will launch its 20th consecutive year in its regular haunt, the basement of the Arlington Museum of Art.

The Dungeon of Doom is the area’s only haunted house with the eerie setting of a dark, abandoned basement and live actors waiting to haunt visitors. The frightening maze of the Dungeon was redesigned several years ago, and new terrifying surprises are added each October. The Dungeon’s creators have outdone themselves again this year, adding special new features that are guaranteed to haunt your attempts to sleep at night. With dozens of live actors, even the bravest of participants have been known to confuse nightmare with reality.

The Dungeon of Doom garners ghoulish accolades every year. The Dungeon has been awarded “Best Haunted House” by the Dallas Observer and rated 5 Bloody Daggers by the Star-Telegram. In 2006 the Dungeon garnered the AOL GuideLive Editor’s Pick, and was rated 10 (out of 10) by North Texas Haunts and 9.5 (out of 10) by dfwhauntedhouses.com. Gary Taylor, GuideLive, says “Consistently rated by area publications as one of the best local haunted houses, the long running Arlington Museum of Art’s Dungeon of Doom is back for another year of splattering the foolish and the brave with a slimy coating of fear and fun.”

The Dungeon of Doom lives in the basement of the Arlington Museum of Art. All proceeds go to benefit the museum’s outreach art programs for children. “This is a great way for people to have a lot of fun, get scared to death and know that thy’re supporting the arts in their community at the same tame,” says Kay Kuser, Dungeon of Doom director and producer.

What: Dungeon of Doom Twentieth Annual Haunted House.

Where: Arlington Museum of Art Basement

When: Opening weekend Friday and Saturday, September 28th and 29th. Then, Friday through Saturday, October 5-6; Friday through Sunday, October 12-14; Friday through Sunday, October 19-21; and continuously October 26-31st.

Admission: $15.00 at the door
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