Carnival of Souls – Shocktober’s Basement
Think there is nothing more terrifying than creepy clowns? Then Carnival of Souls is your place to be scared this Halloween season! We have gutted the basement of Paxton Manor and this killer haunted attraction is full of clowns and carnival carnage. The Carver Carnival Family has come back to town to terrorize anyone willing to enter the basement. Think crazed killer clowns and rancid cotton candy in twisted underground carnival carnage…
Carnival of Souls is filled with The Carvers’ Circus Cousins who have descended into the cellar. You think Stephen King’s It is scary? What about a real life carnival wreckage with killer, scary clowns haunting you at every turn. There are surprises at every turn, with a circus tent maze, carnival game room, circus entrance and more that will haunt you the rest of the night!
The Carver Carnival Cousins: Are undead clowns living below their Carver hillbilly zombie cousins. Now, unwelcomed trespassers can relive the carnival carnage horror of the killer clowns as they terrorized anyone who comes through their haunt. There are horrifying scene of carnival games gone bad with skeletons, blood, and crazed clowns wanting to harm anyone who dares to disturb them.

This haunted attraction is PG-13 Scary Fun, full of creepy clowns!
When the sun goes down this October, prepare to be terrified at Leesburg’s only real haunted house. Carnival of Souls is the entire cellar FILLED with killer creepy clowns!
Paxton Manor and its basement, Carnival of Souls is open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night throughout the month of October. Paxton Manor opens its doors to those who are brave enough to walk her halls and descend into the basement. There are two nightly haunts for you to explore at our one location: Paxton Manor, and the Carnival of Souls.


Dates: We’re open rain or (moon)shine every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 5th through November 4th.
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays: 7pm-10pm; Sundays: 7pm-9pm
Location: 601 Catoctin Circle, NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Cost: ONLINE: $35 including Paxton Manor and its basement, the Carnival of Souls; TICKET OFFICE: $40 including Paxton Manor and its basement, the Carnival of Souls
ONLINE TICKETING available and is encouraged.
TICKET PRICING FOR Shocktober 2018