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2018

Pumpkins and Ghosts and Screams, Oh My! 31 October 2018, Hotel Business

The 25 Scariest Haunted Houses in the U.S. 18 October 2018, Travel and Leisure

Spooky, scary fun at Shocktober, 17 October 2018, ABC 7 WJLA

The Arc of Loudoun’s Shocktober Scares for Kids, 12 October 2018, Local DVM

Haunted House Stop #1: My Paranormal Experience at the Only Real Haunted House in Northern Virignia, 12 October 2018, Our Community Now

Do You Want Scary Good Fun This October? Hit Up DC’s Top Haunted Trails, 9 October 2018, DC Fray

Four Levels of Terror, Escape Room Part of Shocktober at Paxton Manor through Nov. 4, 7 October 2018, Loudoun Tribune

Haunted Mansion Delivers Scares in Service to Kids with Disabilities, 5 October 2018, WTOP

Everything you need to do in DC this weekend, 5 October 2018, Thrillist

The Arc of Loudoun’s Shocktober Returns Beginning October 5, 29 September 2018, Loudoun Tribune

We Scare Because We Care: Shocktober, Oct. 5, 14 September 2018, Fairfax Times

Shocktober to Take Over Loudoun With New Theme, Partners, Renss Greene, 29 August 2018, Loudoun Now

Shocktober to terrorize patrons in Leesburg starting Oct. 5, 29 August 2018, Loudoun Times Mirror

Leesburg Zip Trip: The Arc of Loudoun, 24 August 2018, Fox 5

My Bloody Valentine: February Haunted House Experience Aids Arc of Loudoun Programs The Loudoun Tribune, 5 February 2018

Love is Always in the Air in Loudoun Destination Hotels, January 2018

Shocktober’s My Bloody Valentine 2018 Press Release HERE

2017

Shocktober 2017 Press Release HERE

VIDEOS: Good Morning Washington on WJLA

Inside the swamp

Interview with a Costume Designer: Rowan Kelly Designs for Paxton Manor’s Shocktober, Northern Virginia Style & Living Magazine, 29 October 2017

Here’s How Haunted House Actors Get Ready to Scare You, DC Refined,

Scaring is caring at award winning haunted house, WUSA 9, 13 October 2017

At Shocktober, Scaring Is Caring in Loudoun Now, 4 October 2017

Things To Do in Washington, DC This Weekend, Thrillist

D.C.’s best Halloween events, mapped, Michelle Goldchain in Curbed DC, 10 October 2017

Haunted House Gives Big Scares for Good Cause, NBC4, Oct 1, 2017

Best Halloween Events in Washington, DC 2017, Haunted Houses, Pumpkin Patches and Trick-or-Treating; TripSavvy, by RACHEL COOPER, Updated 27 September 2017

MORE SHOCKTOBER NEWS HERE

OCTOBER 2016

ARTICLE: WHO INVENTED THE HAUNTED HOUSE? BY MATT BLITZ, POPULARMECHANICS.COM 12 OCT. 2016

VIDEO: THE SHOCKTOBER ZOMBIE IS A FRIGHT, BY WUSA9’S GREAT DAY WASHINGTON, 12 OCT 2016

VIDEO: HAUNTED HOUSE FOR A GOOD CAUSE, BY WUSA9’S GREAT DAY WASHINGTON, 12 OCT 2016

VIDEO: VIRGINIA HAUNTED HOUSE PROCEEDS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, BY BARBARA HARRISON, NBC4 NEWS, 12 OCT 2016

ARTICLE: ‘SHOCKTOBER’ AND AWE, BY JOANNE S. LAWTON, WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL, 8 OCT 2016

MENTION: 10 HAUNTED HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS IN THE DC AREA, WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE

MENTION: HOW MANY SCARES CAN YOU HANDLE? , WTOP WASHINGTON’S TOP NEWS

MENTION: THIS FLOW CHART IS ALL YOU NEED TO PLAN A HALLOWEEN, WASHINGTON POST

MENTION: A WEEKEND IN WINE COUNTRY, VIRGINIA LIVING

SEPTEMBER 2016

ARTICLE: PAXTON CAMPUS UNVEILS NEW SHOCKTOBER TERRORS TONIGHT, BY DANIELLE NADLER, LOUDOUN NOW, 30 SEPT 2016

ARTICLE: 25 HAUNTED HOUSES ACROSS AMERICA THAT WILL SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF YOU, BUZZFEED.COM, BY ANDY GOLDER, 19 SEPT 2016

AUGUST 2016

ARTICLE: THERE’S A HAUNTED HOUSE IN VIRGINIA THAT’S SO TERRIFYING YOU HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER TO ENTER, ONLY IN YOUR STATE, BETH WELLFORD, 18 AUG 2016

ARTICLE: OLD OX BREWS THE FLAVOR OF SHOCKTOBER, BY RENSS GREENE, LOUDOUN NOW, 12 AUG 2016

MAY 2016

VISIT LOUDOUN DISHES OUT ANNUAL TOURISM AWARDS, BY TREVOR BARAKTO, LOUDOUN TIMES MIRROR, 3 MAY 2016

FEBRUARY 2016

ARTICLE: MY BLOODY VALENTINE OFFERS FEAR, ROMANCE IN LEESBURG, BY TIFFANY ARNOLD, WTOP.COM. 12 FEBRUARY 2016.

VIDEOS: SHOCKTOBER’S ‘MY BLOODY VALENTINE’ FEB. 12-14, WITH EILEEN WHELAN OF WJLA NEWS CHANNEL 7. 11 FEBRUARY 2016

ARTICLE: DARE TO SCARE FOR A UNIQUE VALENTINE’S DAY, BY ADRIENNE WEST, NORTHERN VIRGINIA MAGAZINE. 9 FEBRUARY 2016.

JANUARY 2016

ARTICLE: A BLOODY VALENTINE’S DAY ADVENTURE AT PAXTON CAMPUS, BY HANNAH DELLINGER, LOUDOUN TIMES-MIRROR. 29 JANUARY 2016

PRESS RELEASE: SHOCKTOBER OPENS ITS DOORS FOR THREE NIGHTS IN FEBRUARY AND ONE NIGHT IN MARCH!

OCTOBER 2015

BLOG: HALLOWEEN HAUNT REVIEW: SHOCKTOBER (PAXTON MANOR): WARNING: JUST READING THIS POST MAY SCARE YOU! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! BY PATRICIA HALL, FAIRFAXFAMILYFUN.COM. 17 OCT 2015

D-LINE, LINEBACKERS REFLECT ON GETTING SUPER SCARED THIS WEEK AT ‘SHOCKTOBER’, JAKE KRING-SCHREIFELS, ASSOCIATE WRITER, REDSKINS.COM, 16 OCT 2015

VIDEO: SHOCKTOBER’S PAXTON MANOR IN LEESBURG, VA., BY MEAGHAN MOONEY AT WUSA9’S GREAT DAY WASHINGTON, 16 OCT 2015

REDSKINS LINEBACKERS TACKLE HAUNTED HOUSE IN VA., BY MICHELLE BASCH | WTOP 16 OCTOBER 2015

HOW I … GIVE PEOPLE THE CREEPS FOR A GOOD CAUSE: LEESBURG’S THE AURORA SCHOOL TURNS INTO HAUNTED HOUSE TO RAISE WICKED AMOUNTS OF MONEY, BY CHASE CABOT OF WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL ON 16 OCT 2015

REDSKINS’ LINEBACKERS GET SPOOKED IN LEESBURG, BY DANIELLE NADLER, LEESBURG TODAY, 15 OCT 2015

REDSKINS DEFENSIVE LINE GOT VERY SCARED AT A HAUNTED HOUSE, BY EXTRA MUSTARD |SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, 14 OCT 2015

REDSKINS’ DEFENSIVE LINE VISITS HAUNTED HOUSE, GETS SCARED, SCOTT ALLEN, WASHINGTON POST, 13 OCT 2015

REDSKINS’ D-LINE GETS A GOOD SCARE AT ‘SHOCKTOBER’, STEPHEN CZARDA, REDSKINS.COM, 13 OCT 2015

EVEN REDSKINS D-LINEMEN GET SCARED AT HAUNTED HOUSES, CSN MID-ATLANTIC, 13 OCT 2015

BLOG: SHOCKTOBER IS A SPOOKTACULAR HAUNT SUPPORTING A GREAT CAUSE! AMY POPE FITZGERALD OF TWINGLES MOM BLOG, 10 OCT 2015

HALLOWEEN 2015: SHOCKTOBER’S PAXTON MANOR HAUNTED HOUSE IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, EXAMINER.COM, 9 OCT 2015

THESE 12 HAUNTED HOUSES IN VIRGINIA WILL TERRIFY YOU IN THE BEST WAY (PAXTON MANOR #4), ONLY IN YOUR STATE, 9 OCT 2015

SHOCKTOBER AIMS TO SCARE FOR A GOOD CAUSE, BY MIKE STANCIK, LEESBURG TODAY, 7 OCT 2015

VIDEO: HAUNTING SEASON BEGINS AT VIRGINIA ESTATE: PAXTON MANSION BEGINS NEW SEASON, BY NBC4 NEWS. 2 OCT 2015

VIDEO: DIY ZOMBIE MAKEUP ON LET’S TALK LIVE ON CHANNEL 8 NEWS. 2 OCT 2015 (MINUTE 19:25)

Shocktober is an award winning haunt!

Shocktober is an award winning haunt! Thanks to Visit Loudoun for selecting us for the Humanitarian of the Year Award for Shocktober’s contributions towards supporting Paxton Campus! We Scare Because We Care