A new Halloween attraction has opened at the Fashion District
Halloween House operated last year at the Deptford Mall in South Jersey, then moved into the larger Center City space ahead of this season.

The Fashion District has taken on a new tenant that is spooky — but not scary.
Halloween House Philly, a haunted walk-through without live actors, has taken over the former Forever 21 store on the second floor of the Center City mall.
The retailer closed its Fashion District location last year amid a shutdown of all its brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S.
Halloween House operated last year at the Deptford Mall in South Jersey, then moved into the larger Center City space ahead of this season, according to its organizers. The Center City attraction opened to the public on Sept. 25 and will remain open as Halloween House until Nov. 1.
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It is listed in the Fashion District directory as “Halloween House and Christmas House,” indicating the attraction may transition to a holiday walk-through next month, as it did last year in Deptford.
In Deptford, it appears American Eagle is expanding into the former Halloween House space, according to the mall directory.
The Halloween House organizers did not immediately return requests for comment Friday.
They have moved into a mall that has struggled since opening in 2019. Yet its owner, Macerich, has no debt on the property. And last year president and CEO Jackson Hsieh said the company was “finally” putting more “energy and effort” into leasing at the Fashion District.
“I’m cautiously optimistic about some of the early momentum that we’re starting to see there,” Hsieh said. “We’re going to do our best to try to figure out how to create the right kind of … merchandising mix."
The new Halloween experience costs $39 per adult and $29 per child between the ages of 4 and 13. Kids under 4 get in for free.
Organizers say that customers typically spend about 45 minutes walking through several themed areas, including a Beetlejuice room, graveyard movie theater, zombie bunker, and haunted hotel room.
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They say the Halloween House is, in fact, for the faint of heart.
“We have creepy spiderwebs, ghouls, and graveyards, but nothing that will make you or anyone you attend with scared or upset,” Halloween House Philly organizers say on its website. “There are tons of people who love Halloween and everything about it, but don’t love random strangers breathing in their face and jumping out to scare them.”
Many other popular Halloween attractions in the Philly area bank on customers wanting to be scared. They include Eastern State Penitentiary’s Halloween Nights, where tickets run between $49 and $79 per person, and the Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride in Glen Mills, which costs between $45 and $55 per person.
Halloween House Philly organizers say they strive to keep their attraction relatively affordable, so families can enjoy it. They say guests who would like to attend but can’t afford the ticket prices should email them at info@halloweenhousephilly.com.

























