Denver's Most Horrifying Haunts are Back for a 15th Season

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Aug. 18, 2016 - PRLog -- Returning for a 15^th season, Denver-based Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group brings back the two scariest haunted houses in the Mile High - 13th Floor (http://www.13thfloorhauntedhouse.com/) and The Asylum (http://www.asylumdenver.com/).

Horror in the heart of the Mile High, 13th Floor is Denver's largest haunted house. Tapping into your childhood nightmares this year, this legendary haunt will plunge brave guests into the depth of what lies beneath. Get ready to cut into the depths of your superstitious psyche, unleashing the fears that lurk inside day and night. Take a trip just south of the Denver Coliseum at I-70 and Brighton Boulevard where a dark portal rests between the railroad tracks and the South Platte River. A night of excitement and thrills await; the spine tingling scares start the moment you step out of your car.

The Asylum is Denver's #1 rated haunted attraction. A few miles east of downtown lies the secret resting ground for 200 lost souls - former adult and child residents and also doctors of the Ridgegate Asylum, a dark chapter in Denver's history. No record was made of the move to Northeast Park Hill still, some 200 bodies are said to have been buried at 39th and Kearney Street - a strange resting place, considering at one time, the site was used as a schoolhouse for forgotten children. Now, there's been a breach in the tomb and there are rumors that the maniacal deeds are being revisited upon the people of Denver. The Asylum is a horrifying head trip for all who dare to enter.

Both haunted houses, owned and operated by the nation's biggest independent haunted house operator Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group (http://thirteenthfloor.com/), are produced by Hollywood special effects artists and world-renowned haunted house set designers. Returning for a fresh season of screams, 13th Floor and The Asylum are debuting all new attractions and characters in 2016 sure to scare.

13th Floor New Attractions:

●     "Slasher Remix"

●     "Undead: Abomination"

●     "Cursed: The Ritual"

The Asylum New Attractions:·

●    "Postmortem: The Escape"

●     "Primitive Fear: Anarchy

●     "Ridgegate: The Deranged"

Important Dates:

     ●      Saturday, Sept. 17 – Opening night at 13th Floor

       ●      Friday, Sept. 23 – Opening night at The Asylum

       ●      Friday, Sept. 23 – Monday, Oct. 31 – The Asylum operating dates

       ●      Friday, Sept. 17 – Saturday, Nov. 5 - 13th Floor operating dates

       ●      Friday, Oct. 14 - National Haunted House Day (percentage of proceeds benefits "Don't Be a Monster" (http://dontbeamonster.org/) anti-bullying program

       ●      Friday, Nov. 11 – Saturday, Nov. 12 – 13th Floor Blackout Event

Ticket Information:

     ●      Pre-sale discounted tickets - on sale for 13th Floor (http://thirteenthfloor.com/presale/13thfloordenver) and The Asylum (http://thirteenthfloor.com/presale/asylumdenver/) beginning Friday, Aug. 19, starting at $13 for a limited time

      ●      General Ticket Information -

         o      Weekdays – ticket prices start at $19.99 and $26.99 depending on day of the week

         o      Most Fridays and Sundays and on Halloween – ticket prices start at $29.99

         o      Most Saturdays – ticket prices start at $32.99

         o      Fast Pass - $10 more

         o      Skip the Line and reserve your entry time - $20 more

Both haunted houses are based in Denver, 13th Floor is located at 4120 Brighton Blvd. Unit C2 and The Asylum is located at 6100 E. 39th Ave. For more information, visit www.getscared.com.

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About 13th Floor and The Asylum Haunted Houses:

The Asylum and 13th Floor haunted houses, created by nationally recognized and award winning haunted house designers, will transport you to new levels of horror. In 2002, long-time friends and haunted house enthusiasts, Chris Stafford and Warren Conard, opened The Asylum and six years later debuted 13th Floor in Denver, Colo. The 13th Floor Denver has drawn national acclaim, having been featured on the Travel Channel's Making Monsters, ABC Nightly News, Headline News, the Travel Channel's America Haunts television series, USA Today's Top 13 Haunted House List, noted by MTV as Colorado's Scariest Haunted House, and named AOL's City's Best for Haunted Houses (for Denver). Having started as the Nightmare Factory in 2002, The Asylum has been a top-rated attraction by HauntedDenver.com since 2006 and was also featured as one of America's Scariest Halloween Attractions on the Travel Channel, in addition to its recent ranking as #20 on the list of America's Top 31 Haunted Houses in America's Best Haunted House Directory. The Asylum and 13th Floor also made the "Top 13" list in Hauntworld magazine for the last four years.

About Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group:

Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group is the only company in the country to produce haunted houses on a national scale, with eight haunted houses in Denver, Austin, San Antonio, Phoenix and Chicago. Designed by world-renowned haunted house designers and featuring makeup and effects from Hollywood special effects artists, these haunted houses span four states and take fright to a whole new level with different interactive events like Christmas Blackout, Valentine X, Summer Scream, and Zombie Apocalypse LIVE. http://www.thirteenthfloor.com.