6 awesome haunted houses and ghost tours around Hilton Head and Beaufort this October

Note: An earlier version of this story included Warehouse of Horrors in Hardeeville. Organizers have since announced the attraction would be unable to open and all tickets would be refunded.

Warning! This story is not for the faint-of-heart.

However, if you are the type who relishes a Halloween visit to ghostly grounds or a walk through a nightmare-inducing haunted house, read on — at your own risk, of course.

You don’t have to leave Beaufort County to find frightful fun, like legends of the “Blue Lady” who lives in the Harbour Town lighthouse and the mysterious light spotted on St. Helena Island.

Each October, the Exchange Club’s Ghost Tours are a tradition in Beaufort and benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association.

Carriage and walking tours are planned on Oct. 12-13, 19-21, 26-28 and 30. For information, visit capabeaufort.org/events/ghost-tours or call 843-524-4678. (There’s no guarantee there will be spots available if you just show up, so reservations are encouraged.)

• Carriage tours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6:30 p.m. from the parking lot at 1006 Bay St. Each tour lasts about 45 minutes. Tickets are $22 for adults and $12 for children ages 3-11.
  
  
• Walking tours leave every 20 minutes starting at 7 p.m. from Cannon Park (across the street from 611 Bay St.) Each tour lasts about an hour. Tickets are $12 for all ages.
  
  

On Hilton Head, the Heritage Library plans “Ghosts & Myths of Hilton Head Island” at the Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery on William Hilton Parkway. Storytellers will “bring to life” Hilton Head figures from the 18th and 19th centuries at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26-27 and 7 p.m. Oct. 28.

Tickets are $15, and reservations are required by calling 843-686-6560 or visiting the Heritage Library website. It’s not recommended for children under 10 years old.

Want to walk (or run) through a traditional haunted house? Here are a few spine-chilling choices within a short drive of Beaufort County:

The Alee Shriners’ Terror Plantation Haunted House

Where: 100 Eisenberg Drive in Savannah

When: 7:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus Oct. 31.

Admission: $10 per person

For info: Call 912-355-2422 or 912-429-3059; email aleehauntedhouse@yahoo.com; or visit the Facebook page “Alee Haunted House - Terror Plantation”

Notes: Voted third place among the “must-see” haunted houses in Georgia at thescarefactor.com; fundraiser for Shriner’s Hospital for Children

Savannah Moose Lodge Haunted Forest

Where: 2202 Norwood Ave. in Savannah

When: 7:30 p.m. until Fridays and Saturdays in October, plus Oct. 31

Admission: $10 per person

For info: Call 912-354-9043 or visit the Facebook page “Haunted Forest Moose Lodge #1550”

Notes: One of Georgia’s longest-running Halloween attractions is in its 21st year; in thescarefactor.com’s top 10 “must-see” haunted houses in Georgia; proceeds benefit the Children’s Hospital at Memorial

Ghosts of Grayson Haunted Ballpark

Where: Grayson Stadium, 401 E. Victory Drive in Savannah

When: Oct. 25-31

Admission: $40 VIP ticket and $20 general admission

For info: Call 912-712-2482 or visit thesavannahbananas.com/ghostsofgrayson

Notes: Presented with Wicked South Productions

Boone Hall Fright Nights

Where: Entering 2413 N. Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, in your GPS will take you to a location across from the entrance gate.

When: 7:15 p.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays in October and 7:15 to 10 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays and Oct. 29-31

Admission: $33 ScreamPass for all four attractions; $45 VIP pass to reduce waiting time in lines; discount for military with ID

For info: boonehallfrightnights.com

Notes: Tickets for individual attractions — the farmhouse, the clearing, the corn, the woods — are available at ticket booths; not recommended for children under 12

Know of any haunted houses we should add to the list? Email Lisa Wilson at lwilson@islandpacket.com.

This story was originally published October 5, 2018 at 8:23 AM with the headline "6 awesome haunted houses and ghost tours around Hilton Head and Beaufort this October."