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Gothic Jail After Dark

205 W 1st St
DeRidder, LA 70634
  • Nominee - 2023 Haunt of the Year

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Scare Factor Very Scary
Admission Cost $20
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  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Free Parking
  • Touching Not Allowed
  • Indoor Event

Where Ghosts and Mortals come to play!

Dare to Enter?

Gothic Jail After Dark* is BACK and scarier than ever!

Experience the terror that haunts the legendary Old Hanging Jail in DeRidder, Louisiana, where spine-chilling horrors await in every dark corner... Are you brave enough to walk where the condemned once stood?

Prepare for a journey through history and horror as this *real-life haunted jail* transforms into your worst nightmare. Feel the presence of long-lost souls, face terrifying creatures, and hear the echoes of forgotten screams.

This isn’t your ordinary haunted house — this is where *history meets horror* in the most frightening way.

Come for the *fear*. Stay for the nightmares.

- open date
Hours of Operation 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Admission Cost $20
Payment Accepted Cash , Credit Cards
Event last updated 291 days ago. Please confirm dates on attraction website before you go.

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Reviews

Great experience!!

Everything was awesome! I loved all the rooms! Great makeup, actors and costumes, some people I thought were fake were real!!! I loved that there were some workers that kinda guided you which way to go, and checked on us! Scary but also safe well done! Definitely 1000% worth it!

November 2025

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really fun and scary!

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The wait was pretty long. got there at 8 and we got in at 10 but it was halloween night to be fair. the rooms were scary, loud, and fun. i really suggest coming here!! it's fun! you can even get scared waiting in line as some actors are outside to entertain you!

November 2025

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Unique Location, Same Script

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The location of this haunted house experience is great. It’s not everyday you get to go through a haunted house in a historic jail. With that being said, I expected more from the script. Because there is history to this building, I was going into this experience wanting to see more of the paranormal side. Most historic places I have been to offer ghost tours or paranormal after hours. The haunted house experience was generic and average. The actors were great, but I hope they incorporate more paranormal experiences to this historic jail.

October 2025

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Great Scare!

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Great detail in the costumes and characters. A great haunt experience! brought a group of 24 and everyone loves it!

October 2025

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Great experience

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It was so fun that I wanted more

October 2025

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Great for all ages

We drive 2 hours every year to come. Its a tradition that now includes our kids, grand kids and nieces and nephews. We look forward to our visit each year.

October 2025

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So Good!

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This haunted house was so good! It’s already a haunted, historical building, but the scariness really comes alive, at night, during Halloween season. They fill the old jail cells with different scenes, each one scarier than the next. You can tell a lot of work goes into it. I’ve you’ve never been, you really need to go check it out. We had so much fun!

October 2025

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Very scary

🎃🎃🎃🎃

October 2025

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Great fun

This is the second year that me and a few work friends visited this. It was a lot of fun. The staff was very nice and clear with instructions. I personally was not scared but still enjoyed especially as a friend was terrified.

October 2025

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jail house review

it was really fun the actors were great freddy was my favorite

October 2025

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