We took our 11 and 14 year old nephews here. The little one was def kind of scared, but we all had so much fun. There are 2 haunted houses and the second was scary as hell! Totally worth it. The actors were really good and make a solid effort to make it worth your while. It is kind of short so skip paying for the VIP ticket - it'll feel like a slight rip off. We paid for regular tickets - 20 bucks for both haunted houses. There were no lines on a Sunday night - glad we skipped paying for "VIP." read more

Lines were long but they managed the crowds well. Sets were really cool and the actors did amazing spooky work. Was a bit hard to find, but the logo and spooky faces on the wall, line outside and lights out front made it obvious. Glad they are back after not being around in 2024! If you struggle to find it, just drive the eastridge loop and you will find them! read more

Dead Time Dreams Haunted Attractions - Dead Time Dreams logo next to the AMC parking structure. They also had some spooky faces on the wall too! Pretty hard to miss for 2025! - Haunted Houses Near Me - San Jose, California

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The price seems to always get better and more fair everytime. It's definitely worth it. The bunny with knife was my favorite character. They really seem to know what they're doing in the haunt business.They know the business . The certain location is kinda hard to find but i knew where to go by the sound of the screaming. read more

It was a great experience. The atmosphere was cool. It was fun and scary. We enjoyed it I would definitely recommend going to this one. It's not too expensive. read more

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Dead Time Dreams is a lively, thrilling, yet terrifying experience! One of the best haunts out there, all the actors work incredibly hard and props to them for ensuring a great experience for guests no matter rain or shine. read more

I AM THE BIGGEST WUSS EVER and I LOVED this experience with all my heart. Everything was awesome as heck and super fucking scary. Would I go again? HECK YEAH. Would I go alone? No I'd actually die. Before going in I couldn't get myself to move a step but the guy and the scare actors in the front made it worth a while. read more

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Great Haunt!!! I'm love Haunts and this is a great one!!! Had a blast and the cast is amazing! They got me. Haha I would go back again if I didn't live so far away. This was a great date night adventure. It got my husband. Don't want to tell you what got him. I would be ruing the fun for you all. Like I said this is a must go to! Have fun and Happy haunting !! read more

Awesome actors this year,sick theme, totally worth the money. Some of the rooms could use more props but I wasn't that bothered by it.

Haven't gone here since 2016 and I'm glad that I had the chance to come back! I brought my sisters tonight around 8pm! Wait was around 30 minutes as they only let one group in at a time (which is awesome) and we all got so scared! The maze was great length and had scary elements! The cast did amazing! We had a great time! must visit for Halloween festivities! read more

10/10 one of the best haunts in Bay Area. Reccomend to anyone wanting a fun time. Has lots of character and excitement all over.

This truly was the most amazing haunted house I have been to in the Bay Area! The set was so well put together and the staff was definitely loving every minute of scaring us. Pricing was super reasonable i give it 10 out of 10 definitely recommend going ! read more

Amazing service, front desk guy Sunday night was a homie came for my bday and every scare actor in the building knew somehow, also they accept group walk-in. 10000000% recommendations for Halloween. read more

Honestly such an amazing haunted house for a very reasonable price. The wait wasn't bad and the actors do such an amazing job. I went with my mom, and 8-year-old brother and we all definitely got scared. All the actors definitely put in effort and would totally recommend this haunted attraction! read more

This was seriously one of the best haunts I've gone to, they let you in as your group no one is in front of behind so you can feel the scares! Worth the money, not a long wait, you will get scared atleast a couple times in there. Trust it and go to it!! read more

It was so good, i've been to horror nights in both Orlando and Hollywood and prefer this based on the scare factor! I love how each group is in on their own, definitely makes it a lot scarier. For the bay area specifically it's so much better than winchesters mystery house is haunt, and for the price it's definitely worth it. read more

I loved going here! Almost scared me half to death but would come back again! keep scaring the hell out of people!

Long line to buy tickets, longer line inside. Felt like just walking through empty hallways most of the time, actors had great costumes and makeup and played their characters well, but I wish there were more to immerse you in the experience better. read more

First off, follow the directions on the website, not on your GPS's Tully location (that's probably an old location). They are right next to the mall, parking lot area around Macys and AMC. You'll see big white tents and ornament lights. It's combined with a pumpkin patch/bouncy house area right next to it, so you'll see plenty of families/kids around. They only have a few (literally 3) porta potties which are not stocked or well kept. The haunted house was easy to access, no line outside the tent on a Saturday night. When you get your tickets and enter the tent, the place is set up like a midway/carnival, really great decor, some booths with stuff for sale, ie, cake pops and cupcakes disguised as creepy things. They have a funny Wheel of Death which you can spin to see "how you will die", some of which include "Jealous Lover", "Drowning", "Chinese Food" and Rradiation" (yes, misspelled like that). My friend got "Haunted House", so we got a good laugh, as we got in line for the actual haunted attraction. The line wasn't too long for a Saturday. We probably waited about 10-15 minutes before entering. There's no photography allowed, and part of their rules asks that you don't spoil it for others. So I'll just tell you that my friend ditched me inside, while running away from one of the actors. There were some technical difficulties inside, seemed like they were repairing a wire, as there is some lighting in there. There were some jump scares throughout, though also a long period of just walking through and no actors at all. Groups were separated as we entered, but easily caught up to each other. There was even a group of teenage girls behind us who were grabbing onto us cuz they were scared... Wtf!?!? Lol... I will say this, they had us running at the end, the people in front of us, the people behind us, all running away, literally running for our lives. Then my friend and I laughing so hard after all of that, as we tried to catch our breath! Great ending to our night! Wear shoes you can run with, lol. The decor was pretty decent, but I think this place deserves a lot of credit for its actors and the effort they put in, which is a combination of kids and adults. They go all out trying to scare you, from the moment you enter the tent to the actual walk-through of the haunted house, to the area out front after you exit... scary clowns and whatnot... and they rarely go out of character, except for guests to take photos with them. Love it! read more

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I never go to haunted houses but this time I wanted to do something different. Before going I called about tickets the guy was beyond nice and informing he said just to show up and he had some spooky jokes lmao. Anyways it was a little hard to find maybe cause it was dark and rainy. They are rain or shine because tonight it was pouring and they were still open. We were greeted outside they were so nice and informed us it was really wet. I suggest boots and a jacket because some parts are a little open. When I say I hate scary things I was definitely scared but it was SOOOOOOOO good. It's a good amount of time to walk through. I highly recommend Im definitely telling my friends to come. read more

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We had a blast!! And the workers were so dope. Shout out to Tiny the Clown. We bought 4 tickets but my son was too scared the closer we got to the line, so they had us keep the tickets for another night and we were able to come back without my son and enjoy the experience! So helpful. read more

I came in not expecting much and whoa, I absolutely loved all the details they put into this holy shit. I love jumpscares and because we were such a small party, I got to get scared almost every time haha. One of my favorite characters was actually at the end, but I won't spoil it for you haha read more

"GIRL, I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU GOT US TICKETS TO THE CIRCUS", said my naive, unsuspecting friend who we tricked to drive the three of us towards the giant white tent. And yes, I know, I know... that's quite evil. However, we had a really fun experience here! For 2016, they offered two themed mazes: Fear O' Phobia and Grimm's Fairy Tales. The actors here are highly interactive and the decor and props are extremely impressive. You will be able to see that they put a lot of thought and creativity into the dark mazes! Entering as a small group, the pacing is great as you don't see other groups in front of you or behind you and thus, intensifying the scare factor. They had my previously mentioned friend, who is quite the big and tall guy, screaming loudly and finding himself trying to run or being cornered in the maze multiple times. To see what days they are open for the season, you can check out their calendar on their website. In terms of admission price, it is $20 per person. There are discounts available if you can find them, such as Groupon! Parking is also free in their lot. If you are looking for an activity for the Halloween season, this should be one of your choices! We are excited for their future themes. read more

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Waste of time and money! Didn't space groups out enough! We were the 5th group and the very first group slowed down and stopped. So didn't even get a jump scare because the actors were focused on the front group. Also it's also not really terrifying if you let your actors act normal an hour before you guys open. As they were taking of costumes and being friendly with people. No professionalism at all. Also while waiting one of the clown actors kept touching my girlfriends horn. Very un wanted. On their website it states that there will be social distancing. Non what so ever I had an actor right into my face. I get it everyone is vaccinated but if they're going around touching and posing with other guest still a chance to spread. read more

Pretty scary..I went with my boyfriend and he thought it was pretty scary too. Actors were good and they actually helped direct you to the next room.... For more scares haha. Be aware.. There are some creepy clowns. One of them low key made me tear up from fear because I'm scared of clowns haha! Overall they did a great job with decorations. One of the workers said the best time to go is on the weekends and towards the end of the month because that's when they have the most actors. Also, all the actors are volunteers! Isn't that cool? So they don't open the haunted house unless they have an adequate amount of actors. The worker said Wednesday and Thursday are their slower days. Don't wanna spoil it for anyone by mentioning what's in the haunted house so you should just come check it out! Groupon has a deal for $29 for admission for two. If you don't buy the groupon, it is $20 per person. With the price, whether you get from groupon or directly at the venue, you get access to both their haunted mazes. It's def worth the experience. I would recommend this place to friends and family! read more

Dead Time Dreams Haunted Attractions - Tickets at the entrance. Creepy dinosaur that you can't see in the back because it was pretty dark there - Haunted Houses Near Me - San Jose, California

Great haunted house(s)!! Actors were great and VERY FUNNY! We had a blast here and we will definitely come back next year. They did a very good job. Parking was easy on a Saturday night. read more

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Decided to try this place out because of the worsening reviews we saw for Pirates of Emerson. My younger kids 14 and 15 finally wanted to try a haunted house, now was it worth the price? I honestly don't think so. We paid $29.95 each for VIP passes, front of the line and repeat. There were only 2 mazes which they do not specify online. They just mention VIP includes the two mazes, which leads me to assume there was more. Also, the mazes were large but seriously lacking in actors. The ones that were there got us good, but they were far in between. I think if they had more staff outside and in, it would've been better. Also if they had other things to do, like games or something else, it would be worth the price. Would I recommend it for a first timer? Yes but don't pay the $30. Get the general admission. read more

Excuse my tardiness on this review, but I simply cannot neglect writing a review for this place, especially since it's a smaller and lesser known haunted attraction! Dead Time Dreams impressed me as the affordable, yet still creepy and scary haunted attraction option in the South Bay. There are two haunted houses: The Church and The Meat Factory. $15 ticket gets you entrance to both. As you're waiting to get your ticket, there is a "pre-show" set up, where you might get a scare or two out of it! Of the 2, The Church wins. There's definitely more interaction between attendee and actors, and you get to "walk through" some scenes, rather than view it from a 3rd person. I didn't really get the "church" theme too much, but the scares were good and plentiful throughout. The "ring" girl hobbling towards us in the strobe light was probably the freakiest! The Meat Factory didn't really scare me much, but it put on a good effort and a good theme. The actors are great, well-trained, and really get into their charactor. A gripe that I have is that they are fairly short houses, which is why it's great they have 2, but they need to space the groups out a bit more. I caught up with the group in front of us, and they got all the scares. However, the actors inside the house really knew what to do and would BLOCK our way, basically stalling us (and scaring us in the process) to leave some room between the groups. Afterwards, the kids can go to the pumpkin patch, or down the giant slide. (which i shamelessly did twice). Free parking and accessible location. Solid 4 stars from me, I can't wait to see what they have next year! read more

Dead Time Dreams is an fearsome all-volunteer based team that comes together from Oct 6-Nov 5 to give their patrons a great scare. Each year, 40-50 of these Halloween enthusiasts join forces to both build and staff the event. Steve Dell, the founder, is an overall calm guy but when he talks about his project and, especially, the team who comes together to build and staff the houses, he is as animated as the props themselves. If it weren't enough to try to put this whole operation on year after year, add to it the fact that Dead Time Dreams has new themes every year. Yes. Every year, everything changes. Steve says this adds to the excitement for both patrons and the volunteer scarers who no doubt dig the novelty this brings. This years attractions are DethworX (the scarier of the two for us) and The River Styx (a lot of potential, will be awesome as it is staffed up leading up to Halloween). The haunted houses themselves are legit, filled with handmade props and decor and staffed by people who really enjoy getting solid scream from their guests. They do a great job at spacing the groups so that you're never packed together which means every group gets the best scares. We did visit the first week of October which is slow for any Halloween event, but we are sure that as the month goes on and more people staff and attend, the thrills in these houses will well meet expectations. The lines to get into the houses are not bad either. Granted we went on a slow weekend, but they have several characters frightening and entertaining guests in the lines who do an amazing job at maintaining character. Adding to the communal theme, even the plot of land that the haunt occupies is given freely to the team by the owner of the very large and quite successful pumpkin patch and family fun zone next door. We are well past the age limit on these inflatable slides and bumper boats, but we totally would've if we could've. Steve pays the free rent forward to the vendors (psychics, artists, game operators and more) who staff the Midway of Terror, a free zone for patrons between houses or who are just looking for more festive and spooky thrills. These vendors pay nothing to be there and they keep everything they make and we think that's awesome. It adds to the community vibe and also keeps the visitors entertained while they wait for their turn to scream. There are also plenty of mischief makers such as Doctor Gearshaft & Tiny the Clown wandering about looking to sneak up on an unsuspecting guest. All in, we at @sf.activities think this group of Halloween freaks does a frightfully great job and we highly recommend checking them out! Good to know: - $20 general admission - Free parking though space is somewhat limited for busier nights - Restrooms onsite but of the portable variety - You can actually volunteer to scare if you call them or visit the website www.deadtimedreams.com read more

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The actors were super scary and in character that made the experience amazing. My nephew and I loved it but got really scared. I would recommend going during the week to avoid the long lines. Overall such a great experience. read more

Worst haunted house I've ever been to. Hardly any actors inside. Decorations are good but it's a long walk thru the house and nothing happens. Got bored half way thru. Save your money. Waste of time. read more

10/28/23 went in with my fam and had a good time . The attractions were minor walked passed many empty halllways but you can just tell the actors are giving their all to scare people . Especially a while and black clown towards the middle he was the highlight of the maze was really focused on the scare factor. The live band was the cherry to top was fun def recommend. Would like to see more people scare but overall was much fun ! read more

My group was looking for a good old fashioned Great America- Halloween haunt like scare. We were disappointed by our first stop at the fear overload scare attraction in Newark and we're losing hope in feeling that kind of scare until we found the dead time dreams attraction! We were especially excited to go in when we saw a group of people run for their lives from an actual chainsaw. All the actors were really great and the costumes and makeup were all so creepy! The suspense I felt going from one actor and not knowing if I was being followed or watched was never ending. Afterwards, we spoke to one of the volunteers, Sarah, she was very kind and informative on other really good haunted houses in the area! And also told us that a lot of the actors were from our beloved Great America's Halloween haunt! Which explained why it felt they were so seasoned. 10/10 will go again! read more

Always great , great design , super fun , decorations on point . Better than piarets of Emerson ! I come every year. Like the one maze with more scarres . Great job again !!!! read more

It's a fun place to go to for haunted houses, especially during halloween. There were two haunted houses one can enter on each ticket. One was 7 deadly sins and other was Demon House. Wait line for 7 deadly sins was way more than demon house for some reason. Not super scary as the number of actors were less. They were a bit predictable too. Knocking off one star for that. It's really fun to go with friends and family as they have some beautiful spooky decorations and you will see lot of people in costumes. Some actors outside the haunted houses are awesome and unpredictable. I liked that. Overall it was a fun experience and fun place. read more

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It was my first time to experience an Halloween haunted house and I had so much FUN! The whole experience was great... It was really dark and raining that night, so no line, really short waiting time and exteriors in the maze were really creepy! This place features 2 mazes, the left one (fearophobia) is really scary, very realistic, great decoration but the right one (Grimm fairy tales) is closer to a dark, horror tale.The "forest" part of it is that you have to cross is really impressive. Actors in both mazes are amazing. They are all volunteers. There are some acrobats as well doing some crazy stunts even one guy on stilts and another one was crawling vertically against the walls!!! Don't tough up, just let yourself go and let yourself get scared, it's a lot of fun. First experience for me and it was amazing. 20$ par person but many 10$ off coupons available everywhere. you can spend an excellent evening for cheap there (groupons offer $29 for 2 I believe) Free, large parking. Super friendly and fun staff. read more

I'll start this review by saying that I was never a fan of haunted houses, scary movies, and anything remotely creepy. Thus, I never had the intention of even passing by this attraction, let alone going in. But one fateful Friday, my "friends" managed to trick me into going into the attraction and surprisingly, I survived. The first thing that caught my eye was the giant tent that housed the two haunted mazes. Naively, I had thought that my friends had gotten us tickets to the circus! The excitement soon left my body as I read the words "Dead Time Dreams", written across a sign plastered on the outside of the tent; along with it, a giant clown head. Needless to say, I was not in the most stable condition while entering the tent. The plus side to the situation was that parking was free.. At least the car would be safe. The prices are very reasonable, with each ticket being $20; although I hear that coupons for tickets at discounted prices were available. The employees selling the tickets were very friendly and helpful. But besides them, all the other employees maintained character. They were very engaging and took every opportunity to try to scare my group. Likewise, the props were a lot better than what I was expecting. When I wasn't screaming my head off, I found myself really enjoying being immersed in this terrifying world that they created. Of course, one haunted house is never enough. So with the purchase of one ticket, customers were able to go through two different mazes, as well as explore the tent, which housed a bunch of little attractions and even an area to watch some horror films. My tips would be to pace yourself and try to enjoy the experience. Also, don't overreact and scream constantly because the staff will aim for you (I speak from personal experience) At one point, my friends were able to walk past hiding scarers because they were waiting to scare ME. Besides that, don't overthink it! This experience truly changed my perspective on haunted houses and I look forward to coming back next Halloween! read more

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They take cash / card up front. When you walk into the tent they have a few booths, one was selling sweets and another was doing a reading. You still gotta stand in line there but the wait wasn't too bad. The power went out 2 times. The maze was good. Good enough to take your kids with you but there wasn't much actors to scare us so majority of our walk was just empty. read more

First time at this haunted house! $20 per person gives you access to 2 haunted mazes. From the outside, it doesn't seem like there's much going on. But once inside, it gets spooky, scary, and fun! Each maze will take you about 5-15 minutes long to finish. All the actors takes their time to scare you, and it made my first experience an awesome one. At first, we thought it was going to be boring. But once we got entered the maze, the adrenaline started kicking in! I didn't give this maze a solid 5 star rating, because I felt like it was very short for the amount we paid ($60 for 3 people). Overall, it was still a great experience. Enter at your own risk! ;) read more

We travel around Nevada and California every October for 3 weeks going to various haunted attractions and this was our first trip to Dead Time Dreams in San Jose. Let me tell you, it won't be our last. This indie haunt far surpassed our expectations and is easily in the Top 5 haunts we've visited this year, bringing more heart and horror than some larger attractions such as Frightdome in Vegas and indie haunts like Sinister Pointe in SoCal. The monsters at DTD were ALL working hard, into their roles and never let up on their character until you were past their area. We've been to a LOT of haunts over the years and know that it's hard to get paid actors to fully deliver in their mazes. The monsters at DTD are volunteers and you would never guess that. The mazes had clear and fully realized storylines and their design was very good for an indie haunt. All in all we at @IsItOctoberYet feel that Dead Time Dreams is quite possibly one of the best smaller haunts we've been to in recent years and is a complete "DO NOT MISS" if you are in the Bay Area during the Halloween season Follow our adventures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We are "Is It October Yet" read more

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At first glance, you wonder why there are so many people lined up to go into a haunted house in what looks like a run down community center-type building. Less than a minute into the experience, you understand. This haunted house is nothing like the Halloween haunt at Great America, or anything else of the sort. No fake monsters played by bored teenagers predictably yelling "boo!" out of the fake foggy mist. This is the darkest, scariest, and longest haunted house experience I've ever had. And just as my heart semi calmed down and I thought I was done, they sent us through to the second half. read more