It’s spooky season, and for those who wait the whole year for October…it’s simply the most wonderful time of the year. San Diego is full of seasonal activities, like pumpkin patches for those perfect family days, haunted mazes, Halloween parties…and these super fun Halloween movies in the Gaslamp Quarter!
Halloween Movies at Davis-Horton House
Watching a scary film is basically a must-do around this season – but watching one in a historic, poosssiibly haunted house…that’s the real deal!
This year, Davis-Horton House houses three special events. Here’s the schedule for the Halloween movies:
- Night of the Living Dead – Oct 16
- Plan 9 from Outer Space – Oct 23
- House on Haunted Hill – Oct 30
Grab your friends and catch these horror classics inside the famous Davis-Horton House. This isn’t just the oldest building in the Gaslamp Quarter, it’s also said to be one of the most haunted spots in San Diego. True, or nah? Go and find out!
Tickets
Each tickets costs $10, and it includes an after-hours, candlelit, self-guided haunted stories tour through the Gaslamp Museum. That’s pretty great value for money, if you ask us. Make sure to be on time! No entry permitted after 7:15 PM.
Davis-Horton House
Dating back to 1850, the Davis-Horton House holds the title as the Gaslamp Quarter’s oldest surviving structure and is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Each room us authentically styled to reflect its specific time and purpose. It’s an amazing journey into the past, allowing you to glimpse the everyday life of early San Diegans.
You can deepen your experience with a self-guided tour, learning facts about the home’s former residents and their influence on the settlement once called “New Town.” Alternatively, the audio tour offers a more thorough account of the house’s critical role in shaping early San Diego. Besides, organized walking tours explore the wider Gaslamp Quarter, shining a light on buildings restored from the 1880s through the 1920s.