The Legend of Dread Hollow

The Curse

Once the darkness touches you, there's no turning back.

In the shadowy heart of the valley lies Dread Hollow, a town cursed by its evil past and haunted by the spirits of the innocent.

This once tranquil community hides a history stained with blood and betrayal, a legacy that began with one of its first settlers—Mercy Harker.

Mercy whispered venomous lies to the town's founding fathers, convincing them Dread Hollow had fallen under the spell of thirteen young women she claimed were witches. Panic and paranoia gripped the town. Within days, the fates of these women were sealed. Under orders of Constable Jedidiah Kane, the accused were hanged, their bodies consigned to flames. But as the smoke curled into the sky, something far more sinister rose with it.

As the last of the bodies turned to ash, a maniacal howl echoed through the streets. From the town's clock tower, Mercy Harker watched her evil plot unfold, declaring, “This town is forever mine!” In that moment, lightning shattered the clock tower, sending it crashing to the ground. Mercy was believed to have perished in the wreckage, but the curse she unleashed upon Dread Hollow lives on.

With the blood of the innocent seeping into the soil, a darkness descended upon the town with a malevolent force that ruling now for centuries. Every year the darkness spreads, swallowing Dread Hollow whole, turning it into a place where nightmares come to life.

More people have vanished from Dread Hollow than any other town, their fate unknown, claimed by the curse Mercy Harker set in motion all those years ago. Visitors daring to enter experience the oppressive fear hanging in the air, the whispers of the past carried on the wind, and the feeling that something is always watching, and waiting in the shadows.

AWARD-WINNING HAUNTED HOUSE AND ESCAPE ROOMS - DREAD HOLLOW

2024 Signature Event of the Southeast - Southeast Tourism Society
2024 Best Haunted House in TN – Scurryface.com
2024 Top 3 Best Haunted House in TN – TheScareFactor.com
2023 #1 Top Fan-Voted Haunt in Tennessee - Scurryface.com
2023 10 Must-See Tennessee Haunted Houses - TheScareFactor.com
2023 10 Best Haunted Houses in TN - Blue Ridge Mountains Travel Guide
2022 Top 15 Fan Voted Haunt – Scurryface.com
2022 Top Scoring Haunted House – TheScareFactor.com
2020, 2021 & 2022 Top 10 Red Tie Haunts - ScurryFace.com
2021 Top 10 Overall Haunt - ScurryFace.com
2021 For 5 consecutive years: Top 20 Event - Southeast Tourism Society
2020 Yelp Reviews - #51 Top Haunted Houses in the US
2019 Top 5 "Fan Voted Must-See Haunts" - TheScareFactor.com
2018 Fan-voted #1 Haunt in the Nation - ScurryFace.com
2018 "The Ten Best Haunted Attractions in TN" - Best of American Towns
2018 "America's Most Haunted Attractions" - TravelPulse

Dread Hollow is created by the masterminds behind the award-winning Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern.

Before the evil settled on Dread Hollow, a record-breaking number of victims flocked to Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern, located deep in the cave on Lookout Mountain. Haunted Cavern was voted as a Top Haunt by the Haunted Attraction Association and was designated a Top 20 Event by Southeast Tourism Society year after year. Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern was also listed in the sixth spot on the national haunt list by Rand McNally and as number four on Buzzfeed's national list of "19 Terrifying Haunted Houses You Should Experience Before You Die."

A top haunt in Tennessee year after year, Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern won many awards throughout its storied history.

2016 Haunted Cavern Voted a Top Haunt by the Haunted Attraction Association

12/16 RF Haunted Cavern named on America's top haunt list by HAA
2016 Haunted Cavern #1 on TheScareFactor.com
2010-2016 STS Top 20 for Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern
10/14 Haunted Cavern #4 on Buzzfeed's national Most Terrifying Haunted House list
2014 Haunted Attraction Association Board of Directors Award for Haunted Cavern
2011 Haunted Cavern listed on top 10 haunt list by Yahoo! News
October 2010 #6 on Rand McNally's haunted house (national) list