The Legend of Dread Hollow
The Curse of Dread Hollow
There's no escape from the nightmares that lie within...
Hidden in the shadows of the valley lies Dread Hollow — a town poisoned by its own wicked history and haunted by the spirits of the forsaken. What began as a peaceful settlement turned into a breeding ground for terror, forever marked by the cruelty of one woman: Mercy Harker.
She came whispering lies.
With twisted words, Mercy convinced the town’s founding fathers that thirteen young women were witches who had cursed the land.
Frenzy overtook reason. Fear spread like wildfire. Under the iron command of Constable Jedidiah Kane, the accused were condemned, hanged, and burned without mercy.
As the flames consumed the innocent, something far more sinister was born.
A piercing howl ripped through the night. From the clock tower, Mercy watched with wicked delight, declaring, “This town is forever mine.” In that instant, lightning struck — the tower shattered, crashing to the ground in a fiery ruin. Mercy Harker was believed to have died in the wreckage...
…but the curse did not die with her.
The blood of the innocent seeped into the earth, feeding a darkness still spreading through Dread Hollow. For centuries, the town has been claimed by sinister shadows — a place where nightmares awaken, and the line between the living and the dead disappears.
People simply vanish from Dread Hollow, fate unknown… their names and lives swallowed by the curse Mercy left behind.
Those who dare to enter feel it instantly — the heavy stillness, whispered voices carried on the wind, and the unsettling certainty that something is watching. Waiting. Hungry.
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 braved 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