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As you may or may not have noticed, recent years have seen Sin City embracing the era of mega, year-round haunted attractions, and the newest, Fear Dome, is here to stake its claim.

Following Universal’s lead with Universal Horror Unleashed, a permanent 110,000 ft² horror experience set to debut this August at Area15 in Las Vegas and another planned for Chicago in 2027, the trend is clear: immersive horror is evolving beyond seasonal frights into full-blown entertainment districts. Long-running events, from Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights to pop-up mazes, are giving way to permanent monstrosities like Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, and these “horror parks” are meant to terrify year-round.

If there’s one thing we here at Goth Chick News appreciate, it’s an over-the-top haunted attraction. And if said attraction also happens to be housed inside a massive, blacked-out inflatable dome that looks like it crash-landed from a Cenobite dimension? Well, sign us up and take our money.

Enter Fear Dome Las Vegas, Sin City’s latest contribution to the Halloween arms race. Fear Dome isn’t your run-of-the-mill haunted house slapped together in a strip mall with a fog machine and a Freddy Krueger knockoff. This place means business.

Set up at The Boulevard Mall, Fear Dome is an immersive terror experience that cranks up the volume on all the senses. We’re told you’ll find yourself navigating pitch-black corridors, grotesque labyrinths, and sensory-overload rooms that blur the line between haunted house and full-blown psychological experiment.

There are no guide ropes or cheesy safety speeches here.

Fear Dome won’t be a single haunted house, but an entire horror complex. Inside the inflated monolith (yes, it really is a giant dome), you’ll find:

• Goretorium-level set designs: Think detailed, disgusting, and gleefully offensive in the best possible way.
• Professional scare actors: These aren’t kids in rubber masks — they’re committed lunatics with professional makeup, prosthetics, and a deep understanding of how to push your fight-or-flight button.
• Blackout rooms and sensory deprivation: Because being trapped in total darkness while something sniffs you is peak October entertainment.
• VR horror zones and interactive puzzles: For those who like their terror with a side of tech.

Let’s be honest, Vegas isn’t exactly known for its subtlety and neither is Fear Dome. This is an attraction that fully embraces the “go big or go home in a body bag” philosophy. And as it’s designed for adults, expect content that’s more Saw than Scooby-Doo.

Owner and creative director JD Walker, who cut his teeth working on big-budget haunts and film FX, reportedly wanted to create an attraction that feels like you’re trapped in a horror movie, not just watching one. And for bonus points, Fear Dome is set to bring year-round horror events to Vegas, including special holiday haunts and “lights out” tours for the seriously twisted among us.

Fear Dome is publicizing itself as being gross, scary, immersive, and 100% extra, which is exactly what you want from an adult haunted experience in the middle of the desert. Opening in September, it’s for horror fans who don’t just want to be scared; they want to be wrecked.

So, if you’re planning a trip to Vegas this fall (or you just need a reason to), ditch the slots and head to Fear Dome Las Vegas.

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