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Shocktober<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the award-winning annual haunted house in Loudoun County will open its 11th season this coming Friday, October 1. The walk-thru thrill fest is set in an actual 150-year-old mansion \u2014 Carlheim Manor \u2014 in Leesburg.<\/p>\n

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It’s been named one of the Top 5 scariest haunted houses in the country by Travel + Leisure Magazine and Visit Loudoun, the local tourism organization, has called it the event of the year.<\/p>\n

The event benefits The ARC of Loudoun<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for people with disabilities. Since the debut of Shocktober in 2010, it has raised $3.5 million for The ARC of Loudoun.<\/p>\n

If getting scared witless is your idea of fun, you can check out all the details at the Shocktober website here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. The frights are considered PG-13, so take that under advisement. The Burn has toured Shocktober in the past and we find that if you keep your eyes closed the whole time, it’s really not that scary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shocktober, the award-winning annual haunted house in Loudoun County will open its 11th season this coming Friday, October 1. The walk-thru thrill fest is set in an actual 150-year-old mansion \u2014 Carlheim Manor \u2014 in Leesburg. 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