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'Factory of Fear' brings Halloween scares to Manassas

Factory of Fear is a new Halloween attraction in Manassas, Virginia, built to give locals a dose of seasonal scares; the pumpkin patches should be nervous.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on The Midday Show
Published 12:52 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Manassas, Virginia — Photo: Signaleer at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by InsideNoVa.com: “'Factory of Fear' brings an outbreak of Halloween scares to Manassas”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:52 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Halloween.
BBN covered this story before: DIY Halloween costumes for this year's viral trends (October 15).

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InsideNoVa.com'Factory of Fear' brings an outbreak of Halloween scares to Manassas

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorInsideNoVa.com says Factory of Fear is bringing an outbreak of Halloween scares to Manassas, and I need everyone to treat this like a premiere.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a haunted building with costumed staff, Vera. I've seen scarier things in a parking garage.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe drama is that it's showing up in a season when every pumpkin patch is also fighting for attention.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA rivalry between a factory and a pumpkin. I'd watch that.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou would!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it's a nine on the BBN Drama Index, because a scary building with a whole entourage of ghouls is basically a boy band.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine, the only scary part was the ceremony.