And the big just came out of it.”ĭue to its size and success, Cutting Edge has been featured on a myriad of “Best Haunted Houses” lists over the years and has received nods of approval from papers such as the Wall Street Journal and the Dallas Morning News. “Our decision was let’s pull the team back together and let’s all focus on doing one thing, one event, and just be the best at it.
“It wasn’t about being the biggest, that wasn’t the decision,” said James. Retired high school teacher Todd James, now owner and founder of the gargantuan house of horror, insists that size was never the goal.Ĭutting Edge emerged from a collaboration of haunted houses that Todd and his friends and family operated in the North Texas area and Austin, Texas. Started in 1991, and currently the Guinness record holder for “World’s Largest Walk Through Haunted House,” Cutting Edge occupies an abandoned 105-year-old meat packing plant - chosen specifically for its creep factor. “There was this guy chasing me with a chainsaw, and I was like ‘Oh my God! Oh my God!’ But it was great,” she said. depending on the day.Įmily Manney, 19, from Watauga, Texas, was one of the first in line to enter Cutting Edge one night recently. The spooky attraction is operating through Saturday, making it the perfect Halloween hotspot. Some fear long dark hallways, chainsaw-wielding psychopaths or bats.Ĭhances are, that whatever it is that haunts the deepest recesses of a person’s mind can be experienced at Cutting Edge Haunted House in a section of downtown Fort Worth appropriately dubbed “Hell’s Half Acre.” Tickets and more information are available at have a wide variety of often strange, unique fears, from being chased by devilish horned clowns to unhinged surgeons hovering over an operating table. We try to embody the name 'Cutting Edge.' That's really important to us." "It's like producing a Broadway show that you let the audience walk through," James says.
5 among the Nation's Scariest Haunted Attractions per haunted house coalition America Haunts. Following its USA Today 10Best honor, Cutting Edge also landed at No. It once held Guinness World Records for being the World's Largest Haunted Attraction and World's Largest Walk Through Haunted House. We just do fright in a lot of different ways."Ĭutting Edge is no stranger to awards. "We really worked hard to be very scary without being gory," James says. "When we started, we wanted to be different. Today, it's housed in a 100-year-old, former meat-packing plant on East Lancaster Avenue, following a narrative that the facility now processes human bodies. "2020 was so rough," James says. "If I could just tell people 'happy Halloween' and 'thanks for being fans for 30 years' - we're just blessed to be operating in such a great town."Ĭutting Edge originally opened in Austin in 1991 before moving to Fort Worth a year later and staying here ever since. Some COVID-era practices are sticking around, like limiting capacity and letting patrons wait outside for a text to let them know when it's time to enter the building. That way, customers don't have to endure long lines as in years past and also get to enjoy the macabre drumline that performs in the parking lot. "It was just an honor to be invited to the dance, but to actually win it was amazing," James says. "Definitely a surprise."īoth the landmark anniversary and national recognition are welcome highs for Cutting Edge which, like many other businesses around the country, faced an onslaught of challenges due to COVID-19. The honor took Cutting Edge by surprise, even leaving owner Todd James, well, shaken up. It's a big year for Cutting Edge Haunted House, not just for its 30th anniversary - but also for coming up top in USA Today's 10Best Awards as the No.
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