Shocktober Haunted House in Leesburg Open through Oct. 30

LEESBURG, VA– Shocktober’s Paxton Manor, the award-winning haunted house in Leesburg, is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through October 30. All proceeds from Shocktober events go to Paxton Campus, a Loudoun nonprofit that helps children and adults with disabilities.

“We Scare Because We Care, is our motto” said Jennifer Lassiter, Executive Director of Paxton Campus. Shocktober brings a diverse group of amazing volunteers: from our Board of Directors and staff, to people who love our cause and want to help, to haunt enthusiasts who love to scare people. Each volunteer contributes to make this a fantastic show and every dollar changes lives for people with disabilities.”

Shocktober is a major production that has logged nearly 7,000 volunteer hours and raised more than $300,000 for Paxton Campus in 2015. Since Shocktober’s inception the proceeds have helped Paxton Campus create two new programs: “A Life Like Yours” ALLY Advocacy Center, that fills the unmet needs of the community by providing free information, supports and services to people with disabilities and their families; as well as Supported Training and Employment Program (STEP Up), a job skills and training program for adults with disabilities.

Paxton Manor is a source of mysterious local folklore, and many say paranormal activity. The 32-room mansion was built in 1872 above a massive underground lake and immense limestone caverns. Legend has it that more than 100 years ago, the Carver family was banished from Leesburg and forced to move to the underground caverns beneath the Paxton Manor. These zombie cave-dwellers were tired of living underground so they took over the haunted mansion, wreaking havoc on all who enter, according to Paxton Manor.

Hours: Fridays and Saturdays: 7 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sundays: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Location: 601 Catoctin Circle, NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176

Cost:

• ONLINE: $30 including Paxton Manor and its basement, the Haunted Well of Souls
• TICKET OFFICE: $35 including Paxton Manor and its basement, the Haunted Well of Souls

For more information, visit www.shocktober.org and www.facebook.com/Shocktober.

Image credit: Shocktober Facebook page