07/26/2026
Duda's Haunted Farm
Bloodfest
Brownsville, PA
July 25, 2026
“Do I have spaghetti in my hair?”
Lily and I have heard some ridiculous things in our 10+ years of reviewing haunted attractions, but I can safely say that this is the first time we have heard those exact words spoken in that exact order in the middle of a hayride. But we’re at Duda’s Haunted Farm for their joyfully nutso Bloodfest, the summer version of their Halloween event, and we’ve already been sprayed with soap bubbles, water, and some glow-in-the-dark goo, so yeah, we’re being pelted with handfuls of slimy noodles. For those of us of a certain age, the haywagon looks like a scene from “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” Not only are the maniacs that lurk in the woods and fields throwing or shooting or spraying stuff at us, but all the passengers on the wagon are getting into the spirit of things and throwing foam and pasta at one another. We’re ducking, shrieking, gasping with laughter.
In the past few years, Bloodfest has become a signature event for the Haunted Farm. There is a county fair feel to the midway, where you’ll find a market with art by Bill Dawson and other vendors, masks by Lifeless Creations, videos from Terror Night Theater, shirts and other goods from Bone Daddy, along with delicious food from the farm, tasty adult beverages, and live music. (When we were there, Dematus was performing original songs that featured eerie, ethereal vocals over a grinding metal base.) It’s all fun and lively, a great place to just hang out.
But this is Duda’s HAUNTED Farm, and the two centerpieces of the event are the Hayride and the Blood Battle. Duda’s has cultivated a reputation for being interactive and surprising, and the Bloodfest version of the Hayride takes those goals to gleeful extremes. The Hayride is an excuse for getting good and messy. By the time you clamber down from the wagon, you will be covered in a variety of substances (so take the hauntrunners’ warning seriously when they tell you to leave your good clothes at home). The hauntrunners and their actors are creative in coming up with scenarios that will leave you damp and dirty – at one point, the wagon rolls past a malfunctioning washing machine; at another point, the wagon is trapped in a barn and surrounded by glitter-obsessed clowns. And you’ll never guess what the Roadkill Cafe is serving up for the daily special. There’s variety too: while plenty of the scenes are funny (the laundromat attendant reminded us of Beetlejuice and the owner of the Roadkill Cafe had evil lunch lady energy), there are also moments of terror, including a shocking murder at a gas station and a horde of maniacs at a drive-in theater. Plus, the farm’s woods and fields offer plenty of shelter for lunatics with chainsaws who burst out of the darkness and scale the sides of the haywagon. Whether it’s funny or scary, it’s a good time.
But if you don’t get your fill of gross, damp, clothes-staining, pants-wetting fun on the hayride, you have another option: the Blood Battle. The hauntrunners have cordoned off a field, filled a bunch of tubs with fake blood, and set up an arsenal of Super Soakers. You and your friends can don some safety goggles, fill your weapons, and blast one another with gallons of red stuff. It’s a riot.
Bloodfest is more than just a welcome slice of Spooky Season in the middle of the summer heat. Just take a look at the people exiting the haywagon or sharing fluorescent cocktails or chasing one another around a field. Bloodest brings strangers together to revel in scares and gross hilarity. There’s something old school and nostalgic about Bloodfest. Somewhere between tossing spaghetti at other hauntgoers and running around a field with Super Soakers, you become a kid again (if you’re not one already). Duda’s Haunted Farm brings back the best memories of summer fun while creating new ones.
