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Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride

  • Christine Stief during her day job as music teacher and as a Halloween character nights at the Bates Motel haunted attraction.
    Entertainment

    This St. Pius X Music Teacher’s a Joy in the Daylight,  But Don’t Cross Her on Halloween Nights

    October 31, 2025

    Christine Stief is an absolutely delightful music teacher at St. Pius X School in Broomall, but in the Halloween season, she becomes something more disturbing…

  • A field of flowers at the WynEden gardens in Chadds Ford.
    Travel

    2 Delaware County Towns Named Among 9 Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania

    April 4, 2024

    Local real estate experts have weighed in to select the nine best places to live in Pennsylvania and two Delaware County communities ranked on the…

  • Creepy girl at the Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride attraction in Glen Mills.
    Entertainment

    Bates Motel in Glen Mills Named Best ‘Over the Top’ Haunted Attraction in America

    October 28, 2023

    America Haunts has declared the Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Glen Mills as the best over-the-top haunted attraction in the nation for 2023, writes…

  • The entrance to the Harvest Hayride at Arasapha Farms in Glen Mills.
    Entertainment

    Delaware County’s Moving Into High Gear With Fall Activities, Events

    September 26, 2023

    Now that the calendar has officially recognized Fall, there’s plenty of seasonal activity happening in Delaware County, writes Sam Stewart for 6abc. Linvilla Orchards in…

  • Commerce

    (Video) Oprah Magazine Names Bates Motel in Glen Mills as ‘Scariest Haunted House in America’

    September 26, 2020

    The Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Glen Mills has been ranked this Halloween season as the number 1 scariest haunted house attraction in the…

  • Glen Mills, Tourism

    One of America’s Best Haunted Attractions ‘an Incredible Display of Terror’ Right Here in Delco

    November 2, 2018

    One of the best haunted attractions in the country is right here in Delaware County, write Michael Neibauer and Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business…

  • Glen Mills, Media, Tourism

    Pair of Local Attractions a Huge Draw for Millennials Obsessed with Autumn

    October 8, 2018

    Linvilla Orchards in Media and the Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Glen Mills are among the attractions that are proving to be ideal getaways…

  • Randy Bates with one of his haunted creations.
    Commerce

    Haunted Hayrides a Cash Crop for Arasapha Farm in Glen Mills

    October 5, 2016

    The highest-yielding crop on a particular family farm in Delaware County is the haunted hayride. These days, planting spooks and scares along a dark and…

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