Bryan Huskisson Retires Albuquerque’s Residential Halloween Haunt After 13 Years
For thirteen years, the corner near Wyoming and Alameda in Albuquerque transformed every October into a labyrinth of terror, featuring roughly 340 spiders, live actors, and real misters winding through a fortress built from 350 to 400 wooden pallets. That era is coming to a close. Bryan Huskisson, the creator behind what he calls Albuquerque’s largest residential yard haunt, is opening his final full walkthrough attraction this weekend, kob.com reported.
The scale of the operation simply outgrew the residential street. While nearby residents have long supported the display, crowd sizes swelled. On Thursday, Oct. 29 alone, close to 1,600 people walked through the maze. By Halloween night, that figure surged to approximately 3,000 visitors.
“On Halloween, we had approximately about 3,000 people here,” Huskisson said, according to kob.com. “It was a madhouse because we feel like we can’t do better than what we’ve done. We’ve reached that pinnacle to where we’ve kind of outgrown our community.”
Months of Labor and a Massive Community Food Drive
Building the massive neighborhood spectacle requires an immense personal investment of time. Huskisson spends nearly five months out of the year designing, constructing, lighting, and continuously altering the maze layout. The display relies entirely on static props, live performers, and intricate staging.
Despite retiring the full-scale maze, Huskisson insists his Halloween identity remains intact. “I will always do something on Halloween. Trust me, I am still Mr. Halloween,” he told kob.com.
Admission to the yard haunt is entirely free, but visitors are encouraged to bring a practical contribution. Organizers use the event to collect nonperishable food items for a local YMCA, which distributes the donations in Thanksgiving gift baskets for families in need. Last year’s effort brought in 4,100 food items, and this final run aims to top 5,000 items.
Final Schedule and Location Details
The final exhibition runs Friday night and wraps up on Saturday for Halloween. Operations typically begin at dusk or around 6:30 p.m., a timing deliberately chosen to accommodate little kids.
The attraction is located at 7725 William Moyers Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122. As the gates open for the last time on this scale, visitors have one final chance to experience a neighborhood tradition that grew into a citywide phenomenon.
