Looking for a frightfully good time? Look no further than Kansas’s very own Field of Screams! Field of Screams is now open for the 2026 season!
Field of Screams Kansas is the state’s premier haunted attraction for those who dare to enter. The attraction began as a pumpkin patch after Kip and Jody Scott returned to Wichita in 2001.IT was inspired by Kip’s father Bob Scott and his Prairie Pines Christmas Tree Farm. After a three-night test run in 2003, the attraction officially opened in 2004 and has since become a Midwest horror staple.
Although Field of Screams itself is deemed a “horror attraction,” the real horror comes from the story built on the ground Field of Screams lies on. Field of Screams sits on the property owned by the Spurlock family, centered on Jebediah Spurlock in Maize, Kansas, in 1966. The family became feared by locals after strange events and disappearances were connected to their farm, eventually leading to the vigilante murders. According to the legend, the Spurlocks disappeared and are said to return every October, making their story part of the frightening experience at Field of Screams.
When reaching out to our Thresher community, Kansas native and sophomore at Bethel College, Ashley Poe said “Field of Screams is such a fun event to go to with friends that will leave you scared and laughing! I love going every year to see what changes they make and see the new surprises!”
In addition to Poe, fellow Kansan and senior Thresher, Tressa Ring shares “I liked it! It’s definitely fun in a good group! I would definitely recommend going with a good group of friends to have a better quality experience!” Another Kansan and senior Thresher, Avery Richardson described his experiences growing up going to Field of Screams “It’s something my mom took us to every year, it was a very scary experience growing up and even going now it’s still a good experience.”
Former Thresher and Wuppertal exchange student Rabia Can recounts her experience by stating “It was an insane amount of fun with our big group back in 2023 but I got to say there was one guy with a chain saw that followed us. Thanks to him I lost my voice and had to be held by both hands by two of my friends.”
For tickets and more information about Field of Screams visit https://scaryprairiepines.com/