Fear Factory to debut a Christmas section [Video]

SALT LAKE CITY — You don’t have to be Jack Skellington to enjoy Christmas during Halloween this year, at least at one of Utah’s more popular haunted house attractions.

Fear Factory, 666 W. 800 South in Salt Lake City, is known for its haunted history, but its owners are planning to dunk the building’s nightmarish scene into a cup of holiday cheer for its final two weekends. Yes, customers coming for a pre-Halloween scare on Friday or Saturday even will have the option to experience its new Christmas Town section, too.

“It’s something (people) can do before they go into the haunted house or as they come and go,” said Rob Dunfield, co-owner and chief operating officer of Fear Factory. “I think it will be a hit. I think people will like it.”

It’s the first time the haunted attraction has combined Halloween and Christmas since it began scaring people out of the old Portland Cement …