{"id":158271,"date":"2025-10-15T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/10\/15\/court-injunction-stops-biggest-haunt-in-bcs-lower-mainland-before-it-starts\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:15:00","slug":"court-injunction-stops-biggest-haunt-in-bcs-lower-mainland-before-it-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/10\/15\/court-injunction-stops-biggest-haunt-in-bcs-lower-mainland-before-it-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Court injunction stops biggest haunt in B.C.’s Lower Mainland before it starts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The much-anticipated DreadWorlds: Realm of Horror will not open this Halloween season after a court injunction halted operations on opening night.<\/p>\n

In a statement released Tuesday, organizers confirmed that a Supreme Court of British Columbia injunction had been granted, preventing access to the 14,000-square-foot event site at 3987 232 St., Langley Township.  <\/p>\n

Court documents showed that Alexander James Baxter, CEO of DreadWorlds and Constellate Films Inc., is restricted from operating the haunted-house themed attraction between the dates of Oct. 3 and Nov. 1 at that property.<\/p>\n

The petitioner on the court documents is listed as a numbered entity.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram post, DreadWorlds posted, "Over 70 people – actors, artists, crew, and managers have been locked out of work after months of hard work to create something truly special." There are additional vendors who are also being impacted. <\/p>\n

The legal action, according to DreadWorlds, is from former investors of last year’s Dreadworks haunted house at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n

Last year, Black Press Media covered the Dreadworks haunt experience.<\/a><\/p>\n

“On what was meant to be our opening night, we were informed that a court injunction had been granted which prevented access to the event site and halted all operations,” the DreadWorlds team wrote. <\/p>\n

“Since then, countless hours have been spent trying to mediate between parties and find a path forward… Unfortunately, despite our efforts, a resolution could not be reached in time to proceed.”<\/p>\n

The injunction capped off a turbulent week for the new Langley haunt, which had opened briefly before cancelling the haunt nights just two days later, citing “unforeseen circumstances” on its Facebook page.  <\/p>\n