[Haunts] Black Magic, Pinocchio Unstrung, Trick or Treat, and Forevermore Return for Knott's Scary Farm

We're only a few hours away from the big announcement to unveil the rest of the Knott's Scary Farm 2015 line up, but let's take a look at everything that has been announced since the Scare LA panel, as well as Voodoo: Order of the Serpent, shall we? There's a lot of returning mazes this year, all of them getting updates in some ways and even a new wrinkle thrown into the mix as well.

This year's event has a ton of mazes, scare zones, shows and countless other things happening on top of the rides and rest of the park we all love. It's a lot to cover. So, while we've got some time, let's take a look at all of the mazes making a return for the 2015 season. First up? A trip into the mind of madness with Forevermore.

Who doesn't love a little Edgar Allen Poe to brighten up the holiday? This is one of my favorite themes out there, solely because of how much there is to play with. This year is no exception either as there is a lot more coming to Forevermore as well.

Not only will you have to avoid becoming the next victim of the Forevermore Killer while going through “The Raven,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” The Masque of Red Death”, amongst others but there's some new stuff coming this year too!

With more scares than ever before, new set designs and an all new Skeleton Key room based on the "Eleonora" short story, this one is coming back with a vengeance.

As I said, this kind of theme I can totally get behind and with so much material to play with, they have something they can refresh a bit from year to year and still keep the same premise around. It's a total win win situation and kudos to them for keeping it going.

Now it's time to take another historical turn as the world of Harry Houdini comes to life with Black Magic.

"The veil between the living and the dead is severed when Houdini’s ghost materializes during a séance and ushers a host of demonic illusions to play tricks on anyone who intrudes on his theatre. From the prop room to the main stage this dilapidated theatre will make visitors skin crawl.

Will you be part of the disappearing act?"

Who doesn't love a good magic act, right? Well, might wanna think twice on that one. Again, Knott's is upping the scares for this one but also bringing in an all new "Knife Cabinet Hall" as well as an all new Skeleton Key room for this year too.

Just what will the Seance Room have in store? Only time will tell!

Again, love these historical based mazes, and Houdini is a great way to go about things with this. Makes me wish more haunts out there would think a little outside the box and have something a bit more in depth like this going on.

Our next top on the whirl wind tour is the world of everyone's favorite little wooden boy...but something's gone very, very wrong with Pinocchio these days.

"Years have passed since the blue fairy denied him his final wish, but Pinocchio has returned with an army of murderous marionettes intent on killing his former masters. The purpose of his killing spree – human flesh to cover his twisted wooden body. Revenge comes with no strings attached. "

Ah, taking an old classic and distorting the ever loving crap out of it always a good time. Okay, I'm a little weird on that, but I never said I was sane either.

This year's Pinocchio Unstrung features an all new Skeleton Key room, that we don't have details on, and completely redone Pleasure Island area.

There's nothing like the classics and I remember when this one was announced, my mind raced with the possibilities that could be had. So far, they haven't disappointed in that category at all with Pinocchio Unstrung either. It'll be interesting to see how the changes are received!

And now, last, but certainly not least...the Green Witch is set to lure your back into her home in Trick or Treat!

"Trick or treat, which will it be? Step forward and ring the witch’s doorbell. Oh, she is home, but where? You are not quite sure. Don’t be afraid, her minions will guide you. You can come away with a treat, but is it worth it?"

Oh that witch, you just never know what you're going to get with her. This is another of those things that made me really happy to see brought back after a bit of a hiatus. She's kind of that spectre that looms over Knott's Scary Farm and to not have her seemed a bit off. Never fear, I think she's gonna be around for a while.

That said, this year's Trick or Treat maze will feature an all new potion room, and the bewitched attic is getting a make over too.

What's not to like? It's the perfect theme for a Halloween event and the folks at Knott's always dial it up a bit to make it that much more unsettling. If you're going to bring something back, this is how to do it.

And there ya have it, the rest of the known mazes for 2015's Knott's Scary Farm. So far the line up has been a lot of retread, but with some new twists and the like but there has been the one new house too. The Dead of Winter should be an interesting one and of course, there's still a couple more announcements coming later tonight!

What about the scare zones you ask? I'll have a piece up on those here shortly as well. Not sure if I'll get that out before or after the announcement this evening, but we'll see. Ya never know right?

Stay tuned for more out of Knott's Scary Farm and the rest of the haunted attraction industry. Haunt Season is right around the corner, and Carrie and I are finalizing this year's Haunt Tour plans too. Gonna start getting really insane soon. Keep it here or follow along on Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, and even Facebook if you must, for all the latest!