LOS ANGELES HAUNTED HAYRIDE REVEALS FIRST-EVER CELEBRITY COLLAB WITH JANELLE MONÁE

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Janelle Monáe Teams Up With Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group to Bring Monáe Manor To Life This Fall

​LOS ANGELES, CA [September 24, 2024] - Ten-time Grammy Award nominated musician, author, actor, and fashion icon Janelle Monáe has announced a partnership with Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group and the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. This partnership is the first of its kind and will bring an all-new haunted maze to the legendary Halloween event taking place in Griffith Park. Step into Monáe Manor, where it’s Halloween every night and things aren’t quite what they seem. Where the walls talk and the music blares. You may have more than one ghostly encounter at this twisted soiree and it may even be from Monáe herself. The event officially opens to the public September 20th and runs select nights through November 2nd. Tickets are available now at www.losangeleshauntedhayride.com.

"My love for Halloween runs deep-there’s just something so magical about creating another world for myself and transforming into the characters that lurk in the back of my mind. This season I’m scarily excited to partner with Thirteenth Floor and Los Angeles Haunted Hayride to let you all into my mind and experience my haunted house, Monáe Manor. This is a nightmare come true! You are all invited to party with my immortal guests, witness the chills, thrills, and frightful delights that await inside.” -Your HalloQUEEN Janelle Monáe”
 
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride opened its gates in 2009 and has become one of the most recognized and beloved Halloween traditions in Southern California. Set in the town of Midnight Falls, the LA Haunted Hayride delivers the perfect amount of fearful fun. Attractions include the event’s namesake, the Haunted Hayride, and three haunted mazes: Trick or Treat, Hellbilly Halloween, and new to the lineup this year, Monáe Manor. Guests can expect to find something for everyone, from being chased by a chainsaw-wielding cannibal, to catching a live musical performance from the town’s self appointed mayor, Monte Revolta.
 
“It’s taken us 16 years to do a collaboration like this because candidly, it had to be right,” said Melissa Carbone, Creator of the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. “I’ve been watching Janelle become louder and louder in the Halloween space over the years. I could see her unyielding adoration for the aesthetic and nostalgia of Halloween, so we knew she was it. This is just the beginning though. We have plans…lots of plans. Halloween will never be the same in this town!”

 
Janelle Monáe is known for her extravagant Halloween costumes, leaving fans waiting in anticipation for what’s to come each year, and this attraction takes that creativity and dedication and scales it to enormous proportions. Monáe Manor brings a creative, campy, and creepy air to Midnight Falls and visitors will be equally terrified and mesmerized by all that is to unfold within the walls of her ominous gathering.
 
For more information, visit www.losangeleshauntedhayride.com and follow along on Facebook and Instagram. Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is located in Griffith Park at 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027.
 
About Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group:
Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group (“13FEG”) is the world’s largest producer and operator of theme park-quality live events, location-based entertainment, and immersive installations. 13FEG currently operates 32 attractions, including haunted houses, Halloween festivals, location-based entertainment venues, and an immersive art exhibit. 13FEG continues to set the bar for live themed entertainment, operating in 17 cities across the United States. Thirteenth Floor is headquartered in Denver, CO with offices in Austin, TX and Los Angeles CA. Learn more at Thirteenthfloor.com.
 
About Janelle Monáe
JANELLE MONÁE is a 10-time Grammy-nominated musician, actor and producer. She is known worldwide for her inimitable style and visionary sound, which celebrates the spectrum of identity. Following her critically acclaimed 2018 album Dirty Computer, Monáe released her newest album, 
The Age of Pleasure, in 2023. The album garnered two Grammy nominations in the ‘Best Progressive R&B Album’ and ‘Album of the Year’ categories. On screen, Monáe can be seen in Netflix’s GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY across Daniel Craig. She received National Board of Review’s 2023 “Best Supporting Actress” honor, as well as a Critics’ Choice Awards nomination, on behalf of her role. Additional credits include Focus Feature’s biopic film HARRIET, Academy Award-nominated HIDDEN FIGURES and Academy Award-winner MOONLIGHT. Monáe’s first book, NYT bestseller The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories from Dirty Computer, was published in 2022 and is a collaborative effort between Janelle and an incredible array of talented writers. As a humanitarian, she was recently honored as the Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year by Trevor Project, is a co-chair for When We All Vote, an ambassador for Fashion Trust U.S., and her Fem the Future initiative creates opportunities for young women and girls in music, arts, and education.

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