If Universal Destinations & Experiences opening its first-ever year-round horror experience at Area15 shows us anything, it’s that Halloween is always in season in Las Vegas.

Over the last few years, our city has quickly become a hotbed for horror, whether it be through staged productions, frightening film fests, ghost tours, themed attractions or creepy cafes. Vegas has a full-fledged fear economy now—and business is good. With the arrival of spooky season, we talked to the masterminds behind Universal’s iconic monsters, a business owner keeping creepiness alive, and one curious collector with macabre memorabilia. Las Vegas as a perennial horror destination? We’re certainly taking a stab at it.