Maze and Labyrinth News - December 2025

I am back again with all the things I found during the month that didn’t quite fit into it’s own blog post, but that I found interesting about mazes and labyrinths. There is a lot of news this month ! Before we get started, don’t forget there are some perfect gifts for maze and labyrinth lovers.

  • A new movie, Labyrinth….wait 2 movies

I saw an article about a new movie, Labyrinth, which had it’s US premiere at genre festival FilmQuest on October 31st in Provo Utah. It is a horror film that is described as “A group of strangers are brought together to be judged for their past transgressions in a facility where they must run a gauntlet of deadly challenges.” You can see the details of the movie on the FilmQuest website. This seems like a maze movie to me.

Then I saw there is another movie called Labyrinth, coming out in January of 2026, also by a Japanese director that is animated. This film is by Shoji Kawamori and seems to be about an alternate world inside your cellphone. A multiverse for you comic book fans. That movie has a trailer:

 

  • Some new music “The Labyrinth”

If you like your music a bit heavier than most this new song might be for you. This song by Black Orchid is from the perspective of the minotaur. I have written about songs with the name labyrinth before: Lost in the Melodies: Exploring the Best Songs Named Labyrinth.

 

  • A tree labyrinth project in Swindon, England

I saw this interesting article about the making of a labyrinth in Lydiard Park that is the called the 80 Oaks Labyrinth. And as you may have guessed it was made by planting 80 oak trees into concentric circles. So this future will grow over time. The labyrinth is a tribute to the soldiers of WW2. This article shows diagrams of the plans and placement.

  • A Labyrinth discovery in Crete ?

If there is one place interesting to find a 4000 year old labyrinth it would be Crete. Archeologists there discovered a circular structure, appearing to be 8 concentric rings during the building of a new airport.

 

  • An underground city in Iran

A saw this video while researching another underground city in Iran. It sure looks like a maze to me, and reminds me of my trip to Maastricht (The Subterranean Maze: Unraveling the Caves of Maastricht).

 

  • The movie Labyrinth is returning to theaters

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Jim Henson movie Labyrinth the movie will return to theaters from January 8th to 11th. It will also be a 4K remastered version. Check your local theaters for showtimes !

 

  • 99 Nights hedge maze solution

When I think of maze video games I think of Minecraft and Pac-Man, but I came across this maze in the game 99 Nights in the Forest and I found myself interested in watching. You can play on crazygames.

 

  • A large straw maze in opened in China

In the Heilongjiang province in China a 13K square-meter maze was built and is now open to the public. It was made from bails of rice straw. Click on the photo in this story to see a quick 10 second flyover.

 

  • A straw maze in Burley, Idaho for Christmas

What do you do with a straw bale maze you had set-up for Halloween ? Leave it up but change the decorations for Christmas seems like a good idea to me. The Lost In Christmas Straw Maze is open in Burley, Idaho on Friday and Saturday nights. Check out this video from KMVT11.

 

  • Myles Garrett is really good at football

Back in 2023, Mapleside Farms, an 100 acre farm located in Brunswick, OH featured a Myles Garrett corn maze. Maybe you’ve heard - he seems to be having a great season this year. While the original maze is gone, it lives on thanks to YouTube, and you can still visit the farm for the holidays!

 

  • Escape Artists Logo

I sat down to watch The Equalizer 3, and I caught the logo for Escape Artists, the production company. The company has been around since 2001 and this was the first time I noticed the logo of a maze of an eye. Very cool logo. And I really like that it is grey walls on a black background. It also has a gradient effect with a brighter center and darker edges. Cool solvable maze.

Escape Artists Logo

Some news is evergreen and can be found in past monthly news posts:

June 2025, July 2025, August 2025 , September 2025 , October 2025 and November 2025

Maze and Labyrinth News - November 2025

I am back again with all the things I found during the month that didn’t quite fit into it’s own blog post, but that I found interesting about mazes and labyrinths. Some news is evergreen and can be found in past monthly news posts:

June 2025, July 2025, August 2025 , September 2025 and October 2025.

  • Andor had a maze symbol logo in Season 2

I finally got around to watching Andor Season 2. I wanted to get ready for anything that might show up in the new movies being made in the Star Wars universe. Well in Episode 8 of the season during the protest scene, the flag being held up by the locals looks like a maze/labyrinth. I took a screen grab of it. The episode was outstanding. One of the best you’ll ever see for a tv show.

Andor flag

  • Popular Science covered the making of corn mazes !

A really nice article by Popular Science detailing how Exploration Farms in Indiana creates their corn maze. Here is a video of one of the farms popular older mazes as we get ready for the final season of the show:

And here is a video about corn mazes being made similar to the article:

  • The Magic Maze Game

Nothing really new or topical about this entry but I wanted to share that as I was waiting for check-in time for my stay in Uruguay I wasted some time at the mall and was happy to find this maze game on the shelf. Apparently in was launched in 2017, and I am not sure if I had seen it before. Sounds like a fast paced game that is good for a group of 4 to play based on the review at board game geek.

Magic Maze Game

  • Michigan State Spartans alternative football helmets

I was watching football while making mazes on October 18th, a typical thing I do. Well I saw the MSU alternative helmets that featured a helmet stripe in the shape of a Greek key (appropriate for a team called the Spartans). I used to have a section on the website of patterns (no longer active) but I included a the pattern in a few mazes over the years because it looks so much like a maze/labyrinth ! The maze is one of 29 available in the The Pattern Boxes Maze Booklet.

  • A great article about Corn mazes as a supplemental business.

I think we all know that corn mazes are a money maker for farmers, but I wanted to highlight this well written article from Midstory about corn maze in Ohio. I learned the top 10 states for farms in the US (take a guess before visiting) and that Agritourism started to spike in 2017. For farmers the tourism season typically lasts about 6 weeks. Any guesses on how much they make during that time on average (check the article to find out).

  • An article about Toronto’s Path system

I have been to Toronto before, in the late Summer when there was great weather and I had no idea there was an underground pathway that linked the city together. Perhaps had I visited on a rainy day or in Winter things would have been different. As someone who has spent most of their life in cold weather cities I really appreciate this connectivity. Described as an underground labyrinth, this is over 30Km of pedestrian tunnels that link the metro to the buildings of the city. The article that alerted me to it is excellent, but some of you might prefer to watch your information:

Happy Maze-ing !

Maze and Labyrinth News - October 2025

I am back again with all the things I found during the month that didn’t quite fit into it’s own blog post, but that I found interesting about mazes and labyrinths. Some news is evergreen and can be found in past monthly news posts:

June 2025, July 2025, August 2025 and September 2025

There are lots of corn mazes to check out this time of year !

  • The Corn Maze of the Year winner was announced by USAToday

Congratulations to the Treworgy Family Orchards Corn Maze which was voted the corn maze of the year for the 4th straight year ! This years version was in the shape of a whale. You can see all of their yearly mazes and plan a trip on their farm website. Located in Levant, Maine, the farm is 9 miles from Bango Airport. To read my original post on the 20 nominees for the award: Vote for the top corn mazes in the country !

  • I found a new maze themed movie poster

If you haven’t seen my blog posts on the best movie posters, I have written 2 posts. Always love to see labyrinth and mazes represented well. Active Measures is a documentary with a circular maze theme:

The 10 Best Maze Themed Movie Posters

More Movie Posters featuring Maze and Labyrinth Artwork

Active Measures movie poster

  • And a new movie banner featuring a maze

Which is not quite a movie poster, but you can find a version similar to this banner I found when I signed up for HBOMAX. Heretic is a recommended horror movie if you are wondering, with Hugh Grant excellent as a weirdo.

Heretic HBOMAX movie banner

  • Travis and Taylor have an engagement themed corn maze in Missouri

I want to give a shout-out to Precision Mazes for capturing the making of this corn maze from above. We need more of these videos ! You can plan your trip to visit the maze at Johnson Farms Plants & Pumpkins in Belton, MO.

  • Clark's Elioak Farm in Maryland

I came across an article about this farm and luckily I clicked on it. They have an “Enchanted Forest Pine Tree Maze” they built in 2009 which was adjusted in 2013 to be “The Enchanted Pine Tree Forest”. So no more maze. Why is it here ? Well it’s one of those interesting roadside attractions that needs to be shared. You can find a short video below, but there are many walking tours online if you want a longer version. Plan a visit on their website, and here is the labyrinth page on the church website that features the labyrinth if you want to plan a visit.

  • A Labrinth in Manitowoc, WI was restored !

I have written about labyrinths to visit in every state of the US. I love to hear when they are restored and put back into regular use like this one at Lakeshore United Methodist Church in Manitowoc, WI ! While this one did not make my list of 8 Labyrinths to visit in Wisconsin, but there are over 100 in the state to choose from ! Here is a video on the labyrinth.

  • Ohio Tourism made a corn maze map !

I don’t know about you, but I think more places should do this ! Here is a link to the Tourism Ohio site where you can find the media release and a drawn kids maze, and here is the tourism page with the information and downloadable link where you can find the 46 corn maze strong map. Great idea to help support local farms !

  • The best laid plans - A personal story

I had a chance to visit some friends for a quick weekend trip in the city I lived in for the majority of my adult life - NYC. I planned to visit the labyrinth in Battery Park and write about it here. But because of construction and incorrect Google Maps hours I was unable to access it. I arrived too early and could not make it back later in the day without missing my flight. So you get a gallery of my almost visit instead. I also got to attend some kids sporting events during my time with friends and some of my mazes were taken to entertain the kids not playing. It seems they were a hit (people love to see mazes of their names) and I inspired my friends son (Will) to build his own maze ! Very cool. I also found a heart maze toy when I was there.

  • Another maze found in the Aldi grocery store

Cheerios box kids maze

Maze and Labyrinth News - September 2025

I am back again with all the things I found during the month that didn’t quite fit into its own blog post, but that I found interesting about mazes and labyrinths. Some news is evergreen and can be found in past posts:

Maze and Labyrinth News - June 2025

Maze and Labyrinth News - July 2025

Maze and Labyrinth News - August 2025

It’s getting to be that time of year when corn mazes become popular !

  • A Grateful Dead Corn Maze in Michigan

If you live near Traverse City, Michigan, Jacob's Farm has a special maze this year for all those Deadheads out there. Plan a trip on their website. What a cool idea for this 10 acre maze.

Jacob's Farm Corn Maze Aerial View Grateful Dead

  • A Master Labyrinth builder from Arizona

I wrote a blog post about maze and labyrinth builders around the world and am always excited to learn about new people in the field. Lars Howlett runs business called Discover Labyrinths through which he has created over 80 labyrinths. The variety of styles is impressive on his homepage. This excellent article is a feature on him and his business. He has his own YouTube channel where you can see some of his work:

  • USAToday Reader’s Choice Awards - Top Corn Mazes

I wrote a blog post featuring the 20 farms that were up for the corn maze of the year. The voting ended on September 8th, but I wanted to re-post about it here because the post contained links to all 20 farms websites where you can plan a trip.

  • An interesting project in Newhaven, East Sussex, UK

When I heard about this art project in Newhaven, I had to get more information to understand what it was. Well I just love this description from the website: “Come and play in the beautiful site-specific, geometric, multi-coloured, mainly wooden, non-screen based, playground/maze/artwork/sculpture thingy, for kids and their adults.” It’s kind of a maze thingy. You know… Here is the Google Map location of the Siding Bistro restaurant where the playground/maze/artwork/sculpture thingy is located.

  • A Pac-Man exhibit in California

I have written about Pac-Man and other similar maze video games before:

Tribute to Pac-Man, the Ultimate Maze Game

THE 12 MOST IMPORTANT RETRO MAZE VIDEO GAMES TO LOSE A DAY WITH

Well it just so happens there is an exhibit celebrating the iconic game in Irvine California to celebrate it’s 45th year (we are getting old). I found it later than I would like since it runs from May 18- September 28 but there is still time to check it out. The artwork was really cool as shown in this video. I made a Pac Man maze many years ago before this site existed, and I constructed it in Excel. You can see it below.

PacMan Maze

  • A Corn Maze Marriage Proposal

This is one heck of a way to execute a marriage proposal. I should say that I was pleased it came from my home state of Ohio. Congratulations to Tim Sullivan and his (now) fiancé Caroline. Here is you article with a great video and pictures of the special day.

  • American History with a corn maze !

Fort Ticonderoga in New York is a historical landmark and tourist attraction that was built by the French in the 1750’s. This year it features a corn maze themed to celebrate the US’s upcoming 250th birthday. You can plan a visit on their website, with the maze information page very helpful.

  • Inflatable Corn Maze ?

It is corn maze season but did you know that you can rent an inflatable corn maze ? I saw this in an article and had to check it out. There are a few different versions you can rent like this inflatable maze, or this one, or even this corn maze. Personally I prefer the real thing, but I see how this could be fun at a backyard event.

  • An Unexpected Labyrinth find in CT

I came across this article about a hike at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Connecticut and really enjoyed the story of stumbling upon the labyrinths that are there. I fell the same way when I find a labyrinth in the wild. I wrote an article 7 Labyrinths to visit in Connecticut and did not include this one. In my defense there are over 70 labyrinths in the state to choose from. You can see a large photo and get more details on this labyrinth at the excellent labyrinth locator website.

  • The Return of the Great Maze in Fargo, ND

I have featured this maze before since it was made of hay bales in the past. This year it is going to break (possibly has already broken) the record for the largest cedar plank maze in the world. Here is the maze website to plan a visit. I updated this post with a view of the plank maze, but also kept the impressive hay bale maze video from the past so you can experience it ! This is the best view I have found of the maze from above !

And if you want to find a maze near you, here is a corn maze locator from mazeplay that might help. This is the largest database I have found online.