Have plans for Halloween? Love to be scared, scare someone else or delight in watching others wet themselves in fright?
If so, this is the post for you. Compiled here are the 13 best American haunted houses, and each has its own specialties in gore and fear. These 13 are sure to terrify even the most seasoned haunted house goer. So, if you’ve got a plight for fright, check out one or more of these locations to ensure a positively hair-raising October.
This list is composed of a number of attractions ranging from professional haunted houses to hayrides to a steamboat. Yes, a steamboat. But each one is unique and offers something for anyone who is looking for a good scare. Counting backwards, let's start with number 13.
13. Haunted Overload - Exeter, New Hampshire
The number 13 haunted house is a haunted house that rivals any professional haunted house out there. The elaboration in detail is said to be uncanny and really gives this place a worthy reputation, not to mention the fact that half the proceeds are donated to help the animals of the New Hampshire SPCA. Expect a lot of chainsaws, lots of actors in costumes and fog that makes it virtually impossible to see what's gonna get you next. (Halloween)
12. USS Nightmare - Newport, Kentucky
Following the story of an ill-fated crew of sailors, this haunted house is set upon a real river steamboat. Every quarter in the ship has its own haunted scene whether you are in the captain's quarters, the mess hall or what appears to be a room full of torture devices. Be prepared for a lot of scary looking baby dolls strewn about the boat as well. Even more frightening than the decorations is the knowledge that once you enter this boat, you've only have two ways out...the entrance plank or the icy ocean. (Halloween)
11. Asylum & Hotel Fear - Las Vegas, Nevada
Next up is a haunted house with an equally odd location: semi-truck trailers. Being that space is scarce and expensive in Las Vegas, the owners of this haunted house resorted to taking old semi-trucks and turning them into haunted houses. An interesting and ingenious use of resources I'd say! There are two different attractions: the Asylum and Hotel Fear. Both of which get the terrifying job done. The main component working well here is the compact space, which makes house goers uneasy and anxious with the knowledge that someone or something may be very, very close. (Halloween)
10. Seven Floors of Hell - Cleveland, Ohio
Coming in at number 10 is the Seven Floors of Hell. The name alone will send shivers up your spine, yeah? The structure is massive and actually includes, as the name suggests, seven different haunted houses. It is said to be the longest linear walkthrough of any haunted house. With a 1 million dollar budget, you can bet this haunted house is going to be fancy. The seven haunted houses have, among others, a haunted cemetery, Cellblock 13 (full of dead inmates), the bloody Butchers Block, and, of course, a haunted circus. So you're pretty much going to get every scary thing ever in this one place. Enjoy! (Halloween)
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hey nathalia
cant wait to go to the haunted house with you :) ♥
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DEAD ACRES
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UNLIKE MANY HAUNTED HOUSE DEAD ACRES / HAUNTED HOOCHIE ( REFUSES ) TO IMITATE.... THEY COME UP WITH ORIGINAL STUFF ( ONLY TO BE COPIED BY OTHERS AT A LATER DATE ) " I WONT SAY ANY NAMES " SO, GET WITH IT - WAKE THE HELL UP - AND OPEN YER FRICKIN EYES CORRECT THE MISTAKE WITH THE PICTURE AND PUT DEAD ACRES WHERE THEY BELONG. DEAD ACRES / HAUNTED HOOCHIE IS AND HAS BEEN THE ( BEST ) IN OHIO FOR ( MANY ) YEARS.....( WAKE UP )
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TError behind walls
I thought that the eastern state penetentiary was pretty good. But unlike som eidoots that posted i went during the night!!!! Who the hell goes during the day, idiot. And give the guy who wrote the list a break.
HAHAHA #1??
soo i was reading this list of places and i was like umm ok these places look pretty cool based upon what i'm reading right now...little did i know i was going to stumble on to the #1 scariest place being Nightmare in New York. What a joke!!!...i'm not too easy to scare but i believe i was seriously laughing throughout the entire thing...it was terrible...the best part about the entire thing was the bar with the tv projection playing saw 2 before we went in. it's really not good at all...maybe for little kids...but i believe you have to be 18 to get in i think??? which just sucks for whoever goes in
Terror Behind the Walls
I went about 4 years ago. Even though I am very hard to scare because I am stubborn and I know if they touch me I will TOUCH back. This place was not so bad. It was a little scary but I think it was just the fact that we were in a prison where I am almost sure that some messed up torture events must have happened back in the day.
DARKNESS rank 3?
ok let me say from experience of attending the darkness 3 years in a row that it does not live the HYPE. frist of all, the animation is garbage do to dumb AI. Second, the actors or terrible. They don't take good actors due to the fact they choose random people from highschool that I went to!!! The actors performances was terrible just for saying boo! wow thats real creepy. The only good thing about the darkness was when you get chased by a maniac with a chainsaw. it was pretty hot. but they removed that from the scare show which was the only thing worth money so darkness is really low rated. Last, the barely change the set up from previous years. They just add like one or two new animations that are really sorry & will only scare children. So yea, use your money wisely if you plan to go to this place that charges 15 dollars!
not worth the money trust me.
#1 stunk like #2
Nightmares: Face Your Fears was THE WORST haunt I've ever seen, and I speak with authority, since I've been to half on this list, plus close to a hundred other haunts across the states, plus a few in Canada. Granted, I only attended the Manhattan venue, so the rest... who knows.
I almost feel guilty saying it, because I got love for anyone with a love for haunting. But that place stunk up the joint.
One thing i give them credit for, caught me off guard... some of their staff act like regular patrons, get pulled into some scenes and killed.
Oh, one last thing... I'm AMAZED they got cleared by the FDNY. Place is a deathtrap waiting to happen.
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that was hair raising facts.
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