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Illinois Top Haunt: Pekin Haunt A Zombie Battle + A Mind-Blowing Corn maze = Endless Fright and Fun! Top haunt for central Illinois is Pekin Haunt, which offers guests a chance to fire paintballs at “real-live zombies!” Guests pile into a double-decker Battle Wagon outfitted with 20 paintball guns, and blast their way through an onslaught of the undead, leaving a trail of carnage in their wake. After the adrenaline rush of a zombie ambush, guests are herded into a dizzying corn maze where they are lucky to make it out with their minds unscathed. Pekin Haunt is in its seventh… Read more »

Michigan Top Haunt: Hush Haunted Attraction Discover HUSH Fall’s secret… if you dare In 1781, the peaceful community of HUSH Falls was founded by the HUSH Corporation in what is now known as Westland, Michigan. Unbeknownst to the locals, the organization’s research into local voodoo superstitions was to soon take them into complete ruin… and a long-lasting legacy of terror. This Halloween season, visitors can explore the city’s devastation within the spirit-infested town cemetery, the top-secret HUSH facility in the underground catacombs, and come face-to-face with the evil that made HUSH Falls pay the ultimate price. With a cast of frightful ghouls… Read more »

Iowa Top Haunt: Circle of Ash We All Fall Down! Forget the theme park, try the Scream Park! Opening Friday, Sept. 28th at 8pm, Circle of Ash is a must for all those haunted house fanatics. Many say this is a place that will strike genuine fear in you and leaving you wanting to more. This haunted attraction is located in a dark and desolate forest where all sorts of sinister things lurk. If you think you’re brave and quick enough to elude the creepy creatures that haunt the cold nights, then we dare you to enter. Prices range from general starting at… Read more »

Kentucky Top Haunt: The Haunted Hotel You may never check out. The Haunted Hotel is the longest continuous running haunted attraction in Kentucky. It’s like the worst nightmare you’ve ever had, except you were never asleep. With bloody walls, being chased with chainsaws, and not knowing who or what will pop out around the corner, this hotel is not for the faint of heart. People come from hours away to enjoy this creepy haunt. With very realistic actors and convincing sets, you’ll be wanting to come back!  Be aware that the attraction actors will touch you, this for sure will make the… Read more »

Washington Top Haunt: Nile Nightmares Haunted House New for 2018, test your smarts in their 5-minute escape room. The Nile Nightmare Haunted House in Mountlake, Washington is one of the most popular and highly awarded haunted attractions in the state.  Featuring six terrifying attractions, the Nile Nightmare Haunted House is guaranteed to hit on even the most discerning horror fan’s fears.  The haunt encourages a marathon experience and recommends hitting all attractions in sequence. The Curse of the Nile featuring a demonic Pharaoh, then onto the Ballinger Asylum which if you survive takes you through the dreadful Ballinger Cemetery.  Infernum puts you… Read more »

Arizona Top Haunt: Sanctum of Horror A Haunted Tale of Violence Sanctum of Horror has been thrilling guests in the East Valley for the last 7 years. Visitors come from as far away as Tucson to experience the intensity of this haunt. One guest said, “If you live on Mars, take the 33-year journey and give this place a visit.” While traversing this haunt, you will find yourself reliving the dark and twisted tale of Lenore. You’ll wind your way through the memories of a young girl whose tortured soul is confined within the walls, forcing you to relive the violence that… Read more »

Tennessee Top Haunt: Dead Man’s Farm Come down to the farm and get buried alive. Dead Man’s Farm outside Knoxville, Tennessee features some of the most unique haunted attraction experiences ever.  Think you have what it takes to experience a taste of the afterlife?  Look no further than the Buried Alive attraction in which you are laid to rest in a coffin and the lid is closed shut!  The Bludgeon House is an hour long trek that brings to life some of the most disturbing horror abominations that one must actually see to believe, which can include a full contact option for… Read more »

Texas Top Haunt: House of Torment The Lone Star State doesn’t mess around! House of Torment in Austin, Texas is one of the best-reviewed horror attractions in the country with accolades and killer reviews from sites such as ABC News, the Travel Channel, USA Today, MSN, and Fangoria Magazine.  Boasting Hollywood-quality horror sets, the House of Torment features three unique and terrifying horror attractions.  The Blackthorne Penitentiary offers up an abandoned prison wing that’s subject to a deadly virus outbreak of grotesque proportions.  Darkest Dreams is an exercise in pure unrelenting fear that will challenge everyone’s phobias to the absolute max. … Read more »

Virginia Top Haunt: Red Vein Haunted House One of the best storylines in the country! While the majority of the haunted horror attractions base themselves in special effects and horror film reproductions, the Red Vein Haunted House in Ashland, Virginia refuses to take such a path.  Steeped darkly in myth and twisted legends, the Red Vein brings visitors the darker side of witchcraft gone astray.   The land on which the park sits is said to be haunted by a demon named Redvyn who prowls on the cursed land looking for children as well as escaped asylum patients.  With two indoor haunted… Read more »

Alabama Top Haunt: Atrox Factory Are you insane enough? Our 2018 winner for the state of Alabama climbs to the top spot after a 3rd place finish last year. ATROX Factory in Leeds touts itself as the largest haunted attraction in the southeast, with “50,000 square feet of mind-numbing terror and over ¼ mile of twisted hallways and shocking surprises!” A couple new features for 2018 are what put this scare-fest in the top spot: The Altered State 4D experience, where guests are literally strapped in and cannot escape once they enter.  Not for the faint of heart!  Not recommended for anyone… Read more »

South Dakota Top Haunt: Fear Asylum Don’t be scared. Some people make it out. The largest and most visited haunted horror attraction in the Dakotas, The Fear Asylum is not an attraction for children or even some matured teenagers.  Boasting some of the most extravagantly decorated set pieces and ghouls, many visitors claim that once they enter the Asylum it’s like they are stepping foot into a real-life horror film!  Owner Guy Burdick micromanages the haunted attraction with such dedicated detail to originality that different scares within the Asylum are constantly being changed to guarantee that a scare almost never happens… Read more »

Utah Top Haunt: Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus As if a circus isn’t scary enough, here’s a haunted one. Strangling Brothers ……..where the lights go out and the freaks come out!  Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, The Strangling Brothers haunted circus horror attraction offers thrillseekers a maddening descent into the sadistic side of the carnival-style world.  Dark twists and turns through bizarre and gory tunnels, the Strangling Brothers does not disappoint in scares.  To ratchet up the intensity, the Tunnel of Foam offers ninety feet of terrifying clowns of twisted demonic shapes, and comes with a dual warning of possibly getting wet as well… Read more »