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Indiana Top Haunt: Indy Scream Park Six Attractions For The Price Of One Last year’s runner up, the Indy Scream Park in Anderson has been voted one of America’s best haunts by both local and national sources and its reputation is deserved. Prepare to spend some time here – and to leave exhausted and emotionally shattered. The park has six attractions for one price. The newest for 2016 is Pandemic along with a redesigned Zombieland Apocalypse. The others include Rage 3D, Brickmore Asylum, and Backwoods. There’s also a Monster Midway when you need to take a breather and grab some food and… Read more »

Wyoming Top Haunt: Nightmare on 17th St Sweet Dreams Are Not Made Of These For the second year in a row, Nightmare on 17th Street takes the top haunt for Wyoming. Spawned in 1989 by members of an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, the Knights of Pythias, the attraction terrifies 2,500 to 3,000 victims every year. Featuring 15 scenes so shocking, you’ll have to leave pregnant women and young children at home. And on one exceedingly creepy night, guests are welcome to wander the haunted halls in complete darkness. FrightFind It: Nightmare on 17th St in Cheyenne, WY See all our Haunted Houses in… Read more »

Wisconsin Top Haunt: Wisconsin Fear Grounds Want to go camping? Last year’s runner up is this year’s penultimate paranormal attraction for the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Fear Grounds features THREE haunted houses in one! “Twisted” promises to torment you until you lose your sanity; “Unstable” occupies both indoor and outdoor space, giving the illusion that there is nowhere to hide; and “Zaszu” offers a challenge to escape in under 5 minutes before having your soul consumed by evil! Wisconsin Fear Grounds offers yet another unrivaled experience with Night Terrors: 13 hours of fear! – a unique opportunity to camp overnight, to… Read more »

West Virginia Top Haunt: The Asylum Haunted House Presents MALICE The Doctor Will See You Now For the second year running, The Asylum Haunted House has claimed the top haunt for West Virginia. “In the halls of what once was the area’s most reputable hospital, a demented doctor has brought his patients’ nightmares to life,” their website claims. The Asylum Haunted House “MALICE” is located at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, previously known as Weston State Hospital. In the 1800’s the hospital housed some of the state’s most delusional and deranged patients. These damaged souls continue to serve the doctor who entrapped… Read more »

Vermont Top Haunt:TerroRealm Come On In, If You Dare For the second year in a row, TerroRealm has been named a Top Haunted House in all of Vermont, and according to their website. Frightened visitors will enter the Dementia Asylum, from which they may never return… There are rumors of a supposed staff member who locked every inhabitant of the facility inside – doctors, nurses, and patients alike – and a deranged doctor who performed bizarre medical experiments on them. “Although the old asylum is now abandoned, those who dare go near the old asylum hear screams of torture and madness… Read more »

Pennsylvania Top Haunt: Pennhurst Asylum Dark Underground Tunnels? Yes Please! Also a previous winner, this extremely controversial haunted attraction’s dark history—along with management’s high standards of actors, makeup, CGI effects, animatronics, and attention to detail—makes for a profoundly horrifying experience. A combo pass will take you through Pennhurst Asylum, Dungeon of Lost Souls, and the Tunnel Terror, which runs underneath the grounds of the former state school, formerly known as Pennhurst Home for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic. That’s right, the attraction was once an actual mental health facility, and not a nice one. Since it was shut down in 1987… Read more »

South Carolina Top Haunt: Nightmare Dungeon Zombies, Ghosts, and Psychopaths. Oh My! Winning again this year, we have Greenville’s own Nightmare Dungeon. Thought to be legitimately haunted, the 110 year old two-story farmhouse hosts four discrete spine-tingling attractions. The place is loaded with inventive characters, each of whom seems to want nothing more than to gobble you up, sometimes immediately, sometimes with refrigeration in mind. Be prepared, these folks are truly dedicated to the art of scaring. FrightFind It: Nightmare Dungeon in Greenville, SC More Top Haunts in South Carolina Deceased Farm Not for children under 12. Must be good! Kreepy Hollow So… Read more »

Rhode Island Top Haunt: Field of Screams Try and compose yourself, then aim for the decomposing. Why change a good thing? Also featured on last year’s list, Field of Screams offers three classic haunt experiences for the price of one. With a dungeon crawl, a haunted hayride, and the clown themed Cirque de Souls, you’re guaranteed to tap into one of your deep-seeded fears. They also have one of the coolest zombie paintball courses we’ve seen. Board a 30 foot, 5 ton military truck with mounted paintball guns and ward off the undead horde before you and your peers get overrun…. Read more »

Oregon Top Haunt: House of Shadows They Really Know How To Grab Your Attention Located in Gresham—just 15 miles out from Portland—this haunted house is very R-rated. All seven attractions, a few of which we can’t even name, are full-contact and based on some awesomely taboo themes. This haunt is physically charged and recommended for the most seasoned of haunt-goers. Expect to be really, really freaked out—especially if you don’t like small spaces. FrightFind It: House of Shadows in Gresham, OR More Top Haunts in Oregon 13Th Door Oregon’s icon of fear. Highly detailed sets, well trained actors, and awesome animatronics keep… Read more »

Oklahoma Top Haunt: The 13th Ward The Doctor Will See You Now Near Tulsa, The 13th Ward is a Broken Arrow gem. Themed as a medical rehabilitation facility for the country’s most violent and dangerous criminals, this haunted house pushes the trope’s boundaries and horrifies its patrons in unexpected ways. The House even donates a portion of its proceeds to the River Wallace Luck Benefit fund and The American Cancer Society. Pure terror has never felt so good! FrightFind It: The 13th Ward in Arrow, OK More Top Haunts in Oklahoma Dead Woods Trail of Fear This isn’t just a top notch… Read more »

Ohio Top Haunt: Dent Schoolhouse Don’t Be Late For Class! A past winner with Fright Find as well as many other major publications, Dent Schoolhouse in Cincinatti, Ohio is widely considered one of the scariest haunted houses in the country. The Dent crew has some of the highest standards of acting, makeup, set design, and storytelling in the business. In fact, the legend that surrounds the 1800’s schoolhouse alone is enough to get your heart pounding—think missing (murdered) children and a homicidal Freddy Krueger-esque janitor. Hit this attraction and you’ll long for the days when your worst school-related nightmares were about forgetting… Read more »

North Dakota Top Haunt: Acres of Terror If They Build It, You will Scream Located in Leonard, North Dakota, this haunted attraction has a whole lot of personality. You’ll scream, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll scream some more. Walk through the woods, the corn field, and old Leonard High School to meet some incredibly developed, zany, oh-so-spooky characters. Then, immediately turn tail and run far away from them. FrightFind It: Acres of Terror in Leonard, ND More Top Haunts in North Dakota Crypt At Jacobs Manor This is a FREE haunt! As long as you show up with some canned food for the… Read more »

Florida Top Haunt: Enigma Haunt Death Is Always An Option Located in Boca Raton, Enigma Haunt has three new indoor attractions for 2016: Pandemic, Into Oblivion, and Realms of Terror. Each is a full-blown madhouse of twisted imagination with impressive realism and attention to grisly detail. Spread over two floors and 19,000-square-feet, it takes more than an hour to tour the entire facility and endure all three attractions. But much longer to recover. But as they at Enigma Haunt, “death is always an option.” FrightFind It: Enigma Haunt in Boca Raton, FL More Top Haunts in Florida Dragon Unborn – Haunted Trail An… Read more »

Delaware Top Haunt: Frightland 20 Years of Screams Now in its 20th year, Frightland is made up of several different attractions including The Attic, Zombie Prison, Idalia Manor, Ghost Town, and others. There’s also a two-mile haunted hayride and a full amusement park with rides making this a great choice for those who like variety and want hours of scary fun. Located in Middletown, Frightland has been named a “Scariest Haunted Attraction” by the Huffington Post and the Travel Channel. The attraction also donates part of their profits to support the Leukemia Foundation of Delaware, so you’re putting your screams to good… Read more »

Connecticut Top Haunt: Creeperum Do You Have The Guts? They Want To Know. Creepy is right. Located in Hamden and advertised as an “emporium of the bizarre,” Creeperum delivers a sensory overload of chills and horror. This warehouse attraction features a maze of corridors and rooms filled with optical illusions and a cast of horrific creatures from the lab of demented inventor and occultist Nikola H.P. Crowley. And he’s one twisted doctor indeed. Not recommended for kids under 10. And that’s probably pushing it. FrightFind It: Creeperum in Hamden, CT More Top Haunts in Connecticut Dark Manor Haunted House Are you brave… Read more »