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South Dakota Top Haunt: Terror in the Dark South Dakota’s Largest Haunted House If you are freaked out by the true tales of creepy clowns wreaking havoc on cities and towns across the country, then prepare to be petrified by South Dakota’s largest haunted house: Terror in the Dark, with live actors dressed as demented clowns. Scary as it may be to many, the attraction is considered “safe” and “fun” according to their Facebook page, though young children will not be permitted. Proceeds benefit various charities and youth groups. The attraction features a 12,000 square foot haunted house, including a maze… Read more »

Tennessee Top Haunt: The 13th Realm You Will Get Your Monies Worth, If You Can Last Featuring live actors and a very serious warning, the 13th Realm takes the top spot for Tennessee. The haunt takes 30 to 45 minutes to traverse and is mostly outdoors, but features live cast members within tight tunnels and narrows corridors, “intense audio, lighting… moving floors, special effects… and an overall physically demanding environment…”  While children are allowed, no refunds are issued to those who are forced to flee. The attraction includes a Minions Lair, which they claim is a great place to hang out… Read more »

Texas Top Haunt:Cutting Edge The Longest Adrenaline Rush Money Can Buy One of the largest haunted houses in the United States, Cutting Edge is located within a 235,000 square foot multi-level warehouse. The attraction features a haunted maze with live actors and in the fine print boasts that patrons will “receive ELECTRICAL SHOCKS.” Guests will get covered in bubbles and foam from head to toe, so be prepared to be cold and wet when you leave. Cutting Edge is “the longest adrenaline rush money can buy,” according to the Denton Record Chronicle. It better be, for the cost of admission… Read more »

Utah Top Haunt: Nightmare on 13th Going Strong Since 1990 Nightmare on 13th was once featured as one of The Travel Channel’s scariest attractions in the United States. It has been in operation since 1990 and continues to terrorize throngs of patrons with new nightmarish themes year after year. They spare no expense in creating the most realistic reenactments from your favorite Halloween classics. Its 36,000 square feet feature the  grotesque half-humans of The Hills Have Eyes, who compete with the Freddie himself in this scream-inducing house of all too familiar horrors. FrightFind It: Nightmare on 13th in Salt Lake City, UT More… Read more »

Virginia Top Haunt:Mad Haunter’s Madhouse Make Yourself Comfortable, You May Never Leave Madhaunters Madhouse has been terrorizing tourists since 2013, but this year’s new location is within the walls of the Old Lorton Workhouse Prison. While the prison is no longer housing inmates, the institution is be open to the public until Halloween, and Madhouse visitors can traverse the maze of homicidal history in under 30 minutes. The website claims that the attraction will bring “nightmares for those brave enough to enter,” and warns that inmates – I mean, visitors – may be showered with various liquids throughout the malefic… Read more »

Roughly 20 miles south and east of Washington’s capital city of Olympia sits the old mill town of Bucoda. In the best way, this a town of yesteryear. Population 562 with hundreds of stories to tell around the campfire, town hall, or in one of several purported haunted spots around town. Whether it be the park, where tales are told of flaming trees; or near the site of the former first Washington Territorial prison that has stories of apparitions of former inmates; or the site of the Scary-Nights Haunted House located in the old 1939 high school gym. Bucoda is clearly a perfect place to… Read more »

Haunted, not hellish If your idea of a haunted house is having to take a Valium to keep your heart from bursting through your chest, then this is NOT the haunted house for you. Chad Heck created Heck’s Haunted House in 2014 as an alternative to the ultra frightening Halloween attractions that were not suitable for younger children. Why? Because Halloween is still about the kids. “It’s called a haunted house because it’s a kid friendly haunt,” Heck said. “It was made for the community kids who enjoy Halloween [to] have a safe environment to get candy and food and more.” The… Read more »

Thank God It’s October October begins on a Saturday this year. That means we get 5 weekends of October! Many haunted attractions are opening this weekend and will have a good full month of Octoberific scares across the US. Here’s a few things going on across the states that might be up your alley. The whole town is damned in Bucoda, Washington The town of Bucoda was originally named Seatco, which means “evil spirit” or “devil.” You can see why they changed the name to Bucoda. The jail has quite the history of paranormal activity, but the real party in… Read more »

Thanks to the thousands of people who entered the AtmosFX Halloween Sweepstakes. One lucky person was randomly selected to win over $1000 in digital decorations from AtmosFX. 10 second prize winners are the lucky recipients of the Ghostly Apparitions Collection. Winners will be contacted via Facebook. AtmosFX “Just in Time for Halloween” Grand Prize Winner The winner of AtmosFX Holiday Digital Decorating Kit, and the AtmosFEARfx and AtmosCHEERfx digital catalogs valued at over $1000 is Quinten Marcel of Floresville, Texas. Congratulations Quinten! AtmosFX “Just in Time for Halloween” Second Prize Winners 10 second prize winners receive a digital download  of the… Read more »

You have an amazing haunt. You have an amazing website that’s all about your amazing haunt. So why aren’t you getting a flood of visitors to your haunted house? The answer may be as simple as people searching for you can’t find you. Granted, the fever pitch for all things scary and haunted is in October, but all year long there are plenty of tourists looking for a good spook. The key is to make sure your website or haunt is easy for them to find. With travels apps and smartphones being the main way visitors are searching for things… Read more »

What is Annabelle up to now? James Wan (The Conjuring and Annabelle) is back, although not directing, with some more “Let’s play with dolls” fun. David F. Sandberg (Director of Lights Out) is taking the reigns this time around with Annabelle 2.  The teaser shows Mirando Otto (Lord of the Rings) rudely interrupting a child and her favorite doll’s tea party. Bone’s start cracking, crosses come out, and we are off to the races. Is that the Bible under her arm or a copy of Moby Dick? Either way, she looks prepared. Annabelle 2 Release Date Annabelle 2 opens next spring on… Read more »

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. Eligibility: This Campaign is open only to those who sign up at the FrightFind Facebook page and who are 18 as of the date of entry. The Campaign is only open to legal residents of the United States of America, and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of FrightFind, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (collectively the “Employees”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to participate in the… Read more »

5 Simple Ways to Help Your Haunt Get Found Online You have an amazing old house, there’s a ghost that bumps around in the night and scares the hell out of your guests, and you have a website set up to attract people to your haunt. But for some reason, no one ever visits your website. Worse yet, when you try searching on Google, your haunt is nowhere to be found. What do you do? Without getting too deep into search engine optimization (SEO) or pay per click advertising, there are a few easy things you can do help your site get… Read more »

Win Over $1,000 in Halloween & Holiday Digital Decorations from AtmosFX in FrightFind’s Just in Time for Halloween Sweepstakes Win the entire AtmosFX Digital Decorations catalog plus the AtmosFX Holiday Digital Decorating Kit. This includes a projector, tripod, remote, projection material and 14 pre-loaded scenes. Valued at over $1,000 in digital decorations for both Halloween and Christmas, this is a must have for any home haunter or Halloween enthusiast. Details on entry and prizes below. Enter more contests with FrightFind here. How to Enter CONTEST HAS ENDED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT ENTERED. WINNERS ARE DISPLAYED HERE >> Go to Facebook… Read more »

The Conjuring’s Real Life Investigators: Ed and Lorraine Warren In the cold winter of 1970, the Perron family purchased a 200-acre country farmhouse in Rhode Island where they planned to raise their five daughters. But things didn’t work out that way. Instead of living there for decades, the Perrons were driven away from their home and property in less than 10 years. The Conjuring movie tells the tale of the Perron family as reported by the paranormal investigators who were called in to investigate the hauntings. Background on the Warrens The Warrens formed the New England Society for Psychic Research (N.E.S.P.R.) in… Read more »