Haunted House Attractions, complete with terrifying sets, creepy animatronics, ghoulish costumed actors and horrifying special effects, offer Halloween thrill seekers an array of very scary experiences in unique settings, some with actual documented haunted histories. Seasonal schedules vary from beginning shortly after Labor Day in September to limited schedules closer to Halloween. For a fright-filled getaway or day trip, here are some of the most unusual Halloween haunted house attractions in the Southeast U.S.
Note: These attractions are really scary and far too intense for younger family members.
Note: These attractions are really scary and far too intense for younger family members.
Netherworld
Norcross, Georgia in the Atlanta Metropolitan AreaConsistently rated the top or one of the top haunted Halloween attractions in the U.S., Netherworld offers a dark, walk-through experience, featuring two floors of movie quality sets and special effects brought to horrifying life by unique animatronics and a cast of talented actors.
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Kersey Valley Spookywoods
High Point, North Carolina (near Greensboro)North Carolina's largest haunted Halloween attraction offers several ways to scare yourself silly, including Spookywoods Maze, a haunted tram ride and cornfield, a haunted house and fun house, and a Halloween zip line tour through spooky laser effects above Spookywoods. During the daytime, there are activities for all ages.
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The 13th Gate
Baton Rouge, LouisianaThirteen themed areas offer realistic, highly interactive terrifying fun at The 13th Gate in downtown Baton Rouge. The experience, consistently ranked as one of the top haunted attractions in the nation, includes a hellevator ride, a crawl through a crematory oven, dark and menacing underground tunnels and so much more to scare you out of your wits. (Necropolis 13, a haunted New Orleans style cemetery complete with underground catacombs, is an additional haunted attraction, new in 2011 and located across the street from The 13th Gate.)
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Dungeon of Horrors at the Former West Virginia Penitentiary
Moundsville, West Virginia near WheelingSome believe the former West Virginia Penitentiary is one of the most haunted places in America, while others simply recoil at its infamous history of horrors, which included executions by hanging and electrocution, murder and mayhem, and documented torture and torment by cruel inventions such as Kicking Jenny, the Shoo-Fly, and the foreboding Prison Pet. During the Halloween season, the building is transformed into a Dungeon of Horrors, scaring the daylights out of seasonal thrill seekers with prison-themed ghosts and goblins, the experience of being locked in a cell and real (yes, real) casket rides.
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The Mortuary Haunted House
New Orleans, LouisianaSituated in the heart of the New Orleans Cemetery District, this Victorian mansion, a former mortuary, has been documented by paranormal investigators as a place of heightened paranormal activity and is considered by many in the field to be one of the most haunted places in America. Throughout the year, regularly scheduled haunted tours take place; and, at Halloween, the fright factor steps up several notches when the mansion is transformed into one of America's scariest haunted house attractions. If the resident vampires don't get you, you can even give blood on location during scheduled blood drive days.
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The Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Louisville, KentuckyOne of many haunted house attractions in the Louisville, Kentucky area, this former hospital offers paranormal tours and attracts paranormal investigators year round because of its haunted history. During the Halloween season, the massive gothic style building becomes one of the most popular haunted house attractions in the region. Related Articles and Information:
USS Nightmare
Newport, KentuckyStep aboard this haunted steamboat, known by its past crew as the Death Dredge, and creep through the ship's quarters and corridors, home to ghostly river spirits who are just waiting for you to enter the nightmare located on the Newport, Kentucky waterfront.
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Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern
Chattanooga, TennesseeRuby Falls offers above and below ground (way below ground...in fact 260 feet underground) spooky fun for those brave enough to descend the Helevator, where virus mutated Infectids, Carrions, Scourges and Sliders await their latest crop of victims.
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SpookyWorld
Max Meadows, VirginiaReportedly really haunted, the antebellum Major Graham Mansion is a premier annual Halloween attraction in southwestern Virginia. In addition to the haunted mansion house, this eerie attraction includes a Bloody Barn, Spooky Trail, Kids' Krypt, gruesome General Store and freaky food vendors.
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