Trip Ideas Holiday Travel Halloween The 25 Scariest Haunted Houses in the U.S. By Cailey Rizzo Cailey Rizzo Instagram Twitter Website Cailey Rizzo is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure. She specializes in reporting on travel, culture, and the arts. She is currently based in Brooklyn. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Published on October 18, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Julienne D. via Yelp In honor of all things spooky and scary, Yelp went through users’ reviews to discover the best places in the country to feel the heebie-jeebies this Halloween season. Using an algorithm based on number of reviews and star rating, Yelp found that, perhaps surprisingly, the sunniest places in the country have some of the best haunted houses. Perhaps, in an effort to make up for a lack of typical autumn weather, southern California has some of the most frightening haunted houses in the country. The first and third places on the list are haunted houses in Burbank and Anaheim, respectively. It probably helps that both are located near the Los Angeles film industry, making for particularly awesome special effects, actors, and sets. Haunted houses in Florida also ranked high on the list. Spots in Miami and Dade City took second and sixth places. If you’re not seeing your favorite place on the list, it may be because Yelp left out haunted houses that are part of larger theme parks or chains. The list also limited selections to two per state to provide geographic diversity. If you’re looking for weekend trip plans ahead of the eeriest day of the year, scroll through to discover the 25 best and most terrifying haunted houses in the country. If you dare. 01 of 25 25. Brighton Asylum Brighton Asylum via Yelp Passaic, New Jersey 02 of 25 24. Nightmare Haunted House Nightmare Haunted House via Yelp Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 03 of 25 23. Fright Factory Haunted House Catherine C. via Yelp; Buckley, Washington 04 of 25 22. Dungeon of Doom Haunted House Nancy L. via Yelp; Dungeon of Doom Haunted House via Yelp Zion, Illinois 05 of 25 21. Trail of Terror Trail of Terror via Yelp Wallingford, Connecticut 06 of 25 20. Bane Haunted House Bane Haunted House via Yelp Livingston, New Jersey 07 of 25 19. Gateway's Haunted Playhouse Don R. via Yelp; Josh G. via Yelp Bellport, New York 08 of 25 18. House of Torment Kevin N. via Yelp; Jessica M. via Yelp Morton Grove, Illinois 09 of 25 17. The Dead End Hayride The Dead End Hayride via Yelp; Kara D. via Yelp Wyoming, Minnesota 10 of 25 16. Netherworld Haunted House Kristopha H. via Yelp; Cipriano M. via Yelp Stone Mountain, Georgia 11 of 25 15. Darkside Haunted House Darkside Haunted House via Yelp; Josh G. via Yelp Wading River, New York 12 of 25 14. Laurels House of Horror Mister F. via Yelp Laurel, Maryland 13 of 25 13. Hotel of Horror Hotel of Horror via Yelp Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania 14 of 25 12. Ocean City Screams Haunted House Ocean City Screams Haunted House via Yelp Ocean City, Maryland 15 of 25 11. Reaper's Revenge Haunted Attraction Cipriano M. via Yelp; Stranton, Pennsylvania 16 of 25 10. Fright Kingdom Fright Kingdom via Yelp Nashua, New Hampshire 17 of 25 9. Dark Hour Haunted House Prince H. via Yelp Plano, Texas 18 of 25 8. Scream Hollow Wicked Hallow Norm G. via Yelp Sithville, Texas 19 of 25 7. 13th Gate Haunted House Steve l. via Yelp Baton Rouge, Lousiana 20 of 25 6. Scream-A-Geddon Emilio E. via Yelp; Danielle M. via Yelp Dade City, Florida 21 of 25 5. Shocktober Shocktober via Yelp Leesburg, Virginia 22 of 25 4. Mysterious Mansion Brandy Q. via Yelp; Zewditu via Yelp Gatilinburg, Tennessee 23 of 25 3. Mable's 6 Feet Under Carolyn C. via Yelp Anaheim, California 24 of 25 2. Paranoia Miamia Lexus P. via Yelp; Jorge Z. via Yelp Miami, Florida 25 of 25 1. The Backwoods Maze Julienne D. via Yelp Burbank, California Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit