13th Floor Haunted House at various locations
Why is the 13th floor absent in so many buildings? What is the terrible secret hidden on the 13th Floor? Is it just superstition? Conspiracy? Or is it something much worse? Guests who make it to the 13th Floor haunted house will be treated to a large variety of special effects, animatronic monsters, detailed sets and gory performers.
You can climb up to The 13th Floor in a few locations, Denver, San Antonio and Phoenix. Each location was built by the largest haunted house franchise in America. They also designed the highly detailed Asylum in Denver, which was selected as one of Discovery Channel’s Top 10 Scariest Attractions. The Asylum and The 13th Floor, are 2 of the Getscared haunted attractions they also run the Undead Haunted House and the Zombieland Haunted House. Plan your visit at www.getscared.com
The Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Philadelphia, PA & The Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City, PA
If You cant' get to Transylvania, then head over to Pennsylvania. There you can find a haunted house double trouble deal. First check into the Bates Motel. It's run by Randy Bates, who might be a direct descendent of Norman Bates.
The Bates Motel at Arasapha Farm features their keystone haunted hayride through an old forest, the Bates Motel haunted house and a huge corn maze. It is one of the biggest haunted house events in America featuring fire and more fire with amazing pyrotechnics alongside the hayride, digital FX, terrifying actors and a great set. Randy Bates said “Each year we try to come up with new features for all three of our attractions. There is always a 'wow' factor built in, and we try to produce great scares with them. One thing that truly makes our place successful is the incredible team we have working year-round to produce the best show we can.”
Even with all the special effects, Bates thinks the scariest thing is when someone comes up behind you and whispers in your ear. He started the hayride in 1991, and in 1996 added the Bates Motel. They began with 30 employees, now over 200 people are needed to keep it going.
If you survive the Bates Motel, head over to The Pennhurst Asylum. It’s located in a real 100-year-old, abandoned mental institute. Just walking into the building itself will instill fear in anyone. The Asylum has been featured on Ghost Adventures and Ghost Hunters. It feels like it is truly haunted. By the way, both attractions are operated by the same owner.
Make your reservations now to check into the Bates Motel, if that drives you mad you may be admitted into The Pennhurst Asylum. www.TheBatesMotel.com and www.pennhurstasylum.com
Headless Horseman Haunted Houses and Hayride in Ulster Park, NY
According to legend, Ichabod Crane has never been seen in Sleepy Hollow after his encounter with the Headless Horseman. Perhaps he was taken to the Historic Haunted Hudson Valley where the Headless Horseman offers a top-of-the-line haunted scream park featuring a massive corn maze, six haunted houses, a haunted hayride and a walk-through side show. You might not see Ichabod, but you might see the Headless Horseman himself. Located in Ulster Park, NY, the property covers over forty-five acres of natural landscape; the perfect setting for the Horseman’s haunting.
This scream park was established by husband and wife Michael and Nancy Jubie, who share a passion for haunted houses. The haunted attractions include: The theatrical Witching Hour Hayride with the Witches that exist in Crow’s Hollow; The Lunar Motel; Glutton's Diner & Slaughter House; Slither’s Pet Shop; Dark Harvest Corn Maze; Night Shade Nursery & Greenhouse; Dr. Dark's Black Spider Sideshow; The Feeding; Dahlia Blood's Manor, and a magic/illusion side show. In addition, there are four food concession stands, and gift shops include Fear Gear, Magic Moon, Scare Ware and Witchy Women.
Just cross the bridge to get out of Sleepy Hallow and head to Ulster Park, NY where the Headless Horseman is waiting. Visit Headlesshorseman.com for more details.
Cutting Edge Haunted House in Dallas Fort Worth, TX
Cutting Edge is located inside an old, really, really long meat packing plant that was built in 1908. The designers used this and its 235,000 square feet to their advantage and incorporated the real meat packing factory equipment left behind from when the plant closed. The meat packing theme is used throughout this haunted house, such as the old equipment, which makes this a truly authentic haunted house.
Cutting Edge Haunted House is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is owned by the same group who operates Thrillvania, which happens to be in the same area. We suggest if you can avoid the dangers of the Cutting Edge, then head over to Thrillvania. Cut to the chase at www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com
13th Gate Haunted House in Baton Rouge, LA:
Do you dare to take the key to open the 13th Gate? If you dare to step through the gate into this Louisiana Haunted House, you realize you are in for a real fright night. The people at Midnight Productions give you 13 frightening indoor & outdoor fright zones to explore. They include, haunted asylums, cellars, a Louisiana swamp slithering with real snakes, a giant beehive, voodoo fire shows on weekends, hidden passages, a prehistoric ice cave, a dragon’s lair and bottomless pits.
Residents of and visitors to Baton Rouge who escape the 13th Gate can cross the street and step into Necropolis 13, a 40,000-sq.- ft., New Orleans-style, zombie-infested cemetery. The Midnight Productions crew keeps the lucky 13 theme going as visitors are sent 13 steps down to an open grave and into dark underground caverns where they must escape up and out into the cemetery!
You’ll love the detail in both Necropolis 13 and the 13th Gate. Forget the Mardi Gras, leave the beads behind and head on over to the 13th Gate. www.13thgate.com
Erebus 4 Story Haunted Attraction in Pontiac, MI
If you’re in Pontiac, Michigan, follow the bloody trail and screams to Erebus, a huge, four-story haunted house run by brothers Ed and Jim Terebus.
The house is named after the Greek mythological character Erebus , who was the Protogenos (primeval god) of darkness, consort of Nyx (Night), and whose dark mists enveloped the edges of the world, and filled the deep hollows of the earth.
The Terebus brothers have taken that myth and brought that horror to you in Erebus Haunted House with their passion for terrifying their customers since the early 1980s. Since Erebus was the primeval god of darkness, son of Chaos, at Erebus Haunted Attraction you’ll see that Chaos can be a real “Mother”. It’s an underworld passage through time into the depths of chaos, where the dead stalk the living. There are things you’ll see that you’ll wish you could unsee.
Erebus Haunted Attraction builds almost all of their own props in-house. Guests' fears are heightened with many of interactive props that they touch, grab or land on. Visit their website www.hauntedpontiac.com
Have you ever dreamt what it’d be like to be in the middle of a scary horror movie? The Darkness will fulfill those nightmares. Haunting St. Louis since 1994, The Darkness located downtown in the Soulard area is one of America’s best haunted houses with Hollywood-quality sets, the latest in special FX, horrific monsters, ghouls and zombies. 
Forget the peaches, Georgia is known for horror! Just ask Rick Grimes since TV’s The Walking Dead is filmed in Georgia. So if you see a realistic zombie strolling the streets, it could be chasing a cast member from The Walking Dead or heading to the NETHERWORLD Haunted House, a haunted attraction that was created by film and television professionals and was used as one of the filming locations for the movie Zombieland.
The feelings at night - are fear and fright, 
No more pencils, no more books. No more janitor’s deadly looks. The Dent Schoolhouse In Dent (near Cincinnati) is a haunted attraction that takes place inside an old schoolhouse that opened in 1894 and has a haunted history. 
If you build it, they will scream. 
Full Moon Productions runs a few haunted attractions and two of their best are the Beast and Edge of Hell. 
Nightmare on the Bayou is situated right next to Houston’s oldest graveyard so visitors tend to get a haunted feeling before they even reach the haunted house. Needless to say, the graveyard is known for paranormal activity. Located in an area that was known as the Buffalo Bayou, many employees and customers claim to have seen real ghosts. Besides the graveyard view of actual tombstones, the haunted house has both indoor and outdoor horror attractions, situated on15,000 square feet of spooky land.