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Haunted Attraction Magazine’s 25 Must See Haunts Announced

September 22nd, 2009

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Haunted Attraction Magazine and its contributors have traveled across the country visiting haunted attractions and have interviewed haunted house owners about their favorite haunts. We think it’s too difficult to say that one haunt is better than another—after all, each haunt has its own style, pace, and thematic approach. So instead of declaring the haunts we like as the “best,” we’re featuring 25 Haunts that we think provide incredible haunting entertainment, unique events, and fantastic fun. We all have different opinions about what we like in a haunt: some like mood, others like gore; some prefer state-of-the-art animatronics, while others love actors. But we all know that the best measure of success lies in whether or not your customers scream. So, after much research and debate, we now present the 25 Must See Haunts for 2009.

  1. Shocktoberfest, Reading, PA
  2. Terror Behind the Walls, Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA
  3. The 13th Gate, Baton Rouge, LA
  4. Erebus, Pontiac, MI
  5. Wisconsin Feargrounds, Waukesha, WI
  6. Dead Acres, Pataskala, OH
  7. Fear Itself, Mishawaka, IN
  8. The ScareHouse, Pittsburgh, PA
  9. Hobb’s Grove, Sanger, CA
  10. Nightmare New England and SpookyWorld, Litchfield, NH
  11. Thrillvania, Terrell, TX
  12. The House of Shock Horror Show, Jefferson, LA
  13. The Dent SchoolHouse, Cincinnati, OH
  14. Terror Town, Toledo, OH
  15. The Fear Haunted House at Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
  16. 7 Floors of Hell, Cleveland, OH
  17. Woods of Terror on Church Street, Greensboro, NC
  18. Ghostly Manor, Sandusky, OH
  19. The Haunted Hotel, Louisville, KY
  20. CHAOS, Kennedale, TX
  21. Reindeer Manor, Red Oak, TX
  22. Farmaggedon, Near Formby & Ormskirk, Northwest United Kingdom
  23. Shipwreck Halloween at the Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
  24. Hacker House, Pilot Mountain, NC
  25. Necropolis: City of Perpetual Darkness, Indianapolis, IN

Keep an eye out for Issue #52 to read more about these Haunts!

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  • Awesome list. I agree on many of the ones I visited.

    Looking forward to having you on RFR to discuss why they were chosen.

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    Jonathan
    Rotting Flesh Radio
    http://rfrpodcast.com

    Jonathan (September 23, 2009 at 3:05 am)

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  • California has some great haunts, but Shipwreck at the Queen Mary is NOT one of them. It started out pretty good, but it’s been stale for years now. They have almost no theming in their mazes, and the park is pretty much overrun with gangster types. I heard of fights and a possible stabbing that happened there last year. Security is poor, and line control is worse.

    Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights or Knott’s Berry Farm’s Halloween Haunt are sooo much better. Maybe they’re a bit commercial, but the scares are much better and I don’t worry about my actual physical safety while there.

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    Leota7 (February 20, 2010 at 10:46 pm)

  • I want to try to make them all in Ohio! The Dent Schoolhouse sounds explosive; actual hauntings and artificial hauntings?! What is better than that?!
    Thanks for the list!
    -TFG

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