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25 Must See Haunts 2010

October 2nd, 2010

The Must See 25 Haunts for 2010 is full of fantastic haunted houses that you MUST go see if you can! I visited hundreds of haunts and chose some of the most unique, complete, scariest and fun haunts for the list. The haunts were selected solely based on the quality of their shows. As always, I have no ownership or financial stake in any of these haunted houses.

We all have different opinions about what we like in a haunt, but we all know that the best measure of success lies in whether or not the customers scream, and each of the 25 on our list do just that.

1. House of Shock- New Orleans, LA
2. Kevin McCurdy’s Haunted Mansion- Poughkeepsie, New York
3. Scarehouse- Pittsburg, PA
4. Dead Acres- Columbus, OH
5. House of Torment- Austin, TX
6. Fear Itself- Mishawaka, IN
7. Dent School House- Cincinnati, OH
8. Nightmare on 13th- Salt Lake City, UT
9. Wisconsin Feargrounds- Waukesha, WI
10. Blood Manor- New York, NY
11. Frightworld- Buffalo, NY
12. Headless Horseman- Ulster Park, NY
13. Chambers of Horror- Atlanta, GA
14. Universal Horror Nights- Orlando, FL
15. Hobb’s Grove- Fresno, CA
16. Knott’s Scary Farm- Anaheim, CA
17. Erebus- Pontiac, MI
18. The Nest- Phoenix, AZ
19. Haunted Hotel- Louisville, KY
20. Screamworld- Houston, TX
21. Reindeer Manor- Dallas, TX
22. Phobia- Houston, TX
23. Bennett’s Curse- Hanover, MD
24. Haunted Nashville- Nashville, TN
25. Scream Acres- Florence, SC

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So why I am telling you about three different haunted houses in one blog post? Because while they are three independent haunted houses, they all combine in one location at the Texas Scaregrounds. (read more)

Tonight’s first haunted house was Zombie Manor Haunted House which is another young haunted house that has gotten off to a strong start and has worked hard to provide interesting scenes and good acting. (read more)

Due to some weather concerns, I re-scheduled my night and headed out to The Haunt House Haunted House in Caddo Mills, TX. This haunted house is a younger haunt but based on what I saw, will be around for a while. (read more)

The rain wasn’t scheduled to show up until 11pm so I went on over to the Dallas Scaregrounds to check out their show. They have a great event and have been running it successfully for many years so they must be taking care of their customers. (read more)

Slaughterhouse Haunted House is located right downtown Dallas and I was anxious to visit the show based on the warning on their website that it is a graphic show. (read more)