While digging out your sweaters and ordering your pumpkin spice lattes in honor of spooky season, don’t overlook one of our favorite fall staples: visiting a Haunted House., Halloween is approaching quickly and haunted houses are the best way to live out your favorite horror movie.
Ohio is home to dozens of haunted houses that feature everything from mini golf, hay rides and booze. Put your Halloween costume on and check out this list of some of our favorite haunted houses in Ohio.
Buzzard Cove Screampark
This haunted attraction has 8-acres of scary fun with a hay ride and a trail that displays an abandoned campground with spooky inhabitants. The main attraction is Hinkley’s Haunted Barn, a traditional red barn that has been scaring visitors for over 20 years. The updated barn features a maze of narrow hallways and crawl spaces to progress to the next room.$15, 1053 Bellus Road, Hinckley,330-278-2384, buzzardcovescreampark.com
Factory of Terror
As the largest indoor haunted house in the world, the Factory of Terror is your best bet for intense scares. Recognized by the Guinness Book Of World Records three times for its size, the location features over a mile of screams in five unique scare zones — meaning it’s not for the faint of heart. Visitors can also take advantage of three full bars and an axe-throwing venue. $25-$50, 4125 Mahoning Road NE, Canton, 330-455-03327, fotohio.com
Ghoul Brothers House of HorrorsOwned, built and operated by Hollywood special effects artist David Barton, this haunted house is filled with movie props from Jurassic Park, Resident Evil, Pacific Rim and more. Opened in 2017, Ghoul Brothers House of Horrors best feature is the gory makeup on the actors that make the scares come alive.$20-$35, 3235 Manchester Road, Unit X, Akron, 330-818-5040, ghoulbrothers.com
Halloween Drive-Thru at the Farmpark
By day, families can visit the dairy cows, pigs and sheep at the working farm and education center. By night, the location transforms into a haunted trail that is sure to give you the heebie-jeebies. Lake Metroparks Farmpark presents a drive-through haunted tour of the park's trails and roadways after dark where visitors can stay in their car to experience frightful sites throughout the park for family-friendly fun.$27.50 per car, 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland, 440-639-7275, lakemetroparks.com
Hudson Haunted House
Run by the volunteer organization the Hudson Jaycees, all proceeds from the Hudson Haunted House goes to local and national charities. Entering its 50th year, this haunted house has “Monster Magic” nights and Kid Matinees on designated Sundays that makes the haunted house less scary with lights on and masks off.$6-$12, 2250 Barlow Road, Hudson 330-697-1279, hudsonhauntedhouse.org
Nightmare at Pioneer
Located at a waterpark and fun area, this haunted house features fun activities for all ages with several outdoor scare zones, glow-in-the-dark undead mini golf, dead end go karts and a zombie shooting range. For adults, the location also has beer and wine, a bonfire and movies.$25-$30, 10661 Kile Road, Chardon, 440-285-0910, pioneerwaterland.com
Regal Vineyards Haunted Winery And Corn Maze
A Haunted House at a winery. What could be better? Regal Vineyards Haunted Winery features over 27 activities for family fun like an 8-acre corn maze, hay rides, pumpkin picking and more. Although the haunted wine cellar is for scares only, wine-lovers can visit Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant for Blood Red and Fright White wines at a discounted rate. $12-$25, 2678 County Line Road, Geneva, 440-812-4936 regalvineyards.com
Spooky Ranch in Columbia
This haunted attraction offers 5 different themed experiences for all levels of thrill-seekers. The Extreme Nightmares Haunted House is designed for those looking for extreme scares and gore while the Famous Haunted Hay ride features scares, humor and surprise and is designed for all-ages from toddlers to grandparents. The Monster Vision in 3-D attraction allows visitors to experience a 3-dimensional, colorful haunted house with the help of 3-D glasses. $15-$42, 19066 E. River Road, Columbia Station, 440-236-5454, spookyranch.com
