Now that it is October (spooky month), horror is in the air. Going to haunted houses, watching scary movies, and dressing up in costumes; so many people live for this month to do these things. Today we will be looking at the top 10 scariest haunted houses in the United States.
10. The Dent Schoolhouse
The Dent Schoolhouse is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and is claimed to be one of the scariest houses in Cincinnati. This schoolhouse goes back to 1995 when citizens stormed the basement due to a foul odor coming from it. They then discovered the grisly remains of missing children. Since then it has been closed down and is now turned into a place where people can go and experience the story for themselves behind those doors.
9. Cutting Edge Haunted House
Cutting Edge Haunted House is an attraction located in Fort Worth, Texas. It is held at a 100-year-old abandoned meat packing plant. The haunted house is built on a foundation of fear. The meat packing area is still in use, but now it is a decorated as a two-story human processing area.
8. Winchester Mystery House
Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California. The house became an attraction in 1922, nine months after Sarah Winchester passed away. What makes this house an attraction is the lore surrounding the mysterious home. This house is one of the most haunted houses in the nation.
7. 13th Gate Haunted House
The 13th Gate is a haunted house attraction that is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was opened in 2022 and is claimed to be a masterpiece in scenic design and world building. It was one of the most well known haunted locations in the Old Louisiana State Capitol Building.
6. Lizzie Borden House
Lizzie Borden House is in Fall River, MA, and is notorious for being the home of Lizzie Borden and her family. It is connected with the 1892 unsolved double murder of Lizzie’s father and stepmother. This house is open for haunted house tours that are about 90 minutes long and consists of telling eerie stories of the haunted house.
5. Field of Screams
Field of Screams is an attraction located in Mountville, Pennsylvania. Brothers Gene and Jim Schopf opened it in 1993. It is best known for its wide range of horror “theme park” attractions and branded events.
4. Pennhurst Asylum
Pennhurst Asylum was opened in 1908 in Eastern Pennsylvania and was known for segregating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In 1981 it was shut down due to the patients getting abused by the staff. Now it is opened for tours and the eerie feeling it gives you from room to room.
3. Franklin Castle
Franklin Castle is in Ohio and is claimed to be one of the most haunted places in all of Ohio. The house holds a series of unfortunate events that is believed to look like a sinister plot of murders. People visit the castle to catch a glimpse of the Lady in Black, the girl who watches the tower window.
2. LaLaurie Mansion
LaLaurie Mansion is one of the most popular stops on New Orleans Ghost Tours. People claim that the mansion is cursed and has also had paranormal activity for 200 years. It used to be a house that had a room where slaves were kept and often heard moaning coming out of that room. Many people say it has a negative energy that just takes over. Now this place is held with ghost tours where often a lot of people get to see the paranormal activity that goes on in the house.
1. Villa Axe Murder House
This house is in Villa, Iowa and is the site of the 1912 brutal murder of eight people including six children. The house is open to rent out a room and stay overnight. They have paranormal hours in the house and the case remains unsolved.
