Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor: Long Beach, California

Photography by The Queen Mary

Photography by The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary was built in the early 1930s as a luxury trans-Atlantic ocean liner, but was pressed into military service to carry troops during World War II where hundreds died in and around the ship. This Halloween, the haunted ship is offering its Dark Harbor tours with four new attractions – the Soulmate maze, the B340 maze, Voodoo Village and Monster Midway, which features a freak show, a mechanical monster and a new ride, the Sinister Swings.

 

ScareHouse: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Photography by ScareHouse/Rachel Lynn Schoen

Photography by ScareHouse/Rachel Lynn Schoen

ScareHouse is the place to be this year, especially with an exclusive partnership with Legendary Entertainment to help create the scariest Halloween to date. The partnership even sparked a visit from filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, who said, “With the sound design and the atmospherics, it is beautiful. I could live here!” Featured attractions include The Summoning, Pittsburgh Zombies: Black Out and The Basement.

 

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Haunted House: Weston, West Virginia

Photography by Amy McCartney, flickr

Photography by Amy McCartney, flickr

The spirits that roam the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum’s halls are extremely active and tours are offered to see how the mentally insane lived and died within these walls. “It is undeniably the scariest overall haunted attraction that I’ve been to in the U.S.,” says Bagans. Additionally, visitors can participate in zombie paintball, a fall festival and the Asylum Ball, which includes a costume contest.

 

Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights: Orlando, Florida

Photography by Universal Orlando Resort

Photography by Universal Orlando Resort

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando should be at the top of anyone’s Halloween bucket list, especially fans looking for big-budget scares. Movie industry experts craft haunted houses so loaded with detail that visitors walk through and feel like they’ve been dropped into an episode of “The Walking Dead” or the movie “From Dusk Till Dawn.” Other popular attractions featured at the theme park include Bayou of Blood, Dollhouse of the Damned and Roanoke – Cannibal Colony. Those willing to face their fears can also enter, at their own risk, the “Halloween” house for a face-to-face meeting with Michael Myers, the iconic masked slasher from the movies.

h/t 10 Best Halloween Attractions of 2014 (Presented by Travel Channel)

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