Drag Your Chain On Over To A Haunted House For A Real Chill!!!

Real Haunted House or Faux Real Haunted House? Some people will be content to visit one of the many Halloween haunted houses in their area while others feel that to truly get in the spirit of the season that they need to take a walk on the paranormal side and find "authentic" haunted houses. A real haunted house being the destination of many a ghost-hunter throughout the year and a "faux real" haunted house being of the Halloween variety.

I happened to stay in a real Haunted Inn (The Buxton Inn in Granville, OH) a couple of years back...purely by accident. I enjoyed my stay. Historic, quaint architecture and a true haunted inn to boot. Lucky me!

There are a number of great haunted houses out there (award-winning..even) and they apparently do a make a pretty ghould living at it. This post is for those looking for haunted houses in their area. While I could not possibly list them all because many are through local churches and civic organizations (Jaycees, Lions Club, Shriners, etc.), there are many that are in business for the Halloween season year-after-year.

Local Haunted Houses

• Jaycees Haunted Houses
• Lions Club Haunted Houses
• Shriners Haunted Houses

I urge you to support your local civic organizations' haunted house(s). They do great things for your community.

Haunted House Directory - Updated for Halloween 2007

2007 Top 13 Professional Haunted Attractions as rated by Hauntworld

1. Netherworld Haunted House, Atlanta, GA
2. 13th Gate, Baton Rouge, LA
3. The Bates Motel, Philadelphia, PA
4. Headless Horseman, Ulster Park, NY
5. The Darkness / CreepyWorld, St. Louis, MO
6. Eastern State Penitentiarys' "Terror Behind the Walls", Philadelphia, PA
7. Erebus Four Story Haunted Attraction, Detroit, MI
8. 7 Floors of Hell, Cleveland, OH
9. SpookyWoods, Greensboro, NC
10. Universal Studios House of Horrors, Hollywood CA
11. Shipwreck Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
12. Dreamreapers, Chicago, IL
13. Haunted Hotel, San Diego, CA

Top links to Halloween Haunted House directories: Real and Virtual

• Haunted Houses by State
• Hauntworld's Top 13 Rated Haunted Houses for 2006
• Dark Links: Haunted Houses and Events 2007
• Everything Halloween Virtual and Real Haunted Houses and other Halloween goodies
• FrightBytes - Virtual as the name implies
• Special Effect Supply - "Deeper cuts" list by state
• Yahoo! directory by state

There may be some repeats of Haunted Houses above but don't lose your head over it!

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