We all love a good scare around Halloween time. Some people are able to keep a straight face the whole time they walk through a scary scene. Some joke with the actors. Others literally scream at the top of their lungs while trying to cover their eyes while walking through it all. It’s always an interesting time and a great way to escape the nightmare of all the homework you still have to do.
1. Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt
This Halloween Haunt is a classic. With the tickets you can go on all the rides you want at King’s Island. There’s also a bunch of haunted scenes you can walk through and actors all around.
- Location: 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, OH 45040
- Hours: September 23 – October 29 on Fridays & Saturdays from 6pm-1am.
- Tickets: $30.99 (online), $46.99 (at gate), $65.99 (Fright Lane + Admission)
- Things to Do: Thrill rides, Scare zones/Haunted houses, Mazes
- Scare Rating: 3.5/5
- Website
2. Lake Bailee Haunted Hayride and House
Lake Bailee is a recreational park during the day, but transforms to a Halloween fest at night. There is a hayride that reaches 35mph! There is also a haunted house to walk through and Halloween movies playing all night.
- Location: 2070 Jackson Rd, Hamilton, OH 45011
- Hours: Open through October 30 8pm-12am
- Tickets: $12 (per haunt), $20 (haunt + hayride), VIP ticket for an additional $5 *credit, debit, cash*
- Things to Do: Hay wagon
- Scare Rating: 2/5
- Website
3. Dent Schoolhouse
This is one of the scariest haunted attractions in the nation. You walk through rooms of a haunted school for about 20 min. The rooms are full of gruesome scenes of walking dead students, hanged teachers and much more! After you walk through the house, you can walk through the Queen Slaughter Yard, which has even more scares.
- Location: 5963 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH
- Hours: Open through November 5. Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 7:30pm-10pm and 7:30pm-12am
- Tickets: $20 (general admission), $30 (fast past), $10 (lighs on tour) *cash only*
- Things to Do: Haunted walk through, Ghost tours
- Scare Rating: 5/5
- Website
4. USS Nightmare
Scare-filled, riverside haunted-steamboat attraction offering special-effects-filled tours & shows.
- Location: 101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071
- Hours: Open through November 5. Sunday, Wednesday – Thursday from 7pm-11pm, Friday & Saturday from 7pm-1am, Halloween hours are 7pm-11pm
- Tickets: $17 (Wednesday), $20 (Thursday-Sunday), $28 (online express ticket) & $30 (at door express ticket)
- Things to Do: Extreme tour happens Oct 21-22 & 28-29 (tickets online), there are 2 decks to the boat and takes about 30min to complete
- Scare Rating: 4/5
- Website
5. Land of Illusion
4 haunted houses. 1 haunted trail. Live concerts. Full service bar. Plus, thrilling rides.
- Location: 8762 Thomas Rd, Middletown, OH 45042
- Hours: Open through October 30. Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-2am & Sundays 8pm-11:30pm
- Tickets: 51.99 (Fast Pass, Fri & Sat), $35.99 (General Admission, Fri & Sat), $34.99 (Fast Past, Sun), $24.99 (General Admission, Sun)
- Things to Do: Haunted houses, Middeltown Haunted Trail, Stage of Rage, Zombie Sniper Patrol, Demon Drop
- Scare Rating: 3.5/5
- Website