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HorrorBid's Top 10 "Scariest" Haunted Attractions

t shops than any other haunted house in the world. Though some argue at the Headless Horseman's fright level as compared to some others, the level of production is so immense that it's almost imposble not to have a great time here.

http://www.headlesshorseman.com#4. Terror Behind the Walls - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania As if prisons aren't scary enought, this haunted house is based in the Eastern State Penitentiary, whose cells once held the likes of Al Capone and "Slick" Willie Sutton. Some of you might recognize this prison from the 90's MTV show "Fear," which forced a few willing young people to spread out and explore the penitentiary alone. But, come Halloween and the TBTW crew takes the history and spookiness of the place and amps up big time. Included this year is "The Experiment," a 3D madhouse complete with a bloodthirsty, psychotic doctor, and the all-new "Night Watch" which puts vitors in the pitch dark, only able to escape with the aid of an eerie flashlight beam.

http://www.easternstate.org/halloween#3. The Darkness - St. Louis, MissouriRanked by AOL.com as the #3 scariest place in America, The Darkness pops up on every haunted house list due to its unrivaled scenic degn. Every ngle inch of The Darkness is themed, with 100+ animations, 50 live actors, and over 40 realistic Hollywood quality sets. In order to achieve this high magnitude of reality, they have to spend $150,000 just to renovate from last year. Just be prepared to spend a lot of time screaming in the dark.

http://www.scarefest.com/haunted_house_ ... s/home.cfm

#2. Netherworld - Atlanta, GeorgiaNetherworld is truly an awe-inspiring haunted house. They deserve particular credit because, though they buy standard animatronics and such, they then take them and re-create and re-invent them to make everything truly unique to their haunted house. They also have arguably the best make-up team in the industry. It would be hard to tell one of their fake dead apart from a real dead person.

http://www.fearworld.com

#1. Nightmare: Face Your Fear - New York, New York Let me just start out by saying this haunted house has to be in everyone's top 10 list. It may not make it to #1 like it did on ours but it's definitely in the top 10. That should tell you something about the haunted house itself. Nightmare is super successful for two main reasons: 1) It is helmed by two off-Broadway producers who know something about effective theatricality and 2) a promo crew went out and polled thousands of locals about the 13 things that scare them the most. What results is 13 rooms in five haunted houses that are degned to play on and intenfy emotions, phobias and anxieties. And, condering there is one available in each borough of New York City, they are out to get everyone.

http://www.hauntedhousenyc.com

Honorable mentions: Knott's Scary Farms,

http://www.deadacres.com ,

http://www.frightfurnace.com ,



http://www.hauntedcavern.com and

http://www.louisvilleparanormalinvestig ... orgue.html

So here they are. The top 10 haunted attractions in the nation. If you live near one and love a good scare, you'd be a fool not to check them out. Even if they are a little out of reach, I'd say they are worth the drive. If you feel like we missed one of your favorite haunted places please add a comment and tell us why it deserves to make the list...

Good gouling everyone and Happy October!