Haunted houses near you: Top spooky attractions to visit across Northeast Ohio
From Akron’s Haunted Schoolhouse to Mansfield’s Blood Prison, the region offers fright fans more than a dozen haunted trails, hayrides and scream parks through early November.
Ohio leads the nation in haunted houses, with 144 listed by The Scare Factor including 11 new ones added since last year. Haunted attractions near Wayne and Holmes counties include Forest of Screams in Medina, Chippewa Lake Slaughterhouse and Mohican Haunted Schoolhouse in Perrysville.Mohican Haunted Schoolhouse
According to The Scare Factor, Ohio is home to 144 haunted houses, with 11 added since last year. The website lists California as runner-up with 132 and then Illinois with 123.
Among local places, Akron’s Haunted Schoolhouse and Laboratory checks in at No. 5 on The Scare Factor’s rankings of best haunted haunts. Canton’s Factory of Terror follows at No. 6, with the Chippewa Lake Slaughterhouse and Mansfield’s Blood Prison at Nos. 7 and 8.
The scariest of the scary, according to the website, is Fear Columbus, followed by the Dent Schoolhouse in Cincinnati.
The site bases its rankings on places it has reviewed, visited or that are popular. Though it clearly ranks them numerically, it says, “This is not a ‘best of’ list.” Hmm, that’s kind of scary.
There are numerous attractions within driving distance offering everything from haunted hayrides to themed weekends and elaborate multi-house experiences.Todd Stumpf
The following is a list of some of the haunted places within a 30- to 45-minute drive of the area, depending on where you start:
Forest of Screams, Medina
1662 Medina Road (state Route 18), Medina, 3 miles west of I-71.
Dates: Weekends through Nov. 1.
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to midnight and Sundays from 7-10 p.m. (box office closes 30 minutes earlier each day).
Tickets: $35 Fridays and Saturdays and $32 Sundays.
Speed Pass: $45/$42 gets you in faster, not first.
Attractions: Haunted Hayride, Haunted Trail and Haunted House, all for one price.
Website: www.Forestofscreams.com.
Chippewa Lake Slaughterhouse
5665 Chippewa Lake Road, Chippewa Lake, 5 miles north of I-76/I-71 interchange.
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 8.
Hours: 7:30 p.m. to midnight.
Tickets: $30 through Oct. 11, $32 Oct. 12 through Nov. 1 and $30 Nov. 8.
Attractions: “Hollywood-quality” sets and professional actors, 70,000 square feet of horror.
Website: www.Slaughterhouseohio.com.
Mohican Haunted Schoolhouse
155 W. Third St., Perrysville, 5 miles west of Loudonville on state Route 39.
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1
Hours: 7-11 p.m.
Tickets: $25 online and $27 Oct. 18 and 25 (on-site prices $3-$5 higher).
Fast Pass: $35/$37 Oct. 18 and 25.
Groups: 10 or more at $22 per person (must be purchased at once, no group rates Oct. 18 and 25).
Attractions: Three floors of horror in a 100-year-old schoolhouse, a tribute to classic monsters on the top floor.
Website: www.Mohicanhauntedschoolhouse.com.
Blood Prison, Mansfield
100 Reformatory Road, Mansfield, 2 miles west of I-71 on U.S. Route 30.
Dates: Friday through Sunday and some Thursdays through Nov. 2.
Hours: Gates open at 6:45 p.m. with timed entries through midnight
Tickets: $35 (online only).
Ultra Lightning Pass: $55.
Attractions: Held at Mansfield State Reformatory
Website: www.Bloodprison.com.
Visitors to the area's haunted attractions can expect terrifying mazes, haunted hayrides, creepy schoolhouses, abandoned prisons, themed scare zones, live actors and elaborate sets designed to deliver spine-chilling experiences.Mohican Haunted Schoolhouse
Haunted Schoolhouse and Laboratory, Akron
1300 Triplett Blvd., Akron, 3 miles from the U.S. 224/I-77 South interchange.
Dates: Friday through Sunday through Nov. 2.
Hours: Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight and Thursday from 8-11 p.m.
Tickets: $35 online and $40 in person.
Fast Pass: $45 or $50 in person (discounts for later start times).
Attractions: Beer before fear, on-site adult beverages.
Website: www.Hauntedschoolhouse.com.
Factory of Terror, Canton
4125 Mahoning Road NE, Canton, 5 miles from I-77 South.
Dates: Fridays through Sundays through Nov. 1, plus Thursday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Nov. 8.
Hours: Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight and Sunday from 6-9 p.m.
Tickets: $30 (includes bars for age 21 and over) and $22 for kids and Sunday general admission.
Fast Pass: $45 (includes bars for age 21 and over).
Parking: $5 Fridays and Saturdays, free Sundays and $20 premium parking.
Attractions: Bar-only tickets available for those who want a Lite without the fright.
Carnival of Horrors, Canton
699 Wertz Ave. NW, Canton, about 2 miles from I-77 South.
Dates: Friday through Sunday through Nov. 1.
Hours: Fridays from 7:30-11 p.m., Saturdays from 7:30 to midnight and Sundays from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Tickets: General admission $28 and $27 online.
Fast Pass: $35, $35 online and $30/$29 for groups of 20 or more with no waiting; other discounts available online.
Attractions: Terror Touchpass Experience, four haunted houses, terror vision in 3D, Nightmare Alley, Psycho Asylum and the Funhouse.
Website: www.Carnivalofhorrors.com.
Most of the area's haunted attractions are open through the first weekend of November, with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays and shorter hours on Sundays.Todd Stumpf
Spooky Ranch, Columbia Station
19066 E. River Road, Columbia Station, about 5 miles north of Valley City in Medina County.
Dates: Thursdays through Sundays through Nov. 2.
Hours: Friday and Saturday from 7-11:30 p.m. and Thursday and Sunday from 7-9:30 p.m.
Tickets: $30 for age 11 and older and $18 for age 10 and under for Extreme Package, which includes all five attractions, online or in person.
Speed Pass/VIP Pass: $45 for 11 and older and $35 for 10 and under.
Attractions: Haunted hayride and four other haunted attractions.
Website: www.Spookyranch.com.
7 Floors of Hell, Middleburg Heights
19201 Bagley Road, a mile west of I-71, inside Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1.
Hours: 7-11 p.m.
Tickets: Saint Pass $12.65 (entry to one house) and Sinner Pass $47.65 (entry to all seven houses or any combination of seven entries).
Fast Pass: Sinner Fast Pass $47.65 (seven entry scans) and RIP All Axe-cess Pass $65 (Fast Pass, T-shirt, coffin ride, photo and ax throwing.
Attractions: Each floor brings a different haunted house: The Swamp, Anubis’ Revenge, Cirque Macabre, Wormhole, Haunted Mansion and Blood Harvest.
Website: www.7Floorsofhell.com.
Bloodview, Broadview Heights
1010 Towpath Road, Broadview Heights (take Broadview Road south from state Route 82 about 1 mile).
Dates: Fridays through Sundays through Nov. 1.
Hours: Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight and Sunday from 8-10 p.m.
Tickets with cash discounts: single pass (one trip through) $20, single pass with Fast Pass (one trip) $25, all night (unlimited trips) $30 and all night with Fast Pass ($40).
Fast Pass: Available for cash and credit.
Attractions: Themes each weekend: Oct. 3-5 Blah Blah Weekend, Oct. 10-12 Sinister Sideshow, Oct. 17-19 Zombie Weekend, Oct. 24-26 Hellfire and Brimstone, and Oct. 31 through Nov. 1 Halloween Weekend.
Website: www.Bloodview.org.
Fortress of Fear Screampark, Alliance
12175 State St. NE, Alliance, by the U.S. 62/state Route 621 interchange.
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31 with Blackout Event Nov. 1 (see website for special events).
