I have written about how the architecture of haunted houses creeps us out in a previous Psychology Today blog post. However, I am also interested in exploring how easily people can be duped into ...

Ohio has the most haunted houses of any state in the country, according to The Scare Factor, adding 11 new spooky sites since 2024. Some of the oldest haunted houses in the nation are in Ohio, such as ...

HellsGate Haunted House was recently named among the top 13 scariest haunted houses in the nation by Hauntworld. Provided by HellsGate Haunted House An Illinois Halloween attraction was recently ...

Grotesque makeup, menacing props and intimidating costumes are just one part of a Michigan haunted house’s 25-year-old formula to terrify guests. It starts by educating the actors looking to provide ...

The movie Winchester, starring Helen Mirren, is opening this week; this has caused me to reflect once again upon the nature of haunted houses. I have written about this before as I explored the ...

A “legendary” haunted house in Fort Worth has been named the No. 1 scariest Halloween attraction — not just in the U.S., but in the world. HauntWorld, a website with hundreds of reviews and thousands ...