2021 Guide to Haunted Houses in New York
Did you know that New York has 97 haunted house attractions listed for the 2021 Halloween haunt season!? Some of them may be located closer to you than you think…
Below, we’ll break down what types of haunts you can choose from, ranging from spooky hayrides and terrifying trail walks to creepy home haunts and multi-attraction scream parks. We’ll also discuss where in New York some of the most popular haunted houses are located!
The following list totals up each type of haunt in New York, based on how they are listed on our website:
- Haunted Amusement / Theme Parks: 2
- Haunted Barns: 5
- Haunted Caves: 1
- Charity Haunts: 16
- Haunted Cornfields / Mazes: 7
- Haunted Farms: 5
- Haunted Hayrides: 14
- Home/Yard Haunts: 14
- Haunted Mazes: 4
- Haunted Houses with Multiple Attractions: 25
- Haunted Rides (other than Hayride): 1
- Haunted Trails: 19
- Haunted Trains: 1
Fun Fact:
The city with the most attractions / surrounding haunts is New York, NY.
Each year, we search the internet to find out what these haunts are up to during the off-season. During our 2021 update session for New York, 23 haunts’ information was updated, 9 were removed and 8 haunts were added to the New York Haunted House Directory.
Here are the Top 5 Haunts in New York* according to our local Scream Team’s experience:
- Cayo Industrial Horror Realm – Rome, NY (2020) with an overall score of 8.94!
- Frightworld Americas Screampark – Buffalo, NY (2019) with an overall score of 8.9!
- Demon Acres – Hannibal, NY (2020) with an overall score of 8.59!
- Bane Haunted House – New York, NY (2018) with an overall score of 8.54!
- Grimsleys Gorge – Phoenix, NY (2020) with an overall score of 8.34 (Tie)!
- Night Terrors Haunted Farm – Schoharie, NY (2018) with an overall score of 8.34 (Tie)!
*Based on all of our New York Haunt Reviews and their most recent, respective scores given out of the past 3 years.
The following are some of the most popular haunted attractions** in New York, based on our website traffic:
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