AKRON
HAUNTED SCHOOLHOUSE & LABORATORY
1280 Triplett Boulevard, Akron, OH 44306
(330) 785-4522 or (330) 785-4474
ALLIANCE
HAUNTED CASTLE
114 Milner Street, Alliance, OH 44601
(330) 821-1031 or www.factoryofterror.net
OPEN IN 2005.
2006 - It sounds like a residential answering machine at above #. STATUS UNKNOWN FOR 2006.
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS (CLEVELAND AREA)
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS LYONS HAUNTED HOUSE
1010 Towpath Road, Broadview Heights, OH 44147
(440) 526-9148 or group sales (440) 526-4679
Featured the "Anti Truth Legion of Terror" in 2003. SOUNDS INTERESTING!
STILL ONLY $12 FOR 2006, AND REPEAT VISITS ON SAME NIGHT ONLY $2! Recording still mentions "LEGION OF TERROR."
CANTON
THE FACTORY OF TERROR
1036 Market Avenue S Street, Canton, OH 44707
(330) 455-3327 or www.factoryofterror.net
CLARKSVILLE
BONNY BROOK FARMS
(937) 433-6393 or www.bonnybrookfarms.com
CINCINNATTI
THE DENT SCHOOLHOUSE
5963 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnatti, OH 45248 (513) 598-4600 or www.frightsite.com 2010 IS THEIR 32nd YEAR!
CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND HAUNTED HOLLOW & MORGUE MUSEUM
5100 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 44129
(216) 351-3327 2006 is their 26th year - free video arcade too.
Features 3 levels, 60,000 square feet.
7 FLOORS OF HELL
19191 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE A MONSTER AND A HALF!
HAUNTED CLEVELAND
3187 West 153rd Street, Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 251-0406 or www.hauntedcleveland.net
JUST SPOTTED THIS ONE IN 2006.
COLUMBUS
THE SCARE-A-TORIUM
1501 East Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 864-3327 or www.scareatorium.com
new listing for 2010
FREMONT
HAUNTED HYDRO
1333 Tiffin, Fremont, OH
(419) 334-2452 or www.thehauntredhydro.com
NEW SHOW FOR 2010!
2006 IS THEIR 17th YEAR!
ZIOPTIS 2003 rating 4 ½ STARS
2003: Clever carnival atmosphere with "CRAZY BOB," a sideshow barker at the entrance to haunt. Good monster interaction, a unique chain link fence maze at the end, and we especially liked the Tesla coil you're invited to activate and the guy with a metal bar box on his head! 2nd part of haunt is an outdoor spooky ride on a golf cart that you drive yourself. It rained during our visit making it a slippery ride, but lots of fun! THE HYDRO IS HAPPENING!!
ZIOPTIS 2005 rating 4 3/4 STARS
2005: We've been to this before, and we really liked them then too! Some really unique twists and quirky fun! CRAZY BOB RULES!
HUDSON
HUDSON JAYCEES HAUNTED HOUSE
2250 Barlow Road, Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 653-5252 or www.hudsonhauntedhouse.com
ONLY $7 IN 2003!
2004 rates $10 / $5
New for 2006: toll-free (877) 999-4679 or www.hudsonjaycees.com
LEWISBURG
HAUNTED CAVE AT LEWISBURG
4392 Swisher's Hill Road, Lewisburg, OH 45338
www.hauntedcaveatlewisburg.com
MAUMEE (TOLEDO AREA)
TERRORTOWN
at Lucas County Fairgrounds, 1406 Key Street
(419) 897-7242 or www.terrortown.net
ZIOPTIS 2000 rating 4 STARS
ZIOPTIS 2004 rating 5 STARS
THEY ADDED A HAYRIDE IN 2002.
SPECIAL GUEST STARS FOR 2004: Dick Warlock (was Michael Meyers in Halloween 2 – has ORIGINAL jumpsuit and mask) on Oct. 22, 23 & 24. R. A. Mihailoff (Leather Face in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3) on Oct. 29, 30 & 31.
ZIOPTIS 2005 rating 5 STARS
Features an AMAZING SPOOKED OUT FLOOR that suddenly comes to life, totally unique! Watch for it on your left. Worth the trip from Detroit for sure! This place was jammin' big time when we arrived, you'll see why when you go!
ZIOPTIS 2006 rating 5 STARS
The entertainment starts in line with a giant video screen displaying LIVE IMAGES OF PEOPLE FREAKING OUT INSIDE THE HAUNT! Once you make it in, WOW! You won't believe your eyes, and it's NEW EVERY YEAR HERE!
This is a 3 part haunt for 2006 - THE ASYLUM, THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE and the FREAK-A-TORIUM.
The new FREAK-A-TORIUM IS UNBELIEVABLE and features the weirdest taxidermy examples you will ever see! There's a 2 headed snake, a raccoon with 2 heads and 8 legs, and much more, ALL REAL! Many freaks of nature and strange mutations are preserved in formaldehyde in large jars too, again ALL REAL!
OFF THE HOOK INSANITY AT ONE OF OHIO'S TOP HAUNTS!
ZIOPTIS SEZ 2009 - ANOTHER AWESOME NEW SHOW FROM AN INDUSTRY LEADER
How DO they do it? Re-inventing a haunt of this magnitude is no small task, but they are fully committed to raising the bar every year.
We absolutely LOVED the black hole here! It's actually THREE of them placed end-to-end which we have seen before. But they have a new kind of blue paint that somehow gives a completely different ethereal feel. It is strikingly beautiful and eerie at the same time!
This haunt will assault all of your senses with a barrage of stunts, actors, and scenes from your wildest dreams/nightmares!
Be sure to check out the magic show too before you leave, it's worth the wait. You will be scratching your head trying to figure out "How can that be?!"
MIDDLETOWN
MIDDLETON HAUNTED TRAIL & TEMPLE OF DOOM
8762 Thomas Road, Middletown, OH 45042
(513) 423-9960 or www.thelandofillusion.com
"LAND OF ILLUSIONS" is show for 2006, 2010 and 2011.
Four frightening haunts - Middletown's Haunted Trail, Temple of Terror, Dr. Psycho's Haunted Estate, and Killer Klowns
OTTAWA
PUTNAM COUNTY HAUNTED CORNFIELD (formerly SCHMITZ HAUNTED CORNFIELD)
13360 Rd 12 (419) 538-6333 or www.pchaunt.com
PATASKALA
HAUNTED HOOCHIE
13861 East Broad Street SW, Pataskala, OH 43062
new listing for 2010
PHILO
FOREST OF FRIGHT
7925 Duncan Run Road, Philo, OH 43771
(740) 280-0952 or www.forestoffright.org
new listing for 2010
PLEASANTVILLE
THE HAUNTED FARM
5450 Old Millersport Road NE, Pleasantville, OH
(704) 205-7460 or www.haunted-farm.com
SANDUSKY
GHOSTLY MANOR
3319 Milan Road, Sandusky, OH
2.2 miles north of State Route 2
(419) 626-4467 or www.ghostlymanor.com
from their 2002 promo: "Non-stop very high startle event that contains the latest in haunted house technology...in an old mansion...17 rooms."
THIS ONE SOUNDS REALLY COOL!
We finally went in 2005 and it is a SOLID 5 STAR HAUNT!
ZIOPTIS 2005 RATING 5 STARS!
TOTALLY AMAZING NEW FIND THAT RE-OPENS IN JUNE!
This is AN AWESOME HAUNT!! Most haunts have different surprises waiting for you in most rooms. But this haunt has ULTRA-ACTION with MANY scares / surprises in EVERY ROOM! It's hard to take it all in, it happens so fast you won't believe it! This is our pick for "BEST NEW FIND OF 2005" and "MOST ACTION PER ROOM 2005!"
We saw a brochure for this last year at THE HAUNTING in ADRIAN last year and were flabbergasted by what we found there! WE REALLY LIKE AND ADMIRE HAUNTS THAT PROMOTE EACH OTHER! We know that it's a competitive business with a lot on the line. But we have found that friendly competition raises the overall quality of the haunt scene and ends up benefitting everyone involved!
SHEFFIELD
THE HAUNTED FOREST OF CAROUSEL
1451 Lake Breeze Rd, Sheffield Village, OH 44054
(440) 934-5708 or www.bloodyforest.com
2006 is their 25th year, THEY MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT!
SPRINGFIELD
HORROR ACRES
6995 Springfield Jamestown Road (State Route 72), Springfield, OH 45502
(937) 206-4066 or www.horroracres.com
NEW LISTING FOR 2010!
SPRINGFIELD
THE LEGEND OF HORROR
2630 South Limestone Street, Springfield, OH 45505
(937) 206-4066 or www.thelegendsofhorror.com
NEW LISTING FOR 2010!
This is from the same outfit that presents HORROR ACRES, listed above. ANYBODY that operates two haunts has got to be doing something right!
We're hoping to see just exactly what they've got up their sleeves someday soon...
TIFFIN, OHIO
NIGHTMARE WITHIN
25 East Market Street, Tiffin, OH 44883
(419) 448-7108 or www.nightmarewithin.com 2005 is their 8th year
from their 2002 promo: "10,000 square feet of shear terror. See the tunnel of terror now in horrorifing 3-D and our maze of horror also in 3-D. Meet the 'chain saw,' be its' victim again or for the 1st time! WARNING: THIS HAUNT WILL SCARE YOU! WE PROMISE!!!"
ZIOPTIS 2003 rating 4 ½ stars
Good dark passageways, krazy clowns, high intensity air blasts, a vibrating floor and clever monster taunting. We especially liked the girl begging for help that's been chopped in half. And the dark maze at the end is truly difficult to navigate - the monsters and ghosts have glow in the dark outfits and periodically taunt you for being so dumb as to not be able to find your way out! Just before you leave you're offered a chance to give your opinion of the haunt - should you or shouldn't you? WE'RE NOT TELLING!
TOLEDO, OHIO
CHAINSAW CREEK
Westfield Franklin Park, 5100 Monroe St. (Sylvania Ave. side), Toledo, OH
(419) 343-7478 or www.chainsawcreek.com
ZIOPTIS 2006 rating 4 1/4 STARS
Features multiple buildings to go thru, each with a different theme. One of our favorite gags has a head (REAL) that pops up and confuses you while you're trying to figure out how to get to the next area.
STRONG 1st TIME EFFORT!
ZIOPTIS 2007 rating 4 3/4 STARS
WITH A GREAT NEW 3-D SHOW.
ZIOPTIS SEZ 2009 - CRAZY MIXED-UP MULTI-HAUNT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!
This haunt's future is secure. Not only does it offer a wide variety of haunting goodies from beyond, it's fully prepared for future changes in fire/electrical codes. Oh, and they can take it anywhere too.
But we hope they keep it RIGHT where it is, an easy drive from Detroit.
There's 4 different haunt structures here: County Morgue, The Asylum, The Black Swamp, and Circus Of The Dead in 3D.
The black hole approach in the "Circus Of The Dead in 3D" is quite different from most, but also highly effective. It's one giant unit with a really slow rotation, which we've seen before. But there's thousands of repeating individual designs instead of swirls or dots. And it gets better: those thousands of designs dance and float thru the air thanks to 3D glasses you wear. One of a kind to our knowledge!
TOLEDO
NIGHTMARE AT NORTHTOWNE
We just learned of this 1st time effort and hope to visit it on Saturday, November 2, 2002.
WE WENT TO THIS IN 2002 AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD! UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T REACH THEM IN 2003.
UNKNOWN STATUS IN 2004 – message left on voice mail.