A Complete Guide the Scariest Haunted Houses in New Jersey
Looking for scary things to do in New Jersey this Halloween? Things To Do In New Jersey has scoured the state to find the scariest haunted houses in New Jersey! Read on to find terrifying haunted houses in North, Central, and South Jersey as well as fiendishly frightening haunted attractions such as haunted hayrides, zombie walks, haunted asylums, escape rooms, and more! These NJ haunted attractions are guaranteed to scare the “yell” out of you!!!
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Haunted Houses in Atlantic County NJ
Cornfield of Terror
R and J Farm
723 W. Herschel Street
Egg Harbor City NJ
www.cornfieldofterror.com
The Cornfield of Terror at R and J Farm promises to leave you screaming for your life as well as running out of your shoes! This Atlantic County Halloween attraction also offers non-scary, kid-friendly Halloween activities as well as a bonfire and free outdoor movies.
Haunted Houses in Bergen County NJ
Pantophobia’s Return of Cyrus Grain
DePiero’s Farmstand & Greenhouses
53 Craig Road
Montvale NJ
www.pantophobia.com
Legend has it that Cyrus Grain will do whatever it takes to keep all trespassers off what he believes to be the last of his family’s land. Cyrus has been seen lurking in the woods, between buildings, and along the private roads at DePiero’s Farmstand in Montvale NJ. Do you and your friends have the nerve to ride Pantophobia’s Haunted Hayride and search for Cyrus?
Haunted Houses in Burlington County NJ
BloodShed Farms Fear Fest
Columbus Farmers Market
2919 Route 206
Columbus NJ
www.bloodshedfarmsfearfest.com
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BloodShed Farms is run by the cast and crew from The Haunted Prison in Mount Holly NJ and features five terrifying attractions this Halloween, including Hellsgate Asylum, ClownOPhobia, The Last Ride:Necropolis Cemetery, The Trail of Terror, and The Blood Shed. This Burlington County haunted attraction also features The Camper Escape Room and The Reapers Ball– a nightly party with a live DJ, food, roaming characters, games, pumpkin smashing, entertainment, spooky photo ops, live shows, and more. Purchase discounted tickets to BloodShed Farms Fear Fest here!
Jersey Devil Haunt
V & V Adventure Farm
1339 Old Indian Mills Road
Shamong NJ
www.vvadventurefarm.com
The moonlight is your only guide on V & V Adventure Farm’s haunted trail featuring pure terror around every corner you walk. Experience all your worst fears as you journey through this cornfield encountering different themed scenes that will test you in every way. V & V Adventure Farm also features a Zombie Invasion Shootout Hayride, as well as non-scary family-friendly Halloween activities such as pumpkin picking, hayrides, a corn maze and more.
Haunted Houses in Essex County NJ
Bane Haunted House
630 W. Mount Pleasant Avenue
Livingston NJ
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Bane Haunted House is the largest haunted house in New Jersey and was named “The Scariest Haunted House in New Jersey” by The Star-Ledger. This Essex County haunted house features 40,000 square feet of spookiness with 70 live actors every night throughout the Halloween season. Purchase discounted admission to Bane Haunted House HERE!
Haunted Houses in Gloucester County NJ
Night of Terror
Creamy Acres Farm
448 Lincoln Mill Road
Mullica Hill NJ
www.nightofterror.com
Gloucester County’s Night of Terror at Creamy Acres Farm features five haunted attractions – The Harvest, Slaughter Cave haunted house, Zombie Mayhem, Ride of Terror hayride, Dark Dreams, Head Hunters, and the Haunted Paintball Hayride Zombie Hunt.
Haunted Houses in Hunterdon County NJ
Schaefers Farms’ Frightfest
1051 Flemington Whitehouse Road
Flemington NJ
www.schaefersfrightfest.com
Schaefers Farms’ Frightfest 2018 promises to scare the YELL out of you! This Hunterdon County haunted attraction boasts 200 acres of spookiness featuring four frightening attractions that are sure to make your hair stand on end – the Hayride of Horror, the Trail of Terror, the MassAcre Maize, and the Carnival of Chaos! Each night at Frightfest also features “semi-live” entertainment.
Red Mill Haunted Village
Red Mill Museum
56 Main Street
Clinton NJ
www.redmillhauntedvillage.org
The Red Mill Haunted Village challenges visitors to test their might in their zombie-infested attraction, The Rising Dead…Run for Your Lives. Inside the haunted village, a cast of more than 50 undead walkers team up to terrify young and old alike. Tackle three horrifying adventures, exploring the mind of a killer and experiencing the Maze.
Haunted Houses in Mercer County NJ
Oasis Island of Terror
Oasis Family Farm
3 Circle Drive
Robbinsville NJ
www.oasisislandofterror.com
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During the year’s spookiest month, the Oasis Family Farm embraces its dark side with the Oasis Island of Terror. The one-mile walk-through haunt is a walking maze of nightmares, where horrifying creatures and scenes await around every corner. The farm also offers family friendly daytime Halloween activities. Purchase discounted tickets to Oasis Island of Terror here!
Field of Terror
K and S Farm
831 Windsor-Perrineville Road
East Windsor NJ
www.fieldofterror.com
The Field of Terror features five nightly events – the Circus of Terror Paintball Wagon Hunt, the Killer Kornfield corn maze, the Haunted Hayride to Terror Town, the Unknown Barn, and House of Insanity. This Mercer County haunted attraction also has a live DJ, dancing, a bonfire, and – on designated nights – even fireworks! K and S Farm also features family-friendly Halloween activities including a friendly flashlight maze, night pumpkin picking, and a “safe zone” play area.
Haunted Houses in Monmouth County NJ
Casola Farms Haunted Attractions
131 South Main Street
Marlboro NJ
www.hauntedcasola.com
This Halloween season, Casola Farms features five terrifying haunted attractions in one location – the Haunted Hayride of Terror, the 3-D Haunted Barn, the Haunted Wooded Trail, the Living Maze, and the Marlboro Zombie Breakout paintball adventure!
Camp Evans Base of Terror
2201 Marconi Road
Wall NJ
www.campevansbaseofterror.com
This Halloween, Camp Evans Base of Terror invites you to experience a night full of screams and heart-racing terror on an abandoned military base whose history that includes a century of top-secret and experimental research in radar, radio, satellites, radioactive materials and much more that has yet to be declassified. This Monmouth County haunted attraction is a terrifying and disturbing 3/4 mile-long journey that promises to be a surefire way to get in the Halloween spirit! Camp Evans Base of Terror is an all-volunteer effort to raise money for the operation of The InfoAge Science History Learning Center and Museum and preserve the grounds of this National Historic Landmark.
Brookdale Haunted Theater
Brookdale Performing Arts Center
765 Newman Springs Road
Middletown NJ
www.brookdalecc/pac.com
Are you brave enough to take on the demented imaginations of the students of Brookdale Community College? Designed, built and run by past and present students, this tormented trip through body parts, evil creatures and more will redefine “stage fright”… FOREVER!!! The entire theater will be converted into a crazy labyrinth or horror. Frights and terror await around every corner!
Haunted Houses in Morris County NJ
13th Hour Haunted House
105 West Dewey Avenue
Wharton NJ
www.hauntedscarehouse.com
This Morris County haunted house was ranked as the scariest haunt in New Jersey by Haunt Hunters. The 13th Hour Haunted House’s features three haunted attractions this Halloween season – The House of Nightmares, The Attic, The Darkside of Hayden House. The 13th Hour also offers five intense Escape Room adventures on a year-round basis. Will you survive? Or will you be trapped on the Hayden farm forever?
Haunted Houses in Ocean County NJ
Scary Rotten Farms
151 Brick Boulevard
Brick NJ
www.scaryrottenfarms.com
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Scary Rotten Farms offers visitors two scary attractions for Halloween – Sinister Sneed’s Chaotic Carnival of Chaos, Blackened: The Plague, and Twisted Tales. Purchase discounted tickets to Scary Rotten Farms here!
The Dark Carnival
Blackbeard’s Cave
136 Atlantic City Boulevard
Bayville NJ
www.darkcarnivalhauntedhouse.com
This Halloween, thrill seekers are invited to scare themselves senseless at the terrifying Dark Carnival, New Jersey’s first traveling side show located at Blackbeard’s Grave (Cave). This Ocean County haunted attraction features four frightening experiences (The Dark Carnival, The Meat Grinder, Night Terrors, and The Sanitarium) and promises that guests will encounter the most tormented, criminally insane clowns, freaks, and fools that one would hope to only find in their darkest nightmare.
Nightmare at Gravity Hill
Cicconi Farms
1005 Farmingdale Road
Jackson NJ
www.nightmareatgravityhill.com
Nightmare at Gravity Hill’s Haunted Trail at Cicconi Farms attraction is a 5-acre, 35 minute walkable Halloween experience where guests will encounter numerous frights over a dozen scary scenes. Nightmare at Gravity Hill has been featured by Weird NJ and features an extensive cast of terrifying ghouls, zombies, creepy clowns, and other haunted characters.
Dracula’s Domain
569 Monmouth Road
Jackson NJ
www.draculasdomain.com
Dracula’s Domain features three haunted attractions – the 66-acre Haunted Hayride, the Psycho Path, and the Dead End Corn Maze. This Central Jersey haunted attraction is located next to Six Flags Great Adventure.
Haunted Houses in Passaic County NJ
Brighton Asylum
2 Brighton Avenue
Passaic NJ
www.brightonasylum.com
Brighton Asylum is the most popular haunted attraction in New Jersey and has been called “The Scariest Place On Earth” by The Today Show. This terrifying Passaic County haunted experience features three haunted attractions, Brighton Asylum, The Tunnel, andThe Horror Museum and four escape rooms – Bomb Squad, The Device, 1408 Escape, and The Tomb. Special “contact nights” are also available (18 & over only).
Haunted Houses in Somerset County NJ
Scare Farm at Norz Farm
116 South Branch Road
Hillsborough NJ
www.scarefarm.com
This Halloween season Somerset County’s Scare Farm will have three terrifying attractions to bring out the fright in you this Halloween season! Walk the fields of Creepy Hallow and live the story of old maniacal Elias Atrum…or die trying! Explore your darkest fears as you walk through the Paranoia corn field. Experience a terrifying hayride sure to drive you to madness on the Slay Ride!
Haunted Houses in Union County NJ
Haunted Hamilton
Union County Performing Arts Center
Hamilton Stage
360 Hamilton Street
Rahway NJ
www.ucpac.org
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In the eerie hours and days before Halloween, the stage of the Hamilton Theater is transformed into a house of horrors. Instead of thespians and plays, the theater breeds ghoulish creatures and is home to unspeakable acts. The frightful visions and actors will shock and scare visitors. Haunted Hamilton guests can also receive a complimentary ticket for a same evening performance of Nightfall, (limited seating), which showcases several of Edgar Allan Poe’s spine-chilling tales. Purchase discounted tickets to Haunted Hamilton here!
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