Get spooked at one of these nearby haunted houses
With colder and darker nights upon us in the Queen City, it’s that time of year again to get scared to death at a haunted house.
Halloween haunted houses are great for date nights or big group adventures with your friends. I do pretty well maintaining a nonchalant brave face, but one or two “I might have peed my pants” scares makes me re-think the decision of coming to a field in the middle of nowhere with zombies and clowns.
Using HauntWorld.com, I found five of the scariest ones to visit in our area, and one I’ve been to in Atlanta that is worth the drive.
Some places have huge budgets to spend on the overall design, acting and extra amenities like corn mazes and zip-lining.
Be sure to double-check each website for dates, times, and pricing of tickets including some offering coupons on certain nights.
Order based on distance from Uptown Charlotte.
(1) The Haunted Mill
With Belmont’s Haunted Mill, now in it’s 19th year, you can be scared in a 115-year-old mill that is more than 20K square feet of haunted, indoor fun. Also, you can get a combo ticket for the Black Light Mini Golf.
6325 Wilkinson Blvd, Belmont.
$15 for adults
(2) SCarowinds
Carowinds turns into a terrifying place at night with mazes and scare zones to keep you entertained between riding roller coasters. Look into getting Scare Passes to beat the lines and have time to try and do it all when you’re there.
14523 Carowinds Blvd., Charlotte.
Starting at $39 for adults.
Head down to S.C. for some thrills surrounding an old farm house. With the woods around it and some creepy interior spots, it even had Big Sexy from 103.7 scared to death with his friends.
940 Gold Hill Road, Fort Mill.
$22
(4) Hickory Grove Haunted Trail
One of the oldest haunted attractions in the area, the HGHT guides take you along a dark scary trail where you feel uncertain what is going to pop out and scare you next.
4064 Mountain View St., Gastonia.
$12 for adults
Voted No. 1 Scream Park in America by Haunt World Magazine, Spookywoods has movie-set quality thrills along with other activities like an Escape Game, zip-line tour and corn maze.
This place is huge, and it might be wise to get VIP passes just to beat the long lines at each attraction.
1615 Kersey Valley Road, Archdale.
$25 for adults
Heading to the ATL this month? This place is worth stopping by and waiting in line for. It’s a huge building with tons of rooms and ghouls popping everywhere.
And it’s open every night in October.
6624 Dawson Blvd, Norcross, Ga.
$22-28 for Adults
Photo: Diedra Laird/Charlotte Observer
This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 10:17 PM with the headline "Get spooked at one of these nearby haunted houses."