Guide to Halloween: Scary Attractions and Haunted Houses in NJ

Get Ready for Terrifying and Frightening Fun this Halloween 2022...

Looking for scares around every corner for your teenager? Want to encounter ghosts, zombies, creepy clowns, the "dead", dark passages, and terrifying landscape? Check out these creepy Haunted Halloween Attractions in NJ and beyond. Aimed at older tweens and teens, go at your own risk and get ready to scream. Please confirm for age appropriateness, admission dates, times, rules, safety, and prices. See non-scary Halloween events for kids or NJ Kids calendar for more things to do.

13th HOUR HAUNTED HOUSE

Through Oct 31, 2022, starting at 7PM. At the 13th Hour Haunted House - think terror, think scare, think horror as you walk through the Hayden Farmhouse and be forced to escape. Make your way out, 2 Floors of Fear, 3 Haunts with special effects - House of Nightmares, the Attic, and The Darkside (a pitch dark experience). Must be accompanied by adult if under age 13. Buy your tickets in advance. You can also buy tickets for the Escape Room - The Grand Parlor, The Cookhouse, John Hayden Room, The Great Room, and The Dungeon, The Trophy Room, and more! 105 W Dewey Ave Suite 5 Wharton, NJ.

BLOODSHED FARMS DRIVE-THRU

Fri, Sat & Sun, Sept 30-Oct 30, 2022. Bloodshed Farms “The Last Drive Haunted Drive Thru” Is an immersive, terrifying, Halloween experience. From the safety of your vehicle, you will have frightening encounters with twisted creatures and menacing characters as you journey through theatrical sets full of nightmarish displays and special effects. Buy tickets online. 2919 Route 206, Columbus, NJ.

BRIGHTON ASYLUM

Fri, Sat, Sun, Oct 1-Oct 31, 2022 & Nov 5th. Interactive haunted attraction experience featuring 3 terrifying attractions: Brighton Asylum, The Bleeding Grounds, and Port9l. Called “the scariest place on Earth” and a “Top 10” must see haunted attraction. Custom special effects, interactive sets, huge realistic animatronics, and scares at every turn! Remember to purchase tickets in advance. 2 Brighton Ave, Passaic, NJ.

FIELD OF TERROR-NJ PREMIER HAUNTED ATTRACTION FARM

Through Oct 31, 2022. A Haunted Farm - perfect for older kids. Four unique terror-filled attractions where visitors will encounter zombies of all shapes and sizes as you try to survive the FIELD OF TERROR. Explore Killer Kornfield, Zombie Attack Haunted Hayride, The Unknown Barn, House of Insanity. 831 Windsor-Perrineville Rd East Windsor, NJ.

HAUNTED THEATER AT BROOKDALE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Oct 14-16, 21-23, 28-30, 2022; 7PM-10:30PM. Take a 20-minute self-guided indoor walk through the haunted house mazes. Encounter zombies, witches, inmates, clowns, and other frightening creatures. Recommended for ages 8+. All tickets must be purchased in advance. 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, NJ, brookdalecc.edu

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

Sept 30th and Oct 1, 2022, 7:30PM or 9:30PM performances. Listen to the thrilling retelling of Washington Irving’s famous tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Neill Hartley’s dynamic performance brings the tale to life. Audience participation is welcome. The performance takes place at the Allaire Chapel. The Historic Village at Allaire, 4263 Atlantic Avenue Wall Township, NJ.

NIGHT OF TERROR AT CREAMY ACRES

Sept-Oct, select Dates, starting 6:30PM. Step into the darkness and explore haunted attractions - The Playground, The Harvest, hallways of Dark Dreams, and The Ride of Terror. Hop aboard a Haunted Paintball Hayride for a Zombie Hunt and shoot at scenes, movie props, and live zombies. You will be frightened! Tickets must be purchased in advance. 448 Lincoln Mill Road, Mullica Hill, NJ.

OASIS ISLAND OF TERROR-THE DESTINATION TO FEAR

Fri, Sat, & Select Sun, Oct 1-Oct 30, 2022. An experience you will never forget as you walk through the haunt trails. Oasis Island offers scary attractions such as The Woods Have Eyes trail and the Blackout trail (one glowstick & no lights). Do you have what it takes to survive? Let the games begin! Not suitable for children 12 and under. Tickets are sold on premise only. 3 Circle Drive Robbinsville, NJ.

PANTOPHOBIA HAUNTED ATTRACTION AT DEPIERO’S FARMSTAND

Every Fri-Sun from Sept 30-Oct 31, 2022. Outdoor attraction. Best Haunted Hayride attraction in search for the legendary Cyrus Grain. Cyrus has been seen lurking in the woods, between buildings, and along the private roads at the farm keeping trespassers off. Intense scenes, parents should use best judgement. Buy tickets in advance. 156 Summit Ave, Monvale, NJ, pantophobia.com

SIX FLAGS FRIGHT FEST

Select Nights, Sept-Oct. Scary fun, day and night at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township NJ. Enter haunted mazes, scare zones, mirrors in Reflections of the Dead, get the hell out of the Hell Fest maze, encounter fears of blood, zombies, dolls, ghosts, clowns, and more!

SLEEPY HOLLOW HAUNTED ACRES

Fri, Sat, Sun, Sept 30-Oct 30, 2022. Three terrifying attractions: Ride the Sleepy Hollow Hayride, a mile long hayride with encounters at a gothic graveyard, burning mines, and lawlessness. Explore The House in the Hollow and go into the winding crypts and catacombs deep beneath the manor. An expansive cemetery and dark woods provide bone-chilling frights at every turn. Adventure into The Field, an abandoned village filled with mysterious fright. Tickets available online. 881 Highland Rd, Newtown, PA.