1 Halloween Town — Mount Holly, NC
Step into a massive walk-through display created by YouTuber Isaac Alexander DIY, featuring stunning handmade props in an immersive display
Family friendlyScare level: Boo-LiteHome haunt
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The 15 Best Haunted Houses & Halloween Haunts near Charlotte (2026)
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The 15 haunts FrightMaps fans like most across the Charlotte area this season — with photos, what to expect, and directions to each one.
How we picked
Every haunt here is a live FrightMaps listing in the Charlotte area. We order by fan likes on FrightMaps, then by how much the listing says, then by whether it has a cover photo. A listing needs a cover photo and at least one like to be ranked here. Pro status and paid placement never affect the order. Ranks were locked when this list was published and do not move for the rest of the season — a haunt that leaves FrightMaps leaves an empty slot rather than shifting the numbers. The 2027 list rebuilds from scratch, so posting dates and photos now is how you move up.
2 Nightmare Manor on Bushney Loop — Mooresville, NC
Nightmare Manor is a family friendly interactive home haunt with a walk through tunnel. We are excited to be able to fundraise with skeletons for St Jude again this year!
Free admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome haunt
3 Mt. Unpleasant Cemetery — Charlotte, NC
Cemetery yard haunt, many hand made props
Free admissionHome hauntSep 28–30, Oct 1–31, 2026
4 Skeletons On Liberty Street — York, SC
skeleton display with daily changes
Home haunt
5 My Halloween Decorations — Salisbury, NC
this is my first year setting up :)
6 Haunted cemetary — Mount Holly, NC
lots of halloween decorations and lights
Home haunt
7 Fear Spring Lane — Charlotte, NC
haunted road in Charlotte
Home haunt
8 Haunted Circle — Charlotte, NC
skeleton army
Home haunt
9 Ring Around the Rosie — Charlotte, NC
giants, monsters, witches, skeletons, wolves, spiders, smog machines, amazing lighting…
Yard HauntPhoto OpAnimatronicsCharity HauntScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome haunt
10 Haunting on S College — Newton, NC
come and see the Haunting along S college street in Newton NC
Home haunt
11 Hanuted Garden — Gastonia, NC
spiders, snakes, evil pixies and sleletons growing organ-ically!
Free admissionHome haunt
12 Maiden’s Haunting Manor — Maiden, NC
Enter Maiden's Haunted Manor, where a hearse graveyard and eerie characters await. Unearth the dark tale within.
Drive-Through HauntYard HauntPhoto OpAnimatronicsWalk AroundFree admissionFamily friendlyScare level: Boo-LiteHome haunt
13 Earl’s Haunted Swamp — Lincolnton, NC
Haunted swamp guarded by Earl and spooky giants.
Yard HauntScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome haunt
14 #Laddpadd — Mount holly, NC
love us some Halloween. this is our 2nd year at this location and decided to add a food truck for Halloween. bring your appetite and come say hi
Free admissionHome haunt
15 Smith House — Locust, NC
witch hats and skelly
Home haunt
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See every haunt near Charlotte
This is our top 15 — FrightMaps maps every haunt across the Charlotte area, updated as new ones open.
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Not ranked — these are the other haunts FrightMaps lists here, including the big ticketed attractions.
- Reaper's Realm Haunted Farm — Salisbury, NC
- SCarowinds — Charlotte, NC
- Scarrigan Farms — Mooresville, NC
- The 13th Acre — Monroe, NC
- Invasion of the Lawn Grays — Salisbury, NC
- Angel Oak Manor — Huntersville, NC
- Arachnids Arrival — Stanfield, NC
- Best Haunts In Town — Gastonia, NC
- Bones & Gourds — Charlotte, NC
- Carnival Of TERROR — Indian Trail, NC
- China Grave-yard And Stuff — China Grove, NC
- Classic Haunts — Gastonia, NC
- Come Trick or Treat In KingsView!! — Shelby, NC
- Duncan Family Light Show — Lincolnton, NC
- Eternal Playground — Newton, NC
- Eternal Rest Cemetery — Salisbury, NC
- Gato Loco! — Rock Hill, SC
- Goofy Graveyard — Catawba, NC
- Graveyard on Lakeside — Charlotte, NC
- Hampton Place Graveyard — Charlotte, NC
- Haunted Gardens — Gastonia, NC
- Haunted Graveyard Situation — Charlotte, NC
- Haunted Waxhaw — Waxhaw, NC
- Helloween 🎃 — Indian Land, SC
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