1 Old Brooklyn Skelly Manor — Cleveland, OH
permanently closed!!!! thank you everybody who visited and donated to skeletons for St Jude!!
Free admissionHome haunt
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The 15 Best Haunted Houses in Ohio for 2026
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Ohio runs deep with haunts every October — the home haunts and yard displays neighbors line up for. We pulled every haunt on FrightMaps in Dayton, Parma, Elyria and beyond and ranked the 15 worth planning your night around. Each one below links straight to each listing's photos, details and directions.
How we picked
Every haunt here is a live FrightMaps listing in Ohio. We order by fan likes on FrightMaps, then by how much the listing says, then by whether it has a cover photo. 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 Hemlock Hollow - Home Haunt — Huber Heights, OH
We pour our hearts and many lost souls into this largely handmade display to share our love of Halloween. Lights on 7pm-11pm S-Th and 7pm-midnight F-S. Live Actors on F-S 7pm-10pm.
Home haunt
3 Grim Glen Cemetery — Bexley, OH
The Grim Glen Cemetery is a private Halloween art display located in Bexley, Ohio. The display runs from mid Sept. - end of Oct.
Photo OpYard HauntFree admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome haunt
4 Shiloh Springs Spine Chiller — Dayton, OH
Spooky Scary Skeletons raising money for Skeletons for St Jude Children’s Hospital. Pull into the drive if you want to ◡̈
Yard HauntScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome haunt
5 Haunted Hilliard — Hilliard, OH
yard decor in hilliard, ohio more pics to come! display up oct 1st through October 31st, decor is lit weekdays until 10:30pm, weekends until midnight
Photo OpCharity HauntYard HauntFree admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome hauntMon–Thu 12:00 AM–11:00 PMFri–Sat 12:00–12:00 AMSun 12:00 AM–11:00 PM
6 the Haunting on Ironstone — Canton, OH
October 1-31 from 7-11pm/ projection will be on unless it rains! if it is window, props may be laid down to prevent damage. Thank you!
Free admissionHome hauntMon–Sun 7:00–11:00 PM
7 Haunt of the falls — Olmsted Falls, OH
viral skeleton house. just a home yard display that does over the top decorations. decorated in October 2026 with a giant LEGO skeleton
Yard HauntCharity HauntFree admissionFamily friendlyScare level: Boo-LiteHome haunt
8 Aurensen rd halloween extravaganza — North Ridgeville, OH
FREE 800’ spooky trail open to the public. 10/1/25 through 11/1/25. 7p-10p (weather permitting). hoping to have live actors on Saturday nights!
Yard HauntHaunted TrailAnimatronicsFree admissionScare level: Creepy ThrillsHome hauntMon–Sun 7:00–10:00 PMOct 1–31, 2026
9 Beavercreek Halloween House — Dayton, OH
lights and haunted trail walk through 11/1 7pm to 11pm final night for 2024 season 🎃
Home haunt
10 W.C. Ghostbusters House — West Carrollton, OH
Formally the stranger things house…I’m switching gears this year to Ghostbusters!!! More pictures to come once set up is complete! Hoping to open on or before October 1st.
Free admissionFamily friendlyScare level: Boo-LiteHome hauntMon–Sun 6:00 PM–1:00 AM
11 Harshmanville Haunt — Dayton, OH
Completely revamped! Home Haunt with walk-through. Plenty of jump-scares but mild enough for the weary. Runs mid Sept. through Oct 31, sun-thurs 7:30p-10p, Fri and Sat 7:30p-11p
Home haunt
12 Haunt of St Andrew’s — Parma, OH
The 2026 Season is under way! Feel free to stop by as we continue to add more until the big day!
Yard HauntCharity HauntWalk AroundAnimatronicsFree admissionFamily friendlyScare level: Boo-LiteHome haunt
13 Horvat’s Haunt — Mayfield Heights, OH
several new additions! this year will be bigger and better than ever!!
14 Misfit manor — Bethel, OH
spooky home haunt open for viewing october 1st-31st
Home haunt
15 The Douglas Manor — Parma, OH
Front yard haunt display for 2026
Yard HauntFree admissionFamily friendlyScare level: Boo-LiteHome hauntOct 1 & 31, 2026
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This is our top 15 — but FrightMaps maps every haunt across the state, updated as new ones open.
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Not ranked — these are the other haunts FrightMaps lists here, including the big ticketed attractions.
- 7 Floors of Hell — Middleburg Heights, OH
- Akron Haunted Schoolhouse & Laboratory — Akron, OH
- Brimstone Haunt — Wilmington, OH
- Carnival of Horrors — Canton, OH
- Cleaver Ridge Trail of Fears — Broadview Heights, OH
- Factory of Terror — Canton, OH
- Fear Columbus — Columbus, OH
- HalloWeekends at Cedar Point — Sandusky, OH
- Halloween Haunt at Kings Island — Mason, OH
- Lake Eerie Fearfest — Sandusky, OH
- Land of Illusion Haunted Scream Park — Middletown, OH
- Spooky Ranch — Columbia Station, OH
- The Dent Schoolhouse — Cincinnati, OH
- Aurensen rd Halloween Extravaganza — North Ridgeville, OH
- Beavercreek CarnEvil — Beavercreek, OH
- Bloomville Cemetery 2025 — Bloomville, OH
- BLOOMVILLE Quarantine Zone — Bloomville, OH
- Causbys 90s Nostalgia Halloween House — Cleves, OH
- Dark Harvest Productions — Hillsboro, OH
- Eternal Nightmares Haunted Attractions — Cortland, OH
- Ghost Busters Corn Maze / Corn Slide — Broadview Heights, OH
- Grandmas Basement — Milford, OH
- Greystone Theater — Brook Park, OH
- Grudge Manor — Euclid, OH
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