Austin, TX
The Driskill
This historic property—one of Austin’s most haunted, particularly room 525—offers the All Hallows’ Eve package, from Oct 28–Nov 3, with accommodations, specialty cocktails, “trick-or-treat turndown” with local bakery treats, special access to the local Halloween hotspot 6th Street, and preferred reservations to a Mad Scientist dinner on the 31st. From $279 nightly.

Boston, MA
The Liberty
The luxury hotel—housed in the former Charles Street Jail and designed around a locked-up theme—is spooky-chic (and, some say, haunted) every day. But on Oct 27, the The Birds Halloween Package throws in tickets to The Birds Halloween soiree, a couple of Bloody Marys, and free parking along with your accommodations. Plus find a special all-fowl menu, “The Birds,” at its CLINK eatery. From $599.

Cape May, NJ
Congress Hall Hotel
The Phantom Ball Package, available Oct 26–28, gets you two nights of elegant accommodations, $20 breakfast vouchers at the property’s Blue Pig Tavern, a pair of tickets to the Friday night Phantom Ball, and two tickets to a Saturday ghost tour of Victorian Cape May. From $284 nightly.

Chapel Hill, NC
The Carolina Inn
Already considered one of the country’s most haunted historic hotels, the Room with a Boo package, offered throughout October, gets you a night in room 256 (home to friendly ghost Dr. William Jacocks), plus dinner for two set for—you guessed it—three. From $480 a night.

Charleston, SC
Wild Dunes Resort
Scare yourself in myriad ways with the Charleston Chills and Thrills package, including a ghost tour of haunted Charleston, a parasailing adventure 600 feet above the Atlantic, and accommodations. From $349 nightly based on a 3-night minimum stay.

Denver, CO
The Curtis: A Doubletree by Hilton
A Nightmare on Curtis Street, available on Saturday Oct 27 only, has plenty to offer at the city’s “pop-culture hotel.” In addition to a room on the 13th floor, you’ll get “haunted welcome” food upon arrival, and a bottomless Bloody Mary or mimosa Disco Brunch. From $220.

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
From Oct 26–Nov 3, the family-geared No Tricks Just Treats package invites you to check in for great accommodations, trick-or-treating throughout common areas, and activities including a Halloween obstacle course, mask and costume making workshops, themed arts-and-crafts and cookie making, and a movie “drive-in” on Halloween day. From $319 nightly.

Houston, TX
Hotel ZaZa Houston
Along with your room, the Halloween package, offered now through October 27, gets you two drinks from the Witch’s Cauldron, a pair of tickets to the Bone-Appetit Pumpkin Sculpting with chef Jonathan Jones on Oct 27, and two tickets to the Oct 27 Halloween party with DJ Lady Bunny. From $299.

New York, NY
Gansevoort
This Meatpacking District hotspot has a Halloween package, on Oct 31, with a room, continental breakfast for two, free entry for two to the holiday bash at Plunge Rooftop Bar & Lounge, and free costume accessories. From $545.

New York, NY
Sanctuary Hotel New York
This Big Apple inn brings you the Haunted Hotel Package, available Oct 29–Nov 4, with accommodations, an in-room basket of sweets from the famed Dylan’s Candy Bar, a ghost tour of the city (conducted from within a hearse!), and a classic horror-film screening in the lobby on Halloween Eve. From $554 nightly.

San Diego, CA
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
In addition to accommodations of your choice, you’ll get a pair of tickets to the in-house 3-story, 15-DJ dance/costume party blowout, with headliner Chris Lake, on Saturday Oct 27. From $369.

Tarrytown, NY
Tarrytown House Estate
This historic inn features two October packages: For families, the Blaze Package, including accommodations, breakfast for two and two tickets to the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze.The scarier Horseman’s Hallow package replaces the jack o’lantern field trip with tickets to Horseman’s Hollow at Historic Phillipsburgh Manor. From $304 for the Blaze

By Beth Greenfield, Contributor. Forbes 10/16/2012

Try these attractions on for size.

13th Gate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Voted by several sources as one of the top Halloween haunts in the country, this 40,000 square foot haunted house wows with its attention to detail in its 13 indoor and outdoor haunted areas created by professional actors, makeup artists, costume specialists, and Hollywood stage experts. Step right up and get your scares to the umpteenth degree today at www.midnightproduction.com.

Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses in Ulster Park, New York
With a cast and crew of 270 people and a director who has been frightening thousands for 20 years, the Headless Horseman attractions are sure to make you lose your voice screaming. Featured on the Today Show and the New York Daily News, Headless Horseman boasts no fewer than six professional haunted houses, a corn maze, and a haunted hayride, all populated by monsters such as Dr. Blight, the Bogeyman, Prisoner X, and the Headless Horseman, of course. There are also illusionists, stilt walkers, and stunt performers that just add to the show. Find your way there at www.headlesshorseman.com.

Cutting Edge in Fort Worth, Texas
Cutting Edge, housed in an abandoned 100-year-old meat packing plant, holds the Guiness World Record for being the biggest haunted house in the world. The 55-minute experience serves up plenty of scares as thrill-seekers explore the human-processing factory peopled with 75 to 100 cast members and lots of frighteningly realistic props and special effects. Their website is www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com.

Erebus in Pontiac, Michigan
Erebus, (“the darkness before entering Hell”) is a haunted house that combines impressive live actors and in-your-face animatronics to create an interactive 4-story scare experience. The sound system and special effects are “killer,” and lines to get in often extend around the block as fright fans wait for their turn in the house of horror. Check out the website for tickets at www.hauntedpontiac.com.

Fear Overload in San Leandro, California
Voted Scariest Haunted Houses in California by Hauntworld, this is not just one, but two haunted attractions—the Asylum and Insomnia—that scare on a psychological, primal level. Traverse the first house by the dim light of one shaky flashlight and see your nightmares come to life in the next. Located in the Bay Area and online at www.fearoverload.com.

Sound good to you? See one of these attractions and stare your fear in the face today.

Emma Rae Curtis researches and writes about everything Halloween, including Halloween costumes, party ideas, makeup and more.

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