10 Milwaukee-Area Haunted Attractions For A Frightful October

10 Milwaukee-Area Haunted Attractions For A Frightful October

Are you scared? No? Do you want to be? Then you’re in the right place! Take a look at this list to get the best fright out of your night before you head out to any of these Milwaukee-area haunted attractions.

Map of Haunted Attractions

 

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1.

The Hill Has Eyes

7900 W. Crystal Ridge Dr., Franklin

Packed with ghoulish cannibals, revolting mutants and psychotic carnival freaks, The Hill Has Eyes has something for all gluttons for terror in a five-course feast of fear across their haunted attractions.


 

 

2.

Wisconsin Fear Grounds

Waukesha Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd., Waukesha
Wisconsin Fear Grounds is inviting you to pay your respects for one final year of fear. Don’t miss your one and only chance to see the apocalyptic new attractions Anarchy and Labyrinth at the place previously rated the #1 haunted house in Wisconsin by Hauntedhouseratings.com and Hauntedwisconsin.com, as well as ranking on AmericasBestHaunts.com from 2010-2015.


 

 

3.

Abandoned Haunted House Complex

2825 SE Frontage Rd., Mount Pleasant

In addition to their award-winning haunted houses Ambush and Hysteria, as well as their Stalker haunted cornfield, this year Abandoned Haunted House Complex is letting visitors try their hand at “Abandoned Axe-Throwing,” where violent precision is awarded with free stuff!


 

 

4.

Terror On Rural Street

147 N. Rural St., Hartford

This nonprofit haunted house has operated for over two decades, boasting 18 terrifying rooms with high-tech effects, alcohol available for purchase on-site and claims of actual ghosts in the old canning factory they call home.


 

 

5.

Meadowbrook Haunted Cornfield

2970 Mile View Rd., West Bend

Meadowbrook Haunted Cornfield is opening its gates for the season, promising narrow, winding corridors full of creepy creatures and monsters lurking around every corner. Spine-chilling light and sound effects will keep you on your toes for over half a mile of moonlit terror.


 

 

6.

Soul Reapers Haunted House

30820 111th St., Wilmot

The Kenosha County Fairgrounds have been overtaken by vicious, soul-stealing demons and monsters, and they’re inviting you to test your mettle at Soul Reapers Haunted House, where you’ll enter the front doors of a cursed mansion and walk a paranormal journey ending in hell itself.


 

 

7.

The Dark Carnival

212 E. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc

The Dark Carnival’s last season promises a warped and twisted freak show where killer clowns are the least of your worries. Come experience this sinister circus, with over 40 rooms of frights, before it’s gone for good.


 

 

8.

The Darkside Haunted Adventure

N1255 Hoard Rd., Ixonia

The Darkside Haunted Adventure is a 40-acre haunting ground with six themed haunts and a “zombie expedition” where you can ride custom-designed wagons and test your skill picking off zombies with paintballs. Want to give that special someone some extra scaring? Get your tickets online and secretly purchase the “terror treatment” to surprise them with an “enhanced haunt experience.”


 

 

9.

The Haunt

Ozaukee County Fairgrounds, W67N866 Washington Ave., Cedarburg

Celebrating its 13th year of scares, The Haunt is not only a creepy adventure through horrors unknown, it’s also a fundraiser for Ozaukee County 4-H! This volunteer-only haunted house has been keeping it fresh by rebuilding from the ground up every year for over a decade. Not satisfied with just one trip around? Purchase a “double dare scare” to go through a second time on the same night for only $5.


 

 

10.

The Haunted Swamp

Cedarburg Creek Farm, 649 Hwy 60, Cedarburg

If you’re looking for an outing you can take the kids to, The Haunted Swamp at Cedarburg Creek Farm promises laughs and screams in equal measure on a family-friendly hayride with concessions and s’more kits.


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Haunted Walking Tour 

Milwaukee Public Library, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue
Not in the mood for pus-oozing mutants or psycho circus-freaks? Would you prefer your paranormal experience on the educational side, neatly finished before 5? Check out our Haunted Walking Tour and visit some of Milwaukee’s most iconic haunted and historical buildings. 
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Calvin Lemieux is a Communication graduate from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Following an internship with Milwaukee Magazine in Fall 2019 and graduation in Spring 2020, he returned to work as a freelance writer.