‘Queen of Haunts’ picks top 13 haunted attractions across America

Halloween has finally arrived, and over the 2019 spooky season we’ve featured frights from all the top theme park haunts. But first-rate fear can be found not only in the big-name events on the coasts, but also at over 1,200 smaller independent haunts all across the country. Just in time for All Hallows’ Eve, the “Queen of Haunts” — a.k.a. Amber Arnett-Bequeaith — has named her top 13 haunted attractions across America.

Amber Arnett-Bequeaith Queen of Haunts
Amber “Queen of Haunts” Arnett-Bequeaith has selected her top 13 haunted attractions for 2019.

Amber Arnett-Bequeaith has spent a lifetime in the haunt industry – celebrating forty-five seasons. Her family still owns the Kansas City haunt it created in 1975, the Edge of Hell, marking it as the nation’s oldest operated commercial haunted house.

Here are her 2019 picks for America’s top 13 haunted attractions:

  1. Edge of HellKansas City – perhaps close to her beating heart, but this granddaddy of haunts creates a mind-blowing scary experience from heaven to hell and the world’s largest serpent is undeniably first-class in fright!
  2. Cutting EdgeDallas – marches onto the list with the acclaimed zombie drum line and scares that go above and beyond – on the edge of darkness.
  3. Bates Motel and Haunted HayridePhiladelphia – take it from a seasoned haunt expert, a Bates Motel and haunted hayride will leave you scared out of your wits.
  4. BeastKansas City – this time travel to the medieval times where an eye for an eye can be vicious and reflects the monster of men and a sensory-experience that includes jumping out a second-story window.
  5. NETHERWORLDAtlanta – this sprawling one-story haunt has something for everyone to leave you scared to the bone.
  6. Headless HorsemanNew York – a legendary haunt that sits among the hills outside New York where the beheaded horseman made that fateful ride and scares the dickens out of those who venture. The presence of horses ramps the scare beyond horse speed.
  7. Macabre Cinema, Kansas City – the haunt for everyone who loves horror movies but wants to be part of the action – it even includes some real horror movie sets. You won’t have time for popcorn in this adrenaline-fueled attraction.
  8. Spooky WoodsGreensboro/Highpoint – thrill-seekers are in for a new kind of scare on the Sudden Death Express train ride – giving new meaning to going off the rails!
  9. Dent SchoolhouseCincinnati – mix a horror back-story of an old schoolhouse with extraordinary haunt technology and you’ll swear the spirits are present and inflicting terror.
  10. ErebusDetroit – a time machine that is disguised as a haunted house to make all the visitors actual guinea pig subjects – leaves them trembling with the prospect this research project is scary.
  11. Haunted HotelSan Diego – relocated to a bigger space opens the door to even more scares. The crowds are sure to be breathless inside a hotel that leads to mayhem and macabre.
  12. 13th FloorChicago – the superstitious naturally know to take heed going to the 13th floor – most buildings hide the floor from access. The adventure into Chicago’s 13th floor will make everyone a believer in this dark reality.
  13. 13th GateBaton Rouge – Wrapped in history and the eeriness of the dead above ground in mausoleums makes it all the more believable that the nightmare inside these gates will raise the hairs on your neck.

What do you think of this list? Does your local haunt belong on it? Let us know in the comments, and watch these videos of some favorite haunts from years past:

Dare to explore The Shallow Grave haunted attraction in Winter Haven
Legends: A Haunting at Old Town - 2013-2016
Trick or Treat Walkthrough at Los Angeles Haunted Hayride 2019
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