Delaware has no less than four award-winning scare events, so the state knows a thing or two about Halloween haunts. Many of them benefit great causes, too, like cancer research or supporting our troops. So go and get your socks scared off and know you are doing it for a good cause. Just follow this 2022 guide to the best haunted attractions in Delaware to experience a howling good time this All Hallows’ Eve.
Frightland is a “scream park” celebrating over two decades of screams and terror. Featuring eight attractions, including haunted houses, hayrides, a prison room, and the guided paranormal investigation of a nearby well-known location of ghostly activity. Frightland has been featured on the Travel Channel, and a portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to leukemia research.
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The goal of this ghoulish operations is to raise money for the American Cancer Society, the Boys and Girls Club of Western Sussex, the Delmar Fire Department, and other local organizations. They're open on Halloween, so grab your costumes and friends, you'll be sure to have some nightmares!
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Opened in 1989 by the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, Cemetery House is the self-proclaimed “longest continuously running and most exciting haunted house on the Eastern Shore.” Advertised as “Wickedly Scary,” the house features ghouls, zombies, and other nightly creatures. Entertainment is offered while you wait to enter the haunted corn maze. Once through the maze, you can explore the underground tombs then the house, or the house then the tombs. Either way, you won’t escape unscathed.
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Offering a haunted trail with plenty of thrills and chills, Wicked R Western Production is a 61-acre vacation destination by day. But by night during Halloween, it becomes inhabited by evil ghosts and ghouls. Both scary and funny, the naturally creepy woods will keep you and ask you on edge as the demons come in for a closer look.