2 PA Haunted Houses Among Nation's Scariest, Website Says

PENNSYLVANIA — It's officially spooky season, and that means thrill seekers and Halloween fanatics will be looking for the best spots for scares this month.

Luckily, those in Pennsylvania have two of the scariest haunted attractions in the nation to visit.

At least that's according to website Hauntworld.com.

Hauntworld is the largest directory of haunted attractions, boasting more than 4,000 haunt listings across the world.

And each year for the past 20 years or so, the site publishes its list of the 13 scariest haunted houses.

"This year's top 13 lists includes haunts in real haunted asylums to others built into abandoned concrete factories to old turn of the century school houses or deep in the woods where no one will hear you scream," the website reads. "This year's list of the best and scariest haunted attractions has something for every traveling thrill seeker."

Pennsylvania's spook seekers can rejoice at this year's list, as one of the state's most infamous haunts was listed at No. 1 and another at No. 10.

Hauntworld listed Pennhurst Asylum, 1205 Commonwealth Drive in Spring City, as the scariest in the nation.

After decades of existence as a magnet for teen mischief, Pennhurst Asylum reopened a few years back as a haunted house.

The results have been impressive.

Pennhurst is the only haunted attraction where the walk to the house might be more frightening than the house itself.

After navigating dark country roads and parking in a grass field, visitors must walk down a dark and wooded lane to approach the gates of the abandoned asylum.

After the "haunted" portion of the tour is complete (featuring a new attraction, 'The Morgue,' in 2018) there is a chance to walk through historical exhibits outlining the past of the property and modern efforts to preserve it.

Get tickets and full details on Pennhurst online here.

At No. 10 was Hundred Acres Manor, 100 Acres Drive in Bethel Park.

Here's what Hauntworld says about Hundred Acres Manor:

Pittsburgh's Top Halloween Tradition, Hundred Acres Manor, brings you a whole new vision of horror and fun all within one haunted house in Pittsburgh, PA! Hundred Acres Manor features a 5 themed haunted house sections as one LARGE walk-thru with add on attractions like burial simulators voiced by horror legend Tom Savini, beer garden, insanity maze AND MORE!

Come Experience why Hundred Acres Manor is ranked not only as "Pittsburgh's Best Haunted Attraction" by HauntWorld but also one of the nations scariest attractions by Travel Channel, USAToday, LATimes, BuzzFeed Forbes.com and more. Experience the scariest and largest haunted house in Pittsburgh for yourself. But don't let all that fear fool you, Hundred Acres Manor is a 501c3 non-profit that has donated over $2.7M to local Pittsburgh charities.

Get ticket and full details on Hundred Acres Mansion online here.

See the full list of the nation's top 13 haunted houses here.