Haunted houses near Seattle, Wa

Are those pumpkins screaming in the dead of night or the sounds of terror emanating from local haunted houses? 🎃

Decide for yourself (and report back later because we’re kinda chickens). Here are seven haunted experiences in and around Seattle.

Nile Nightmares | 6601 244th St. SW, Montlake Terrace | Fri.-Sun. until Sun., Oct. 30 | $25+ | If having too many choices is what you’re afraid of, this experience comes with access to eleven different trails and frightening adventures.

Thomas Family Farm | 9010 Marsh Rd., Snohomish | Night activities open Fri.-Sun. until Sun., Oct. 30 | $15+ | Have your pick of fright level among the farm’s flashlight corn maze (no jump scares), zombie paintball, a haunted house + a haunted trail. 🔦

Georgetown Morgue | 5000 Marginal Way E., Georgetown | Open Thurs.-Sun. until Sat., Nov. 5 | $32+ | It may be hard to tell whether or not the haunts are real since this screamfest takes place in an actual (but no longer functioning) morgue. 🧟‍♂️

Spooked in Seattle | Various locations | Thurs.-Sun. + Mon. | $20+ | This family-friendly ghost tour will lead you through some of Seattle’s creepiest spots, including Pioneer Square, University Heights, and an overnight ghost hunt on a US navy destroyer.

Haunted Forest of Maple Valley | Royal Arch Park, 20821 Maple Valley Hwy SE | Fri. + Sat. nights until Sat., Oct. 29 | $15+ | The mile-long trail through the woods provides ample places for creatures to hide. 🌲

Nightfall Orphanage | 4544 51st Place SW, West Seattle | Fri. + Sat. nights until Sat., Oct. 29, plus Mon., Oct. 31 | Free, donations accepted | This haunt has an extensive history attached to it consisting of evil occultist business owners, secret organizations, and suspicious mining companies.

Stalker Farms | 8705 Marsh Rd., Snohomish | Fri.-Sun. until Sun., Oct. 30 | $27.95+ | Choose among three experiences, or pay a little extra for an intense game of “red light, green light” with a “semi-sentient” + blind scarecrow in his corn maze. 🌽