2008 Halloween Haunted Houses Near Cleveland, Ohio

Happy Halloween! Here are seven scary haunted houses in the area of Cleveland, Ohio, all scheduled to be open in 2008. All quotes are from their haunted web pages.

The 2008 Haunted Forest Of Carousel
1451 Lake Breeze Rd.
Sheffield Village, OH 44054
Phone 440-934-5708.

"Rated PG-13. . .
Show Up With A Date,
Drag Your Friends Into This,
Bring Along Your Family,
Say Your Prayers,
But Be Prepared To Lose Your Nerve!
Run If You Must But...
Our Maniacs Know All The Shortcuts!"

Season starts September 20, continues through November 1.
Check the website for specific dates and times.
Admission $12.00 for adults; $6.00 for children under 48" tall.
Free parking. Child care for terrified small children.

Website: http://www.forestofterror.com/

Bloodview Haunted House
1010 Towpath Trail
Broadview Heights OH
Phone 440-526-9148

"The new GORE HOUSE is the first stop on your trip of terror, then through the improved cemetary path that leads you through the expanded Elder Wood and then into the Main House."

The proceeds of this house all go to charity, so you can do good while being scared to death. Actors are volunteers from the Lion's Club Legion of Terror, which has its own website: http://www.legionofterror.com/ All shows are (brrrr!) interactive. Choose your monster - vampires, witches, demons, zombies, werewolves - each featured in a different week. "Please be aware that the show can be graphic and is not recommend for those with heart conditions, expecting mothers, children under 8 years old, or anyone with an adverse reaction to strobes and artificial fog."

Season starts with Dysfunctional Family Weekend September 19-20, continues through November 1.
Thursdays and Sundays, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m. to midnight.
Admission, $15.00 for adults; $10.00 for children under eight (not recommended), $5.00 repeats.

Website: http://www.bloodview.com/main.html

7 Floors of Hell
164 Eastland Ave.
Berea Ohio 44017
at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds

"Returns for 2008"
Seven haunted houses at one site. The insane asylum and the butcher shop sound good, but they don't have their 2008 hours up yet on the web.
Admission (2007) was $22.00 for all seven houses, or $20.00 for any three, and there's a coupon on the website (but not for Saturdays, and it doesn't say it's good for 2008).

Website: http://www.7floorsofhell.com/

The Hudson Haunted House
2250 Barlow Rd.
Hudson, Ohio 44236
Phone 1-877-999-GORY
"The Hudson Jaycees are proud to present the 36th annual Hudson Haunted House. Room after room of monsters and horrors that will shock and surprise. Winding corridors lead you down a maze of uncertainty and doom. The Hudson Haunted House is not for the timid!"

Season starts September 26, continues through November 1. Check website for days and times.
Admission $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for kids under 48"

There are two special Sunday matinées for small children with their parents, at $3.00 per child (parents are free). "This special matinee of the House allows little ones to go through with the lights on in the House and all the masks off of the monsters."

http://hudsonjaycees.com/haunted/index.asp

Massacre in Medina
Society for Handicapped Citizens - Camp Paradise
4283 Paradise Road
Seville, Ohio 44273

"This is a Non-Profit 501.C.3 Event and the profits will be donated to charitable causes, put your money to a good cause not into someone's pocket while you get your pants scared off, bring your diaper you will need it!"

Open only October 18-21 and 25-28,
Schedule: Thursdays and Sundays, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. to midnight
From 6 to 7 p.m., is friendly monster time, for children and fraidycats.

The real scares start at seven. BYOB: Bring your own bodybag. "YOU MUST SIGN A RELEASE OF LIABILITY WAIVER TO ENTER OUR ATTRACTION !!!! "

Admission: $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for those under 11 (6-7 p.m., with parental units).

Website: http://www.massacreinmedina.com/Main.htm

Phantom Manor
5440 Lake Rd
Geneva-On-The-Lake, OH
Phone 330-235-3400

"Not designed for the very young. . . . recommend
that participants be over the age of 10. . .very high on startle and low on gore."

"Phantom Manor will strike fear into the bravest souls.
It has been said that Evil once lived in this house,
MANY believe it has never left."

The website says it's open every Friday and Saturday night through November, but it also claims on this page: www.fortressoffear.com/ to open at 8 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. A phone call might be in order to straighten that out.
Admission $5.00

Website: http://www.fortressoffear.com/index2.html

Ghostly Manor
3319 Milan Road
Sandusky, Ohio
Phone 419-625-0212

"Non-stop high startle live action . . . .Guaranteed to scare even the toughest visitor!"

September, open on Fridays & Saturdays, 7pm-midnight
October, Thursdays and Sundays, 7pm-10pm; Fridays and Saturdays, 7pm-midnight
Also open, different hours, May through Labor Day, and by appointment in November through April.
Admission for adults, $11.00, for children under 10 (not recommended), $6.00.

Website: http://www.ghostlymanor.com/index.html

So, if you like being scared, why are you still home reading this? Go be haunted!