Guide to Cincinnati Haunted Houses

Haunted Houses, Haunted Haunted Trails, Corn Mazes, Hayrides, and other ghostly activities grace both sides of the Ohio River this fall in the Cincinnati Tristate area.

The Dent Schoolhouse
5963 Harrison Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45248
(513) 598-4600
Located 2 miles off of I-74, exit 11

WEBN, Cincinnati's rock and roll radio station 102.7, presents a terrifying Haunted House experience each Halloween season. In 2007 visitors will be spooked at the old Dent Schoolhouse, rich with eerie legends about a ghostly past.

The Haunted House will be open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from Friday, September 21 through October 28 as well as on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31.

Hours are 7:30pm to midnight every Friday and Saturday. The Haunted House will be open from 7:30 until 10pm on Sundays and on Halloween. Also on Halloween Wednesday, a 'Lights On' Tour, for younger audiences, will be offered from 5pm until 7pm for $5.

Admission is $12 for a regular ticket and $18 for a fast pass. Parking is free. A printable coupon is available here, valid for the last two weekends in September and on each Sunday the Haunted House is open.

St. Rita Haunted House
St. Rita School for the Deaf
1720 Glendale-Milford Road
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513) 771-1060
Located just off of I-75, exit 14

The Civil War era farmhouse turned boys' dormitory creates a creepy setting for the longest running haunted house in the area. Proceeds benefits Cincinnati's St. Rita School for the Deaf.

The Haunted House is open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from October 4 through October 28, then ending its season on Halloween, Wednesday October 31. Doors open at 7pm nightly.

Admission is $10 and parking is free. Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts receive a $2 discount for wearing their uniforms. A 'lights on' matinee is offered for children under the age of 12 on October 27 and 29, from 3pm to 5pm, for $5. Sponsors, country radio station B-105.1 and TV station my64, offer a $2 off printable coupon on the Haunted House website.

Land of Illusion
8762 Thomas Road
Middletown, Ohio 45042
(513)423-9960
Located off of I-75, exit 36

Land of Illusion is one of the region's scarier attractions with multiple dimensions of fear to experience. The chilling television commercial is here.

The four separately priced haunted attractions are: Middletown Haunted Trail for $14, Temple of Terror for $12, Dr. Psycho's Haunted Estate for $10, and Killer Klowns for $10. Various packages and group discounts are available with all four terrors offered for $30.

Land of Illusion is open every Friday and Saturday from September 7 to November 3, 2007, from dark until 12:30am and every Sunday in October from dark until 11pm. Parking is $2 per car with parking proceeds benefiting the Madison Music Boosters.

Sandyland Acres
4172 Belleview Road
Petersburg, Kentucky 41080
859-689-4283
Located off of I-275 in KY, exit 11

Just south of Cincinnati in Northern Kentucky, Sandyland Acres is the 2006 Haunt Award Winner for Best Hayride. On Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13, a star from the Sci-Fi channel's television show, Ghost Hunters, Brian Harnois, will be signing autographs from 7pm until 10pm.

In 2007 Sandyland Acres is open each Friday and Saturday from September 21 through October 28, from 7pm to 11pm.

Admission to the Corn Maze is $5, the Haunted Hayride is $10 and a VIP line ticket costs $15.

Historic Loveland Castle
12025 Shore Drive
Loveland, Ohio 45150
(513) 683-4686
Located off of I-71, exit 19

The 1920's stone castle, situated on the banks of the Little Miami River, spooks visitors once again in October for the 25th Annual Scary Knight Tours and a walk through the Haunted Gardens.

2007 hours are 7pm until 11pm on Fridays and Saturday October 12 through October 27.

Admission prices are $8 for adults and $7 for children ages 12 and under.