Many haunted houses have already opened their doors for the 2007 Halloween season. Louisville, Kentucky, is home to some of the scariest haunted houses in the United States. So which of the haunted houses in Louisville are must-see attractions?
TheBaxter AvenueMorgue
The Baxter Avenue Morgue has been rated by Haunted House fans as one of the best Haunted Houses in the country. The Baxter Avenue Morgue is housed in the basement of a one-hundred and six year old building located at 451 Baxter Avenue. The building was once home to the Vanderdark Morgue. The history of the Vanderdark Morgue is quite disturbing itself, and lends to the eeriness of the attraction.
The Baxter Avenue Morgue opened on September 28th, and will run October 4-6, 11-13, 18-21, 25 -28, and 31. The Haunted House opens at 8 pm each night, and will run until 11 pm on Thursdays and Sundays, as well as on the 31, and will remain open until 2 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Tickets are $15 each for adults and $8 each for children under the age of eight. A VIP pass is available to avoid waiting in line for a cost of $25. The Haunted House is very graphic in nature, and the owners do warn that Parental Discretion is advised, as it may be inappropriate for young guests.
For more information on the Baxter Avenue Morgue you can visit their Web site or call (502) 589-0959.
NightmareForest
Nightmare Forest is a legend in its own right, and has previously been located at Otter Creek Park just outside of Louisville. This year it has been moved to a new, permanent location just four and a half miles south of the Gene Snyder Freeway on Preston Highway.
Nightmare Forest provides visitors with two great haunted houses, the Nightmare Forest and Nightmare Harvest. Visitors can experience both attractions for only $19.95.
Nightmare Forest opened on September 28, and will run on Friday and Saturday nights during the month of October from Dark until 1 am.
For more information on Nightmare Forest you can visit their Web site.
The Haunted Hotel has been a fixture in Louisville for seventeen years now, and is still one of the scariest Haunted Houses in the area. It is produced by the Haunted Network, a group who is all responsible for three of Southern Indiana’s top Haunted Houses.
Tickets to The Haunted Hotel are $15 each. The Haunted Hotel opened in September and will be open Thursday night through Sunday night during the month of October. The attraction opens at 8 pm each night, and it closes at 11 pm on Thursdays and Sundays and 1 am on Fridays and Saturdays.
For more information on the Haunted Hotel you can visit their Web site or call (502) 634-4478.
The Waverly Hills Sanatorium has quite a history, and many TB patients died inside its walls. The hospital’s ghost stories are legendary and has been termed the one of the most “haunted hospitals” in the eastern United States. It has been seen on several popular television shows such as FOX’s Scariest Places on Earth, VH 1’s Celebrity Paranormal Project, and the Sci-Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunter’s. The movie Death Tunnel was filmed at the hospital and was loosely based on the hospital’s past.
The Waverly Hills Sanatorium Haunted Hospital runs on Friday and Saturday nights during the month of October from 8 pmuntil 1 am. Tickets to the Haunted House are $20 each, and parking is $2.
For more information on the Waverly Hills Sanatorium Haunted House please visit their Web site.
