13th Floor: "13th Floor haunted houses are located in Denver, San Antonio and Phoenix, Ariz., and each attraction is designed and built by the team behind House of Torment and The Asylum," said Hauntworld.com owner Larry Kirchner. "The Asylum, also located in Denver, is one of the most detailed haunted houses in America."

Bates Motel: "Bates Motel features a massive haunted hayride, haunted houses and much more, making this trip to Philly one of the tops for any fright fan," said Kirchner.

Headless Horseman: "Headless Horseman features the best haunted hayride in the industry, with a massive detailed sets, over-the-top theatrical costumes, tons of haunted houses, corn mazes, and even the Headless Horseman himself riding horseback," said the owner of Hauntworld.com

Cutting Edge: "The Dallas area is in store for two of the best haunted houses in America," said Kirchner. "First is Cutting Edge, which is one of the longest haunted houses in the world and once held a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Netherworld: "Netherworld is located in Atlanta, Ga., and features amazing costumes, monsters, makeup, detailed sets, animations, and scary actors both inside and outside the attraction. Netherworld is one of the most visited haunted houses in the entire industry," said Kirchner.

13th Gate: "13th Gate, located in Baton Rouge, La., is one of the most detailed haunted houses in America, featuring an incredible set design, animations and special effects, plus over-the-top makeup artists," he said. "It even features thousands of live snakes - one of the only attractions in America to do so."

Field of Screams: "Field of Screams, located in Lancaster, Pa., features the longest haunted hayride in America and three haunted houses, including Den of Darkness, Nocturnal Wasteland and Frightmare Asylum," said Kirchner. "Field of Screams also features scream shops, food, games, stage shows and much more."

The Darkness Haunted House: "The Darkness, located in St. Louis, is celebrating its 20th year of fear and many within the haunted house industry have rated this haunted house the best in America for its original special effects, Hollywood level detail, and the use of computer generated effects," said Kirchner.

House of Torment: "House of Torment, located inside of an old movie theater in Austin, Tex., is three attractions in one," explained Kirchner. "Each year they totally renovate the attraction with new sets and scenes. One of the most unique thing about House of Torment is its control room, where one guy triggers all of the animations to make the guests scream."

Erebus: "Located in Pontiac, Mich., this attraction once held the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest haunted house in America," he said. "We have rated Erebus the most unique haunted house in America, with its incredible collection of interactive monster props and mechanical special effects.

Dent Haunted School House: "Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this is by far one of the most unique themed attractions in America," said Kirchner. "The haunted house centers around a serial killer janitor inside an abandoned haunted school house. After visiting this attraction you may never step foot in a school ever again."

Spookywoods: "We rated this attraction the best overall screampark in America because they have more varied attractions than any haunted house in America, including both a daytime and nighttime event," he said. "During the day Spookywoods has dinosaur digs, corn mazes, spooky tram rides and pumpkin patches, and then by night the zombies and monsters come out of the woods.

Nightmare on the Bayou: "Nightmare on the Bayou is Houston, Texas' best haunted house and one of the most unique attractions in the country," said Kirchner. "Nightmare on the Bayou also features some of the most outrageous actors in America, making everyone in Houston crawl and beg for mercy."