What to know about 11 of the best Indy-area haunted houses and scream parks
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COVID mutations. Grocery store prices. Scary times out there.
But you want more frights.
Indiana haunts have them, with plenty of intense experiences around Indianapolis. They range from hayrides with explosives to any number of ghoulish and gory storylines.
Haunted houses near Indianapolis
1428 Home Sweet Hell
205 E. Palmer St., Indianapolis (Marilyn Rose Center)
This is a no-touch, indoor attraction with original characters.
Admission: Early bird tickets start at $15 (through Sept. 24)
Runs: Oct. 6-30, Friday-Sunday
Fright Manor
350 Anniston Drive, Indianapolis (Southport Little League), 317-883-7666
Three attractions, including two haunts with movie and original characters, can be found at indoor/outdoor, no-touch setup.
A portion of the proceeds benefits the Southport Little League.
Admission: starts at $25 with discounts for several categories, including military, first responders, senior citizens and FFA members.
Runs: Sept. 29-Nov. 4
Hanna Haunted Acres
7323 E. Hanna Ave., Indianapolis
Six no-touch attractions and a slew of other activities are here, including the Hanna Haunted Hayride with pyrotechnics and giant animatronics, the Undead Underworld caves, the immersive Acres Manor, a haunted corn maze, axe throwing, a virtual reality arcade and a carnival with games, characters, and backdrops for photo ops.
Admission: Starts at $27.95
Runs: Through Nov. 4
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Indiana Fear Farm
6736 S. 500 W, Jamestown, 765-366-8493
Attractions include Slaughter Barn and a Hollywood-style haunted hayride with explosions and monsters.
Admission: Tickets start at $16 per attraction.
Runs: Through Oct. 29
Indy Scream Park
5211 S. New Columbus Road, Anderson
Attractions include the new interactive prison-set Lockdown. There is a midway with local craft beer and wine sales, a food court, pizza food truck, fire pits, games, photo spots and a gift shop.
Admission: Starting at $23.95. General admission gets access to all haunted attractions except the popular Zombie Paintball Assault with visitors shooting at actors portraying zombies (requiring its own ticket, starting at $11.95)
Runs: Through Nov. 4
Malice Manor
640 Providence Way, Clarksville, 812-924-7727
The attraction is open every Friday and Saturday, with hours extended until 1 a.m. in October.
Admission: Starting at $25
Runs: Through Oct. 28
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Necropolis Underground
7130 Western Select Drive, Indianapolis
The walk-through attractions here are all indoors and underground. The no-touch attractions include Nightmare House and Cemetery of the Damned, the Dead & Breakfast and The Bunker, an extraterrestrial-themed haunt. Plus there are midway games, axe throwing, escape rooms and other stuff.
Admission: Starting at $35
Runs: Sept. 23-Oct. 31
Nightmare on Edgewood
1959 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 317-899-9619
This full-contact haunt has been going for more than 45 years.
The current attractions include a revamped farm-set deal, and the new slasher film-themed and rave-themed draws.
Admission: Starts at $30
Runs: Sept. 22-Nov. 4
Stillwell Manor
1704 E. 60th St., Anderson, 765-393-1645
The 2023 season is the last at the current location.
Its two attractions include the namesake haunted house with a storyline that starts with a Union general returning from the Civil War to find his family slain by Rebel soldiers and tragedy befalling subsequent occupants.
Admission: Tickets start at $25
Runs: Sept. 23-Nov. 5
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Superior Haunted Trails
4207 Superior Road, Indianapolis, 317-746-2730
The full immersive 25-minute Unhallowed Darkness trail is in an all-natural wooded area. Visitors have the option to buy a $7 tag to let the actors know they can be touched.
Admission: Starts at $25
Runs: Oct. 6-29. Open Fridays, Saturdays and the last four Sundays in October
The Thirteenth Hour
915 S. Shortridge Road, Indianapolis
The no-touch indoor and outdoor haunted experience is located on 25 acres and consists of four separate haunts that are all chapters of the same story.
Admission: General admission starts at $28.99
Runs: Through Nov. 2. Friday-Sunday through Oct. 29, then Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on Twitter: @cherylvjackson.
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