Guide to Kentucky Haunted Houses

By Lynne Haase, published Sep 19, 2007
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Louisville, Lexington, and the Kentucky bluegrass countryside offer haunted houses, haunted hayrides, haunted trails, an old morgue, and other gory and creepy haunted attractions this Halloween season.

The Haunted Network
835 Spring Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208

With four haunted attractions covering 60,000 square feet of space The Haunted Network includes: Haunted Hotel, Industrial Nightmare, Dementions, and Pitch Black. Sponsored by TNT Entertainment, the Haunted Hotel with its special effects, and the other haunted attractions have brought national acclaim.

Dates: September 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29; October 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 8pm to 1am; Sundays and weeknights: 8pm to 11pm
Admission: Haunted Hotel $17, Industrial Nightmare (with Dementions) $17; Pitch Black (with Cage Maze) $15

The Baxter Avenue Morgue
451 Baxter Ave
Louisville, Kentucky 40204

A morgue opened at this site on Baxter Avenue in Louisville in 1901 and the haunted house plays on its eerie history today. The basement of the morgue has impressive set designs and actors portraying violent, gory images with adult oriented themes.

Dates: September 28, 29; October 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 8pm to 1am; Sundays and weeknights: 8pm to 11pm
Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for children under 8; VIP Pass $25
A $5 off coupon is available online.

Nightmare Haunted House
1211 Old Frankfort Pike / Manchester Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40504

Located in an old Lexington warehouse, Nightmare Haunted House has new rooms, new frights, more space, and a new motion simulated ride this Halloween season.

Dates: September 28, 29, 30; October 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26 through 31
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 7pm to Midnight; Sundays and weeknights: 7pm to 11pm
Admission: $14 for adults, $10 for children under 12; $20 for a speedpass
Get $2 off admission with a non-perishable food item to donate to God's Pantry.

Skeleton's Lair Haunted Woods
48 Lockett's Dream
Highway 234 / Cemetery Road
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42164

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Takeaways
  • Louisville's Baxter Avenue Morgue plays on the history of its real morgue which opened in 1901.
  • Nightmare Haunted House in Lexington is open on Halloween from 7pm to 11pm.
  • The bone chilling haunted hayride at Sandyland Acres won a 2006 Haunt Award.
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I, too, am missing the Waverly Hills review.

Posted on 10/06/2007 at 5:10:00 PM

 
Fabulous article! The haunted woods sound spooky!! These all will be great places to enjoy the halloween season. :-)

Posted on 10/04/2007 at 6:10:00 PM

 
Creepy! Great info!

Posted on 09/20/2007 at 11:09:00 AM

 
I'm surprised you didn't include Waverly Hills in Louisville. It's really neat and it's considered a historical landmark :) Great article though!

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

 
Great article...

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 2:09:00 PM

 
haunted houses creeps me out .....but there fun

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 2:09:00 PM

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