🎃 Scranton Halloween Weekend Guide: Oct 2nd thru Oct 4th 👻

October 1, 2026
By Newsletter Staff

October is finally here, and Scranton is packed with haunted attractions ready to scare you all season long!

Wander through classic haunted houses and eerie woodland trails, test your nerve in escape games, or fight your way through a zombie shootout. Whatever kind of fright you're after, there's something here for every thrill-seeker. Not into scares? We've also got plenty of fall fun for all ages, including hayrides, fall festivals, pumpkin picking, corn mazes, and more.

After you visit a haunted attraction this Halloween season, leave it a rating and review. Your feedback helps put it in the running for the 2026 Haunt of the Year!

	Devil's Last Laugh Lehighton, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Lehighton Pennsylvania’s Newest Haunted Attraction! Welcome to Devil’s Last Laugh Haunted Attraction, where fear finds a home in Lehighton, Pennsylvania!
	Horror Hall West Nanticoke, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Northeast PAs biggest and longest running all indoor haunted attraction. Experience 40 years of haunted tradition, in over 20,000 sq ft of attraction.
	Hell's Nightmares Haunted Attractions Dallas, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Hells Nightmares sponserd by the Irem Shrine is a 20 to 25 minute hayride through the abandoned section of hell where Lucifer himself bands his most evil demons and lock the away forever
	Slaughterland Screampark Binghamton, NY Open Friday and Saturday We offer FIVE horrifying attractions: 1) Dark Magic - a voodoo inspired, mostly pitch black maze (Indoor) 2) Wendigo Woods - a twisting path through the woods, lighted by flickering lanterns where you'll encounter zombies, hillbillies, witches and more.
	Halls of Horror Palmerton, PA Open Friday and Saturday HALLS OF HORROR.NET is home of THE Blood Experience. We know there are plenty of haunted attractions to pick from. Our haunt is the Bloodiest most interactive haunt in the country.
	Ghosts and Goblins at Lincoln Caverns Huntingdon, PA Open Friday and Saturday Come experience the fantasy, fright, and fun of “Goblins & Grottos,” the newest edition of Ghosts & Goblins at Lincoln Caverns!
	Hotel of Horror Saylorsburg, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday The Hotel of Horror and Altered Nightmares are both indoor, walk through Haunted House attractions featuring live actors and paranormal activity housed in the 200 year old “abandoned “ Pocono Mountain resort once called The Lake House Hotel, Saylorsburg, Pa.
	The Haunt PA (in Schaefferstown) Schaefferstown, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday The Haunt in Schaefferstown is a fully immersive, carnival grounds complex where at night it becomes a screamingly horrific experience.
	Halloween House Philly Philadelphia, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Come visit us at Halloween House Philadelphia, located in Fashion District Philadelphia, 901 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 NOT A HAUNTED HOUSE, IT'S SO MUCH MORE!
	Lincoln Mill Haunted House Philadelphia, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Lincoln Mill Haunted House is a theatrical horror experience featuring live scare-actors, animatronics, production quality sets, and special effects.
	Waldorf Estate of Fear Lehighton, PA Open Friday and Saturday THE HAUNTING AT THE WALDORF HOTEL... For years, people believed they knew the story of Oliver Sommersby. They spoke of the murderer who ruled the Waldorf Hotel, the monster who stole countless lives before meeting his own bloody end.
	Gravestone Manor Plains, PA Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday Gravestone Manor is arguably Pennsylvania's most unique haunted house attraction. Don't come expecting air horns, pointless dark corridors, and madmen wearing hockey masks.