2021 Guide to Haunted Houses in Missouri


Did you know that Missouri has 57 haunted house attractions listed for the 2021 Halloween haunt season!? Some of them may be located closer to you than you think…
Below, we’ll break down what types of haunts you can choose from, ranging from spooky hayrides and terrifying trail walks to creepy home haunts and multi-attraction scream parks. We’ll also discuss where in Missouri some of the most popular haunted houses are located!
The following list totals up each type of haunt in Missouri, based on how they are listed on our website:
- Haunted Amusement / Theme Parks: 2
- Haunted Barns: 3
- Haunted Caves: 1
- Charity Haunts: 8
- Haunted Cornfields/Mazes: 8
- Haunted Farms: 1
- Haunted Hayrides: 4
- Home/Yard Haunts: 5
- Haunted Mazes: 1
- Haunted Houses with Multiple Attractions: 9
- Haunted Rides (other than Hayrides): 2
- Haunted Trails: 3
Fun Fact:
The city with the most attractions / surrounding haunts is St. Louis, MO.
Each year, we search the internet to find out what these haunts are up to during the off-season. During our 2021 update session for Missouri, 8 haunts’ information was updated, 6 were removed and 0 haunts were added to the Missouri Haunted House Directory.
Here are our most recent reviews of haunted houses in Missouri* according to our local Scream Team’s experience:
- House of the Occult at Lemp Brewery – St. Louis, MO (2018) with an overall score of 9.35!
- The Dead Factory Haunted House – Mexico, MO (2020) with an overall score of 8.71!
*Based on all of our Missouri Haunt Reviews and their most recent, respective scores given out of the past 3 years.
The following are some of the most popular haunted attractions** in Missouri, based on our website traffic:
Haunted River Float
22474 Restful Lane, Waynesville, MO 65583

Summary:
Come play with us and face your fears on the Haunted River Float at Ruby's Landing. Your journey begins with an approximately one-half mile float in an 8-man raft. From there, you'll go into a haunted corn maze, and then to the haunted house, if you aren't too scared. It's a frightening experience you're sure to enjoy!
Rising Haunted Attraction
25238 Raleigh Road, Waynesville, MO 65583

Summary:
Central Missouri's scariest haunt! See if you have what it takes to survive terror like you have never experience before!
The Cadaver Zone Spook House
25088 Kafir Road, Webb City, MO 64870

Summary:
The Cadaver Zone is a haunted house attraction in the Joplin/Webb City/Carl Junction area.
The Haunted Grotto
3102 Aad Grotto Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Summary:
Haunted House in Poplar Bluff, MO.
The Grotto aka Three Rivers Shrine Club.
**This information was determined by looking at the haunts’ traffic on our site from the past two years. This is not a top haunts list. The above haunts are listed here in no particular order.
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