Or, as the authors put it, “13 Haunted Houses that will Make You Wet Your Pants.” A sampler:

* USS Nightmare: Newport, Kentucky. Following the story of an ill-fated crew of sailors, this haunted house is set upon a real river steamboat. Every quarter in the ship has its own haunted scene whether you are in the captain’s quarters, the mess hall or what appears to be a room full of torture devices. Be prepared for a lot of scary looking baby dolls strewn about the boat as well.

* Seven Floors of Hell, Cleveland, Ohio. The name alone will send shivers up your spine, yeah? … It is said to be the longest linear walkthrough of any haunted house. With a 1 million dollar budget, you can bet this haunted house is going to be fancy. The seven haunted houses have, among others, a haunted cemetery, Cellblock 13 (full of dead inmates), the bloody Butchers Block, and, of course, a haunted circus.

* Terror Behind the Walls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This haunted house is based in the Eastern State Penitentiary, whose cells once held the likes of Al Capone and “Slick” Willie Sutton. … Included this year is “The Experiment,” a 3D madhouse complete with a bloodthirsty, psychotic doctor, and the all-new “Night Watch” which puts visitors in the pitch dark, only able to escape with the aid of an eerie flashlight beam. [Editor’s note: I’ve been to this prison (voluntarily). It’s scary enough in the daytime!]