October and especially Halloween in NYC are like no other place in the world; the atmosphere, decorations, and costumes are mind-blowing. If you are in NYC during the month of October, visiting some of NYC best-haunted houses is an absolute must. After years of exploring Halloween decorations in NYC, I’ve finally created this list of NYC Best Haunted Houses.

At the end of this blog post, you can find a google map with all the locations. So without further ado, here are NYC’s spookiest houses updated for 2020:

Peace Love Chelsea

This spooky-fun house is located at 314 W 22nd Street, Chelsea, and each year it has a new design. The people who decorate this house are Hatch Creative Studio and it is conveniently located (2 min walk) next to C and E station on 23rd Street. A live video of this haunted house from 2019 is available here. The house is decorated for Halloween 2020 but without the floating witches’ hats.

Spider Web House

This house is designed by elegantmadesimple and is located at 44 W 94th Street, about 5 minutes walk from the B and C subway stations on 96th Street. A live video of this web haunted house from 2019 is available here. The house is decorated again in 2020 and looks pretty much the same.

Nightmare on Upper East

This is a complete blook filled with different Halloween exhibits that will make your head spin. If you are lucky you might even see that creepy funeral car with zombies in it. This house is just a few minutes walk from Central Park and is located on 10 E 67th Street, about 8 minutes’ walk from the N, R, and W subway stations on 59th Street. A live video of this web haunted house is available here.
This house is decorated again in 2020 but a lot of the big decorations from previous years are still missing. You can find live videos of this house from 2019 and 2020 on my Facebook page and HD video on my Instagram account.

Dragon House

When Halloween explodes all over your house this is how it looks like. The owner of this house has so many decorations that it takes him over two weeks to place everything out. This house is located at 41 East 72nd Street close to Madison Avenue, about 10 minutes walk from the Q subway stations on 72nd Street. Please notice that this house was not decorated for Halloween in 2020 but you can still catch my live video from 2019.

Green Skeletons

This glow in the dark house is located at 121 E 36th Street, Murray Hill and it have different looks during day and night time. The closest subway station to this house (6 min walk) is the 6 train 33rd Street station. A live video of this haunted house from 2019 is available here. This house looks spooktacular in 2020 as seen in this video:

Dyker Frights

You probably heard about ‘Dyker Heights Christmas Lights’ but have you ever heard about ‘Dyker Frights’? Dyker Frights “is an annual Halloween haunt running from mid-September through mid-November. The display comes alive every night at sundown and a must-see show with scare actors come out on Halloween as you are trick or treating”. This exhibit is Free of Charge- NO Tickets Needed. Located at 1123 79th Street, Brooklyn. If you are only planning on using the subway, be prepared to walk about twenty minutes from the D line subway station at 79th Street, Brooklyn.

Chelsea Market

While technically not a house, Chelsea is one of the best free indoor Halloween decorated locations. Located on 75 9th Avenue, near the A, C, E 14th Street Subway Station.

Upper East Tombstone

This haunted house is designed by Lewis Miller, which is usually known for his incredible flower flashes. Located at 115 E 70th Street, on Upper East Side, close to the 6 train, 68th Street subway station (3 min walk). A live video of this haunted house is available here. This house was not decorated again in 2020.

Halloween in Hoboken

This is a beautiful neighborhood in Hoboken that is completely full of Halloween decorations. They hand out 4K pieces of candy (1 per kid) in about 3.5 hrs. Located on Garden and Bloomfield Street between 10 and 14 Street. To get there take the Path train from Manhatten to Hoboken and from there it is about 20 minutes walk. Live video from this charming neighborhood is available here.

Halloween Castle

If you only have time to see one haunted house this is the one. I declare it as the BEST haunted house in NYC, 2019. Located at 1306 Albemarle Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226. To get there take the Q train from Manhatten to Beverley and walk for about 5 minutes. Live video from this charming neighborhood is available here. This house had the same decorations in 2020.

King Kong

This beautiful edition of 2020 masked King Kong can be found in Brooklyn Heights, 21 Clark Street. To get there take the 2 or 3 train from Manhatten to Clark Street and walk for about 2 minutes. A live video from this charming display is available here.