Looking for a spook this October? Don’t miss the haunted houses and attractions across the country.

Halloween is big business. Halloween trade in the US should exceed $10 billion during the 2017 season, according to Hauntworld.com, a leading industry website. That’s quite a lot of candy, costumes, decorations, and tickets to haunted places.

One of the biggest areas of growth in the Halloween trade has been the explosion in the number and quality of commercial haunted house attractions, haunted farms, corn mazes, hayrides, and other spooky spots. More than $1 billion of the $10 billion spent on Halloween is related to buying tickets on haunted-themed sites.

“Visit a haunted attraction is now the single most popular way to celebrate the holidays,” said Larry Kirchner, founding father of Hauntworld.com, which directs consumers to find and review Halloween attractions around the globe. This site provides locations and data on all the major haunted places, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and hayrides.

Haunted attractions strive to make guests feel like they’re experiencing a real-life horror film, some using computer animation, giant monsters, and even virtual reality to provide the scares guests enjoy. Many of the haunted places now feature new attractions, such as zombie paint balls, zombie laser tag, corn mazes, haunted hayrides and escape rooms.

This season, families have plenty to pick from. The haunted house has become more realistic, but at the same time, more family friendly to attract more people. So what is the best way for your family to experience the Halloween craze? Those with teenagers should look for the scariest haunted houses near them. Families with young kids should go to a local farm.

Professional Halloween attractions are now often based on family farms, which usually offer traditional pumpkin patches, corn mazes and hayrides to attract younger guests. However, many of these farms turn into spooky attractions at night, featuring actors portraying scary characters, spooky lighting and elaborate decorations to provide fear-based fun. You can find the best haunted attractions for your family by visiting Hauntworld.com.

According to Hauntworld.com, these attractions were rated the scariest of 2017 in the US