Brighton Asylum Is New Jersey’s Most Interactive Haunted House Attraction

New Jersey's Brighton Asylum has been making waves for a while now. Time and time again, it's been selected as one of the world's scariest haunted houses, but it's so much more than that. An interactive journey offering multiple bone-chilling experiences, it's the stuff of nightmares. If you've been before, you'll want to visit again because it gets better every year.

The legend goes like this...Brighton's industrial complex was used to house violent mental patients throughout the 1940s.

After allegations of harsh living conditions, grotesque medical experiments, and staff disappearances, the state forced the closure of the asylum in 1952. For decades it was left to decay, but was opened to the public in 2011 so that they may experience the unthinkable events that occurred years ago.

The asylum itself is the main attraction.

It's the scariest and most interactive haunted house you've ever experienced. The terrifying creatures and eerie atmosphere are second to none. It's like walking into a horror movie.

The addition of The Bleeding Grounds in 2018 made this the largest indoor walk-through haunted house in New Jersey.

The Bleeding Grounds take visitors through the second floor staff quarters. Visit and find out how it got its name.

Brighton Asylum also offers real paranormal investigations.

The Twitching Hour allows visitors to take a 2-3 hour flashlight tour with authentic ghost hunting equipment.

There are immersive and challenging escape rooms, as well.

Work together as a team to solve puzzles and beat the clock. You've got an hour. Escape in time, or you may be trapped forever!

All new for 2019 is the delightfully horrifying PORT9L.

This is a special pre-asylum experience. You'll start your journey at Brighton Asylum’s research and development center, where you and your friends will be subjected to a series of testing procedures by Brighton’s own research team. Feeling brave?

But that's not all...not nearly.

Brighton Asylum offers a virtual reality experience, intense 5-minute escape rooms, and ax throwing.

As you can see, Brighton Asylum isn't your average haunted house. A world-class attraction with top of the line actors, animatronics, costumery, sets, and special effects, every horror lover should visit. Open for the fall season, you can learn more and book tickets by visiting their website here. If you prefer something less terrifying this Halloween, try this family-friendly evening corn maze.