This Haunted Corn Field In Kentucky Is The Scariest Thing You’ll Encounter This Season

Field of Screams in Brandenburg, Kentucky, is a haunted corn maze known for being the scariest Halloween attraction in the state.

Fall is a fun season for so many reasons and we love it in Kentucky thanks to the beautiful colors and plethora of festive events. Another reason many love this season is Halloween and all of the creepy, scary fun that accompanies it. Fall is the time of year for haunted houses, hayrides, and corn mazes, and Kentucky has some pretty terrifying ones. But if you're looking for the ultimate in fright this season, look no further than the Field of Screams in Brandenburg. This haunted corn maze in Kentucky is the scariest thing you'll encounter this season in Kentucky, that is if you have enough guts to pay it a visit.

If you drive around the town of Brandenburg, Kentucky near the Indiana border, you'll find many sprawling cornfields, like the one shown below. During the fall, you'll also find Field of Screams, a terrifying corn field and haunted attraction that's often considered the scariest in our state.

Each year, an elaborate design is cut into a six-acre cornfield and as the sun goes down, the field becomes home to a number of downright bone-chilling characters.

A cornfield in the dark is scary enough on its own, but add in the anticipation of running into someone like this guy, and it becomes unimaginably scary. If you love haunted houses but have never experienced the terror of a haunted cornfield, keep in mind it is not for the faint of heart.

Field of Screams is more than just the haunted cornfield, as they offer a few different attractions to make it worth a fall visit. The Hayride to Hell takes you through a foggy field that is straight out of a horror movie. And you never know if or when your hay wagon may break down and leave you stranded.

The ghoulish characters that inhabit the cornfield, hayride, and other areas are what make this attraction so terrifying. The costumes, makeup, and acting are insanely convincing, and you'll find that you'll need to be reminded often that it's not all real.

The scenes created throughout the attraction are also impressively haunting. Imagine nightmares coming to life before your eyes, and being transported into the scariest of horror movies.

Each year at Field of Screams offers something new for visitors, so you can make this haunted cornmaze in Kentucky the ultimate annual trip if you’d like.

There are multiple ticket options for Field of Screams, so you can decide to try out just one feature, or all of them. The attraction is open Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the month of October. You can learn more about how to purchase tickets and see even more nightmare-inducing photos on the website, linked below.

Field of Screams is filled with all the creepy fun you'd ever want this season and if you enjoy a good scare, add it to your list of must-do this fall. Have you been to this terrifyingly haunted corn maze in Kentucky? Are there others that you think are scarier? Let us know what you think and tag someone in the comments who would head into this haunted cornfield with you!

Field of Screams is located at 248 Darnall Ave., Brandenburg, KY 40108. For more information, visit its website here and follow along on Facebook here.

And for another cornfield destination that is perfect for fall fun in Kentucky, check out our previous article here.

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