West Virginia’s haunted attraction credentials are anchored by one of the most genuinely terrifying locations in America. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston operated as a psychiatric institution from 1864 to 1994, and its documented history is dark enough that its haunted attraction and paranormal investigation events require almost no theatrical embellishment. West Virginia’s Appalachian Mountain landscape — deep hollows, isolated ridges, and the genuine isolation of some of the most remote terrain in the eastern United States — creates a natural atmosphere that the state’s haunt operators leverage effectively. Charleston and Huntington anchor the commercial market in the western part of the state. Browse all haunted houses and Halloween events in West Virginia below.