We've reached the season of scary things lurking around corners, ghostly sounds echoing through dark rooms and fears coming to life. It's the Halloween season and Haunted Houses are making a comeback once again this year. AOL CityGuide has the best in the nation but we're gonna break it down by city: New York City.

The New York area has some of the most creative haunted houses in the country. And actors from all over the country are hand picked to portray terrifying characters that will keep you awake at night. Check out these ten haunted experiences for some chills and thrills!

10. Van Cortland House
Step into this Bronx house to take the tour of the haunted basement if you dare. It's dark in this old house. And you may not be able to see all the danger lurking just around the corner. But give it a try if you want to get a chill. Listen to the scary stories and take cautious steps along the haunted walk.

9. TerrorDome
Maybe Newburgh, New York is a bit further outside of the city than you'd like to venture or perhaps TerrorDome is too much haunted house for you to take. But if you can stand the quarantined "Killer Kampground", maybe you're brave enough. These campers are very sick and they're after you. Stay healthy and you'll find yourself in the horrifying Barn of Terror.

8. Skull Island Scream Park
If you dare to travel outside of the city, head to Fishkill, NY to find the mysterious island which has recently reappeared. Step onto the island and you'll find yourself amidst the frightening killer clown carnival. And if you can manage to escape those insane clowns, climb through the caves and encounter blood-thirsty zombies. If you're bitten, you'll be thrown in quarantine with merciless, chainsaw-wielding medics.

7. The Beacon Screamery
An old asylum is causing a shockwave through the Hudson Valley. Paranormal experts have been called in to investigate some eerie reports of mysterious happenings inside the walls of this asylum. Enter if you dare to find out what really happened here and why the former inmates are still haunting the place. But be careful because they are insane. Also check out the Zombie Walk.

6. Bayville Scream Park
Take a trip to Long Island and meet the Zombie Pirates in Bayville. For an even bigger thrill, step into the Blood Manor built by a carnival entrepreneur. His crazed scientist son still haunts the place along with twins who've brought the dead back to life and fed their dinner guests to them. Even more terrifying, you'll find the criminally insane are loose in the woods and they will not let you leave alive.

5. Merchant's House
Meet the former Gertrude Tredwell, the daughter of the merchant who once lived in this house -- now considered Manhattan's most haunted. Gertrude died in this house in 1933. She still walks the halls of this house though and the proprietors invite you to get a glimpse. Ghost tours will be given October 24, 25, 29 and 30. But come on Halloween night to witness a ghost storyteller recount his experiences with the house. Maybe Gertrude will attend.

4. Trapped In Purgatory
It's scary enough to travel out to Staten Island but imagine coming across The Asylum at Trapped In Purgatory. Step into this experience and you'll find yourself stuck with the other lost souls and some of them are quite terrifying. You may find yourself locked inside but if you can get out, watch out for the real-life horror you'll find in the Slaughterhouse!

3. Nightmare
Find the Nightmare in the CSV Cultural Center. The brains behind this haunted house researched the fears that keep people up at night by conducting online polls. They've brought those real life fears to life in the haunted house so you may run into some of your worst nightmares within these walls. An extra feature showcasing Saw V terror has also been added for your pleasure or torture.

2. The Headless Horseman Hayrides
This Ulster Park location will prove to be quite a trip outside of the city but it isn't too far if you want to feel the fright. Go for the hayrides which never fail to please those looking to get a Halloween chill. Every year, the terrifying characters in the woods come out to meet you as you pass through and there's very little to protect you from their wrath.

1. Blood Manor
The most frightening New York City spot is located on W 27th Street. Venture into Thunderdome to take on Mother Nature's wrath or visit Skull Alley and try not to wake the dead. In addition, an amazing 3-D experience awaits you. Every room you enter, you'll find some of the most blood-curdling scenes that'll do more than make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. The killer characters will haunt your dreams and you'll never forget your trip to Blood Manor.