A wasei-eigo term for a commercial haunted house attraction, such as those found at amusement parks or seasonal events. Not used for a genuinely haunted house; for that, see お化け屋敷 (sense 2).
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from horror house
See also: お化け屋敷
I screamed with my friends in the haunted house at the amusement park.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
Wasei-eigo from English 'horror house'. The term was coined in Japan and is not used in English with this exact meaning.