Stages with the haunted theme tend to have ghosts as enemies. Common settings are pyramids, haunted houses, and castles, often with spooky furnishings such as cobwebs and pumpkins.
Stages with a haunted theme
- Sandopolis Zone, Sonic & Knuckles (1994) - Act Two only, it mainly incorporates elements of the desert theme.
- DarkCastle Area, Tails Skypatrol (1995)
- Labyrinth of the Castle, Sonic Labyrinth (1995)
- Pumpkin Hill, Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) - This level is a good example of a haunted theme, as it contains many elements used in other haunted theme stages, such as a dark setting, graves, and randomly appearing ghosts known as Boos.
- Egg Quarters, Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
- Aquatic Mine, Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) - This stage also incorporates elements of the underwater theme.
- Pool Race, Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
- Pyramid Cave, Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) - This stage also incorporates elements of the desert theme.
- Death Chamber, Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
- Hang Castle, Sonic Heroes (2003)
- Mystic Mansion, Sonic Heroes (2003)
- Terror Hall, Sonic Heroes (2003)
- Cryptic Castle, Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)
- Haunted Ship, Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- Hidden Island 15, Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- Mystic Haunt Zone, Sonic Rivals 2 (2007)
- Curien Mansion,Sega Superstars Tennis (2008)
- Outer Forest, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)
- Sewer Scrapes,Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)
- Deadly Route,Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)
- Graveyard Gig Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012)
- Sky Road, Sonic Lost World (2013) - Wii U Zone Four only
- Creeper Gorge, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014)