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, which mainly incorporates elements of the desert theme and also incorporates elements of the ancient ruins theme.
- Pumpkin Hill, Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
- 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) - Mainly predominates in Zone 4 (Wii U version only).
- Silent Forest, Sonic Lost World (2013) - Mainly predominates in Zone 4.
- Creeper Gorge, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (2014)
- Halloween, Sonic Runners (2015)