Stages, levels, or locations with a haunted theme are stages usually associated with an eerie atmosphere. It is one of the reoccurring themes of the Mario franchise.

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Haunted-themed stages typically take place at night and inside of an old mansion. However, haunted-themed stages can also take place in a creepy forest (Forever Forest from Paper Mario for example) or in an old or sunken ship (Deep Dark Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy for example).

Boos are, by far, the most common and reoccurring enemies in haunted-themed stages. They often infest a mansion, forcing the player to avoid the ghostly beings. Other enemies and hazards of haunted-themed stages include man-eating pianos, flying books and silverwear and numerous bottomless pits. The Boos and ghosts themselves will often mess with the stage in order to try and hinder the player's progress. In some cases, the player must find a way to stop the enemy from doing what it is doing in order to complete the game. This is very common in the Luigi's Mansion games, where Luigi must vacuum up certain ghosts in order to proceed through the game.

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• Ghost House - Super Mario World
• Big Boo's Haunt - Super Mario 64, Super Mario 64 DS
• Forever Forest - Paper Mario (also forest theme)
• Boo's Mansion - Paper Mario
• Luigi's Mansion - Luigi's Mansion
• Twilight Trail - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (also forest theme)
• Creepy Steeple - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Evershade Valley - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (also forest theme)
• Gloomy Manor - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
• Haunted Towers - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (also forest theme)
• Old Clockworks - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (also desert theme)
• Secret Mine - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (also winter theme)
• Treacherous Mansion - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
• Ghostly Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy
• Deep Dark Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy (also coastal theme and underwater theme)
• Mirage Mansion - Mario Tennis Aces

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