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|image=[[File:BigBoosHaunt.png|280px]]
|unlock=Having at least 12 [[Power Star]]s (15 in ''DS'') and defeating the Big Boo in the [[Courtyard (Peach's Castle)|courtyard]]
|missions=[[Go on a Ghost Hunt]]<br>[[Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round]]<br>[[Secret of the Haunted Books]]<br>[[Seek the 8 Red Coins]]<br>[[Big Boo's Balcony]]<br>[[Eye to Eye in the Secret Room]]<br>[[Switch Star in the Basement]] (''DS'' only)
|boss=[[Big Boo]], [[Big Mr. I]]
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[[File:SM64DS-Big Boos Haunt Map.PNG|frame|left|Map of the area outside of the mansion in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
'''Big Boo's Haunt''' is a three-story mansion located in a small cage. It is the fifth course in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Unlike most other courses, Big Boo's Haunt is one of the rare courses that is not accessed via a painting. Instead, [[Mario]] must travel to the castle's courtyard (after he has collected twelve [[Power Star]]s, fifteen in the DS remake) and defeat a [[Big Boo]]. The Boo will drop a small cage containing the course. Mario gets teleported to Big Boo's Haunt upon entering this cage. The level is bounded by what appears to be the bars of a cage, like the one in the entrance to the course, suggesting, along with his entrance into the level, that Mario has shrunk. The background is that of a moonlit night in a dark forest as well as blizzard-sounding wind.

Big Boo's Haunt is inhabited by none other than [[Big Boo]] himself. There is a small shack on the side of the mansion that has a lift to the basement. In the center of the basement is a large merry-go-round. There is also the [[Mad Piano]] (a piano that comes to life and tries to bite Mario if he gets too close). Big Boo's Haunt is also home to [[Big Mr. I]]. There are two entrances into the main building: the front door immediately visible upon entering the level, and a single back door that leads into a room containing two Boos. This course is one of a few that contain bridges made of bricks that fall away when walked upon. Big Boo's Haunt is the only course that does not share a theme with another course. The music for the Merry-Go-Round is also used in the minigames [[Lakitu Launch]], [[Bingo Ball]], and [[Slots Shot]].

In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', this is the only main course that [[Yoshi]] can't access at all; he can't defeat Boos in this game, nor can he eat any.
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