Weekly Top Picks for September 27th- October 3rd, 2018

With October arriving over the weekend, we are thrilled that our favorite month of the year has finally arrived! Bring on the scares, thrills, pumpkins, traditions, lights, decorated yards, haunted trails, costume contests, Halloween displays, and yes, bring on the candy too!

Halloween New England has the bases covered for you all season long with our Top Picks, highlights for the weekend, special events not to be missed, contests, and other essential info to keep you on top of everything this Halloween.

Haunt Seminars, Demos, Backstage Tours, Unlimited SpeedPass Haunt Admission, Food, and Rides at The Haunted Graveyard's Behind the Screams

Don't miss this one-of-a-kind event coming up this Saturday, Sept 29th!! The Haunted Graveyard's "Behind the Screams Experience" is an incredible backstage tour and seminar opportunity for haunt fans, home/yard haunters, and every kind of Halloween enthusiast! Event Details. 

Tour behind the scenes, access to special FX makeup and airbrush demos, seminars for learning haunt construction, lighting and sound FX, animatronics, and more.

Behind the Screams ticket *includes* admission to The Haunted Graveyard (including unlimited walk-throughs with speed pass!), access to Lake Compounce rides, 1 free Sky Coaster ticket, food, drink, t-shirt, and entry to win a Haunted Graveyard prop!
Save $$ when you buy tickets online. Limited ticket availability.

Saturday is Kids Day at Costumania's Superstore in West Lebanon, NH

New Hampshire's own year-round costume store Costumania has their special Kids Day coming this weekend. 

Pop in at Costumania's West Lebanon, NH superstore for Kids Day this Saturday, September 29th! Open 10:00am-8:00pm, every child who walks through the door gets a goodie bag and a special discount towards merchandise! Between 11:00am-3:00pm Kids can enjoy complimentary face-painting and pizza!

Situated right off Rte 89 and very close to Rte 91, their huge new store in West Lebanon has everything from wigs, makeup, costume props, character supplies, and thousands of costumes for kids, adults, and any character you can dream up. Costumania is a small family owned business in West Lebanon, NH which operates as a year-round costume store since 1994. If you do decide to shop at Costumania this season you can use the Halloween New England exclusive in-store coupon for $10 off any $40 Costumania purchase! Click here for the $10 off coupon.

Connecticut Halloween Events (full guide)

We know haunt-fans, novice haunters, and home haunters wouldn't miss the Behind the Screams event at The Haunted Graveyard coming up this Saturday, September 29th. (See more details in the feature above).

Wednesday, October 3rd kicks off a new 8-week Sculpting for Beginners course taught by Tyler Green two-time finalist on SyFy's Face Off at his studio in Litchfield, CT. Students will get an introductory to character design in 3D form by using a non hardening clay to develop skills and techniques in creating a character in clay.

Also, check out our Family-friendly Halloween Event Guide for all-ages fun in CT.

Massachusetts Halloween Events (full guide)

For the third year, Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA will host the immersive outdoor theatrical production of The Sleepy Hollow Experience which is back for a 6-week run on the grounds of this living history museum. Check them out Wednesday through Sunday nights and advance tickets are a must.

Lizzie Borden: The Mystery Continues is billed as a "one-hour, in depth retelling of the famous double homicide" by local history teacher Christopher Daley. Held at the Blackstone Library, this is a free event but it does require pre-registration.
Details and registration info.

Haverhill Library hosts free horror flicks during Terrifying Tuesday Nights and Classic Spooky Tuesday Matinees nearly every week in October starting Oct 2nd. Check out the 1932 "The Mummy" for the classic matinee and the 2017 Stephen King's "It" this Tuesday, October 2nd.
At Vampfangs' new Salem store this weekend you can book an appointment with Tyler Green of SyFy's FaceOff for Custom FX Teeth Consultations as he rolls out his new line of custom teeth products for zombies and monsters. You must pre-book a time by contacting Vampfangs directly and Tyler will be taking appointments on both days between noon and 6pm. Details.

Plus, check out our Family-friendly Halloween Event Guide for all-ages fun in MA.

Rhode Island

In scenic Portsmouth, RI you'll find Escobar Farm hosting their annual Pumpkin Festival at Escobar Farm on Saturday, September 29th (rain date Sept 30).

Also, on Saturday, Sept 29th (rain date Sept 30) Frerich's Farm in Warren will host their Halloween Party for Individuals with Autism and their families with a pirate ship, scavenger hunt, western town, bubble table, and food (advance registration required).

Find more kids activities on our Family-friendly Halloween Event Guide for all-ages fun in RI.

Maine

Bangor is the place to be this week where you can find two very special events lined up!
Queen City Arts kicks off a new Special FX Makeup Class for ages 15 and up. Held on Monday nights over a series of 6 weeks, this teen and adult course includes weekly instruction by a makeup professional and a makeup kit for easy home practice.

Haunted History is the name of the game at the "Darker Side of Mt. Hope Cemetery" in Bangor this Tuesday, October 2nd. This cemetery tour explores local history and is the first of three dates for this tour this October.

New Hampshire

Saturday, September 29th is the perfect day to go searching and shopping for your Halloween costume and decor needs--and the timing couldn't be better than during Kids Day at Costumania in West Lebanon, NH. Every child gets a goodie bag and a special discount towards merchandise and there's complimentary face-painting and pizza between 11:00am-3:00pm.

Vermont

Sunday, September 30th is the annual Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival in Stowe where you can cheer on the pumpkin trebuchet competition while noshing on entries to the chili cookoff!

What have we been up to? Where are we headed?

While it's early in the New England haunting season, Halloween New England packed in two trips to Salem on Saturday alone--first we dropped into Salem, Massachusetts for a few hours to check out Vampfangs new brick and mortar store, eat a slice from Flying Saucer Pizza, and visit HausWitch. Then we hit the road headed to our second Salem of the day - this time to Salem, New Hampshire-- to celebrate opening night of Screeemfest at Canobie Lake Park!

This weekend we've got plans to swing through Barrett's Haunted Mansion this week and we'll be heading to Scary Acres in Hope, RI. We just can't wait!

Looking for info on which haunts are open on Sundays? Did you know that SEVEN haunted attractions are open this Sunday, September 30th including The Haunted Graveyard (Bristol, CT) and Scary Acres Haunted House and Hayride (Hope, RI). If you love to plan your October weekends ahead like we do and want to check out haunted attractions on an off-peak night, we've compiled our essential Guide to Haunted Attractions Open on Sunday Nights.

We've got seven contests right now on Halloween New England.

Ending Soon: If you haven't yet entered, The Haunted Speakeasy is delivering the costume party of the year in Worcester, MA and we're wrapping up their ticket contest on Oct 1st so enter ASAP!
Enter all contests right from the home page of Halloween New England.


New Contests: Since last week we've added a 2nd chance to win a $25 in merchandise from

Costumania in West Lebanon, NH and a contest for a pair of tickets to Vengeance in the Valley Haunted Hayride and Maze in Guilford, VT. Ghost Ship Harbor in Quincy, MA kicked off their 2nd contest this week and look for the 2nd round to win Jack-o-lantern Spectacular tickets in Providence, RI.
The Haunted Graveyard has a contest running for combo tickets to see them during their 2nd weekend of haunting and there's still time to enter for tickets to see what Fear Town Haunted House has in store for you this season.
Barrett's Haunted Mansion is giving away a four-pack of tickets to see them in Abington, MA and another 13th World Haunted Trail ticket contest are now up for your visit to Cumberland, RI!

Visit Halloween New England's home page for contest details.

Congrats to Deltra Kroemer who won a pair of Opening Weekend tickets to The Haunted Graveyard, to Christen Clery who won Opening Weekend tickets to Ghost Ship Harbor, Ryan Lee, Sabrina Desy, and Shane Bergevin won a four-pack of tickets to Barrett's Haunted Mansion, Craig Miranda won a four pack of tickets to 13th World and Sean Burke and Ian Dincuff each won tickets to Fear Town!

Haunted Houses, Haunted Mazes, and Haunted Hayrides Opening Friday, September 28th

The Haunted Graveyard (Bristol, CT)

Legends of Fear (Shelton, CT) Haunted Hayride and Trail

Fear Town (Seekonk, MA)

DementedFX (Holyoke, MA)

Ghost Ship Harbor (Quincy, MA)

Haunted Labyrinth (RI)

The 7-1-5 Haunted House (MA)
13 Nights at Jiminy (MA)

Witch's Woods (MA) - House and Haunted Hayride

Monster Mash Haunted Hayride (MA)

Haunted Hale Corn Maze (CT)

The Haunted Isle (CT)

Fright Kingdom (NH)
Click for the complete Opening Night Guide

Haunted Houses, Haunted Mazes, and Haunted Hayrides Opening Friday, September 28th

13th World (Cumberland, RI)

Trail of Terror (Wallingford, CT)
Click for the complete Opening Night Guide

Halloween New England Top Picks for October 18th - 24th, 2017

This is one of the biggest weekends of the season for Halloween thrill-seekers, haunt-goers, ghostly tale lovers, Halloween and costume partiers, adults, kids, and absolutely everyone in between. We have dozens of wonderful events listed for this week on our website but our hand-picked state-by-state highlights are listed below.

Darkness Unleashed at Barrett's Haunted Mansion Returns!

Turn out the lights, pack a house with monsters, and head inside --designed for the bravest of thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies!
If you didn't have to nerve to go last week, you still have one final chance to check out Barrett's Haunted Mansion in Abington, MA next Tuesday, October 24th to experience their high-intensity Lights Out night. 

Top Event Picks for the Upcoming Week

Massachusetts 

Much is brewing in Mass this weekend! Thursday starts you off with Gedney Glows where you'll be treated to a lantern-lit historical home tour of the Gedney House in Salem. While in the Witch City, book your tour with Salem's Haunted Footsteps offered nightly at 8pm Monday through Friday. On Tuesday night in Salem you can buy tickets to a Graveyard Conjure with hoodoo worker Sen Moise.
On Friday, witches, warlocks, ghosts, and vampires will roam the streets of Newburyport for the annual adult-friendly Witches Night Out. For more ghostly fun and libation, this Friday and Saturday is the 21+  Tales and Ales social event at the Swett-Isley House in Newbury. Running every Friday through the end of October is Frightful Friday Ghost Stories in the Gore Mansion in Waltham.

On Friday night in Worcester you can enjoy the outdoors at the Halloween Hike at Boo Meadow Brook. Saturday in Haverhill is the all-day Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival where artists, filmmakers, and writers gather annually to celebrate spooky fiction. This is a free event but you will need to reserve a spot in advance. On Tuesday afternoon in Cohasset you can find a daytime performance of Lizzie Borden and the Forty Whacks by the Delvena Theatre Company.
Lots of family-friendly events lined up this week too! Saturday brings you Halloween at Hutch in Milton, MA and on Sunday in New Bedford you can find Ghosts in the Garden - a children's scavenger hunt for little ghosts hiding in the garden and featuring plenty of Halloween games and pumpkin decorating and more--costumes welcome!
Bird Park in Walpole welcomes kids for an After-school Pumpkin Carving Party in the Park on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. In Dorchester, there's a Kids' Halloween Hunt at the Adams Street branch of the Boston Public Library.

Connecticut

This state is positively bustling with wonderful events this week--here's a number of our favorites: If you love ghost tales and walks, consider Halloween: Ghostly Sightings at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion in Norwalk and candlelight ghost stories at Things that Go Bump in the Night at Hale Homestead in Coventry. You can get Up Close and Creepy: Witches and Tombstones at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield on Saturday and Sunday, and bring your flashlight to A Haunting at Mill Hill in Norwalk on Friday and Saturday. In New London on Saturday, the Hempstead Houses are hosting Hempstead Halloween ghost tales and treating you to S'Mores.
For family-friendly fun, it's the ninth year for Farmington, CT's annual Haunted Miniature Golf kicking off this weekend and held Thursdays through Sundays through the end of the month. Kiddos will love the self-guided Spooky Nature Trail held Friday and Saturday in Mystic. Friday is the Daddy-Daughter Costume Dance fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club in Bristol. Opening this Friday and running the next two weekends is the family musical "How to Be a Good Witch" at the Milford Center for the Arts.  On Saturday, October 21st it's Scarecrows and Cocoa to accompany the garden scavenger hunt in Norwich.

Rhode Island

In Pawtucket on Thursday and Friday is the Mills & Mysteries event where you can visit three historically landmarked buildings led by a paranormal investigator. It's also the last few days to catch Vortex --the Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Film Fest in Providence. On Saturday and Sunday, Providence is also host to the annual H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour. 
On Saturday is the Ground-Penetrating Radar Demonstration & Gravestone Iconography event at Tower Hill Cemetery in Saunderstown which is associated with the South County History Center's series "Eternal Rest: Death, Mourning, and Memorials." In Kingston on Tuesday, October 24th is What Lies Beneath: A Look Below Rhode Island's Historical Burial Ground where an archaeologist will discuss nineteenth-century burial practices show familiar istoric artifacts recovered from graves in that time.
For a special splurge on Saturday is the annual Boo at the Zoo Family Overnight at the Roger Williams Zoo where you can pack your sleeping bag and have access to VIP Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular, ice cream, a movie with popcorn, and a private zoo tour in the morning.

New Hampshire

Saturday is the annual Halloween Town event in Madison to benefit the Laura Foundation - a kids-focused festival with Halloween-themed spooky cabins, games, trick-or-treat trail, and more.

The Monadnock Pumpkin Festival also returns on Saturday to Swanzey which delivers fireworks along with pumpkin catapults, a spooky maze, jack-o-lanterns, and amusement rides. If you are in the Lake Winnipesaukee area Saturday night seeking some adult-only reveling, spend the evening on the water at the Halloween Masquerade Ball which leaves from Weirs Beach in Laconia.  

Maine

Grab your flashlight and head to Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant on Friday to get lost in their night maze! This Saturday and Sunday are the first of two weekends you can take a ride on the Pumpkin Train at the Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Portland. Also in Portland on Saturday is the annual Ghoulwill Ball which is a lively costumed fundraiser (lots of prizes!) to support Goodwill of Northern New England. Saturday, October 21st is the only chance to catch the annual celebration Ghostport which is a lively costumed fundraiser (lots of prizes!) to support Goodwill of Northern New England. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays are the days to take the Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour filled with tales of murders, mysteries, and history.
For a little vintage enjoyment, Tuesday, October 24th is the screening of the silent film version of "The Phantom of the Opera" in Portland.

Vermont

Our highlight in Vermont this week is a mid-week event on Wednesday, October 25th: stop by the Essex Junction Halloween Celebration for some costumed fun, kids spooky maze, trick or treating and games.

Weeknights are the rare chance to see a haunted attraction in a more personal setting and with fewer crowds. Get the most from October by making your way to a haunt on a weeknight. The closer we get to October, the more options you have! the short season, you'll be glad to know which haunted attractions are open on Monday through Thursdays with our Guide to Haunted Attractions are Open WEEKNIGHTS.

Veteran haunt-goers know to get the most out of the season by visiting haunted attractions on as many off-peak nights as possible. You're in luck--we have your Guide to Haunted Attractions Open SUNDAY NIGHTS.

It's unfortunate that Halloween falls on a Tuesday because not every haunted attraction will be open. However, we've got your list of NINETEEN New England haunted attractions who will be OPEN Halloween night and waiting celebrate with you with screams and scares! Here's our  Guide to Haunted Attractions Open HALLOWEEN Night!

We've got a NEW contest for a four-pack of tickets to Fright Haven (CT) and a chance to win a  four-pack of Zombie Paintball tickets at Field of Screams (RI) open on Halloween New England right now. Stay tuned for our final contest to win a pair of tickets to see Fear Town Haunted House in Seekonk, MA. Our ticket contests are wrapping up soon to give you a chance to go so enter while you can! 

Recent Contest Winners

Congrats to Crystal Murray and Sherry Miranda who each won a pair of combo tickets to see The Haunted Graveyard!  Tiffany Preedom and Jessie Lyon were winners for the Vengeance in the Valley (VT) tickets and Megan Reed's name was drawn in the Costumania (NH) $20 gift voucher contest. Deltra Kroener won the Creeperum tickets and the four-pack of Jack o"Lantern Spectacular tickets went to Lawrence Silver, Justin Woelfel, and Courtney Frost. Ashley Bonneau won a pair of tickets to Haunted Acres and Diane Fontes and Sonath La won the 13th World four-pack!

Where has Halloween New England been lately?

What a busy week of screams it has been! Last week we swung through Witch's Woods in Westford, MA, spent Friday the 13th with a scream-filled double-header at 13th World in Cumberland, RI and Fear Town Haunted House in Seekonk, MA and wrapped up our weekend at Nightmare Acres in South Windsor, CT to check out their new trail and location. The weather was perfect and it was good to bring out the scarves and gloves for a night or two that finally felt like fall!

Where is Halloween New England headed this weekend?

We start up again on Thursday this week with our New Hampshire road trip where we plan to visit Haunted Overload in Lee and Haunted Acres in Candia. We hope to fit in a 3rd adventure at The Dark Crop Haunted Corn Maze or possibly Fright Kingdom--we'll let you know where we end up!

Haunted Houses and Trails Opening Friday, October 20th:

Haunted Somerville (MA)
Nightmare Vermont (VT)
Pittsford Haunted House (VT)

*as always, if the weather is lousy it's wise to double check that the event is open as some may close for inclement weather

In case you missed it... Haunted Houses, Trails, Haunted Hayrides, and Night Corn Mazes already open:

Creeperum (CT)
Legends of Fear (CT) – Trail and Haunted Hayride
The Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce (CT)
Trail of Terror (CT)
Fright Haven (CT) 
Haunted Overload (NH)
Haunted Acres (NH)
Fear Town (MA)

Barrett's Haunted Mansion (MA)
13th World (RI) 
Field of Screams Haunted House and Hayride (RI)
Vengeance in the Valley (VT) Haunted Hayride and Haunted Corn Maze 

The 7-1-5 Haunted House (MA)
DementedFX (MA)
Haunted Halloween Havoc (MA)
The Monster Mash Haunted Hayride (MA) - Haunted Hayride 
Marini Farm Corn Maze (MA) – non-haunted Flashlight Corn Maze
FrightFest at Six Flags New England (MA)
Factory of Terror Worcester (MA)
Factory of Terror Fall River (MA) 
Witch's Woods (MA) - House and Haunted Hayride
Ghost Ship Harbor (MA) 
13 Nights at Jiminy (MA)
Century Hayride and Spooky Walk (MA) 
Lakeville Haunted House (MA)
Hysteria at Connors Farm (MA) – Trail and non-haunted Flashlight Corn Maze
Hammond Castle (MA)
Harvest of Horrors (MA) - Trail and Haunted Hayride
Fortress of Nightmares (RI)
Harvest of Haunts (NH)
Fright Kingdom (NH)
The Dark Crop (NH) - Haunted Corn Maze
The Ghoullog (NH)
Screeemfest at Canobie Lake Park (NH)
Harvest of Haunts (NH)
Fright Kingdom (NH)
Nightmare New England / SpookyWorld (NH)
Beans and Greens Farm Haunted Corn Maze (NH)
Coppal House Farm (NH) – non-haunted Flashlight Corn Maze
Haunted Tunnel at Slater Park (RI)
Haunted Labyrinth (RI)
Seven Cedars Haunted Hayride (RI)
Fortress of Nightmares (RI)
Factory of Terror West Warwick (RI) 
Dead North (VT) - Haunted Corn Maze
Nightmare Acres (CT)
The Haunted Isle (CT)
Dark Manor (CT)
Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm (CT) – non-haunted Flashlight Maze

Fright at the Fort (ME)

We're thrilled to have teamed up again with New England's own uber-talented The Pixel Perfection: After Dark whose incredibly creepy and inspiring haunt photos populate the guides again this year. As always, we know you love their photos...just please don't steal their photos! Why not just follow them on Facebook instead or hire them to capture your Halloween attraction or event?

Halloween New England Top Picks for October 20th - 26th, 2016

This is a HUGE weekend for Halloween thrill-seekers, haunt-goers, ghostly tale lovers, Halloween and costume partiers, adults, kids, and everyone in between. Whether you are looking for date-night ideas, a costume contest, or something your whole family can enjoy together, there are dozens of fantastic options coming up this weekend. Here are our state-by-state highlights from this week's events calendar:

Top Event Picks for the Upcoming Week

Rhode Island

In Providence the Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Film Festival is still going on nightly through this Sunday and the H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour is a great companion activity to the film fest.

Connecticut

On Fridays through Sundays during the next two weekends, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion in Norwalk, CT offers their Ghostly Sightings event and in Hartford, CT the Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours is taking place Thursday through Saturday nights.Also in Norwalk is A Haunting at Mill Hill which is a lantern-lit graveyard ghost tour on Friday and Saturday.

Friday is opening night for the fun-yet-dark musical Little Shop of Horrors which is running multiple weekends through November 6th in Fairfield.

Witches & Tombstones tours return to the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Weathersfield this Saturday and Sunday.

Massachusetts 

Enjoy brew and ghost stories at the Tales and Ales Night at the historic Swett-Ilsley House and in Salem you shouldn't miss out on the Haunted Dinner Theatre. Also, Tornado of Terror kicks off this weekend in Grafton and in Dover, Powisset Farm has Pumpkins at Powisset - an after-school cooking class for kids who will learn to make pumpkin treats which will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25th (required pre-registration).

An all-new seasonal event at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbrigde, MA is The Sleepy Hollow Experience which is an immersive, theatrical experience held on the grounds of this living history museum.

Maine

On Saturday October 22nd, Bucksport in central Maine offers up their annual Ghostport Festival and in the vibrant city of Portland you are invited to showcase your design skills at CARVE--the high-speed pumpkin carving challenge--and finished pumpkins are auctioned off at the end of judging for a fundraiser.

Also on Saturday in Portland is the costume contest fundraiser called the Ghoulwill Ball to benefit Goodwill Industries of New England. Catch the WICKED Haunted Walk in Mexico, ME which is offered for three special nights only over the next two weekends.

New Hampshire

Saturday is the annual Ghost Encounters and Halloween stroll at the historic Shaker Village in Canterbury and families should definitely stop in to support the Laura Foundation's yearly Halloween Town festival which includes a trick-or-treat trail, a Halloweenie Walk, rides, games, and  costume contest.
Thursday Night October 20th is a big night for NH haunted attractions as it's Date Night at Haunted Acres (2 general admission tickets for $42) and Thursday is also Haunted Overload's first of two Fright Night Lites where you can enjoy their full show inside their haunted trail but without the scares. (The last chance to catch their Fright Night Lite will be Halloween night).

Which Haunted Attractions are Open Weeknights
Hardcore Halloween fans know it's not enough to squeeze in your haunt-going fun on Friday and Saturdays. To make the most from the short season, you'll be glad to know which haunted attractions are open on Monday through Thursdays with our Guide to Haunted Attractions are Open WEEKNIGHTS.

Our Guide to Which Haunted Attractions are Open Sundays
If you are looking ahead to plan your October weekends but want to check out haunted attractions on an off-peak night, we have your Guide to Haunted Attractions Open SUNDAY NIGHTS.

Contests Now Open 

We've got a NEW contest open on Halloween New England right now - WIN a pair of tickets to see Fear Town Haunted House in Seekonk, MA. Our contests are wrapping up to give you a chance to go so enter while you can! 

Recent Contest Winners

Congrats to Ann Blake who won tickets to Fright Haven,  Melissa Heaton won tickets to the Jack O'Lantern Spectacular, Paris Williams and Lisa Mota won tickets to Fright Fest at Six Flags New England, Sherry Miranda and Tim Perry their way into Fear Town, Chuck Case snagged tickets to Haunted Overload for Halloween weekend and Rachel Brennan and Tabitha Comptois are headed to see Haunted 20,000 Leagues at 5 Wits!

Where has Halloween New England been lately?

What a busy week of screams it was! We started our weekend early at Ghost Ship Harbor's Black Carpet event on Thursday, and Friday we had a thrilling double-header at Fear Town in Seekonk, MA and Almeida's The Bloodfields in Swansea, MA. Saturday brought us to the North Shore to check out the new layout at Hysteria in Danvers, MA. Sunday was another double-header in central MA where we checked out DementedFX's new digs in Holyoke, MA and Springfield MA's debut attraction New England Scare Fest. Thank you to all of the haunts for hosting Halloween New England!

Where is Halloween New England headed this weekend?

We start up again on Thursday this week with a trip to celebrate 25 years of Barrett's Haunted Mansion in Abington, MA and Friday takes us to Haunted Overload in Lee, NH with our friends from Seattle-based prop and effects design team  Ghost Ride Productions who'll be in town for a visit as well. 

For Saturday we're eyeing a trip to Lakeville Haunted House in Lakeville, MA and Sunday might take us to Haunted Hill in Cumberland, RI. We'll let you know where we end up!

Haunted Houses & Trails Opening Thursday, October 20th, 2016

Nightmare Vermont (VT)

Haunted Houses & Trails Opening Friday, October 21st, 2016

Fortress of Nightmares (RI)
Nightmare Corn Maze (CT)
Pittsford Haunted House (VT)
Spooky Acres Hayride and Trail of Terror (MA)

Haunted Houses & Trails Opening Saturday, October 22nd, 2016

Percy Farm Haunted Corn Maze (VT)