If you’re looking for something spooky to do this Halloween season, there are plenty of places to visit all over the country to get in the Halloween spirit. There are activities for people of all ages to enjoy and make memories with their friends and family. If you are in the New Haven area, Halloween season is one of the best times of the year, so be sure to go out and check out some of these locations.
Fright Haven – Fright Haven is a nonprofit aimed to support their Stratford, Conn. community. Only a 20 minute drive, this 20,000+- square foot location has different themed haunted attractions to walk through. That is, if you make it through. The actors have unbelievably realistic costumes and makeup which only add to the fear factor of their jump scares.
Crawl-O-Ween – This is an annual bar crawl at 124 Temple Street in New Haven on Saturday, Oct. 28 running from 12 to 11:59 p.m. There will be over 12 bars, spooky drink specials, cash giveaways, $5,000 costume contest, DJs and so much more is available. Rated R and must be 21+ for admittance!
Fright Fest Six Flags – They are notorious for their rides, decorations and hired scarers, so check out the park until Nov. 5 for Fright Fest. Day passes go for $45 and you can experience the park’s thrills and haunted attractions on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 11 p.m., 12 to 10 p.m. and 12 to 9 p.m., respectively.
Salem, MA – If you’re really in the ghostly spirit this October, check out the different events going on in infamous Salem. Just past Boston, this family-friendly but equally spooky town hosts many events during the day and nighttime through this month and most of November. Be a part of a live trial of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials at the Gallows Hill Museum and find out if you’re innocent or guilty. Afterward, get some feel-good fair food at the Salem Common Food Court, or experience Lanterns in the Village by strolling through the Historic Pioneer village (similar to that of the movie Hocus Pocus) lined with jack-o-lanterns while listening to spooky tails on the trails.
Summertown, Tennessee – If you’re really into the Halloween spirit and all things ultimately scary, we don’t recommend participating but instead looking up the infamous Tennessee haunted house called McKamey Manor. Going for 20 years strong, Russ McKamey’s extreme haunted house requires more than a standard haunted attraction. One would need a doctor’s note of good health, a 40-page waiver, must pass a background check, have their phone screened and much more to go. McKamey initially offered a grand prize of $20,000 to anyone who completes the challenge but eventually had to get rid of it because it was “attracting the crazy ones.” Since there is much controversy over whether McKamey is actually running an illegal torture chamber of sorts, he records every participants’ experience and posts them for viewing to show exactly what goes on in these up to six-hour tours. Just head to www.mckameymanor.com and you’ll be frightened enough.