New England loves all things fall–especially football and
Halloween. While I can suggest nothing but your local schools and a Pats game
for the former, you get lots of options when it comes to the latter. Since this
blog isn't about friendly farmers, I'm going to skip the pumpkin picking and go
straight for the scary attractions. The following are my favorite picks for
Halloween in New England.
Spooky World
454 Charles Bancroft Hwy
Litchfield, New Hampshire
Admission: Between $35 for general admission and $80 for
"Super VIP"
Spooky World is an 80-acre Halloween theme park with a range
of attractions. It has all of your Halloween thrills in one place. Visitors
also get a carnival experience with a spooky twist, so be ready to play games,
have your fortune told and eat fair food.
The Haunted Hayride is one of five major parts of Spooky
World. It's a one-mile journey through woods filled with spiders,
experiments gone wrong and plenty else to send chills up your spine. It's the newest
addition to the park. Brigham Manor is a haunted house with a backstory of
murder and evil. The 3D Festival of Fear is a menagerie of misfit carnies.
Carnage is a junkyard from hell. Finally, The Colony is a maze filled with the
devil's minions.
Salem, Massachusetts
The rest of the year, Salem is a quaint North Shore village
in Massachusetts. When Halloween rolls around, Salem's witch-hunt roots attract
visitors from all over. While a visit to the town itself is not very scary,
there are plenty of ghost tours, shops and haunted houses. Here, you can find
horror and history.
Fright at the Fort
Fort Knox
740 Ft Knox Rd.
Prospect, Maine
Admission: Between $5 for kids-$13 for adults
Fright at the Fort lets you walk around historic Fort Knox
and get spooked by monsters and ghouls. The atmosphere is the big draw at this
attraction. Historic forts aren't exactly known for being bright and cheery.
Nightmare Vermont
105 Pearl St.
Essex Junction, Vermont
Admission: $12 online and $15 at the door
Nightmare Vermont has some pretty cool tricks up its sleeve
for a haunted attraction. It's a sort of theatrical experience with stage shows
and a theme. For example, 2016 will be a haunted carnival. What's interesting
is that guests can purchase a "Monster Ward" at the door for $1. This
helps the actors know who doesn't like to be bothered. On the other hand, every
group gets to bid on who gets to be the "Monster Teaser." This person
will be bothered much more than the average guest. In fact, the actors may even
tie them up!
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