Fear Factor: The Haunted Houses in Connecticut

The Trail of Terror in Wallingford is perhaps Connecticut’s best-known haunted house tour. 

New to Connecticut, Blood Manor, a terrifying haunted house attraction, has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and includes approximately 10,000 square feet of themed rooms, corridors, and a labyrinth of passageways designed to to maximize ones fears.

Step into The Manor and experience the ghastly entities that haunt its tormented halls. If you survive the Manor, you are left with no choice but to enter The Graveyard at the Dark Manor Haunted House in Baltic. 

Spirits of Milford Ghost Walks are lantern-lit and spirited guided tours. Hear about some of the local history including the deadly curses on Charles Island and the "witch" buried in the Milford Cemetery.

If you are looking or a hauntingly good time, Ghosts of New Haven is running three 90 minute tours designed to enchant, entertain, inform, and scare you.

Shiver and shudder through a special moonlit tour that will take you around the historic and haunted Nathan Hale Homestead. Prepare to hear real ghost encounter stories, hear creaks, and feel cold spots. 

During the darkest of the nights, the mournful cries of the abandoned dead are heard around old Newberry Road and the Connecticut Trolley Museum's Newberry Siding. Do you dare ride to the darkside during the annual Curse of the Rails.

Get ready for some heart-pounding and spine-tingling at Haunt on Eden. Step into our walk-through haunted attraction, nestled on the grounds of Mount Southington Ski Area in Southington, CT. As the sun sets, the suspense begins. Are you brave enough to face the horrors lurking within?

Join the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT, for an unforgettable Halloween experience! This year, The Haunted Trolley returns with an all-new show, "FINAL STOP: MURDER ON THE RAILS," a live, on-board murder mystery adventure filled with suspense, comedy, and thrills. Hop aboard an ancient trolley and immerse yourself in a 30-minute theatrical mystery featuring interactive storytelling, Halloween themes, and plenty of laughs. 

For a fun evening, participate in the town of Putnam's Zombie Fashion Show.  All ages and zombies are welcome to walk the catwalk. Learn about legends and spooks when you take a Seaside Shadows Haunted History tour in Mystic. Experience true and haunting stories during the West Hartford Hauntings. 

In Willimantic, hear true and terrifying events in Nightmare on Main: Phobia performances. At the Flamig Farm in West Simsbury their Kid-Friendly Haunted Walk Through Petting Zoo is a only bit scary, but a lot of fun. At the Mark Twain House, meet the spirits from the past and hear spine-chilling stories with a Graveyard Shift Ghost Tour.