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Fear Factor: The Haunted Houses in Connecticut

last updated: September 2026

Halloween has become a month-long celebration in Connecticut, especially among older kids who want to scare themselves half to death. To help them do just that, a creepy world of haunted houses and scary cemetery tours have popped up to ratchet up the fear factor. Be warned that most of these attractions are not for young children.

Get ready to get your spooky on with these frightfully good Connecticut haunts! And don't forget to visit the Connecticut Haunted History Trail, with no shortage of lingering stories, enduring legends, and mysterious encounters.

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Legends of Fear, Shelton

Board the tractor-pulled hay wagons, and enter the fields and forest full of frights and spine-chilling fun at the Legends of Fear in Shelton.

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Trail of Terror, Wallingford

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

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Dark Manor Haunted House, Baltic

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.

Blood Manor, Stamford

Blood Manor, a terrifying haunted house attraction at Stamford Town Center Mall, 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 maximize frights.

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Ghosts of New Haven, New Haven

Looking for a hauntingly good time? Ghosts of New Haven runs 90-minute tours designed to enchant, entertain, inform, and scare you.

Things That Go Bump in the Night, Coventry

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.

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Haunt on Eden: Klowns 'N Khaos Unleashed!, Southington

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

The Orchard Trials Haunted House, Middlefield

This October, the frights return to Lyman Orchards with The Orchard Trials: Haunted House — Connecticut’s original Interactive Haunted Attraction. This isn’t your typical haunted house. It’s a fully immersive horror experience where you’re part of the story. Think you’re brave enough? Think again.

Ranked among the best haunts in the region, The Orchard Trials blends cinematic storytelling, live actors, and high-intensity scares that’ll leave you gripping your friends and questioning your life choices.

Other Scary Options

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 Flamig Farm in West Simsbury, the 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 late September and October ghost tours.