Get Your Halloween Frights Early With These Spooky Events In CT

CONNECTICUT — Halloween is still more than a month away, but there are plenty of places around Connecticut offering seasonal frights.

Our scary guide includes everything from cemetery walks to tours of houses where the dead refuse to stay in the ground, some better experienced for adults and others suitable for children.

We’ve rounded up five spooky happenings in Connecticut that are worth getting on the calendar. And speaking of calendars: Are you planning an event this fall? Feature it, so nearby readers see it all across Patch — including in roundups like this!

Blood Manor, billed as "New York City's premier haunted house attraction," has moved into the Stamford Town Center. The 10,000 square foot haunted house experience brings a labyrinth of themed rooms and eerie corridors "meticulously crafted to exploit your darkest fears."

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

The creaky doors to the Lily Rose Haunted House in Danbury will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Oct. 3 to Halloween.

Connecticut's newest seasonal scare joint is Fear World in Monroe. One guest praised the "outstanding" sets, likening the experience to "walking through movie set after movie set."

Out east in Willimantic, "Nightmares" is in its eleventh year of presenting creepy, haunting stories mostly based on history. The event is scary and creepy, but there's not much blood and gore, and appropriate for ages 12 and over.