Connecticut Haunted Houses: Where to Find Scary Thrills & Creepy Chills

MONROE, CT — Are you curious about Connecticut's haunted past? The Nutmeg State has some of the shocking and thrilling tales of terror in the country, including the story of Anabelle, the demon possessed doll who sits in a locked case at the home of the late Ed and Lorraine Warren, renowned demonologists, in Monroe. The Warrens have worked on hauntings that have inspired the films "Annabelle," "The Conjuring," "Amityville Horror" and many more. Lorraine continues to lecture with her son-in-law.

In Easton has the tale of the woman in white,a ghost that has bene seen floating and scary visitors at Union Cemetery. And of course there is the tale of The Melonheads, a mixed breed of human with abnormally large "melon" shaped heads who have been seen in Milford, Monroe, Seymour, Weston, Oxford, Southbury, Trumbull and Shelton. Legend has itthat a group of escaped mental patients, the Melungeon, are mixed-race descendants of European outcasts, freed slaves and Native Americans who isolated themselves and haunted and killed anyone who came across their path.

Are you looking for the scariest haunted houses and cemetery tours across Connecticut? Patch has you covered. Check out Connecticut's Haunted Halloween events for 2016 below, broken down by county. Did we miss any? Email wendy.mitchell@patch.com.

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Fairfield County

Bethel- Bethel Historical Society Halloween Ghost Tour: Friday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 and 8 p.m. Find out more here.

Fairfield- Legends & Hauntings Walking Tour: October 28 & 29; 6 pm, Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield. Listen to haunted legends and creepy folklore about ghosts, witches and more. Admission: $13; members $10. More info: fairfieldhistory.org.

Monroe- An Evening with Anabelle: Oct. 29. Lecture, viewing and banquet dinner on Oct. 30 with hosts Lorraine Warren and Tony Spera. Click here to register. Annabelle resides in the Warren’s occult museum in Monroe, Connecticut, in a locked glass case featuring warnings not to open the case to prevent Annabelle and her ghost from wandering the world. Two movies, “The Conjuring” (2013) and “Annabelle” (2014), are based on Annabelle’s story.

Newtown- Newtown Historical Society Ghost Walk and Candlelight Tour: Saturday, Oct 22. Join Martha Bishop as she walks Main Street and tells tales of a ghostly nature. Registration is required by emailing: register@newtownhistory.org. In conjunction with the Ghost Walk, Candlelight Tours will be given of the Matthew Curtiss House Museum by costumed docents. Location: Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main St., Newtown, CT. Tours: 5:30 to 6:30 pm and 7 to 8 p.m. $5 per person or $15 per family is due at the event.

Norwalk- A Haunting at Mill Hill : October 21 & 22 with tours at 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m., Mill Hill Historic Park, 2 East Wall St., Norwalk. Tour the historic Mill Hill graveyard and meet mobsters, murder victims and more ghosts of Norwalk’s past. Bring a flashlight. Tickets are $18, $12 for ages 8-12. Reservations are recommended. Find out more: norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.

Norwalk- Ghostly Sightings Tour: October 21-23 & 28-30 at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk. Visitors will see the Mansion’s ghosts who wander throughout the first and second floors of the Mansion. Tickets are $20 and reservations are required. More info is here: lockwoodmathewsmansion.com

Ridgefield- Ghosts of Ridgefield: October 22; 6 pm, Hemlock Hills Open Space, Ridgefield. An evening of thrills and chills is planned at the Discovery Center as 'The Ghosts of Ridgefield' make their return. Tours start at 6 p.m. and depart in groups of up to 15 people every 15 minutes. Those with very young children should ask for the earliest time slot. Discovery Center members are $10, non-members $15 per person. Registration is required. Find out more here.

Shelton- Legends of Fear: Weekends in October from 7-10 p.m., Fairview Tree Farm, 2 Saw Mill City Road, Shelton. Haunted hayride is $20, Melon Head revenge trail is $18 or pay $34 for both. Find out more here: legendsoffear.com.

Trumbull- History Ablaze: Saturday, October 29; 6-9 p.m., Trumbull Historical Society, 1856 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull. Admission: $5. Check out dozens of jack o' lanterns while storytellers tell tales of Trumbull's haunted past. Find out more: www.trumbullhistory.org.

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Hartford County

Bristol- The Haunted Graveyard: October 1-30; Friday & Saturday dusk to midnight, Sunday dusk to 10 pm, Lake Compounce, Bristol. Six haunted houses and a graveyard linked by a labyrinth take thrill seekers through terrifying trails and tales. Admission is $27.99 for a combination of the park for rides and the haunted graveyard. hauntedgraveyard.com.

East Windsor- Rails to the Darkside: October 7-29; Fridays & Saturdays 7-9:30 pm, Connecticut Trolley Museum, East Windsor. Admission: $17. ct-trolley.org.

Hartford- Graveyard Shift Tours: October 7-29; hourly from 6 to 10 pm, Mark Twain House Museum, Hartford. Admission: $22. Reservations are required. marktwainhouse.org.

Hartford- Cedar Hill's Hallowed History Lantern Tour: October 28; 6-9:30 pmCedar Hill Cemetry, 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. Admission: $15 (reservations required)cedarhillfoundation.org

Manchester- Haunted Theater: October 27-28; 6-10 pm. Parkade Cinemas, 416 Middle West Tpke., Manchester. Admission: $10; children $7. Facebook.com/parkadecinemas

New Britain- Timeless Tales of Fairview Cemetery: October 20-21; 6:30-8:30 p.m. (tours depart every 15 minutes). Fairview Cemetery, New Britain. Admission: $12. nbparksnrec.org.

Old Wethersfield- Lantern Light Tours: October 14-15; 6:30-8:10 pm, Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St., Old Wethersfield. This haunting and terrifying lantern light tours takes visitors 13 and up through a historic walk through Old Wethersfield’s Burying Ground with ghost encounters. Admission: $20. Reservations are strongly recommended. wethhist.org.

West Hartford- Hauntings: October 21-22 & 28-29; 6-8:45 pm, every 15 minutes. North Cemetery, North Main Street, West Hartford. Admission: $15. noahwebsterhouse.org.

West Simsbury- Haunted Hay Rides : October 21-22, 28-29; 7-9:30 pm. Flamig Farm, 7 Shingle Mill Rd., West Simsbury. Admission: $25must be purchased in advance. flamigfarm.com.

Windsor- Corn Maze After Dark: October 21-22 & 28-29; 6:30 pm. Brown's Harvest, 1911 Poquonnock Ave., Windsor. Admission: $10. brownsharvest.com.
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Litchfield County

New Milford- Haunted Trail & Mansion: October 21-22; 6-10 pm. Harrybrooke Park, 100 Still River Dr., New Milford. Admission: $13. harrybrookepark.org.

New Milford- Halloween for Grownups: October 29; 6-9 pm, Hunt Hill Farm, 44 Upland Rd., New Milford. Admission: $80. hunthillfarmtrust.org

Woodbury- Lions Club Haunted Hayride & Haunted Barn: October 16-17, 23-24; 6:30-9:30 pm. Mitchell School, School Street, Woodbury. Admission: $12; under 12 $6. woodburyctlions.org

Woodbury- Glebe House All Hollow's Eve: October 22; 5:30-9 pm. Glebe House, 49 Hollow Rd., Woodbury. Admission: $10; ages 5-12 $5. glebehousemuseum.org

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Middlesex County

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New Haven County
Cheshire- Spirits Alive Cemetery Lantern Tour: October 14-15, Hillside Cemetery, 44 Wallingford Rd., Cheshire. Admission: $10. Reservations are required. facebook.com/CheshireHistoricalSociety

East Haven- Haunted Isle: October 1-29: Fridays & Saturdays 7-10 pm. The Shoreline Trolley Museum, 17 River St., East Haven. Admission: $12; express $20. hauntedisle.org

Guilford- Halloween Hysterics at Henry's: October 22; 10 am-4:30 pmHenry Whitfield State Museum, 248 Old Whitfield St., Guilford. Admission: $8, seniors & students $6, (6-17) $5, under 6 free.

Hamden- Creeperum: October 1-November 4; check website for dates, doors open at 7 pm41 Marne St., Hamden. Admission: $25; in advance $20, speed pass $40. creeperum.com

Milford- Spirits of Milford Ghost Walks: October 1-November 5; Fri, Sat & Sun. nights at 7 & 10 pm Starting at Hotchkiss Bridge, downtown Milford. Admission: $15 and all tickets must be purchased online in advance at spiritsofmilford.com. Lantern tours with tales of ghost, goblins, withes and more takes attendees through downtown Milford follows a 1.15-mile loop through downtown Milford with stops at some of the city's oldest homes and Milford Cemetery.

New Haven- Grove Street Cemetery Tours: Oct. 1-30; Saturdays at 11 am, Sundays at noon, Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven. Admission: Free. grovestreetcemetery.org

North Haven- The Only Scream in Town: Admission: $10theonlyscreamintown.com. Take a terrifying journey into the world of celluloid cinema with all the big-screen horrors.

Orange- Fright Haven: Open on weekends in October, the indoor haunted house encompasses 20,000 square feet of indoor scares, gory sights and general creepiness. Purchase your tickets here.

Wallingford- Trail of Terror: October 1-30; Friday & Saturday, 7-11 pm, Sundays 7-10 pm

PNC Park, Wallingford. Admission: $15; timed ticket $20
trailofterror.com
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New London County

Mystic- Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours: October 2-31. Downtown Mystic. Admission: $22; in advance $20. seasideshadows.com

Mystic- Nautical Nightmares: October 14-15, 21-22, 28-29; 6-9:45 pm, Mystic Seaport, 16 Greenmanville Rd., Mystic. Admission: $25 (members $21); ages 12-17 $20 (members $16). Preregistration suggested. mysticseaport.org

New London- Halloween Town: October 21; 6-9 pm, Waterfront Park, New London. Admission: Free
downtownnewlondonassociation.com.

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Windham County

Willimantic- Nightmare on Main: The Horror of Confinement: October 21-23; 7-9:30 pm

Windham History & Textile Museum, 411 Main St., Willimantic. Admission: $10
millmuseum.org

Did we miss any haunted houses that you know about? Email wendy.mitchell@patch.com and we will add them to the list.

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