Dark Gardens Haunted House This Weekend In Marlborough

MARLBOROUGH, MA—Get scared for a good cause.

One of the area's best haunted houses is back in the form of "Dark Gardens," hosted for the fifth year by Nightmare Marlborough. For three nights, this haunted house is open, and the price is one non-perishable food item that will be given to the Marlborough Food Pantry.

"This haunt is unique in that is from the heart, every actor is a volunteer, entrance is food pantry donations, and most of the props are homemade (recycled garbage) or donations," said organizer Leah Amato, head hauntress. "I bring the passion to the shows in the yearly redesign, allowing for new scares every year and reducing the predictability."

Dark Gardens is open to scare you from Saturday, Oct. 28, through Monday, Oct. 31, from 6-9 p.m. at 111 Brimstead St. Kid friendly time is 5-6 p.m. on Sunday, when the lights are on and the animatronics are off and children lead the walkthrough at this time.

Check out this video from a previous Nightmare Marlborough haunted house:

"We are excited to be in our 5th year providing entertainment to the community," said Amato. "We hope to exceed the donation totals from last year, which was 1,100 pounds of food."

Photo submitted, courtesy Nightmare Marlborough