Haunted Houses

Seasonal haunts, hayrides, and corn mazes — the tier where every competitor page is running last year's dates. Ours carry the date they were last checked against the venue, and say plainly when a 2026 season hasn't been announced yet.

• MA · checked July 31, 2026

  Barrett's Haunted Mansion, Abington: Open for Its 35th Season, With Dates That Disagree

  Barrett's is confirmed open and has published its prices — but its own website gives two different dates for each special event, and two different prices for the same upgrade.

• ME · checked August 11, 2026

  Best Haunted Attractions in Maine 2026: Fort Knox's Halloween Lineup Has Changed

  Maine's Halloween attractions checked against each venue's own calendar — including the Fright at the Fort dates half the internet lists, which are really 2018's.

• CT · checked August 21, 2026

  Best Haunted Houses in Connecticut 2026: What's Confirmed and What Isn't

  Connecticut's haunted attractions checked against their own sites — three now have full 2026 calendars with prices, and one is still selling tickets on last year's dates.

• MA · checked August 21, 2026

  Best Haunted Houses in Massachusetts 2026: Who's Open, Who's Closed, Who Hasn't Said

  Massachusetts haunted attractions checked against their own websites — including the longest season in New England, one that has closed, and one whose dates contradict themselves.

• NH · checked September 8, 2026

  Best Haunted Houses in New Hampshire 2026: Confirmed Dates and What's Still Unannounced

  New Hampshire's major haunted attractions with 2026 dates checked against each venue. Fright Kingdom, Spooky World and Canobie's Screeemfest have all published full seasons; only Haunted Overload has not.

• New England · checked September 2, 2026

  Corn Mazes in New England 2026: The Big List, With Real Dates Where They Exist

  Every New England corn maze we could verify at source — six now have full 2026 seasons with dates and prices, and two still have not set a calendar.

• NH · checked September 2, 2026

  Corn Mazes in New Hampshire 2026: One Is Already Open

  New Hampshire's corn mazes checked at source. Three have published full 2026 seasons with prices, one is open right now, and one has an opening date but no closing date.

• New England · checked August 21, 2026

  Family-Friendly Halloween in New England 2026: Not-Too-Scary Options

  Halloween attractions in New England that won't terrify a six-year-old — with the ones that have actually confirmed their 2026 dates marked, and the age limits that catch people out.

• RI · checked September 2, 2026

  Field of Screams, West Greenwich: The Haunt Whose Website Became a Plant Nursery

  Rhode Island's haunted hayride has no working haunt website — its old address now sells Christmas trees and shrubs for the host farm.

• ME · checked July 31, 2026

  Fright at the Fort: Maine's Best-Known Haunt Isn't on the Fort's 2026 Calendar

  Fort Knox's multi-night haunted tour does not appear on the fort's published 2026 events list — and the dates circulating for it line up perfectly with 2018.

• NH · checked September 2, 2026

  Fright Kingdom, Nashua: The Haunt That Published Its 2026 Dates First

  Fright Kingdom published its full 2026 calendar first — opening September 25 and running into December — and remains one of a handful in New England with real dates.

• VT · checked August 24, 2026

  Haunted Attractions in Vermont 2026: What's Left, What's Closed, What Hasn't Said

  Vermont's Halloween attractions checked at source — both of the state's named haunts are out for 2026, one for good and one taking a year off, and here is how we know.

• New England · checked September 2, 2026

  Haunted Hayrides in New England 2026: One Confirmed Season, Two Still Guessing

  Every haunted hayride we could verify in New England — one with a confirmed October season, one whose website became a plant nursery, and one that only takes cash.

• RI · checked September 2, 2026

  Haunted Houses in Rhode Island 2026: One Is Bookable, Two Are Question Marks

  All three Rhode Island haunted attractions checked at source — Scary Acres has published 26 nights and full prices, one has no dates on sale, and one's website is now a plant nursery.

• NH · checked September 2, 2026

  Haunted Overload, Lee NH: The Best-Looking Haunt in New England, and the Least Readable Website

  Haunted Overload builds thirty-foot monsters out of hand-cut timber in a New Hampshire wood. Its website is a frameset that returns no readable content at all.

• CT · checked August 17, 2026

  Phantom Fall Fest at Lake Compounce: 2026 Dates, and Why Everyone Still Calls It the Haunted Graveyard

  Lake Compounce runs Phantom Fall Fest on nine weekends, September 19 to November 1, 2026 — confirmed on the park's own site. It was the Haunted Graveyard until the rename, which is why the roundups still quoting it are quoting a deleted URL.

• NH · checked September 8, 2026

  Screeemfest at Canobie Lake Park: Six Haunts Inside a Working Amusement Park

  Screeemfest opens Saturday September 26 and runs Friday to Sunday through Halloween — sixteen nights. The Screeemfest page still does not say so; the park's own hours calendar does. Plus the costume ban that catches families out every year.

• NH · checked September 2, 2026

  Spooky World 2026: All 23 Nights, Read Out of the Booking Widget

  Spooky World's full 2026 calendar — 23 nights from September 18 to Halloween, priced by night — plus the two cheapest ways in. Its homepage never published a schedule; its ticket widget had one all along.

• New England · checked August 3, 2026

  The 2026 Halloween Announcement Tracker: Who's Confirmed, Who Hasn't

  Every Halloween attraction we track across New England, with its live announcement status — checked against the venue's own site, re-verified on the date shown, updated as venues announce.

• New England · checked September 2, 2026

  The Scariest Haunted Attractions in New England, Ranked by What They Admit

  A ranking built from what the venues say about themselves — age limits, waivers, contact policies — rather than from how frightened a reviewer felt.

• New England · checked September 8, 2026

  We Checked Every Halloween Attraction in New England Against Its Own Website

  An audit of every Halloween attraction we track across all six New England states, checked against the venues themselves rather than other roundups.