Ultimate Guide: 5 Halloween Attractions Within Easy Reach of Danbury – 2024

When I was a kid, our parents sent us out into the night wearing sweaty rubber masks, wishing us well as we ventured off. I don’t remember feeling scared, though I probably should have—after all, I had no jacket, no gloves, and no adult supervision.

I was just out there, begging for candy from strangers and causing mischief in quiet neighborhoods with little resistance. Times have certainly changed. Nowadays, parents keep a close eye on their kids, making sure they get home at a reasonable hour and limiting their sugar intake. Meanwhile, they head out to haunted attractions so realistic that people sometimes get sick from fear. It’s fascinating how odd human behavior can be, and I can’t help but love it.

There’s nothing quite like the thrill of being scared or the joy of scaring someone else. But where can you find these experiences? There are countless haunted attractions out there, and if you’re anything like me, you just want to know where the nearest ones are.

You have got to be in the right head space to go to one of these things. It's a good thing I've been watching nothing but True Crime Docs for the past six months. I'm also on a steady and consistent diet of the Crime Junkies podcast so my tolerance is through the roof right now.

Forest of Fear - Danbury

CT's Haunted Trail - Scarrybrooke Park - New Milford

Legends of Fear Haunted Hayride & Trail - Shelton

Nightmare on Wolcott Street - Waterbury 

Blood Manor CT 

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