The 17 Best Haunted Houses Near Boston

Get ready for a spooktacular season of scares. Now that it’s October, there’s no better way to prepare for All Hallow’s Eve than to meet some ghouls, goblins, and ghosts. If you’re a thrill seeker, look no further than these 21 haunted houses within two hours of Boston. Scaredy cats, beware— these eerie experiences aren’t for the faint of heart. Haunted houses listed by our ranking, starting with our favorites.   1) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/haunted-overload-2023-lee-393740">Haunted Overload</a> Where: Lee, NH | 68.3 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sun, times vary until Nov. 1 Cost: $40 Info: This freaky horror show has won awards for a reason. Embark on a journey through an eerie New Hampshire forest, and walk the cursed trail, leading into the depths of the night. Bizarre jack-o-lantern creatures await you at every turn. Check out their no-scare day walk if you’re not into super-chilling attractions. (pictured) 2) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/fright-kingdom-haunted-house-2023-nashua-nh-nashua-359437">Fright Kingdom</a> Where: Nashua, NH | 42.9 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sun, 7-10pm until Nov. 7 Cost: $41 Info: Fright Kingdom is guaranteed to chill your bones. With five haunted attractions to choose from, you’ll be running away in terror by the end of the night. Explore the haunted Bloodmare Manor, survive the Psycho Circus, escape the pitch-black darkness of Grim, avoid the contamination of Apocalypse Z, and make it out alive from The Abandoned farmhouse. 3) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/gallows-hill-presents-the-lost-museum-2023-salem-393754">The Lost Museum</a> Where: Salem, MA | 15.3 miles from Boston When: Mon-Sun, 11am-5:45pm until Oct. 31 Cost:  $22 Info: Heading to Salem is scary enough. But entering The Lost Museum is downright horrifying. At this old abandoned museum, ghosts and monsters are hiding in the shadows. This experience is part haunted house… and part escape room. Good luck.  4) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/count-orlok-s-nightmare-gallery-2023-salem-360930">Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery</a>  Where: Salem, MA | 15.2 miles from Boston When: Mon-Sun, 10am-6pm in Oct., Fri-Sun in Nov. and Dec. Cost: $8-$15 Info: At Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery, prepare to see the spookiest of the spookiest up close and personal. At this museum experience, you can roam gallery halls of over 60 Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Demons, and more.  5) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/screeemfest-2023-salem-393755">Screeemfest</a>  Where: Salem, NH | 34 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sun, Hours vary until Oct. 31 Cost: $55-67 Info: Prepare to howl and screech at Screeemfest this year. With 5 haunted houses, spooky games, live shows, and more, you’re guaranteed to shriek in fear.  6) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/13th-world-fright-park-2023-palmer-431430">13th World Fright Park</a> Where: Palmer, MA | 75.2 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sun, Hours vary until Oct. 11 Cost: $30-50 Info: 13th World Fright Park debuted their haunted experience in Massachusetts a couple years ago. Now it’s back, featuring three more terrifying haunted attractions, a killer midway, and more!  7) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/barrett-s-haunted-mansion-2023-abington-393756">Barrett’s Haunted Mansion</a> Where: Abington, MA | 18.4 miles from Boston When: Thu-Sun &amp; select Wed, Hours vary until Nov. 1 Cost: $40 Info: Haunted Mansion is back and scarier than ever. Explore the dangers around the campfire and at the Burial Hill Motel. After all that racing away, you’ll work up an appetite to enjoy their Bite and Fright dinner. 8) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/witch-s-woods-haunted-hayride-and-halloween-screampark-2023-westford-393758">Witch’s Woods Haunted Hayride and Halloween Screampark</a>  Where: Westford, MA | 28.6 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sun, 7:00-10:00pm until Oct. 31 Cost: $54 Info: The Blair Witch project is a fairytale in comparison to Witch’s Woods. There are 6 haunted attractions on the property, including a spine-tingling haunted hayride. Also, don’t miss out on the sinister Vampire Passage or the Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree.  9) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/spooky-world-2023-litchfield-393762">Spooky World</a> Where: Litchfield, NH | 50.8 miles from Boston When: Thu-Sun, Hours vary until Nov. 1 Cost: $2+ Info: Step into a whole new world of Spooky. This haunted realm covers over 80 acres. You’ll have a ghoulish good time exploring 5 haunted attractions, including the Haunted Hayride and Asylum; zombie paintball; a beer and wine garden; and fire pits to warm up after the chill. 10) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-dark-manor-haunted-house-2023-baltic-393763">The Dark Manor</a>  Where: Baltic, CT | 93.9 miles from Boston When: Fr-Sun &amp; Select Thu, Hours vary until Oct. 31 Cost: $25-33 Info: Enter at your own risk. The Dark Manor houses tormented beasts, ghastly entities, and terrifying creatures from the depths of your nightmares. If you aren’t driven mad within The Manor, then you’ll go crazy in the Graveyard and labyrinth of The Catacombs. 11) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/chambers-of-terror-2023-salem-393760">Chambers of Terror</a>  Where: Salem, MA | 16.5 miles from Boston When: Daily, Hours vary until 12/31 Cost: $10-20 Info: In the Chambers of Terror, it’s Halloween all year long. Enter the darkness and walk through a world of nightmare— filled with demons, ghouls, psychos, and creatures of the night.  12) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/factory-of-terror-2023-fall-river-393761">Factory of Terror</a> Where: Fall River, MA | 51.5 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sun &amp; Select Wed, Thu, and Mon, Hours vary until Nov. 14 Cost: $32+ Info: A new entity has taken over the Factory of Terror. In this indoor factory setting, you’ll be petrified. But you’ve got to fight the fright… otherwise you may never make it out. 13) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/six-flags-fright-fest-2023-agawam-393764">Six Flags Fright Fest</a> Where: Agawam, MA | 96 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sun, Hours vary until Nov. 1 Cost: $35+ Info: This year, you’ll scream louder than ever before at Six Flags’ Fright Fest. Enjoy a supernatural world of scare zones, night coasters, haunted houses, and more.  14) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/witch-mansion-salem-2023-salem-393845">Witch Mansion Salem</a>  Where: Salem, MA | 16.6 miles from Boston When: Daily, 12pm-9pm until Oct. 31 Cost: $17+ Info: Prepare to be bewitched at Witch Mansion Salem. In this mystical mansion, you might just get hexed before escaping. Bring on the banshees! Open every day in October. 15) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/the-salem-wax-museum-haunted-neighborhood-2023-salem-393837">The Salem Wax Museum Haunted Neighborhood</a> Where: Salem, MA | 18.3 miles from Boston When: Daily; Mon-Sun, 10am-9pm until Oct. 31 Cost: $15+ Info: Step back in time at The Salem Wax Museum’s Haunted Neighborhood. Revisit gothic horror at Dr. Frankenstein’s castle and dungeon, or wander through the Haunted Witch Village to see ghouls and goblins.  16) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/demented-fx-haunted-house-holyoke-1006084">Demented FX Haunted House</a> Where: Holyoke, MA | 89.8 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sa 7pm-12am, Su 7pm-10pm; Open select Thu. 7-11pm until Oct. 31 Cost: $35 Info: Take your chances wandering through the post-apocalyptic BioMedCity, a town that’s been ravaged by the despicable BioMedCorp. Monstrosities will greet you at every turn.  17) <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/alden-haunted-house-2026-duxbury-1046942">Alden Haunted House 2026</a> Where: Duxbury, MA | 33.5 miles from Boston When: Oct. 23 and 24; 5-9pm Cost: $18 Info: This mildly frightening, family-friendly haunted house is at the Alden Historic Site in Duxbury. Tour the spooky house, visit a haunted maze and trailwalk, and try your luck at a themed scavenger hunt.  BONUS HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS:  <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/hicks-family-farm-corn-maze-haunted-nights-at-the-maze-charlemont-392931">Haunted Nights at Hicks Family Farm Corn Maze</a> Where: Charlemont, MA | 139.2 miles from Boston When: Fri-Sat from Oct. 16 - Oct. 31 Cost: $15 Info: Do you do well under pressure? Test your escape skills by trying to navigate the Hicks Family Farm Corn Maze– with terrors at every turn. You can check out these Haunted Nights– and meet the creatures that lurk within the cornfields <a href="https://joyraft.com/event/ghost-tours-at-the-lizzie-borden-house-fall-river-1006102">Ghost Tours at the Lizzie Borden House</a> Where: Fall River, MA | 50.9 miles from Boston When: Daily 7pm-9pm Cost: $25+ Info: If you’re brave enough, take this 60-minute nighttime tour of the Lizzie Borden house and the haunted surrounding area of Fall River.

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