Fall Guide

The Scariest Halloween Attractions in Rhode Island

8 Haunted Houses That Will Scare You Silly

So Rhode Island Magazine ·

What else is Halloween for but getting scared out of your wits? Get your adrenaline flowing at one of Rhode Island’s terrifying haunted houses.

What started in one old mill building in Fall River quickly grew its reputation for being the best – read: most terrifying – game in town. Now, Factory of Terror has bone-chilling locations in Worcester and West Warwick. This place gives new meaning to the phrase “enter if you dare.” There’s the Ghost Cemetery at Centerville Falls, the Asylum of Screaming Souls, Dracula’s Hideaway and Psycho Alley, which… we don’t even want to know. The 4-D Blackout offers zombie laser tag, where there’s only one thing keeping you from becoming one of the walking dead. Factory of Terror is the place where even if you love things that go bump in the night, you’re going to feel a few actual jolts of fear. And if you can survive this haunted house unscathed, Halloween night is going to feel like a walk in the park. 3 Bridal Avenue, West Warwick. 774-847-7745, FactoryOfTerror.com

There’s a haunted house attraction, and then there’s a haunted house that happens at an actual haunted military fort. At Fortress of Nightmares, the frights in costume aren’t the only ones you need to worry about from October 21-23 and 28-30. Wander through the centuries-old fort and try to make it out in one piece, if you dare. In addition to their signature Tunnels of Terror, Mayhem 31 is a new 3-D attraction this year, as well as a paranormal exhibit (like we said, real ghosts) and Turned, A Zombie Experience. 90 Fort Adams Road, Newport. 401-841-0707, FortressOfNightmares.org

Enter Highland Farms’ Trails to Terror, but remember, there’s only one way through. The terrifying attraction has Delamorte’s Haunted Hayride and a walk-through Forest of Fear, with 15 acres of terror. The all-outdoor attraction runs weekends from September 30-October 30. 4235 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield. 401-792-8188, TrailsToTerror.com

What started as a small fundraiser to help with the farm animals at Slater Park’s Daggett Farm has grown to become an anticipated destination on the Halloween haunt list: the Slater Park Haunted Tunnel. Starting September 30 and open Fridays and Saturdays throughout October, there are lots of ways to get your scare on, including Pumpkins in the Park, Fright Night in the Park, The Woods and the always terrifying tunnel itself. Slater Park, 825 Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket. 401-728-0500, Facebook.com/HauntedTunnelRI

The longest running haunted house in New England, Haunted Labyrinth, is open every weekend in October. For over 30 years, this volunteer-run non-profit has been providing the youth community with scares and fun. 804 Dyer Avenue, Cranston. 401-943-8686, HauntedLabyrinth.com

Venture into the dark of night where ghouls, zombies and disembodied spirits await at Field of Screams. Terror-inducing attractions include the Dungeon of Doom, the Dead River Haunted Hayride and Cirque de Souls a 4-D haunted maze. Don’t miss Zombie Paintball, where you board a military transport truck with your own bolted down paintball gun and attempt to survive a zombie apocalypse as you shoot live zombies and other moving targets. 179 Plain Meeting House Road, West Greenwich. 401-397-2600, HauntedHayride.net, ZombiePaintball.net

Find your thrills on Haunted Hill, the terrifying haunted attraction at Cumberland’s Diamond Hill Park. This year, the blood curdling attractions are the Chamber of Lost Souls, Boris’s Blood Bath and Town of Oompa Loompa. Family Fun Day on October 29 offers a less scary trick or treating experience for little devils. 4092 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland. 401-334-9996, HauntedHill.net

When the sun goes down at Confreda Farms, the frights go up. Scary Acres offers something different and spookier every year. The nighttime corn maze is populated by ghouls and ghosts that will terrify even the bravest souls. 2150 Scituate Avenue, Hope. 401-827-5000, ScaryAcresRI.com

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