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Follow the Halloween Trail…if you dare

Halloween is Monday, 10/31

By Beth David, Editor

Welcome to our 17th annual Halloween Trail. 

Most are drive/walk by or wander around this year. Manny, though, at Ole Oxford Haunt (#2) is still sending you through the gauntlet of horror, twisting around his yard, with who-knows-what jumping out to scare the bejeebers out of you. Don’t be surprised, though, if a few others do the same…unannounced.

Acushnet is having its annual parade and the NFIA is having its Horribles Parade (yeah, they don’t call it that anymore, but I do). The Town Hall peeps are having their creepy haunted town hall, too. See “Off the Trail but still worth the trip” on page 6 for those and other events not on the “official” trail.

Please be respectful when you visit and are wandering around the yards. Remember that these are people’s private yards. Don’t touch, try not to get too scared. Feel free to scream. 

Many of those on the trail are ready for this weekend, but will have even more stuff out next weekend for the big night. Check out each listing to find out who is ready for you. I, for instance, will not even commit to being one day early. But I will try like crazy to have a respectable entrance to the cauldron for the big night.

No doubt there are other haunted houses that will welcome you on Halloween, so feel free to snoop around on your own. If you see decorations, it’s a good bet they have candy and will welcome you and your little ones so they can scare the be­jeebers out of you on Halloween night. So, don’t be shy. If you see a lot of decora­tions, you know that at the very least they want you to stop and gawk, so feel free to do so.

As always, we tried to make this a logical geographical trail. We begin in North Fairhaven and move south from there, but, of course, this is America, land of the free and home of the car lovers, so visit any which way you want to. Just…get there! Thanks to all who sent in yards and helped out with pictures.

Enjoy your tour of the real Halloween­town….. yahahahahahaha.

Halloween is before Daylight Saving Time ends this year (that’s on 11/6 this year), so it will be a little later when it gets dark. 

Also, be sure to visit Haunted Fairhaven’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hauntedfhvn. 

 

1: 70 Oliver Street/Haunts for Hope Back for the eighth year and ready this weekend on Friday and Saturday and ALL weekend on Halloween weekend just…y’know, scaring! They are let up nightly from 6–9 p.m. for drive by viewing, but be prepared for proper scaring on the weekend nights. Be careful…you never know what will jump out or from where. 

They will be selling merchandise and baked goods to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital. Find “Yard of Terror/Haunts for Hope” on Facebook for links to donate. Submitted photos BONUS: We also understand there’s a little rivalry going on with the new neighbors, so be prepared for a double treat. Sorry, no pics of the new guy. Maybe next year!

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2: 60 Oxford Street Ole Oxford Haunt, our own Manny Souza and family are still at it. They will have the whole gauntlet (literally). Walk through at your peril, and be prepared for the screaming ghouls and noise implements of destruction. Or, if you prefer, just check it out from the street. We assure you: Lots of people do! Starting this Saturday, 10/22, and right through to 10/30, they will be open for from 6–9 p.m., later on the Big Night, 10/31. Submitted photos.

 

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Head to the center of town, where we KNOW there are other places that are spooky. It’s a veritable Little Salem out there on Halloween night, with all kinds of ghouls and goblins running around. Be sure to go by on the Big Night to see special things that are only put out on that one night. Many are decorated already, but be sure to go at night because the lights are spine tingling. 

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3: 93 Main Street. NEW THIS YEAR. On Main Street just a couple of blocks from Route 6 you’ll find this fine fellow welcoming you between 6:30 and 9 p.m. right through Halloween. And be sure to pay your respects to the adorable deceased pets of this spooky family. 

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4: 6 William Street This ominous looking house is lit up with a different color depending on the night, starting at 6 p.m. from now until Halloween. And you’ll have to gather up your courage to walk through this yard for sure. House is lit up nightly and is deco­rated. Candy on Halloween only.

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5: 127 Laurel Street. You’re now getting to the heart of the center and the heart of the real Halloween­town, where this lovely darling will greet you and offer you nourishment (I wouldn’t if I were you!). 

Lights are on starting at 6 p.m. and should be ready nightly by the time the Neighb News hits the streets. Sub­mitted photo.

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6: 88 Chestnut Street Last year they promised to “have the goods,” and this year they promise the same. They’ve added a few things, so be prepared to be unprepared!

We’re still not sure exactly what they mean by that, but it’s okay, you’re brave, right? Go forth and find out. They are lit up now. 

BRRR…look at that picture! You’d better stay on the path or you’re a goner! 

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7: 66 Pleasant Street Well They’re #7 this year, but they still have those two 6’s! These guys have decorations as you can see, and they have assured us that there are many others on Pleasant Street already. So take your time, ride up and down all these streets in the center of town. Lights are already on at dusk every night until around 11.  Submitted photo.

 

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8: Green Street. Oh, and don’t forget Green Street, too. That corner by the UU church is bound to be populated by creatures you’ve never encountered before.

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Now pop up Washington Street and head to Sconticut Neck Road. Your first stop is John Street, take Timothy on your left almost right after Route 6. 

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9: 17 John Street We have it on good authority that John Street has LOADS of great yards all decorated for your spooking pleasure. Up and running every night. It’s best after 6:30/7 when all the lights are on. Umm…I don’t think that little fence is gonna hold him (just sayin’). Sub­mitted photo. 

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10: 62 Hacker Street. Oh, we’ve got some creatively creep minds, or, maybe creepily creative minds. Either way…toasted eyeballs anyone? Swing by any night from now until Halloween.

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Now go to West Island. We have it on great authority that there are more than a few yards on the way that will also welcome you, so pay attention.

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11: 166 Dog­wood St. After the cause­way, hang a left onto Dog­wood to my place at 166 on the left. But right on my block you’ll find two others. 

Be sure to read the gravestones at the place next door at 164. They are very creative, with a local flair, and scary. 

And across the street at 167… you’ll never see Mickey  the same! 

Hopefully, I’ll be up and running for the Big Night, but not before, I’m afraid. We can promise dead things, creepy noises, and a caul­dron full of boiling witch’s brew. Beth David photo.

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Acushnet

Now we’re heading to Acushnet for two stops, but we KNOW there are more. Keep your eyes open. Head along Middle Road to Ludlow Street on the left, just a block after the new police station

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12: 22 Ludlow Street This is a wander around as you like yard. And, oh, yeah…there’s lots of stuff to discover Open on the weekends only. They take it all in during the week, so plan your visit. Submitted photo.

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13: 11 Mon­mouth Avenue. Head back to Middle Road and then to Monmouth, just a few blocks from Ludlow. The Baldwins are at it again and scarier than ever.  Submitted photo.

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Dartmouth

 

14: 10 Stonewall Manor Oh…the name alone “Stonewall Manor” makes me shiver! Fully opera­tional now and lit up every night (weather permitting) until midnight, through Halloween. Submitted photo.

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15: Terry Drive. Also in Dartmouth, one we picked up on Facebook, but, alas, did not get a lot of details on. We did see that they are up and running every night, 5-9. Visit on Halloween for treats (and tricks).

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