Most Haunted Places in Connecticut

[@juanrolon9682]

Been in CT for 10 yrs now and yes! This state is haunted from top to bottom. I remember when i came here for the 1st time back in 2014, my apt had some paranormal activity. Seen shadows, stairs making noise, poltergeist, heard voices, had my blankets and bed pulled even my father sees alot of this paranormal stuff and it's just horrible. So glad that we're on a safer place, if you're experiencing paranormal activity, get a priest and have your home blessed and keep a Saint Benedict medal in your home as well. God be with you!

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks so much for checking out this upload @juanrolon9682. That sounds like some pretty terrifying stuff! Have you had the chance to visit any of these spooky spots in person before?

[@RealitysShadows-p1y]

Are you scared there?

[@xenaires]

Have you researched UCONN? Whole campus is haunted.

[@AScottishOdyssey]

I do always look forward to your videos. I love the history, as well as the creepy tales.

[@TrueCrimeTalkWithTaves]

Happy thanksgiving! haven’t watched a video in awhile (Names Latavia) happy to watch this after lots of yummy food 😋

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

Thank you for sharing this with us! Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃 🍁

[@FrightNightScares]

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[@yvettevitacaponigro]

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[@cd5sircoupe]

Hmm, let's see if I can predict some of the locations before I watch: Dudleytown, Newtown/Fairfield State Asylum, Norwich Asylum, Union Cemetery/White Lady, Undercliff Asylum, Downes Road, maybe Whirlwind Hill Road, Guntown Cemetery... some people say Devil's Hopyard but that's more colonial superstition lore than anything. Oh yeah there's that house in Southington they based that movie "Haunting in Connecticut" on, it's about on par with Amityville iirc. Let's see how many they pick up on, it's a rather long episode so... (didn't read the info box, otherwise I could have accurately named most of them by description.) Ok so this sounds like more of a top most popular/well known haunted locations list rather than most haunted by claimed activity. Fair but as a lifelong native who's into this shit... meh. There'd better be a followup video in the future, cause this one was all low hanging fruit. Well I've never heard of the Hearthstone Castle hauntings, just the castle itself. I should go visit that next hiking season... The Dudleytown "curse" is bullshit. There's been investigations done, and they've concluded there's no familial lineage or link between those English Dudleys and the Dudleys in Cromwell, CT. I think even the legend about the coup d'etat is inaccurate, but don't quote me on that. Totally forgot about Old Newgate though. That's a good one. Added to the list for next spring. You saved Downes Road for the last entry because it's most scary & terrifying? Come on dude... no. I've driven that road many times, especially a great place for burn rides. It's beautiful out there in that area. Never experienced anything driving along the parts of Downes that are still paved in the hundreds of times I've been on it, no dying car nor demonic voices or phantom hitch hikers. I've even walked the stretch in the woods once, didn't catch anything that time. And fwiw, it's pretty much all private property with homes on both sides of the gates. You're not welcome there, so tread lightly. Then again, I haven't driven it at 3am so take that for what you will. I'm honestly surprised he didn't mention the stupid Melon Head legend about Downes, think The Hills Have Eyes but in CT. I mean he brought up the lore for Devil's Hopyard and Dudleytown, what gives? As far as I'm aware, there's no official camping nor hiking close by; the water you mention is a protected reservoir to my knowledge. The Blue Trail travels on one of the nearby ridges to the East of there, but it's on a separate ridge not connected to Downes iirc. You can catch it at Sleeping Giant on the East side of Whitney Ave, but then further north you can catch it on the West side at Roaring Brook Falls which is on the same ridge as Downes is nearby, so it crosses over at some point... but there's no trailheads or anything in the vicinity of the road. The narrator's giving Hamden a lot more of a favorable depiction than it deserves though, the outskirts are fine but the city center is a cesspool. Bethany is a really nice place though, accurate. From the entries on this list, I have personally been to Devil's Hopyard, Dudleytown, and Downes Road. I do not see anything more than legends at these particular locations.That being said, I have been to other haunted locations in the state where I am willing to say I encountered paranormal activity in full confidence. Take Undercliff Asylum/Sanitarium which I mentioned at the beginning, that shit was definitely haunted. It's long demolished now, but if you look it up online there's a story about a kid who was shanked to death by other kids in an outside courtyard. I 100% encountered that spirit on one of my visits, and I didn't even know about the story until I got home afterwards and did more research. The activity that happened lined up perfectly with the story that I read like an hour after it happened to me. If somebody wants to hear that story I'll share it, but it's probably longer than what I already wrote so far. Pretty good episode in a general sense, but as a CT native for almost 40 years it was a bit weak. Hopefully the followup video in the future covers some more substantial locations.

[@catmarie0119]

Are you okay

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning in to the channel and for sharing all of that awesome info @cd5sircoupe. We know there are tons of haunted locations throughout the state and always appreciate when our viewers give us suggestions about places to look into for future releases. We'd love to hear more about the story/your experience with Undercliff if you care to share with us.

[@cd5sircoupe]

@@FrightNightScares No doubt, do you want my Undercliff stuff in a comment or submit to an email? I hope I didn't come across as too harsh, the episode just felt like the standard "tourist traps" so to speak, the famous ones on all those top ten lists or featured on cable tv shows. It only really scratches the surface of what we've got in the state, I was surprised it didn't cover the Asylum used for MTV's Scared Straight show. Hell, I found out about a new to me location earlier today, Seaside Sanitarium in Waterford. Either that or I completely forgot about it over time.

[@ryanhoodgfb]

Don't forget the Benton Homestead in Tolland!

[@michaeldebidart]

With CT being so drastically left-leaning I can tell you first hand that living in the state period is terrifying.

[@Broncofan52]

Yeah, those lefties are so messed up with their message of equality and inclusion. Giving people health insurance, crazy! Trump lowered taxes for the richest people in the country, made the richest 10% of people pay less percentage of taxes than people who make 50 grand or less a year for the first time in U.S. history. Go billionaires, but at least you owned the libs.

[@candaceinayj]

Ok idk about terrifying... what part are you in?

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for checking out this upload @michaeldebidart. Have you had the chance to visit any of these spooky spots in person?

[@angelmedic9829]

My state is so screwed up. Although I will say apparently, Dogman has been spotted in Ashford Connecticut as well. Yeah, we are a screwed up state

[@dog5499]

Exactly I feel you

[@useyourillusion6996]

No such thing

[@tank21575]

@@useyourillusion6996your very wrong my friend very wrong

[@desireecollett1071]

Agreed. We are. How could they not put up Gillette s Castle in Waterford, Connecticut? In the gardens iv ALWAYS felt a high presence of spirits watching me. Where the pets and children are buried ... That his very high activity. Even during day light iv always heard children s voices ALWAYS. Such a gorgeous spot. Been over 200 times

[@roccop913]

No ur wrong ​@@useyourillusion6996

[@arianamucci1029]

I've lived here for almost all of my 35 years and I love it. I will say that even if it is quite haunted here, I briefly lived in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and got much creepier vibes from that town than I ever got anywhere in CT. Maybe I'm just biased because CT is my home state, but still! This video is informative and interesting!

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning in to the channel @arianamucci1029. Have you had the opportunity to explore any of these haunted locations yourself?

[@jenniferhumphrey8614]

No mention of Mansfield Training School - maybe for another episode.

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning into the channel @jenniferhumphrey8614. We always appreciate suggestions about locations to look into for future releases. Can you tell us a bit more about the Mansfield Training School?

[@triboutimothy]

Yeah definitely that place is messed up

[@mareks5314]

@@FrightNightScaresi’ve been exploring in the buildings there, it’s an old mental facility / school that’s said to be haunted with the things that happened there while the school was up and running, i’ve been in all the buildings and i’d say there’s about ten. the main building is the only place where i felt like ive seen things that could be considered as haunted, there’s a tunnel underneath 3 of the buildings that connect to eachother and me and a buddy could swear we saw someone down in the tunnels following us but everytime we’d flash a light or even walk back there was absolutely nothing. very creepy place in general knowing the history of the abuse and what has happened there in the past

[@carrierowley197]

Gillette Castle (East Haddam, CT if someone isn't familiar with it) looks so similar to Hearthstone Castle. It's terrible the Hearthstone property hasn't been maintained over the years like Gillette has.

[@FrightNightScares]

Well let's just hope they get a move on with restorations/preservation efforts. Have you been to any of these other haunts?

[@JasonDow-qy6tq]

Happy Thanksgiving hope y'all are having a safe Thanksgiving

[@brianlawson5044]

Thank you, Fright Night. I hope everyone had a safe and thankful Thanksgiving .

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks @brianlawson5044. Hope you enjoyed yours as well!

[@monica12386]

Im so surprised the Norwich State Hospital wasn't in here!! I grew up about Norwich and when I was a senior in high school (before they demolished half the buildings) and that place is no joke! My dad was a vol firefighter for Poquetanuck fire dept (Preston side) and he has said that place is not right and I remember every single day there would be fire alarm activations but no fires. Which is weird for that it to happen that much for no reason. And I mean every single day sometimes multiple times, I'd call it when his pager went off 😂. Very cool and interesting video!

[@Espodoesit84]

I have lived in CT my whole life I always feel a pull to the paranormal, and want to understand the misunderstood.

[@candaceinayj]

I have friends who visited dudley town, all is true black dog appeared & guided them back to their car once forest shifted.

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning in to the channel @candaceinayj. That sounds like a pretty spooky experience. Have you had the chance to visit any of these haunted locations yourself?

[@ct.shroomer3558]

Back in tbe day...of course...we hiked Dudley Town many times. Even brought a keg and had a little party there one night. Probably part of the reason why people aren't allowed there. Sorry everyone. Never experienced or saw anything but it was eerily quiet in that forest. Like silent.

[@Poeticjusitsse]

Ayyyee YASSS Much love from Hartford Connecticut...I grew up in Avon and in highschool our favorite was green lady cemetery on the dirt road.. scared me to death 😂

[@brucepaquette7297]

Also haunted in Connecticut is. West Thompson lake campground site number 21 .

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning into the channel @brucepaquette7297. We always appreciate suggestions from our viewers about locations to check out for future releases. Can you tell us a bit more about the campground?

[@paulnelson3933]

I live 3.3 miles from Tarrywile been there. My niece was married there. & I went to Dudely town once in the late 80's we found a couple of old foundations & got very disorientated. --- Bethany & Hamden Vary beautiful /pretty & VERY CREEPY. born & raised {still} In CT. since 1961

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning in, Paul! Aside from the disorientation, did you experience anything else out of the norm there?

[@ericcook5745]

One fun fact to add being a person from Connecticut I should know this of course I live in a town right next to our devil's hopyard is rather not say the name but there's another Castle in East haddem which kind of surprising that we have that many castles around here. but the castle in East haddam that I'm referring to the reason why it's kind of special is I'm sure you guys all know who Sherlock Holmes was? Well if you don't look them up but back in the day before there was any movies or anything like that then we did plays back in the early 1900s 1800s times. And the original guy that played Sherlock Holmes on stage some Mr Gillette guy I don't really know what his first name was but it was just Castle. So yeah he was a stage actor way back before there was TV and crap like that so much more of a big deal than it is nowadays.

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for sharing that awesome info @ericcook5745. Have you had the chance to visit any of these locations before?

[@paulnelson3933]

William Gillette Castle Been in there very cool place.

[@ericcook5745]

From your list just devil's hopyard. Honestly though there's so many spots are considered to be haunted or have some kind of history or story behind them. Where one of the oldest states in the country so it's not too surprising honestly I could go on all day about random various places that are rumored to be haunted just in my area alone. Definitely a good area if you're someone that's in the history or even if you're one of those Ghost hunters.

[@sbcgiants12]

7 Hills in Watertown bunch of creepy farmland, little peoples village also in Watertown. Also in meridan Hubered park if you see a black dog in the woods you will die. Holy Land in Waterbury you can hear voices up on that mountain. Of course speculation but it’s fun to have these places around.

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for sharing those locations and stories with us @sbcgiants12. We love hearing suggestions about places to look into for future releases. Have you had the chance to visit any of these spooky spots before?

[@sbcgiants12]

Yes 7 hills in Watertown rumor was if you flicked your lights while driving the length of the Hills you will be chased by locals with guns and pitch forks. Well I did it to show off to my girlfriend and out of no where a pickup came up behind me high beams riding my ass honking trying to take me off the road. Scared the shit out of me lol

[@sbcgiants12]

Little people village was a bunch of small built towns in an abandoned truck yard, the only thing that happened there was all our cameras and flashlights went dead fresh batteries and we had 12 of them. Creepy vibe

[@RealitysShadows-p1y]

I'm not sure I would dare go to these cold places.

[@RealitysShadows-p1y]

Has anyone been to places like this? How does it feel?

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for checking out this upload @RealitysShadows-p1y. We love questions like this! Have you been to any haunted locations yourself?

[@user-ig4vt2db7n]

I live right next to a super haunted area in CT, in Burlington known as the Green Lady Cemetery. Sometimes ill drive that way just to see if I see something.

[@felicialessing1780]

Im right in Norwich ct the hop yard is not far

[@tonygu2958]

Ah yes, you forgot Enfield, CT. I had an extreme situation whereas I was visited by demons. It was back in the 1950's when I was very young. I was in bed when I was awaken and beholden a circle of demons above my head, I pulled the blanket over my head and shouted for my parents. Time was at a unknown, but I finally got out of the bedroom only to find out there was no one in the house. I ran out to the next house where I found my parents and told my mother what happened. She could not believe what happened. A few months passed, and my family moved out and relocated to Middletown, CT. I have been haunted all my life from time to time from this event, as I was only 3 years old at the time, around 1955. Yes, CT does have spooks and effects the very young as well.😢😢😢😮😮

[@Spiritualillusions1]

I haven't seen anything happening with the castle. They put a fence around it and that's that...

[@FrightNightScares]

I think the plants (as I mentioned) are just in the works. Let's hope they get moving forward. Thanks for tuning in!

[@Bigbonezgaming]

Well in new Britain ct theres a trial that leads to a fairy town theres three houses left

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for checking out this upload @Bigbonezgaming. That sounds super interesting. Do you have any more information about this fairy town that you can share with us?

[@Bigbonezgaming]

@FrightNightScares yeah here newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2016/06/connecticut.html?m=1 they have pics

[@MeganRose-de4bn]

Any idea how to get to it ?

[@WiseProfitz]

It seems like all the known hauntings are in the northern region. None in the city except bridgeport

[@Spiritualillusions1]

Can't get into dudley town. You get arrested. It's unknown why. I've tried to find a way in without being seen but it's really impossible unless you go off the Appalachian trail.

[@FrightNightScares]

It's a pretty strange place, isn't it? Have you visited any of these other haunts?

[@desireecollett1071]

I live in Connecticut

[@FrightNightScares]

That's awesome, Desiree! Have you been to any of these haunts?

[@PRMorena177]

My state has so much going on. Yet, it's still boring.😂

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning in to the channel @adaperez4770. Have you had the chance to visit any of these spooky spots in person?

[@tank21575]

Dudley town is creepy as f@*k I seen 💩 there that I’ll never forget and it wasn’t just me 14 of us seen the same thing we counted to 3 and everyone blurted what they saw we all said roughly the same thing nah I’m good bro I never went back once was enough for me we eventually left the settlement area and went to a clearing halfway back to the road started a fire and hung but it felt like we were being watched the whole time we made sure no one wondered off by themselves bathroom buddies and all the girls picked a guy and latched on I had a girl that never did any drugs ever she was so anxious she smoked weed for the first time that night it worked for me lol

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for checking out this upload and for sharing that creepy personal story @tank21575. We love hearing from out viewers about their experiences. Have you visited any of these other locations besides Dudleytown?

[@catacombkidd5036]

Little surprised y’all didn’t cover White Lady at Union Cemetery. I’ll give you one, take it or leave it. It happened! My friends and I carried over from our senior year high school summer, to spreading out over Connecticut for our first year of college. We all still got together almost every weekend to hang out and go ghost hunting. I was also romantically involved with one of the girls, if that gives you any context. We were together on the weekends when we weren’t at separate schools for the week. 5-6 of us met up and hopped in one car to go meet at White Lady. We parked at a modern church right down the road, and walked maybe a half mile down to the cemetery. We get in the cemetery, we’re doing our usual thing, walking around. We had done this all summer at the hot spots in CT, with no experience. My love interest at the time starts getting extremely disrespectful. “Fuck this white lady bitch.” This, and that, and literally starts spitting toward graves and shit. We’re chuckling… We’re there for about 20 minutes in the center of the graveyard, by one of the main trees, and what sounds like a cat in a fight, or a cat in heat, starts in. The sound is clearly at the back of the graveyard, probably 300+ yards away. It’s the graveyard end at the woods line. You can reference the distance by sound and seeing through the moonlight. We all hush up to listen. We all recognize it as the same thing. Probably a small animal in distress 300+ yards away. We all look at one another and chuckle. We’re there to witness paranormal activity, so we’re hyper alert and notice it’s an animal in distress far away… Not 2 seconds later, that distressed animal sound traveled the entire fucking cemetery in less than 3 seconds. It traveled toward us in a blink. You can hear that sound travel that whole way. As it got about 50 feet away from us, the sound got more prominent. By the time the sound was getting to us, it sounded like it was literally trying to make out words. The sound went from a screech, to someone standing directly in front of us, eye level, but no one standing there. It went, “Geee ouu. Geeeeed ouuuuuu. GET OUT!” It was directly in our faces, clear as fucking day, perfect pronunciation. We all turn and ran like we were running for our lives. There’s no question what took place and what happened. Call it bullshit if you will. It happened, and no one will tell me different. We encountered the paranormal. Ask me if I ever went back out ghost hunting after that. No, no I didn’t.

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for checking out the channel and for sharing that awesome story @catacombkidd5036. That sounds like a truly terrifying experience. Have you visited any of these other haunted CT locations before?

[@AlejandroMartinez-zq9lt]

Check out Union cemetery 🤨

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for the suggestion and for checking out this upload @AlejandroMartinez-zq9lt. Can you tell us a bit more about Union Cemetery?

[@Ellamozzarella12]

This video was really fun! But, the wonky AI art was SO distracting. It kept taking my attention away from what you were saying because the visuals looked so weird and ridiculous. I’d love to see more actual photos and videos of the locations. If there are none; I’d rather see nothing than bad ai “art”. Really interesting to learn about so many places in CT though!

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for the feedback on the AI art. It was meant to be a little whimsical and fun, but I appreciate your point.

[@teejay6063]

I will know where all these are 🧐

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning in to the channel @teejay6063. Did you know of any of these spooky spots or have you been to any of them yourself?

[@user-GamingLive723]

I've been to dudley town during the day with my gf at that time which her being half Indian and going in was fine, but coming out, she was attacked by spirits and thank God I was there because if I wasn't, she would be in trouble for sure. I actually thought, with looking back at history, that a witch put a curse on the town, and not a curse being brought in by the Dudleys, but I could wrong. Yes, this place is fucked! DO NOT go into this town with spiritual protection!!!

[@got_glintsp963]

My father’s land is adjacent to Devil’s Hopyard.

[@stacey5076]

w😱w

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for checking out this upload @stacey5076. Have you had the chance to explore any of these haunted locations yourself?

[@paulremillard7306]

I BEEN THERE WICKED PLACE

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for checking out this upload @paulremillard7306. Did you have any personal stories or spooky experiences you can share with us?

[@triboutimothy]

Dont forget the stories of the melon heads

[@FrightNightScares]

Thanks for tuning in to the channel @triboutimothy. We've heard the melonheads mentioned but can you share a little more info or any particular stories about them with us?