The ghoul’s guide to Halloween Tricks

A-Mazing Halloween Party, Escobar’s Farm, 255 Middle Rd., Portsmouth. Arrive in costume and try to find your way through the 8-acre, Wizard of Oz-themed corn maze. Arts and crafts, hayrides, food and more. Oct 26 10am – 5pm. escobarshighlandfarm.com
Boo at the Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo, 425 Hawthorne St., New Bedford. A spooky train ride, amusements, arts and crafts, and a “friendly haunted house.” Oct 10 – 12, 17 – 19, 30; 6 – 9pm. bpzoo.org
Charlie the Butler Ghost Party, Governor Sprague Mansion, 1351 Cranston St., Cranston. Hosted by mentalist Rory Raven. Costumes encouraged. Oct 24, 7pm. cranstonhistoricalsociety.org
Demon Run, Diamond Hill Park, 4092 Diamond Hill Rd., Cumberland. With 10 challenging obstacles mixed with 13 horrifying Halloween obstacles, this run captures the terror of exercise. Oct 25 9am – 1pm. hauntedhill.net
Factory of Terror, Three locations: Fall River, Worcester, and new this year, West Warwick. Bloodworth, 4D Blackout, and Phobia Mayhem; you might leave crying. Dates and hours vary. factoryofterror.com
Field of Screams, Big John Leyden’s, 179 Plain Meeting House Rd., West Greenwich. Featuring multiple attractions: Zombie Paintball, Dungeon of Doom, Dead River Haunted Hayride, and the Cirque du Souls 4D haunted maze (what’s the 4th D? It’s probably hidden in the maze). Sun 6:30 – 9pm, Fri & Sat 6:30 – 10pm. hauntedhayride.net
FEAR at Fort Adams, Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Dr., Newport. Formerly the Fortress of Nightmares. Tunnels of Terror, Apocalypse Airsoft, a Fortress Ghost Hunt and the Halloween Carnival Midway. Fri – Sat. Oct 10, 11, 17, 18, 24-26; 6 – 10pm. fear.fortadams.org
Fright Fest, Six Flags, Agawam, Mass. 27 frights around the park from haunted mazes to spooky shows. Plus traditional thrill rides with a Halloween twist. Fri 6 – 10pm, Sat 12 – 10pm, Sun 12 – 9pm. frightfest.sixflags.com
The Haunted Graveyard, Lake Compounce, 186 Enterprise Dr., Bristol, Conn. Ride the amusement park’s many thrill rides and head over to the graveyard maze for spooks well worth the drive. Fri – Sun, 5 – 11pm. lakecompounce.com
Haunted Hill, Diamond Hill Park, 4092 Diamond Hill Rd., Cumberland. Don’t get lost on this wooded trail – you might never come back. Fri – Sat 7 – 10pm. hauntedhill.net
Haunted Labyrinth, CYO Center, 804 Dyer Ave., Cranston. The longest running haunted house walk-through in New England. Fri – Sun 7-10pm. hauntedlabyrinth.com
Haunted Rail Yard, Old Colony and River Railroad Museum, 2 Water St., Fall River. Fri – Sat, 6 – 10pm, Sun 6 – 9pm. fb.com/HauntedRailYardFundraiser
Haunted Tunnel, Slater Park, 401 Newport Ave., Pawtucket. A 200-foot concrete tunnel is host to nine rooms accompanied by an industrial corn maze, pumpkin patch and more. Fri – Sat 6:30 – 9pm. fb.com/hauntedtunnelri
The Haunts of Little Rest Hill, The Old Washington County Jail, 2636 Kingstown Rd., Kingstown. Hear the darker side of local history on this 75-minute walking tour. Thurs – Fri, 8:30pm; Sat, 7:30 & 9:30 pm. washingtoncountyhistory.com
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence. This year’s theme, “Jack-O-Lanterns from A to Z,” includes several hundred illuminated pumpkins. Nightly, 6 – 11pm. rwpzoo.org
Mysterium: The Eternal Masquerade, Providence Public Library, 225 Washington St., Providence. Engage in interactive and mysterious live performances that combine to create a suspenseful literary expedition through the library’s historic renaissance and 1950s structures. Entertainment by TEN31 Productions and refreshments by Russell Morin Fine Catering. Oct 31, 7:30 – midnight. provlib.givezooks.com
Providence Ghost Tours, East Side of Providence, Tours leave from Prospect Park, 60 Congdon St., Providence nightly at 7pm. providenceghosttour.com
Providence Zombie Night, Downtown. “Shamble” to different bars around town … in zombie attire, of course. Union St. will be shut down and lined with tents and stages for the pre-party and “Boolesque” after party. Oct 18, 7pm (See article on page 11)
Psychic Fair: Haunted Providence, Hilton Providence. RI’s premier Psychic Faire/paranormal expo and witches masquerade ball. Haunted history, witchcraft, vampires, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, metaphysics/the occult, and of course, a dress-up party. Oct 25 at 7pm. hauntedprovidence.eventbrite.com
Scary Acres, Confreda Farms, 2150 Scituate Ave., Cranston. Haunted Hayride and Haunted Corn Maze. Fri – Sun dusk – 10pm.
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Slater Mill Ghost Tours, 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket. Visit Slater Mill for a paranormal investigation through three historic buildings. Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 – 9pm. slatermill.org
Terror in RI, Mulligan’s Island, 1000 New London Ave., Cranston. Festival of Fear, a 3D adventure, Devils Playground, and Darkness Falls, a house of darkness. Fri & Sat 6 – 11pm, Thurs and Sun 6 – 10pm. terrorinrhodeisland.com
Trails to Terror, Highland Farm, 4235 Tower Hill Rd., Wakefield. Delemorte’s Haunted Hayride and the Forest of Fear. Fri – Sun 6:30 – 10pm. trailstoterror.com
Trick or Treat, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic. Get dressed up for trick-or-treating at Mystic Seaport before darkness falls. Expect spooky treats in the Planetarium pumpkin patch, carnival games and prizes at the Playscape area, a face painter, and a balloon twister. Oct 31; 4 – 5:30 pm. mysticseaport.org