With its foggy coastlines, dark winters, and deep Colonial roots, New England lays claim to some of the scariest ghost stories and hauntings ever recorded.
“There’s an energy there unlike any other place that we’ve been,” says Sabrina Deana-Roga, co-host of Two Girls One Ghost. “It’s full of places predicated on moments of bloodshed, tragedy, love, and resilience. You can feel it immediately upon stepping into some of these towns.”
“And you’d be hard pressed to find a New Englander that doesn’t have a ghost story of their own,” says co-host Corinne Vien. We’re a haunted group of people and know exactly where to direct anyone looking to become acquainted with the dead.”
This northeast territory definitely holds tight to its fated memories. Those seeking to discover more about the ghostly realm can explore eerie nooks for lore and afterlife activity. Here, Deana-Roga and Vien recount 13 of the spookiest spaces in New England.
Massachusetts
1. Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum
You’ve probably sung the macabre nursery rhyme inspired by the sordid tale of Lizzie Borden and her parents’ grisly killing. But would you ever commit to staying overnight at the haunted family home? Marking 30 years as a B&B, the spooky Fall River site of the 1892 unsolved murder (Lizzie was acquitted) greets its guests with potential supernatural weeping, whispers, footsteps, and wandering apparitions in Victorian-era clothing. Take a day tour or settle in for the night in the actual room where stepmom Abby Borden met her demise.
Lizzie’s isn’t the only story the home wants to share. Pre-dating the infamous murders, another devastating crime took place in the house’s basement — the deaths of Eliza Borden and her two young children. During their visit, Deana-Roga and Vien remember heartwarming moments on the third floor with the children’s spirits. “They wanted us to play with them and didn’t want us to leave, which broke our hearts,” says Deana-Roga.
But there’s also mischief at play. The collective tragedies left behind a palpable negative energy that the house staff nicknamed Carl. “Don’t be fooled by his cheeky nickname,” she continues. “He will follow you around the house and call you ‘slut.’”
2. Spider Gates Cemetery
Getting to this 1740 Quaker cemetery near the Kettle Brook Reservoir isn’t easy. But with local lore claiming it’s the gateway to another dimension (namely, the Eighth Gate to Hell), that might not be a bad thing. Set back a third of a mile from the main road at the end of an unmarked path (on some maps it’s Earle St.), walk through the iron gate to experience ghostly sightings, strange noises, and evidence of satanic rituals conducted on the stone “altar.” There’s also a tale of a mysterious “disappearing” second cemetery, and some believe the nearby stream is the mouth of the River Styx, the separation between Hades and the human world. Local tip: Leave coins on Marmaduke Earle’s gravesite, walk around it 10 times, and you might have bought a conversation with the departed.
3. Omni Parker Hotel Boston
This iconic Boston hotel is full of opulent Old World décor, historical firsts (namely, the Boston cream pie), and tales that deliver a haunted side of Boston. Among the hotel’s most famous spirits is founder Harvey Parker, who is said to keep watch over his beloved property by haunting the 10th floor. Other unexplained happenings center around the third floor, where elevators are rumored to stop on their own, perhaps thanks to the ghost of actress Charlotte Cushman, who died there in 1876. Guests have also reported misty apparitions, unseen rocking chair creaks, and whispered conversations drifting through empty hallways.
4. Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Nicknamed “The Cursed Forest of Massachusetts,” this 5,000-acre forest is known for hiking, horseback riding, and walking trails, but also a chilling reputation. Over the decades, the forest has been linked to a disturbing history of documented crimes and tragedies, alleged Satanic cults, and countless reports of the unexplained. This strange place is part of the famous Bridgewater Triangle, a roughly 200-square mile “vortex” of activity south of Boston that paranormal experts have dubbed one of America’s strangest supernatural zones. “Not only is it known to be haunted, but it’s also a hot spot for Bigfoot sightings,” adds Vien.
5. The entire town of Salem
The specter-savvy would call any haunted list incomplete without this seaside town north of Boston. Home to a hysteria heard ‘round the world and 19 innocent deaths linked to potential witchcraft, the entire place has a collective grasp on the ghoulish. It’s also celebrating its 400 anniversary this year.
“Once a place where fear silenced the misunderstood, Salem has become a place where witches come to reclaim their power. It’s a place where history, grief, and magic continue to meet,” explains Deana-Roga.
There are plenty of places around Salem to hear echoes from a haunted past — the Old Burying Point Cemetery (one of the state’s oldest burial grounds), Gallows Hill (the historic execution site of the Witch Trials), the Henry Derby House (now available as an Airbnb rental), St. Mary’s Cemetery, and the Joshua Ward House, considered one of America’s most haunted buildings with paranormal claims including the sensation of being choked by invisible hands, unexplained cold scratches, and apparitions. No matter the season, this town holds onto its witchy reputation. Despite the tragic past, it carries it with pride now through plenty of haunted houses that run throughout the fall months.
New Hampshire
6. Isle of Shoals
These nine islands between New Hampshire and Maine anchor dark maritime legends. On Smuttynose Island, it’s said the ghost of Blackbeard’s abandoned wife eternally paces the rocky shores, guarding buried treasure he left behind in 1717. The island’s tragic history deepens with the brutal 1873 axe murders of Norwegian immigrant women Karen and Anethe Christensen. Visitors report seeing the two apparitions at dusk as they stroll the shoreline, their sorrowful faces frozen in eternal sadness. Nearby Star Island is awash with the muffled wails of Betty Moody’s crying baby, who was accidentally suffocated by the settler woman as they hid from raiders. Nathaniel Hawthorne famously noted this particular legend, cementing it in New England folklore.
7. Omni Mount Washington Resort at Mount Washington
For a truly memorable experience, spend the night at the Omni Mount Washington Resort, a 1902 Gilded Age hotel with an impressive ghost story collection of its own. With sweeping views of Mt. Washington, one of the planet’s oldest mountain ranges and part of the Appalachian Mountain Range, this is allegedly one of New England’s most spirited overnight stays. The elegant apparition of Carolyn Stickney, the original owner’s wife, is known to stroll the lobby or ballroom in Victorian dress. At the epicenter of her activity is the “Princess Room.” Guests of Room 314 sleep on Stickney’s actual custom-carved four-poster oak bed and might awake to find her sitting at the edge, calmly brushing her hair. Others report hearing piano music sans musician, mysterious perfume scents, and flickering lights.
Deana-Roga warns, “The Appalachia Mountain Range is incredibly haunted,” adding that “this area also boasts stories of alien abductions, such as the infamous Betty and Barney Hill abduction.”
Connecticut
8. Captain Grant’s 1754
For more than 270 years, this Colonial inn has welcomed both temporary travelers and a few permanent specters. It’s considered one of Connecticut’s most haunted buildings, with reports of phantom footsteps, attic stomping, children’s laughter, and unexplained cold spots. The inn’s best-known spirit is Mercy Adelaide Avery, who is said to appear to overnight guests as she waits for her husband, lost at sea. Visitors have also reported hearing the voice of Deborah Adams, a five-year-old girl buried in the neighboring Poquetanuck Cemetery who now roams the hallways and graveyard softly whispering “mom.” Spend the night and see who you encounter.
9. Dudleytown
Declared by famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as “demonically possessed,” Dudleytown is one of New England’s most legendary ghost towns. Founded in the 1740s and hidden within the Dark Entry Forest, the now-abandoned settlement is steeped in folklore surrounding a supposed curse on its landowners. Linked to the 1510 execution of English nobleman Edmund Dudley, the curse was that all of his descendants would be surrounded by horror. Over the years that curse carried madness, as visitors note the woods to be plagued by an eerie silence, shadowy figures, and unsettling darkness. Of note: Dudleytown is closed to the public, and trespassing is strictly prohibited.
Rhode Island
10. The Conjuring House
Made famous as the inspiration for 2013 horror film The Conjuring,” the Conjuring House is one of those really incredible places that embodies Haunted New England,” says Deana-Roga of the first location she and Vien investigated together before speaking with former resident, Andrea Perron.
Built in 1736 in Burrillville, its spooky reputation began in the ‘70s due to the alleged haunting of the Perron family. But its paranormal past runs far deeper. “The land has seen war, bloodshed, supposed witchcraft, and plenty of family drama,” she continues. The activity stretches as far back as the 1700s, when the spirits of native tribes latched onto the land. Perron herself has described the home as “a portal cleverly disguised as a farmhouse.” To experience something paranormal first hand, spend a night in the house, but be warned — you might end up with an attachment. “A ghost followed Corinne home and has been known to throw dirt at her,” says Deana-Roga.
Maine
11. Wood Island Lighthouse
Lighthouses and ghost stories make spooky bedfellows, and Wood Island Lighthouse has earned a reputation as one of Maine’s most haunted. Standing watch over Saco Bay since 1808, the isolated beacon is tied to a notorious 1896 murder-suicide of Howard Hobbs and Frederick W. Milliken that many believe sparked its paranormal legend. Visitors and former caretakers have reported mysterious footsteps, shadowy apparitions, disembodied voices, and objects unexpectedly rearranged.
Vermont
12. Emily’s Bridge
Consider this a beautiful stop over a quaint brook…that is, if you’re female. “I grew up next to Emily’s Bridge and all I have to say is Emily does not like men,” warns Vien of the legend that haunts the last remaining howe truss bridge along the Golf Brook in Stowe. Legend has it that between 1849 and 1949, a young woman was jilted by her lover and took her own life on the bridge (her method is up for debate — was it jumping, hanging, driving her car over the edge?). In popular parlance, she haunts it to this day between midnight and 3 a.m. “I know multiple men who have been scratched by an unseen force when attempting to cross this old wooden bridge,” Vien says of the legend so embraced by locals it prompted an annual reenactment of Emily’s tragic end in the town’s haunted forest.
13. Glastonbury Mountain
This southern Vermont area is best known as the center of the infamous Bennington Triangle, part of Appalachia that is linked to unexplained disappearances, eerie folklore, and paranormal legends. When people hike or visit today, they typically describe an unsettling sense of isolation, as they pass relics swallowed by nature (think crumbling stone foundations and charcoal kilns covered in brush). Visitors often mention an abrupt drop in forest sounds, with birds and insects seemingly vanishing and leaving behind an oppressive paranoid silence. Campers at the nearby Goddard Shelter frequently document overwhelming odors of sulfur or rotting wood, faint glowing lights, and the uncanny feeling of being watched.
This story was produced by Two Girls One Ghost and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.
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