Hudson Valley Halloween: Haunted Houses 2021

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Shocking scares, crazy characters and spine-tingling scenes return to the Hudson Valley this 2021 Halloween season.

Here are some of the petrifying places you can visit. If we missed your favorite, please let us know! Email Lanning.Taliaferro@patch.com.

Pure Terror

With 10 haunted houses at one location in Monroe this is an extravaganza. Masks are recommended. New this year: Woods of the Dead. Check its calendar and buy tickets here.

Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion

The Wicked Woods is this venerable haunted house's largest production ever. Wappingers Falls. Reservations only.

Headless Horseman

This Halloween attraction in Ulster Park bills itself as a "New York Nightmare." For 2021 the Hayride will be replaced with a Haunted Walking Trail plus 9 Additional Attractions. New this year: The Haunting of Pumpkin Jack. Get tickets here.

The Dark House

Intense, immersive, for visitors 14 and up unless accompanied by a guardian. At the Philipstown Depot Theater in Garrison, at the Garrison Metro-North station. Proof of vaccination or same-day negative COVID-19 test required. Wear a mask. Advance tickets only.

Detestable Arts

An immersive retelling of the Salem Witch Trials in Warwick over an acre of space in Lewis Park, as well as inside the historic Old School Baptist Meeting House. The audience can get right in the middle of the accusations and trials that became one of Colonial America’s most notorious cases of mass hysteria. Move freely throughout the space to experience the story in whatever order you choose. Take a break from the performance and drink in the colonial-era tavern alongside the residents of Salem Village (drink tickets available at the door). Presented by Greenwood Lake Theater in partnership with The Warwick Historical Society. See calendar and buy tickets.

Cryptic Souls

Also in Warwick, this community haunted house is open 10/29-10/31 from 6-10 pm in 2021. Admission is free but donations are accepted at the door with a suggestion of $5 per person. This year it's all new.