Wallingford Halloween Event Makes CT Mag's Best Of List

In its most recent “Best Of” guide Connecticut Magazine singled out a popular local Halloween attraction.

In its “Best of Conneticut 2012,” the publications says the Wallingford “Trail of Terror” is one of the best haunted attractions in Connecticut. 

Here’s what the magazine had to say about the trail:

“We’ve been to the Trail of Terror countless times, so you’d think by now we’d know what to expect, yet we still get scared silly every single time. That’s the beauty of this outdoor haunted attraction—the scenes and scares change every year, so there’s no preparing for who (or what) might be lurking around that corner as you take the terrifying 45-minute walk through three acres of elaborate frights that you just have to see to believe. Enter if you dare . . .”

The Trail of Terror, on North Plains Highway, is in its 18th year this year. The first night of the trail will be Oct. 29. General admission is $10.

The staff of the Trail of Terror is made up entirely of volunteers and proceeds from the event go to local charities and groups, including the Wallingford chapter of the American Red Cross and the Wallingford Emergency Shelter, according to the FAQs page on the group's website. So far, the Trail has donated some $500,000 to local groups.