As the temperatures drop across the state for the fall season, it’s not stopping people in Connecticut from having fun on Saturday night.
“It’s New England, so you can expect it.” said Roger Williams, who finished walking the Trail of Terror.
The Trail of Terror in Wallingford has been around for nearly three decades. It’s an hour-long trail filled with jump scares and frightening moments in the spirit of the Halloween season. It started as a trail in the owner’s backyard in 1995.
“It grew so big, they actually had to move it to route five in Wallingford around 2000. In 2003, we actually moved it to this location here because it grew even bigger.” said Rick Callahan, a representative from the Trail of Terror.
The non-profit event has given over 2.5 million dollars to different organizations around the state. This year, they hope the surpass that number. With hundreds of volunteers to create the trail, it’s built a strong community. Some, have been a part of the event for years.
“This is my 23rd scare acting year. I’ve been here for a long time.” said Sarah Thuerling-Jones. “We all get together to like make this work, and it all goes to charity.”
As the temperatures dropped to 42 degrees in Wallingford Saturday night, it’s not stopping people from going and walking the trails.
“I think there’s a lot of variety in the scenes as you go through and I think it was very creative.” said Brenee Piazza, who went through the trail for the first time.
“The cold isn’t going to stop us.” said Jeremy MacDonough, who finished walking the trail.
The Trail of Terror runs from Fridays to Sundays, and will run until November 7th.
