Midweek Burlesque at The Witches Cottage

We have a late addition to the Haunted Happenings schedule!  This week, Tuesday and Wednesday nights only, you can catch The Betsi Feathers Halloween Burlesque Special on stage at The Witches Cottage. 

   
Terrorize and tantalize your senses as these spooky seducers scare their own pants off!  This is a classic-style burlesque with a creepy twist! Get up close and personal in this interactive scare show of stunning beauties!!

Tuesday October 25 at 9pm
Wednesday October 26 at 9pm

As if the Betsi Feathers wasn't enough, the bill includes spook-tacular guest performers: Jimi Half-Dead and the Die Alongs, The Boston Babydolls, Pandora Fox, and Bryson Lang.

And, it's for a good cause! 20% of all proceeds benefiting the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem. All tickets $15. 

Explore Salem with the Witch City Adventure Pass

This is for everyone who is calling, and emailing, with one question on their mind: "Where's the deal? Where's the discount? Are there any coupons?"

With your requests in mind, I am pleased to present "Your ticket to fear - the Witch City Adventure Pass."  You can buy tickets online, or at any of the three participating attractions, including The Witches Cottage (main show), Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery and the Nightmare Factory.

The adult Adventure Pass costs $22 and the child pass costs $11, which, as the graphic tells us, is a $6 savings per person.

So get out there and get scared!

The Witches Cottage releases their Haunted Happenings Schedule

If you aren't already excited for October in Salem, you will be after you see all of the awesome events and promotions being organized at The Witches Cottage.  Whether you are traveling with kids, or with friends who want a bit of a fright, you will find multi-dimensional entertainment at The Witches Cottage.

Make sure to scan all of the listings - you wouldn't want to miss a seance that is "not for the faint of hear," or your chance to have a picture taken with Hellboy.  

All of these special programs are in addition to the regular Witchcraft and Ghost show scheduled at the Witches Cottage in October.  

Wizardly Wonders!

Enter The Cottage and meet a friendly Wizard as he teaches you the basics of magic, complete with fun magical special effects. Every child gets a magical glow ring before the show. Free pictures with the wizard. A perfect event for families with young children

Oct. 1,8,15,22,29 at 10:00 AM

Oct. 2,9,16,23, 30 at 11:00 AM

$10 adults, $8 kids

Call 9788 825-0222 to reserve, or purchase tix on line at witchescottagesalem.com
 

Dark Times: Excerpts from The Crucible

Experience the fear that surrounded Salem during that year with a thrilling 45 minute theatrical program detailing the events of 1692 and how it relates to Arthur Miller's classic book. Advisory: This presentation has startling moments and some frightening visual effects. Q&A session after the presentation.
this show is a must see to round out your educational visit.
Tickets: $15.00

Call 978 825-0222, or purchase tix on line at witchescottagesalem.com

Oct 5,6,12,13,19,20,26,27at 7:00 PM

 

Ghosts & Legends Trolley

You'll hear supernatural stories on wheels and at the Witches Cottage.  This tour tells the eerie tales of Salem's past with a mix of wit and humor, and, while you are inside the Witches Cottage, startling special effects. 

Oct: 7,8,9,14,15,16,21,22,23,28 at 7:00 PM 

Oct. 6,7,8, 13,14,15, 21,22,23,27,28 at 8:00 PM

Call 978 825-0222, or purchase tix on line at witchescottagesalem.com

 

Summon The Dead Seance

Experience a sinister paranormal seance in the darkened theatre of The Witches Cottage. Complete with ghostly appearances and startling moments, this theatrical seance is sure to make a believer out of anyone. Limited seating, allow 45 minutes. Not for the faint of heart. Tickets $15 per person. Call 978 825-0222, or purchase tix on line at witchescottagesalem.com

Oct 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 at 9:15 PM

 

Fright Nights at The Witches Cottage

Stop in evenings Thursdays Thru Saturdays when the witchcraft and ghost show becomes even more frightening with extra scares and surprises. Advisory: This presentation has startling moments and some frightening visual effects.  Tickets: $12 adults, $8 kids. Call 978 825-0222, or purchase tix on line at witchescottagesalem.com

Oct 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29,

5pm-10pm (NOTE: Regular show runs 10-4:30, daily.)

 

VIP Pass Day

Visitors with a VIP pass will get to go ahead of the line and pick a seat FIRST for the next performance. No need to wait in line!! Includes at Witches Cottage tshirt, priority seating and admission to the Witchcraft and Ghost show. Tickets are $35 per person. Call 978 825-0222, or purchase your VIP pass on line witchescottagesalem.com

Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

 

Pagan Day at The Witches Cottage. 10-6pm

Witches, Pagans, Wiccans and folks who just like to dress as magical people get $2 off the admission price for The Witches Cottage.  Just show your pentacle or come in a magical costume on any Monday. This includes you, Harry Potter fans! Does not apply to The Witch City Adventure Pass. Call 978 825-0222.

Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31.  Halloween Monday included!

 

Costume Day at The Witches Cottage. 10-6pm

Celebrate the season by wearing your favorite costume on any Tuesday and get $2 off the admission price. Does not apply to The Witch City Adventure Pass.

Call 978 825-0222

Oct, 4, 11, 18, 25

 

Hell Boy! Live at The Witches Cottage. Noon- 6pm

Meet Hell Boy, the monster fighting devil with a big heart and an ugly mug, along with his demon pet. Outside The Witches Cottage from noon to 6pm, Saturdays and Sundays. Pictures with Hell Boy are always free. Call 978 825-0222

Oct 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30

Wizardly Wonders at the Griffen Theatre

Here's a great take for kids!  The Griffen Theatre is presenting a weekday program called Wizardly Wonders at the Witches Cottage that takes the special effects and props used in the regular Witches Cottage pruduction and gives them a magical spin that is just right for kids.

In the lobby of the Witches Cottage with the newest resident.

I took my guinea pigs, I mean children, last week and they loved it - especially my 6-year-old, who fully embraced the audience participation aspect of the show.

The audience is greeted by a friendly and quick-witted wizard who engages the children in magical tricks and spells, ultimately awarding each child with a magical glow ring after they have demonstrated their wizardliness.

With Huggle the friendly wizard.

There is some darkness, and there are some special effects that are intended to be fun.  In the show we attended, one child was upset by some of the wand "bursts," so the wizard promised to make his wand silent (I wondered if this was the vibrate mode?) for the rest of the show.  The small theater environment is great, because it allows for that kind of interaction, which allowed for the child and family to stay for the rest of the show.  

I've seen the Witches Cottage program, which is called "Fright Nights" for October, a few times and I always enjoy it.  I really enjoyed seeing what are startling special effects in the Fright Night show adapted for kids.

Wizardly Wonders runs at 3:00 PM on weekdays through October.  The show lasts just over 30 minutes.  Admission is $10 adults, $6 children, $25 for a family of 2 adults, 2 kids.

Trolley tours you won't want to miss

The Salem Trolley is running two special trolley tours this October, and you'll want to get tickets for one or the other before they sell out! 

The Eerie Evenings Trolley Tour is a one-hour nighttime tour that is hosted by a costumed storyteller who guides you through some of Salem's most notorious haunted history.  From the Joshua Ward House to the Old Salem Jail to Winter Island and Dead Horse Beach - all of Salem's sites are spookier in the moonlight.  And, if the weather happens to turns bad, you are protected in the trolley from all the things out there that go bump in the night.

Climb aboard for a Ghosts & Legends Trolley Tour, and you will be treated to supernatural stories on wheels and at the Witches Cottage.  This tour tells the eerie tales of Salem's past with a mix of wit and humor, and, while you are inside the Witches Cottage, startling special effects.

Each tour has limited capacity - it is a trolley, after all - so be sure to make reservations now, before the seats vanish.  Call (978) 744-5469 for more information and to reserve seats. 

If, perchance, you are interested in the regular Salem Trolley tours, those happen daily throughout October, as well.  Trolley tickets are valid for a one-hour narrated tour of Salem and then for shuttle service between Salem's historic sites.  Visit SalemTrolley.com for more information.

Buy tickets now for special October trolley tours!

The Salem Trolley is producing two special night-time tours this October, and you can buy tickets for both now!

The Eerie Evening Tour - Tales and Tombstones will take passengers to the scenes of grisly murders and ghastly executions, sharing tales of ghosts, haunted hotels, and long-forgotten passageways.


The Ghost & Legends Tour - Journey into Salem's eerie past! is an interactive journey into Salem's supernatural past. Your guide will resurrect legendary stories of witches, ghosts, murder, and more. The tour will stop at The Witches Cottage for a live, theatrical presentaiotn featuring witches, ghosts and frightening effects!

Tickets for each tour costs $20 adults, $15 seniors, and $10 children (6-14). Each tour is tickets separately, and reservations are strongly suggested.

Visit SalemTrolley.com for tour times and to purchase tickets. Call 978.744.5469 for more information.

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