Fitzy's Fright Fest

05/04/2026

Head's up! There's a chance we might do a haunt sale on Saturday, May 16. TBD but wanted to give a bit of advance warning because it's earlier than we were planning.

04/20/2026

"Being chosen by the viewers makes this achievement especially meaningful" - couldn't have said it better ourselves.

Thank you for anchoring our little backyard haunt in the lore of New England haunts. To all those who've walked our path, thank you for spending time with us. For anyone who supported us in other ways, immense gratitude. And thank you to WMUR-TV!

To our Scarecrew - our haunt family - words don't begin to express our appreciation for all of you. To those no longer with us, especially Bob Murray and Mark Guida - you have no idea how much you helped this haunt to grow.

What started 26 years ago as dummies in a window and a guy jumping off the roof became something truly magical. We'll miss bringing it to you.

ps - to the FOB girls from Amesbury - you are part of the legend of the woods. 🌹

pss - we will be having a haunt sale to sell off all the props and scene settings that won't be going with us. Date TBD but will be before the end of June.

04/11/2026

Time to pick a date for HauntSale Part 2. Possibly late May but probably June. Will be selling props, set pieces, costuming - everything we're not taking with. And that's a LOT!

So fellow haunters and those looking to become - what weekends work best for you? Definitely will do a Saturday, possibly spilling into Sunday.

The people who were at last year's sale got lots of good buys. But we literally ran out of time to put everything out. There's still 2/3 of the basement and a very large quonset hut to go. What can we say - 26 years amasses quite a collection.

Tell us in the comments what late May/June weekends work best -

Update for clarity - we do not currently have the mental capacity or the time to do anything more than schedule a date. If you're familiar with the haunt and have something specific you're interested in, feel free to ask. Once we have a chance to get an idea of what we have, we will post pictures. But it's going to be a while.

No - Miguel (the big giant Ogre that Jack built, who stands near the front gate) is not leaving.
The horse is in pieces and considered junk.

03/23/2026

For all you Hatter fans!

03/11/2026

Happy to announce Rachel Nelson will be sitting on the Newton Planning Board this coming year.

Thank you to everyone who went out to vote and to those who gave Rachel their support!

03/10/2026

It's a GORGEOUS day out there Newton! Please make sure to stop by the fire station with your photo ID and VOTE!

ps - Fitzy's Fright Fest is a supporter of Rachel Nelson for Planning Board. 👍

03/09/2026

This message is to all our fellow Newtonians with a request for 2 things:

1) tomorrow is going to be a gorgeous day. Please make sure you stop in at the Fire Station/Safety Complex sometime between the hours of 8am - 8pm to vote. Bring your photo ID.

2) last year we met a wonderful young woman at a Conservation Committee meeting. We kind of inadvertently volunteered her for the Committee and she willing accepted.

She's served on their board for the past year and is now looking to do more for the town. She's trust-worthy, reliable and she truly cares about Newton. Her name is Rachel Nelson and we ask that you please support her for Planning Board.

In her own words, here's a little more about her:

Hello Newton!

My name is Rachel Nelson and as we close in on voting day I'm finally poking my head out to introduce myself as I am running for planning board.

A quick bit about me... I am a lifelong Newton resident at 37 years old.

I was born here, grew up here, went through the school system here and continue to live in and love this town.

When I'm not at work you can often find me out walking, bike riding, paddleboarding on the pond or riding my horse (who I also keep here in town).

I am very new to the involvement in town politics, however, I have been serving as an alternate on our Conservation Committee for the past year now. I am Loving it and learning a lot.

My goal for being part of the planning board is to help make reasonable & sensible & responsible decisions that help keep the town from looking and feeling like Newton and less like a Massachusetts suburb.

I appreciate your support and hope to serve the town well should I receive your vote!

-Rachel



ps - ok, 3 things - please share this post! Thank you!

01/18/2026

A whole lot of you were interested in Bobo tshirts. We weren't able to do them for the haunt this year but turns out you can buy them from this link (and support Bobo's wedding fund in the process). 💖

Side Mission Apparel is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

01/15/2026

Hello Fitzy's Fright Fest fans check out this website for some interesting artist original artwork that includes our own Bobo as an option for stickers, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and more!

Side Mission Apparel is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

12/17/2025

Our friend Eric started in his yard just about the time we did. He was forced to take his haunt out of his yard and made the decision to go pro. His unique, amazingly creative design launched him to the top of the business - recognized across the country as one of the top haunt attractions.

A young filmmaker, wanting to someday have his own haunt, is traveling the country, documenting the experiences of many of the top haunts. This is his documentary of Eric's experience creating Haunted Overload.

Although we were lucky enough to have a spot and community which allowed us to stay small and private, we experienced many of the same things, especially the yearly 'never doing this again'. Now that we actually have reached that point, it's interesting to look back and see the parallels with Eric's experience, even though we stayed small scale.

We are eternally grateful to Eric, Janice and the entire Haunted Overload crew for all they've done for the community, the industry, the animals, their friendship, camaraderie and for always making us feel welcome along the path and within the walls, whether it be the front yard, a corn field or within the woods. 👻🎃

The legendary Eric Lowther, owner of Haunted Overload, started what would become one of America's top haunted attractions in his front yard. In this document...

12/16/2025