Newburyport Haunted House – Visit 13 Tilton Street if You Dare!

Have you seen the 2024 Newburyport Haunted House? Although there are others….many say that the home of Bruce Page is without question one of the top scary homes North of Boston attracting visitors from Shore, MA and Seacoast, NH. If you’re looking for a good scare this Halloween season, look no further than the home of local Newburyport residents, the Pages, at 13 Tilton Street. With hundreds of realistic looking characters and decorations, lights, props, and sounds, this Newburyport haunted house is a big time operation.

Visit October 1st – 31st

Many fans enjoy watching the creation of the entire project each year visiting 13 Tilton Street frequently throughout the month of October. Lights turn on at dusk and stay on until 8:30 pm Sunday – Thursday night’s and until 10 pm Friday and Saturday evenings if you’re brave enough to drive or walk by, but the real screams and shrieks will happen on Halloween night when this Newburyport haunted house gets even more realistic with the addition of ten people in costume. While they promise to take it easy on any little monsters that dare to visit, 13 Tilton Street is not for the faint of heart and parents may want to visit without the little kiddos. The Pages don’t keep track of foot traffic, but popularity has grown each year, and one neighbor says she gave out 800 pieces of candy to trick-or-treaters last year.

13 Tilton Street Haunted History

Bruce Page, a family man and detective for the Exeter Police by day, is the mastermind of this spooktacular experience and has been adding to his collection for over 20 years. The haunted house began with a single eerie butler in the window back in 2001 and has since grown to include over 100 characters, 40 skeletons and 100 light up pumpkins, among other things. A curator of all things spooky, Page tries to add to his collection each year by shopping in Halloween stores, making his own homemade creations and has even taken on inventory of a friend who retired from the haunting business. The 13 Tilton Street haunted display takes careful planning and is segmented into carefully designed sections including: clowns, zombies, pirates, spiders, skeletons, grave yard, toxic waste and the butcher shop.

The house at 13 Tilton Street is a family home owned by Bruce’s parents and grandparents before his own family, but that’s not where his passion for Halloween stems from. In fact, Page says his parents weren’t really into the holiday at all. However, just across the street, neighbor Richard Cook was stirring up scares and inspiring a young Bruce back in the day. Page says Cook use to dress up in costume and chase trick-or-treaters with a pretend chainsaw on Halloween.

Thankful for Haunted Helpers

Bruce Page is the mastermind behind this impressive Haunted House and he wants everyone to know that the success of this major operation is made possible with help from loyal family and friends. Daughters Maddie and Faith have grown up helping their dad and they continue to be great helpers while also celebrating this fun tradition with their friends. One friend in particular, Emma Beard has joined the girls wearing the ghost face scream costumes, elevating the scare with the mix of real people. Although wife Nicole is not a Halloween fanatic, she enjoys seeing the excitement that this annual Halloween tradition provides for Halloween enthusiasts.

Brother in-law, Steve Leonard has been on the frontline assisting with many important details including the corn stalks that decorate the fence line all the way around the property. Family friend, Nick Dole takes charge of wrapping the house with lights and the very popular skeleton tree. Tim Kerber and Pete Tilton have also helped with this major team effort and if you caught

Watch Out for Scary 2024 New Additions

This year, if you have the guts to visit this Newburyport haunted house, be on the lookout for Page’s 2024 new additions, the plague doctor, wolf dog, giant rat, and the skeleton dog! If you aren’t too scared, say a hello to local VIP Bruce Page throughout the month of October or on Halloween night. Bruce who loves to hang out and watch the fun unfold, doesn’t dress up in costume.

Whether you’re planning on driving by on your way to a Newburyport Halloween Event or visiting on the big night, make sure you get there before October ends, come November 1st, the lights are out!

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