![]() ![]() ![]() The building itself is very haunting in nature vines and overgrown shrubs take over a good portion of the front. While you are trying to squeeze through an obstacle, you are left with nowhere to even back up a little bit (let alone run) and that’s when they getcha. ![]() The Graveyard and Catacombs are very cramped as well, but it works well for the haunt. The furniture, books and candles and everything match so well with the old wallpaper, I find myself thinking that all of the stuff around me has actually been here since the building was constructed. The space is cramped, but authentic and beautiful in its own haunting way. Very few plywood panels are seen in the upstairs. What use to be the high school for the three surrounding towns in the early 1900’s and, for a short while, a Masonic Temple is now Eastern Connecticut’s only professional haunted house. Quite literally every inch of the building is used for the attraction as it’s a small building. I am still blown away by the details in the manor. I love haunted houses, but that stuff makes me love them more than anything. Dogs that are soon to be euthanized due to being in the pound or pet stores for too long are rescued and trained to be therapeutic companions for veterans. It is overwhelming how many haunts raise money for great causes all over the country, but the Paws of War tugs at the heart strings for me. A donation box to the Paws of War foundation is posted next to the waiting line. Owner/director Rick Peirce was kind enough to speak with us at the end of the attraction while making sure all guests were enjoying themselves. The ticket booth is immediately right before the start of the upstairs attraction. Naturally, a ticket booth would be outside before the line to go in, but at The Dark Manor, it’s the complete opposite. Other than that, they have a very small parking lot on the grass and a nice snack tent. But, don’t bother asking the locals what town they think they’re in. GPS’s and maps have become more upgraded over the years, so it’s not as much of a problem. All of this on top of the fact that you can stand at the entrance to the Manor and look down the street and see Norwich, Connecticut, then look up the street and see Lisbon, Connecticut (which some locals will say Versailles is a part of). Baltic is the town center of Sprague and there is a Main street that runs right through it that changes names twice and makes a 90 degree turn onto another street before it becomes Main street again in Versailles. When I first took a drive to Dark Manor, I was informed by multiple sites that I would looking for Baltic, Connecticut. Versailles is the southernmost village district of Sprague Connecticut and, more often than not, a GPS isn’t programmed to know about villages. The physical address associated with the manor is 25 Main St., Versailles, Connecticut. At no fault to the owner, the Dark Manor happens to sit on a location that seems to raise questions as to what township it belongs to. But, trying to find the place in the beginning proved to be challenging. I have known where The Dark Manor is for years now, so I know where to go as well as anyone else who has been there before. ![]()
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