When did Haunted Happenings become a thing?
January 1, 2020 10:09 AM Subscribe
I know Haunted Happenings in Salem, MA started in 1982. Was it as popular in terms of attendance and taking over the downtown area in the mid-1990s? When did it become a huge event?
Response by poster: I’m trying to figure out if it was that big in 1995 or so.
posted by pxe2000 at 12:36 PM on January 1, 2020
posted by pxe2000 at 12:36 PM on January 1, 2020
Best answer: It certainly wasn't as big as it is today. That said, it was big, and there's a 1994 Globe article where a Salem cop calls it "a Mardi Gras type atmosphere". It was more of a week-long event than the month or 5 weeks that it is today.
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