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Here's what it's like to live in Salem, Mass., during the Halloween tourism season

NPR | By Matt Ozug,

Alaena Hunt, Scott Detrow, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published October 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with reporter Megan Johnson, who wrote about what it's like to live in Salem, Mass. — famous for the Salem Witch Trials — during Halloween tourism season.

Matt Ozug

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Alaena Hunt

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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