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Here are the best places to let out a primal scream in Greater Boston
More than 200 readers shared their tried-and-true spots.
There’s a lot to be mad about in the world. No matter what it is that may be bothering you, it can be good to let out all of your emotions in one big burst. Cue the primal scream.
This is exactly what it sounds like: screaming at the top of your lungs, as loud as you can for as long as you can. One group embracing the cathartic nature of primal screams is the School of Mom, who recently held their fourth annual scream at a Charlestown field.
In a search for other prime scream locations, we asked Boston.com readers to share where they let out their most primal screams, and received over 200 responses across our form responses and social media.
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One anonymous reader said they use an available soundproof pod at work. “Feels so good to let out a blood curdling scream at work,” they said.
If you’re a college student, take note: one reader said, “Wellesley College actually has a mass primal scream each semester during finals. It’s fantastic.”
And one parent reminded us of this: “According to my 6-year-old, anywhere you please.”
Here are some of our favorite reader responses for the best place to let out a primal scream in Greater Boston:
Some quotes have been edited for length and clarity.
In nature
“Take a drive down to Hull and let out your most primal scream at Fort Revere, or more importantly, Hull Gut. It’s the most relaxing place, but also great if you need a long drive when emotions are high.”
– Eileen, Weymouth
“Ward Reservation in Andover. There’s an area that’s an open field with these stones going in all directions. My girlfriends and I journal there on the full moon and let out primal screams. We’ve been doing it for over a year now!”
– Christy D., Merrimac
“I did this at the Blue Hills during the week at midday thinking I was alone on a side trail. I checked everywhere multiple times. When I finally thought I was alone I let out the loudest scream. Then I let out another. And another. Then while I sat in silence and took a deep breath, I heard a man walking on the trail rocks. He looked at me and asked if I was okay. I responded saying I thought I was alone and just needed to let out a scream. He giggled and kept walking.”
– A Boston.com reader
“Honestly any forested area. Or the quarries would be good too. Screaming into the open sky at the top of a cliff is 👌”
– A Boston.com reader
“Carson Beach in South Boston on a stormy winter’s day.”
– Ram, Somerville
“Core college memory is getting yelled at for screaming on the Esplanade in the middle of the night.”
– A Boston.com reader
In a car or parking lot
“Inside the car trying to cross the Boston University Bridge from Cambridge.”
– A Boston.com reader
“Memorial Drive in my car at a red light with my windows down.”
– A Boston.com reader
“I definitely put on Nirvana in my car when there’s no traffic and scream like someone is about to murder me when I’m angry or just going through something. It’s way better than keeping it in the body.”
– A Boston.com reader
“I’ve always found the best spot to be a Walmart parking lot in a town I don’t live in.”
– Jim, Comet Pond
“There is nothing more cathartic than screaming in your car in an empty Shaw’s parking lot in the middle of the night.”
– Josh, Weymouth
By a train or subway
“Under a railroad bridge as the train goes by.”
– A Boston.com reader
“Near a moving train/subway!”
– Boston.com reader
“When the Green Line train rounds the curve at Boylston.”
– A Boston.com reader
“Same time as the train at Boylston Street screeches, bonus points if you can harmonize.”
– A Boston.com reader
“Boylston station as a train pulls in.”
– A Boston.com reader
At a Boston sports game
“Boston Garden at a Bruins game, especially in the playoffs. It is part of the experience!”
– DE, Melrose
“Gillette Stadium when the Patriots are actually winning.”
– Boston.com reader
“Fenway Park these last few years.”
– Jeff, Natick
In a walk-in refrigerator
“Everyone knows that walk-in refrigerators are the best place to scream.”
– A Boston.com reader
“The walk-in cooler at any restaurant is usually the best place.”
– A Boston.com reader
“The walk-in fridge in any restaurant.”
– A Boston.com reader
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