There’s only one week left until Halloween, and NYC is getting in the ghoulish spirit. Each year, a variety of haunted houses pop up around the city, each with its own creepy take on the most horrifying of holidays. For a gory good time, take a look at these spooky spots:
NYC Haunted House
The name is no-frills, but thrill-seekers say that this haunted house, put on by the Vortex Theatre Company, is NYC’s most purely terrifying destination. Unlike nearly all haunted houses in the city, Haunted House warns visitors that they will be touched, so those who enter should be prepared for some in-your-face action. Past years have included sensory deprivation, surgical masks, and crawling through unsavory substances, so it’s not for the faint of heart (or stomach). The kicker? You’ll be walking through completely alone.
115 W 27th St, Manhattan; nychalloweenhauntedhouse.com
Nightmare: Superstitions
Less participatory than NYC Haunted House but a good deal creepier, Nightmare: Superstitions is New York’s biggest Halloween attraction. Groups of six travel through a haunted psych ward, where paranoid patients have admitted themselves, fearing a curse from the outside and hoping to place it on your instead. The house claims to “explore the psychology of fear,” so don’t expect the chainsaws and blood, but be ready for a mind-warping, unsettling evening.
623 Broadway, Manhattan; hauntedhousenyc.com
Haunted Forest at Inwood Hill Park
For a more family-friendly version of the haunted house, head to Inwood Hill Park Nature Center on Halloween night, where the park’s natural inhabitants transform into classic monsters from Frankenstein to the Werewolf. Experience the most haunted night of the year outdoors in the darkness of NYC’s last natural forest—then emerge for a party that includes free pizza, drinks, and other tricks and treats.
218th St and Indian Rd, Manhattan; nycgovparks.org
Steampunk Haunted House
Combining the spookiness of a haunted house with the elegant beauty of a Victorian mansion, the Steampunk Haunted House is a unique New York experience. Twisted staircases wind up three floors of the 100-year-old Abron Arts Center, which is filled with mechanical monsters, ghostly spirits and more. Separated from your group, you’ll wander the haunted halls to find your way out in an eerie but dazzling blend of installation and performance art.
466 Grand St, Manhattan; steampunkhauntedhouse.com
Merchant’s House Museum
Haunted houses can certainly be scary, but we all know that the ghosts and monsters are actors. Or are they? At NYC’s famous Merchant’s House Museum, the oldest family home still preserved in the city, a real ghost has been rumored to haunt the floors. Gertrude Tredwell, who never married and died here in the 1930s, is said to keep watch over her old house; the museum’s staff and visitors have reported strange happenings since Gertrude’s death. In October, the museum offers candlelit tours, where visitors can try to spy the spirit.
29 E 4th St, Manhattan; merchantshouse.com
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