Nightmare in New York: Vampires haunted house
Hey, there, everyone! It’s October 1st, and you longtime readers of my site know what that means. It’s time for the month-long celebration of all that’s horror, Happy Horrorween, where I (attempt to) bring you an article every day of the month of October. I’ve got everything planned out well this month, so it should go alot smoother than previously, but we’ll see how it goes. So, on with the festivities!
Let me ask you something, dear readers… do you like haunted houses? The kind set up by people or organizations where you walk through and have people jump out at you and scare the hell out of you? I’ve always been fascinated by them, even wanted to set one up, myself, but so far lack of funds has been a bit of a stumbling block. Maybe someday in the future I’ll be able to, but for now, I’ll have to settle with decorating the yard. At any rate, the people behind the haunted house Nightmare in New York approached me to help promote theirs, and I was happy to oblige.
In its sixth year running, Nightmare was rated America’s #1 Haunted Attraction by AOL Cityguide. Created by Timothy Haskell, the haunt takes people through a themed bunch of scares every year. This year’s theme is vampires, and it looks like it’ll be a good one. Here’s what the website says about the vampire theme:
Now in its sixth year and at a new location, NIGHTMARE’S fully immersive haunted house takes haunting to a whole new level. Get ready to play your part in NIGHTMARE: VAMPIRES, a unique haunted attraction that unfolds as an original horror story! Set in the Museum of Vampyric Artifacts (MoVa), the world’s first vampire museum features antiquities related to vampires from the headlines, in the media and from around the world. However, when MoVa and everyone in it are attacked by blood-lusting maniacs, you won’t just be viewing the exhibits on display…you’ll be running from them! Witness the birth of a new vampire legend!
You don’t know how much I wish I could go through this attraction, but unfortunately, I’m on the other side of the country. It looks to be a fun time. If you want to check out the info on the attraction, you can find it here:
http://www.hauntedhousenyc.com/
On the front page is a little promo talking about vampires of folklore which I found pretty cool. Also, to follow Mr. Haskell’s own entries about the attraction, there’s his blog here:
It’s really interesting, talking about some of the behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as an article called "Are Vampires Scary?" One of my favorite parts of that entry is this: "You think you are so familiar with them that they don’t present any unique threat. You’d be wrong. I take care of the Edward Cullen’s and the Bill Compton’s and the Lestat’s of the world very early on. The rest is a house teeming with beasts you are wholly unfamiliar with, who do things in a way that you have never encountered and will not be comfortable with."
Finally, I want to show you a pic from it, of their Elizabeth Bathory:
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All in all, it looks like a fun time. If you’re in or going to be in the NYC area and want to check it out, it’s located at the NOHO Center, 623 Broadway at Houston. The above Haunted House website has a location marker on its site, also, so you can see where it’s at from there, if you need to find it. Take care of yourselves, and this is Red Hawk signing out!