HALLOWEEN FUN: Scare the Hell Out Of Yourself at these Long Island Haunted Houses

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If there’s one thing we tend to take VERY seriously here on Long Island, it’s our Halloween season Haunted Houses!

That’s why we wanted to put together a guide featuring some of the MOST FRIGHTENING haunted experiences being offered for 2021 on Long Island!

Something wicked this way comes as the spooky season brings chills and thrills to these blood-curdling Halloween day-trip destinations not too far from Huntington!

Gather up the family and friends, head out for a ride beneath the howling autumn winds and colorful Fall foliage, pay your admission fee — and then brace yourself for plenty of hair-raising and horrifying havest-season FUN!

ALSO: Be certain to check with the official websites of the haunted experiences listed below – as COVID concerns and fall weather will very likely keep many of their requirements and schedules somewhat fluid.

Bayville Scream Park is where dreams go to die and nightmares come to thrive. The most macabre, unsettling, and disturbing images in the back of your mind come alive in this one-of-a-kind Halloween theme park!

Halloween season is for fear and the truly terrifying. This haunted house Long Island embraces its purposes the same way a child embraces a puppy. There is love, effort, talent, and loads of scares all throughout the horrifying attractions. With the themes ranging from a haunted mansion to an army of clowns and then to a coven of witches, there is no telling how many times you’ll turn white and utilize those vocal chords of yours!

Bayville Scream Park
8 Bayville Ave
Bayville
516 -624-4678

LEARN MORE: https://bayvillescreampark.com/

Chambers of Hell, Long Island’s favorite Haunt, presents Trilogy of Fear – 3 Haunted Attractions for 1 low price! Weekends in Sep / Oct only!

Chambers of Hell is located in Hauppauge, is Long Island’s most unique, exciting and absolutely terrifying haunted attraction. Voted New York’s #1 Haunted House and the 39th Best Haunted House In America!

Are you ready for the screams?? Are you brave enough to walk towards the darkness?? It’s happening!!

Chambers of Hell
1745 Express Drive
North Hauppauge NY 11788
516-710-1845

LEARN MORE: https://www.chambersofhell.com/

Darkness Rising is BACK in 2021!

We’re excited to announce that Darkness Rising is returning this October for our BEST season ever! Get ready for more actors, bigger sets, and better scares!

Darkness Rising
800 Chettic Ave.
Copiague
516-799-4747

LEARN MORE: https://www.darknessrising.org/

Named as one of Buzzfeed.com’s “25 Haunted Houses Across America That Will Scare The Crap Out Of You”

The Darkside Haunted House is Long Island’s most well known Haunted Attraction. We have been scaring and entertaining Long Island since 1998. The Darkside Haunted House is over 14,000 Scare ft and has over 30 of the most detailed scenes of Fright! The Darkside Haunted House is Two Attractions in one with an Outdoor Attraction “The Village” and an Indoor Attraction “The House”.

Darkside Haunted House’s unique setting of being located in a deserted field sets us apart from other haunts by creating an atmosphere of trepidation. You know once you leave the safety of your car you know you are in for an experience like you never had before. The Darkside Haunted House has been featured in music videos, TV pilots, News stories, we even have been the backdrop for the New Jersey Nets home opener on Halloween. We have won multiple awards for our Haunt and even have been labeled to realistic and too scary by Newsday. Come experience our amazing professional scare actors, our team of professional make up artists, our realistic costumes, bone chilling special effects, movie quality sets and the heart pounding scares that make the Darkside Haunted House the place to visit this and every October!!!

Darkside Haunted House
5184 NY-25A
Wading River
631-369-7227

LEARN MORE: http://darksidehauntedhouse.com/

Deepwells Mansion – circa 1845 – Is known for an abundance of paranormal activity throughout the year. A favorite place for Mediums an Psychics to gather for ghost hunts and seances.

In October we open our doors and welcome you in, to tour our screamingly horrific Deepwells Haunted Mansion. Enter the front door and explore room after room, floor after floor, of horrific scenes and creepy clowns, spiders galore and keep your eye out for the scientific experiments gone wrong!

Good luck finding your way through the dimly lit hallways. And just when you think you survived, think again!…….In order to Exit, you must also make your way through the “Terrifying Trail!”- through the woods on the haunted grounds of Deepwells Mansion.

Can you make it out alive?!! Only the strong will survive. Enter at your own Risk!

Deepwells Haunted Mansion
2 Taylor Lane
St. James
631-862-2808

LEARN MORE: http://www.deepwellshauntedmansion.com/

The haunt came to life in 1994 when the Schmitt brothers, Bill and Ferd, had a brand new, greenhouse that was empty after the flower growing season in the spring. They wanted to come up with some way to utilize the space in October, rather than letting their brand new building go to waste. They decided that they would try haunting unaware of the passion that their first experiment would bring out in them.

They spent the entire late summer building their first haunted house in their dusty green house. They hired a few actors and soon October came around. The first haunt was so successful they decided to do it again the following season.

After the success of yet another season and with a newfound passion to scare Bill and Ferd decided to build a large barn and take their haunt to the next level, where it is permanently.

For the past 27 years the Schmitts Farm Haunt has been a staple of the community and a must attend attraction come October. Every year the Schmitt brothers push the envelope of what’s possible to create the best experience possible for their guests.

“We always want it to be fun for our guests. It’s a challenge to keep it fresh and exciting year after year but it’s one of our core beliefs that each year should feel like a brand new experience. We owe it to our loyal group of employees and guests who make up our haunt family. They come back year after year trusting us to make the next year better than the last. Each year we attend the industry leading trade show to get the latest props and spend the summer designing new rooms and characters. I can’t wait to have you down this season.”

Schmitts Farm Haunt
26 Pinelawn Road
Melville
631-271-3276

LEARN MORE: https://schmittsfarmhaunt.com/

As a division of The Gateway, Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse utilizes the numerous theatrical designers and staff at the Gateway – Long Island’s oldest professional theatre. Dozens of professionally trained actors prepare and rehearse each character that inhabits the haunt, giving it a unique, theatrical quality unrivaled on the island.

These actors inhabit a carefully crafted, three-dimensional environment created and built by the Gateway’s renowned design and production team. Over 100 people are on hand every evening to ensure the smooth operation of each haunt.

Each year, a new theme, path and characters are created, giving patrons a brand new experience as they explore the walkthrough attraction. This year’s theme will be sure to bring you nightmares in the latest thrilling installment.

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse
215 South Country Road
Bellport
631-286-1133

LEARN MORE: https://www.gatewayshauntedplayhouse.com/

Haunted Hollow activities include a Haunted Hayride & a Haunted House. You may participate in either one of these activities or BOTH!

The frights and sights at the Haunted Hollow are geared toward older scouts and those younger ones that can take a good scare. Please be sure to dress for the weather. This event is open to the public, so be sure to bring your friends and family along! Refreshments will be avaible at our concession stand and Halloween themed movies will be shown throughout the night.

Haunted Hollow
Baiting Hollow Scout Camp
1774 Sound Ave
Calverton

LEARN MORE: https://www.sccbsa.org/hollowhaunted

Who’s afraid of the deep dark forest?

The creators of the infamous immersive haunts in Hempstead House have turned the Preserve’s forest into a landscape of terror. You and friends will take a guided nocturnal walk with a very special tour guide, who gives an informative talk on things that lurk after dark. In the nighttime forest, not everything is what it appears to be. People you know may morph into unrecognizable creatures. At Campsite X, something bad is happening to hikers just like you. But don’t run.

Campsite X is for adults; very brave minors ages 14 – 17 years are allowed but must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Hempstead House Haunt
127 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point
516-571-7901

LEARN MORE: http://sandspointpreserveconservancy.org/events/2021-halloween-haunt-campsite-x/

Haunt Season 2021 is coming soon. This is our 23nd season, and we hope you’ll be terrified at what we have in store!

This is a community event put together by friends and neighbors as a safe and economical alternative to other expensive Halloween attractions.

We are a theatrical “Haunted House”, every year the show changes; sometimes it changes every night. Live actors, animatronics, loud noises, smoke machines, fog, flashing lights and sound effects create an eerie, ghoulish atmosphere in a chilling wooded setting.

Medford Haunted House
79 Middle Island Blvd.
Middle Island
631-466-8096

LEARN MORE: https://www.facebook.com/MedfordHauntedHouse/

The Milleridge Village is proud to announce its annual Haunted Halloween Village!

We’ll be featuring tons of activities like Haunted House, Tarot Reader, pumpkin patch, spooky rides, magician, stilt walker fire eater, Face Painting, and MORE…

Milleridge Halloween Village and Haunted House
585 North Broadway
Jericho
516-931-2201

LEARN MORE: https://milleridgeinn.com/product-category/halloween-dates/

Restless Souls Haunted House Complex is the Brainchild of four Haunters and Haunt Industry Enthusiasts who wanted to enhance the Haunted House Experience.

Restless Souls Haunted House Complex also doubles as a non-profit fundraiser for the West Hills United Methodist Church in Huntington Station, NY (directly off of Jericho Turnpike at the entrance to Walt Whitman High School).

The Haunted Attractions utilize a time-tested combination of Interactive and Up-Close Actors, Hollywood-Quality Props and Audio-Animatronics, Elaborate Sets and Controlled Lighting and Audio Design to ensure your time with our creatures is as immersive and realistic as can be.

One of the few LGBTQ-Friendly Churches on Long Island, proceeds from Restless Souls directly benefit the West Hills United Methodist Church, the “Small Church with a Big Heart”, revitalizing its youth and helping support the work of the church.

Restless Souls Haunted House Complex
301 West Hills Road
Huntington Station
631-319-9662

LEARN MORE: http://www.restlesssoulsli.com/

Spooky Fest returns this year for 4 WEEKENDS! Starting Oct. 8th you and the whole family can enjoy our SCARY and NON-SCARY attractions! Tickets (like last year) will be limited with timed entries.

Spooky Fest isn’t ALL Spooky. We have activities fun for the whole family! Tickets now available⁠!

Spooky Fest
1450 Tanglewood Road
Rockville Centre
516-764-0045

LEARN MORE: https://www.cstl.org/spooky-fest/

Started in 1989, the Spooky Walk is a fundraiser hosted by the Moriches Paquatuck Squaws to benefit Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, a camp for children and adults with special needs.

Delivering about 45 minutes of scares, the Spooky Walk is considered the longest lasting haunted walk on Long Island. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the camp!

COVID-19 UPDATE:

2021 Spooky Walk will be held outside only for the safety of our volunteers and our guests. Masks are mandatory throughout the entire duration of the walk. Thank you for your support!

Spooky Walk at Camp Paquatuck
2 Chet Swezey Road
Center Moriches
631-878-1070

LEARN MORE: https://www.spookywalk.com/

When looking for the best Long Island Haunted Trails, look no further than the Yaphank Trail of Terror.

2021 seems the time to change the trail up a little bit. We’ve kept some of the favorite scenes but moved them to different locations and added some new scenes to keep the trail fresh. We’ll once again have our concession stand, bonfire and every night we’ll be showing a different movie on our outdoor movie screen. This year will also see the return of Bounce ‘n’ Fun and their Human Hamster Ball track. We’re more than just a haunted trail….we’re a haunted experience!

Only 3 minutes off the LIE exit 67, we’ll look forward to scaring you soon!

Yaphank Trail of Terror
65 Main St.
Yaphank
(631) 282-8223

LEARN MORE: https://yaphanktrail.wixsite.com/home

Featured photo courtesy of Darkside Haunted House.

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