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Five Places to Scare You Senseless

Check out Patch's list of premiere Halloween attractions, including haunted houses, a creepy installation art performance, walking tours and an ominous road.

There are only 11 more days until Halloween, so time is running out for borough thrill-seekers looking to get scared out of their minds.

So check out Patch’s list of the scariest places to spend Halloween in the five boroughs and (slightly) beyond:

Haunted Houses

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Blood Manor is celebrating its seventh year along Manhattan’s Varick Street. The haunted house includes killer clowns, a zombie apocalypse, death row and a laser vortex.

Nightmare: Fairy Tales, which will remain open through Nov. 5, is another popular Manhattan house of fright. Visitors will walk down a haunted path with gruesome portrayals of beloved fables.

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For a more traumatizing experience, stop by Blackout, which requires attendees to walk alone with a protective mask and flashlight. But, be forewarned – this haunted house includes physical contact with its actors, water, complete darkness and crawling in confined spaces. It is not intended for persons under the age of 18 or the faint of heart.

Sleep No More

This interactive play combines Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” with elements of Stanley Kubrick (especially “The Shining”) and David Lynch films.

Attendees, who are required to wear a costume ball mask, will wander through Chelsea’s McKittrick Hotel and witness macabre scenes that are performed through acting and dance. The installation piece is not outright scary, but eerie and mind-bending throughout.

The show frequently sells out long in advance, so be sure to plan accordingly.

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Sleepy Hollow

There will be a block party and hayrides along Beekman Avenue on Oct. 28 and 29. Philipsburg Manor will host its annual Horseman’s Hollow, where sinister creatures and the insane lurk in the shadows along a haunted trail.

And be sure to check out The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, which includes more than 4,000 intricately carved pumpkins.

For more information, visit Historic Hudson Valley’s website.

Ghosts of New York Walking Tours

Each tour is hosted by a New York City guide, blending historical fact with a spooky story. The walks last for an estimated 90 minutes and are less than a mile in length.

The tour begins in front of St. Mark’s in the Bowery Church and ends on Bond Street.

For more information, visit the walking tour’s website and check out .

Clinton Road

This stretch of roadway is located in New Jersey’s West Milford, which is an estimated 45-minute drive from the city.

Technically, there are no attractions along the desolate roadway, but Clinton Road has long been rumored to be a haunted place.

Over the years, motorists claimed to have sighted ghosts, Satanists and odd-looking creatures along the road, while others say they experience an unexplainable feeling of dread.

Clinton Road has a long, unsettling history. A corpse found along the road later led to the arrest of The Iceman, a New Jersey native who confessed to being a hitman for the mob and claimed to have murdered more than 100 people.

According to Weird NJ, drivers can throw pennies off the bridge at Dead Man’s Curve and then have them thrown back at you by a ghostly boy. Others have reported being stalked by a ghostly pickup truck.


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