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Blood Manor: NYC's Premier Haunted House

By Zach Smart



New York City’s “Blood Manor” has been given the torch to carry for the bevy of Gotham ghost houses this October. A thorough thrill-ride, the Manor’s blood-splashed windows, well-equipped décor, and heart-racing surprises at every corner engender excitement and shivers throughout Manhattan.

Simply put, it’s off the fucking chain. Littered with eye-popping costumes, deft demons and A-Class actors, the creepy, creaky confines of the ancient deathbed will certainly stimulate New York’s Halloween spirit this October.

It provides an unusual blend of horror, humor, and well-designed, electrifying entertainment. The props, both prolific and diverse, sell the audience. Other facets of the house, well…
you can analyze the spooky-as-hell real estate at your own risk.

Jim Lorenzo (a lynchpin in the New York nightlife as the former acclaimed Studio 54 DJ), Mike Rodriguez and Jim Faro have established a haunted house that simply reels in the horror junkies, including acclaimed writer R.L. Stine.

Stine, who authored the popular Goosebumps fiction novellas, was on hand Friday night, perusing the skulls and blood-spattered corpses.

“I just thought it had a great sense of fun to it,” explained Stine.

“They all had a real good sense of humor, I loved all the surprises. The 3-D effects were amazing. I really enjoyed it, all the way through.”

On the surface, however, the manor—which holds a spiritual tradition of mythical, heavily-haunted folklore—isn’t that scary.

Yeah, right.

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Hold onto your hats for this one, folks. It’s a bloodbath with a pulsating surprise jumping at you on every corner. It’s an accurate account of a house of the dead. The residents who are alive are psychologically fucked and have weird fetishes that will give you a jump. It all provides a steady mix of October entertainment.

Spearheaded by bloodhounds, sexy vampires and vile, venomous creatures of all shapes and sizes, they will show you scary. The set-up is similar to that of a high-budget Hollywood movie. While it’s a main attraction for all ages, the city’s youth showed up in droves Friday.

“I was scared,” said Martin Keith Dowd, a 14-year-old from Manhattan.

“The scariest part was probably the slaughterhouse. Oh my God. The surprises were insane. You didn’t expect them. You didn’t know what was real and what was fake.”

This Halloween, forget that Blockbuster exists. If you want a real-live horror show, where everybody’s a target and the visitor leading the pack of Blood Manor virgins is treated to the first freight, this is right location.

Michael Myers and an extreme, in-your-face Freddy Krueger replica (this blood merchant has the gloves, the six-inch razor sharp nails, everything) are both major presences in the house.Watch out.With their in-your-face antics, they might turn your under garments into Sprite stains.

A live performance and catchy theme song from the Brooklyn-bred entertainer, “Special” adds flair to the event.

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This will shock you in ways that no horror movie marathon can ever imagine. Get off your couch this Halloween and get a real-life spooking.

Get to Blood Manor and I'll see you in the afterlife.



Zach Smart is a freelance writer whose work is frequently featured in the Rivertowns Enterprise, Hoopville.net, NYismecca.com, and the New Haven Register.