Place fileCommack, New York
The Peppermint Chop Shop
A Commack residential Halloween walk-through with live actors and extra entertainment. The 2026 event listing advertises October 31 from 6:30 to 10 p.m., with a…
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Place fileBethpage, New York
Fly Creek Manor Haunted House
A free Bethpage home haunt with live actors, animatronics and themed scenes including a graveyard, farm and Carnevil. The 2026 listing gives October 1–7 and…
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Place fileGreenport Express Halloween Spooktacular
The Greenport Express miniature railroad becomes a family-friendly Halloween ride through decorated woods, with glowing pumpkins, skeletons, witches, costumed characters and playful scares. The operator…
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Place fileQueens, New York
Haunted Highland Walk at Ridgewood Reservoir
Highland Park’s East Causeway becomes a short outdoor haunted trail with ghosts, witches, candy and surprises. Guests enter in small groups for an approximately ten-minute…
Open place filePlace fileBethpage, New York
Fly Creek Manor Haunted House
A free Bethpage home haunt with live actors, animatronics and themed scenes including a graveyard, farm and Carnevil. The 2026 listing gives October 1–7 and…
Open place filePlace fileThe Peppermint Chop Shop
A Commack residential Halloween walk-through with live actors and extra entertainment. The 2026 event listing advertises October 31 from 6:30 to 10 p.m., with a…
Open place filePlace fileLong Island Haunted Firehouse
A charity haunted-house walk-through at the Farmingville Fire Department, produced by Chamber Horrors NY. The attraction has themed rooms and a dark maze experience; proceeds…
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Place fileNorth Creek, New York
Revolution Rail Haunted Railbike Experience
Pedal a guided railbike from North Creek Station into an Adirondack haunted forest with scare actors and staged surprises. The operator describes a six-mile, approximately…
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Place fileFarmingville, New York
Long Island Haunted Firehouse
A charity haunted-house walk-through at the Farmingville Fire Department, produced by Chamber Horrors NY. The attraction has themed rooms and a dark maze experience; proceeds…
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Place fileQueens, New York
Haunted Highland Walk at Ridgewood Reservoir
Highland Park’s East Causeway becomes a short outdoor haunted trail with ghosts, witches, candy and surprises. Guests enter in small groups for an approximately ten-minute…
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Place fileNew York
Manhattan Murder Well at 129 Spring Street
A brick well visible on the lower level of a SoHo clothing store is associated with the 1799 death of Elma Sands and the sensational…
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Ghostbusters Firehouse (FDNY Hook & Ladder 8)
The working Tribeca firehouse used as the exterior of the Ghostbusters headquarters is a playful New York horror-film landmark. Fans can see the facade and…
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