Take a virtual coffin ride at LI attraction
It's a long weekend for many Long Islanders, which means there's an abundance of Halloween happenings in Nassau and Suffolk.
Get (voluntarily) "buried alive"
Darkside Haunted House in Wading River invites patrons to lay in a coffin for a simulated ride in a hearse. Credit: Darkside Productions
Coffin curious? For an extra jolt of scares and selfies, guests waiting outside this haunted house can willingly experience a virtual coffin ride once again this year. For a mere $5, visitors can lie down in the coffin with the lid fully closed. The experience goes on to simulate the coffin going in a hearse, driving to a grave site and the burial. According to the owner, “It’s all based on sounds, smells and movement.”
Check out some hair-raising stage magic
Bobby Peterson and Laura Laureano rehearse the pottery scene from the musical "Ghost" at CM performing Arts Center in Oakdale. Credit: Kendall Rodriguez
Theatergoers can scare up a Halloween-themed performance at local venues with a production of the horror classic "Dracula," musicals like "Jekyll & Hyde," "The Addams Family" and "Ghost," adapted from the hit 1990 romance film.
Have a spooktacular time with the kids
Friendly witches along the "Not Spooky Walk" at the Center for Science, Teaching and Learning at the Tanglewood Preserve in Rockville Centre. Credit: Linda Rosier
Halloween was traditionally a kids' holiday — but it's been co-opted by adults who have made haunted attractions scarier and scarier (see coffin ride above!). Luckily, many of these locales realize that and have created toned-down "not-so-scary" versions so the little ones can have some fun as well.
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