I am sitting across from our host, who has consumed a mysterious brown liquid that he claims will stop his heart. The guest to his right has his fingers on his wrist, tapping on his leg to the rhythm of our host’s heartbeat. As our host’s body begins to slump and his heartbeat slows down, […]
102. The number is written in black ink and pasted across my chest. 101 and 103 stand to my sides, our feet behind a taped threshold. A man in black pants, black shirt, and black hat shines a flashlight directly at me – and then at a small X made of tape on the north […]
Do you ever feel like you’re in a dream? A girl looks down at me, perched upon a desk like a bird of prey. Once, I dreamt of being trapped in a morgue; the door closing, locking me inside – to prevent the dead from escaping. She smiles. Well, that’s what’s going to happen to […]
Swirls of black and white circle against the wall, shrinking infinitesimally small and disappearing into nothingness; two clouds of green and black float precariously, threatening rain; and a woman dressed in white and black kneels before a participant, her left ring finger touches his right sneaker. The White Rabbit claps his hands together: That’s it! […]
In 2007, a friend of mine at NYU told me about an immersive theater show that they had seen in Boston. I had never seen someone talk about a show with such fervor. I can only remember tiny details; something about Shakespeare, something about the show being staged in an old elementary school, and something […]
The horror genre has always encouraged social, economic, and political discourse. It doesn’t have the boundaries of political correctness and it doesn’t have to be kind; it only needs to be honest. We The People can use horror as a self-reflective lens in which to drive growth, change, and awareness. There is a […]
How many times have you sold your soul in the pursuit of something? Or at least broken off a piece as a trade? As we grow older, we make sacrifices to obtain success, wealth, or even happiness in our lives, careers, or hobbies. In big cities like Los Angeles and New York, ‘fame with a […]
Since 2013 Shock Theater, a New York-based art collective specializing in adult-themed immersive horror experiences have brought terror to willing participants throughout the tri-state area year round. Responsible for one of the top 10 most extreme horror experiences in America, Dead of Night, Shock Theater takes immersive horror to another level with their latest experience EYE FOR HORROR. EYE FOR […]
World-renowned mentalist Jason Suran will begin a limited run seasonal engagement of THE OTHER SIDE from October 13th (Friday the 13th) to October 31st (Halloween). THE OTHER SIDE is an intimate recreation of a true Victorian séance. In this multisensory microtheatre encounter at a private Williamsburg residence, Jason Suran will lead a group of 13 brave participants through the psychology of […]
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