New haunted house experience coming to Troy
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new haunted house experience is coming to Troy this Halloween. The Black Box: 5 Room Haunting Experience will be in the Arts Center of the Capital Region's Black Box Theatre starting on October 25.
Life-long horror movie aficionado Truemaster Trimingham, also known as DJ Trumastr, is the creator of the event. This is actually his 13th year putting on a haunted house experience.
From 2001 to 2010, Trimingham put together the "Haunted Museum of Un-Natural History" at the New York State Museum while he was employed there. Money from that attraction went to the Museum’s after-school program for city youth.
After Trimingham retired, the haunted museum attraction left with him. He became a DJ in his retirement, but wanted to bring back his haunted houses.
"I wasn't done doing haunted houses," Trimingham told NEWS10. "This haunted house thing was always still in me. The idea of doing it never went away."
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Trimingham brought back his haunted house attraction for two years to Troy's Takk House on a smaller scale. After running into Elizabeth Reiss, the President and CEO of the Arts Center, Trimingham decided to revamp his haunted experience at the Center.
The Black Box: 5 Room Haunting Experience consists of five haunted rooms, all with different themes. Trimingham created the concepts himself and is currently working on building the rooms. He said construction should be completed early next week.
Haunted rooms
- The Big Chill - Hanging cold cadavers
- Rain of the Zombies - The dead come alive with the storm
- King Sewer - The only other place you'll find a clown
- Stalker Field - Fences and corn stalks and scarecrows, oh my!
- Killer City - Working overtime in a factory until it kills you
Proceeds from The Black Box: 5 Room Haunting Experience are going to Youth FX, a nonprofit organization that teaches young people the technical and creative aspects of digital filmmaking and media production. Trimingham said many crew members from the "Haunted Museum of Un-Natural History" will be returning for this year's event.
Trimingham is still looking for volunteer scare-actors, guides, general support, and those wanting to help with makeup. If interested, you can email beatshotmusic@gmail.com. Donations including costumes, masks, and creepy items are also welcome.
Tickets are available for The Black Box: 5 Room Haunting Experience on the Eventbrite website. You can also buy tickets at the door, but no cash will be accepted.
Schedule
- October 25 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- October 26 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- October 27 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Closed October 28
- October 29 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- October 30 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Halloween from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
"I really want to make a cool, visual experience," said Trimingham. "I'm hoping it's successful." He also wants to continue bringing this haunted experience to the Black Box for future years.