As a division of The Gateway, Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse utilizes the numerous theatrical designers and staff at the Gateway – Long Island’s oldest professional theatre. Dozens of professionally trained actors prepare and rehearse each character that inhabits the haunt, giving it a unique, theatrical quality unrivaled on the island. These actors roam with
in a carefully crafted, three-dimensional environment created and built by the Gateway’s renowned design and production team. Over 100 people are on hand every evening to ensure the smooth operation of each haunt. Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse has won the title of 'Scariest Haunted House on Long Island' for three years in a row by popular vote on an interactive News 12 poll. It has received favorable attention by the New York Times, and has been cited as one of the top ten haunted houses in New York by USA Today. This Bellport haunt was also named 'One of America’s Best Haunted Attractions' by Hauntworld Magazine, the world’s number-one haunted house resource,
Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse is recommended for ages 13 and older. Smaller children are invited to attend the Not So Scary Adventure for Kids, which will be held Saturday and Sunday afternoons from noon-4pm, in October. Children receive a guided, well-lit, Halloween-themed tour that introduces fun characters along the way. Admission includes activities such as face painting, balloons and an inflatable pumpkin bouncer.
