Behind the scenes at Philly's newest haunted house, the Hurricane Ida-inspired Lincoln Mill

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There are over 700 spaces are available in parking lots conveniently located throughout the commercial district. The following lots are available for parking during the event. Anyone still looking for St. Patrick's Day activities well after the March 10 parade and before St. Patrick's Day proper on March 17 can get tickets for A St. Paddy's Nightmare online. Tickets are limited, and attendees will choose one of three time slots to enter the attraction.

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"In A St. Paddy’s Nightmare, the mill owner has nightmares of his workers turning against him." Lead makeup artist Skye McLaughlin has been doing special effects makeup for over a decade. She works with four other makeup artists (one of whom is also an actor) to transform the many actors into fright-inducing characters. Part of developing the attraction also involved figuring out the ebb and flow of things to keep guests scared, but not too scared.

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The world’s first Star Wars-themed haunted house to debut in Philadelphia this Spring. Lincoln Mill Haunted House presents “May the 4th Corrupt You”, a brand new Star Wars-inspired haunted house. Before St. Paddy's Nightmare, Lincoln Mill also hosted a "Viktor's Valentine" haunted experience last month for Valentine's Day, depicting a twisted love story. The venue has done haunts themed on Christmas and the fall season as well, adding more to the "Legend of Lincoln Mill." They even got some old textile-mill equipment from their Manayunk neighbors, the former owners of textile factory Littlewood and Sons.

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She then took her own life, wanting to be free of her guilt, her body, and to be with Viktor forever. Lincoln Mill Haunted House is continuing its series of holiday-themed attractions, although this upcoming holiday isn't a traditional one. It wasn’t long after when Hurricane Ida struck Philadelphia and flooded the Lincoln Mill to historic water levels. The building suffered significant water damage and he was concerned about finding the right tenant for the space. Corcodilos oversees 25 employees at Designblendz, recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America in 2020 on the INC 5000 list at #579. Brian has a passion for teaching and loves to help drive others to success.

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Lincoln Mill Haunted House, located on 4100 Main Street in Manayunk, is hosting its first St. Patrick's Day event. Those on weekend bar crawls can get some unique St. Paddy's scares for one night only on Saturday, March 16. For one night only, Lincoln Mill will be flush with green lights and feature leprechauns, banshees and goblins. The St. Paddy's Nightmare attraction will continue the venue's storyline.

The worker shortage has caused some stores to close or curtail their hours. “We don’;t have that problem, we have a ton of applications for actors and we pay way more than other places. It’s not just the actors but the make up artists as well,” said Corcodilos. While other places may have a farm or someplace else to go , after the haunted house, it’s time to go exploring the area.

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The first floor, formerly home to Mad River Bar & Grille, was swamped with 7 feet of water. Rebuilding, property owner Brian Corcodilos decided to pivot away from a restaurant or bar tenant on the first-floor, and now the site hosts the Lincoln Mill Haunted House. During the Great Depression in the 1930’s, Viktor Kane, the mill owner, tormented and experimented on his workers. Many of those workers lost their lives and their spirits haunt the mill.

The Manayunk venue continues its offseason attractions with its next holiday-themed event on May 4.

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Last season, we celebrated the 20th birthday of Lincoln Financial Field. Since then, it has been their home, and it has hosted some of the best years in Eagles history. Lincoln Mill Haunted House is back with a spooky Valentine's pop-up featuring candlelight-only haunted tours in Manayunk. The actors went through multiple sessions to get acclimated to their roles, per Augustine. They received some guidelines, but it’s mostly left up to them to flesh out exactly how they’re going to act.

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"I'm warning you, it's very tight down here and we experience a lot of paranormal activity," Jared Bilsak, the co-founder of the pop-up haunted house, told CBS News Philadelphia. For Valentine's Day you could take your special someone to dinner or a movie -- or you can take them to a haunted house. Lincoln Mill Haunted House invites Star Wars fans nationwide to a special, exclusive one-day-only Star Wars-inspired event on Saturday, May 4. The world's first and only Star Wars-themed haunted house will debut in Philadelphia on Star Wars Day. Expect Lincoln Mill to have a new green hue, with over 30 "scare-actors" dressing up as Celtic mythology characters like leprechauns, banshees and goblins to give you some proper frights.

It’s a creation by Jared Bilsak and Brian  Corcodilos, who build this .They designed it and built it. They swear weird things have happened inside, from temperature changes to bodies used as effects falling from the ceiling when no one is there. Awaking in a cold sweat, Viktor feared his workers turning against him and so he devised a plan to punish anyone that threatened his operation. After the basement was decorated for Christmas, the workers were lured into the chamber to see the display. One by one, they were trapped and then programmed into Viktor’s little helpers. Before they realized what was happening, it was already too late.

You can prepay parking for nights of events by purchasing a parking ticket on our ticket website. By Trolley – During the night events, Manayunk will be running a trolley up and down Main Street Manayunk stopping at local businesses and parking lots. One Philly haunted house venue is continuing its year-round programming with a St. Patrick's Day-themed attraction. Get ready to reach A St. Paddy's Nightmare at the end of the rainbow. At least that’s the story according to Philly’s newest haunted house, Lincoln Mill, set to open in Manayunk on October 6th, just in time for spooky season. Christmas has always been the season of joy, even during the darkest of times.

During a dress rehearsal last weekend, people ran around the greenroom getting into costumes, getting their makeup done, and generally just getting ready, according to McLaughlin. There were probably around 20 people in the room at once at one point, she said. Covering up eyebrows with makeup can have an “unsettling” effect, McLaughlin said, especially if the artist is also going for a sunken-eyes effect. Vaseline can make skin look wet or gooey, and small lines for wrinkles can contribute to the overall impact.

The attraction is an evolving story featuring over 50 live scare-actors, production quality sets, props, animatronics, and special effects such as fog, strobes, and flashing lights. A long time ago, in a town North of Philadelphia, there was a textile mill where many workers were tortured. Among those workers was a dark force that corrupted the minds of the living. Lincoln Mill Haunted house is a high intensity horror experience featuring live scare-actors, production quality sets, animatronics, and special effects. Contrary to belief and whatever marketing survey says,  people do not want to just sit by a fire and see scary movies and tell ghost stories. Ultraviolet light and cinematic music aim to give the attraction a "Star Wars" feel, and the 30-plus "scare-actors" will be dressed in Sith-inspired black robes and makeup to sell their "corrupted" look.