Blood Manor is back in downtown Manhattan for another Halloween season, and this year the haunted house at 359 Broadway has reworked how guests get through its doors. General admission e-tickets are now sold in one-hour arrival windows instead of the old half-hour slots, and during the final two hours of operation each night, entry shifts to a first-come basis with no scheduled time required.
The 10,000-square-foot attraction, tucked inside a landmarked Tribeca building, is described as New York's largest haunted attraction by amNewYork. The 2026 season runs through November 7, and per bloodmanor.com, the venue redesigned its timed ticket entry system this year specifically so visitors no longer have to time their arrival for a half-hour slot — tickets now run in windows like 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
For those who want to skip the scheduling altogether, Blood Manor is also offering a limited number of R.I.P. Express tickets, which allow entry at any point during operating hours on the night they're purchased for, according to the same site. Students get a break too: anyone showing a valid high school or college photo ID can buy general admission at the door for $30, which Blood Manor says is $10 off the regular price.
What a Trip Through Blood Manor Actually Costs and Feels Like
General admission starts at $50 per ticket, and the experience is advertised as lasting about 30 minutes — though as Time Out puts it, guests more likely blow through it in about 20 minutes while running and screaming. The attraction is deemed too scary for children under 14, the outlet notes, and relies on a production team of trained actors, set designers and makeup artists to pull off its scares. Blood Manor is open every weekend and some weekdays between October 2 and November 7, per the same account.
The New York Times included Blood Manor on its 2026 roundup of NYC Halloween events, describing it as 10,000 square feet of terror in Tribeca running October 2 through November 7. On November 4 and 5, Blood Manor is pushing things further into the dark with a low-light night where guests navigate the attraction carrying only a glow stick, according to bloodmanor.com.
Meet the Faces Behind the Fear
Jim Lorenzo is the owner and creator of Blood Manor, and according to amNewYork, he's built out more than just a walk-through scare. The attraction now offers a Scare Actor Academy experience for 2026 that lets guests become actors themselves and learn to scare visitors, complete with professional costume and makeup. Lorenzo told amNewYork that guests can join Blood Manor as actors and learn how to frighten people, with an instructor known as the Countess teaching haunting techniques and character performance. The Scare Actor Academy ticket costs $350.
Among the longtime scare actors is Sammy Mena, known as the Blood Manor clown, who has scared guests at the attraction since 2006, per amNewYork. Mena said his favorite part of the job is making people cry, and that the torment doesn't stop at the attraction's doors — he said Blood Manor torments people outside the haunted house, too. Another fixture, a character named Yum Yum, guards the doors to Blood Manor, amNewYork reports.
A Charity Night Rooted in Loss
Blood Manor draws thousands of guests every season, and the 2026 season is expected to be no different, according to amNewYork. On October 27, the attraction will hold its fourth annual charity event, held in collaboration with Z100, with donations going directly to St. Jude's Research Hospital. The night honors Joey Lorenzo, Jim Lorenzo's late son, who died from cancer in 2020, per amNewYork's reporting.
Lorenzo has said Blood Manor plans to stay in its current Manhattan location for as long as its lease lasts. Tickets for the 2026 season, including general admission and the Scare Actor Academy, are sold online through Blood Manor's website; student pricing is available only at the door and is not valid for advance e-tickets.
