{"id":388894,"date":"2026-10-31T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/388894\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:36:13","slug":"thrill-seekers-flock-to-twisted-trails-haunted-attraction-on-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/388894\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrill-seekers flock to twisted trails haunted attraction on Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ANNADALE, Staten Island (PIX11) \u2014 Screams echoed through the woods of Staten Island\u00a0Friday night, where one haunted attraction is putting even the bravest visitors to the test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dozens of thrill-seekers have been making their way to Twisted Trails this Halloween season, looking for a good scare. The haunted attraction is packed with larger-than-life spooky characters, dozens of immersive scenes, real-life actors, and hundreds of animatronics lurking throughout the woods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0More Local News\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was scary,&#8221; said Epifania Timoneri, a visitor. &#8220;It was really cool. They have a lot of nice stuff in there and some of the actors actually look \u2014 you couldn&#8217;t tell if they were real or not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The frightening trail is now in its sixth year, but owner Timothy Imbemba said it all started with his daughter&#8217;s birthday celebration and has continued expanding ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We started letting people in and it just kind of started blowing up from there, getting bigger and bigger every single year, and we kind of got obsessed with it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So, as you can see, it&#8217;s turned into this monster trail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Twisted Trails was voted the number one home haunt in the country for 2025 by FrightMaps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The attraction will open for one final night on Halloween, giving kids a chance to experience trick-or-treating with a bone-chilling twist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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