'A Twisted Christmas' Haunted House Coming To Manayunk 2 Nights Only

MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA — The Lincoln Mill Haunted House in Manayunk is getting ready for a special two-night only holiday themed haunted house.

"A Twisted Christmas" launches at the Main Street haunted house on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14.

The holiday haunted house will be open from 7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. each evening.

This haunted house features more than 35 scare-actors and is intended to be very scary.

Tickets are $35 a person for general admission and $50 for VIP entrance. Tickets are on sale now online here.

"Lincoln Mill Haunted house is an immersive story-telling attraction and we wanted that story to continue beyond Halloween into the holiday season each year," Lincoln Mill Haunted House Co-Founder Jared Bilsak said. "Most people have heard of or are familiar with the story of Krampus. In German Christmas tradition, Krampus punishes naughty children by whipping them or dragging them to the underworld. Our story’s villain, Viktor Kane, was inspired by the story of Krampus. Our attraction tells the story of when and how the mill owner, Viktor Kane, punished his naughty workers by luring them to and trapping them in the Lincoln Mill basement. Viktor Kane sees himself as a dark Santa Claus and he programs his naughty mill workers into his elves so they can conduct his dirty work for him."

Below is a description of the theme:

Christmas has always been the season of joy, even during the darkest of times. While the town was distracted by the holiday festivities, Viktor Kane knew this was the best time to lure his naughty workers down to the mill’s basement. 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. Viktor’s version of Christmas was more twisted than anyone could imagine.

The interior of the mill has been decorated for Christmas. Christmas lights, tinsel, ornaments, trees, stockings, and anything that you can think of Christmas has been added and overlaid on top of the existing sets.

The story contains the same cast of characters but all characters will have a Christmas essence to them. Most of the mill workers have been turned into Viktor’s evil elves, and some of them have been transformed into some special characters that guests will recognize through popular Christmas lore.

Guests will encounter Jack Frost, a gingerbread man, Befana, the Christmas Witch and many others.

Lincoln Mill Haunted House is located at 4100 Main St. in Manayunk.