"This year's experience is set in 1924, two years after the death of homeowner, Sarah Winchester. The new owner is in town throwing a masquerade night. Director of Special Projects Brett Bertolino with Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group said what makes this year so special - activating the entire property for the theme. "It's a linear Halloween festival that goes inside the mansion, the outbuildings, the grounds, and really activates this entire property in an immersive way.""
"Watsonville resident Chelsea Celaya was all smiles. "I'm dressed as Elvira, mistress of the dark pretty iconic in an iconic place for San Jose," Celaya said. Celaya was impressed by the attractions. "It was like, 'oh my gosh,' there's going to be something at every corner, there still were some really good scares but I was like 'oh ok, it's still something a scaredy cat like me can handle'," Celaya said."
"Guests can begin their journey through the historic Victorian mansion with a cocktail. FROM THE ARCHIVE: Ernie, Debbie and their ghosts at Winchester Mystery House in San Jose in 1983 The labryrinthine estate is 160 rooms, some of the staircases lead to ceilings and some of the doors open to walls."
Festival Fright Nights at the Winchester Mystery House uses a 1924 masquerade theme set two years after Sarah Winchester's death. The event activates the entire property, including the mansion, outbuildings, and grounds, in an immersive, linear Halloween experience. Guests may begin their visit with a cocktail and move through the labyrinthine 160-room Victorian estate, where staircases sometimes end at ceilings and doors sometimes open to walls. Attendees reacted enthusiastically to the attractions, and tickets range from $50 to $90. Regular visitors describe the mansion as rich with story and especially magical at Halloween.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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