By day, they care for the grounds of Gateway's Haunted Playhouse in Bellport : Moving props, maintaining the pallet maze, fixing anything that's out of place.

By night, they transform into crazed, bloodthirsty, human harvesters, terrorizing thrill-seeking Long Islanders across 145 rooms of frights.

And in between, they can just walk a few feet back to their homes.

The actors and technicians of this seasonal attraction live in buildings on Gateway's property for the entirety of what they call "haunt season," spanning the end of September through early November. Outside of that time frame, actors who perform in Mainstage productions at The Gateway (which is a nonprofit) also have the option to live on site during the run of the show.

Many working actors living in New York City find

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