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New Addition To Terror Behind The Walls At Eastern State Penitentiary

My John McDevitt

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It's considered one of the biggest and best haunted houses in the country. Eastern State Penitentiary in Fairmount opens the gates to "Terror Behind The Walls" Friday night for the 24th year.

Machine Shop is a new addition to the attraction this year.

Terror Behind The Walls
(credit: John McDevitt/KYW)

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Before entering the new Machine Shop zone, one of six haunted attractions in the "Terror Behind The Walls" show, you're greeted by some gory looking nurses.

If you choose to have a more interactive experience they put a red X in fake blood on your cheek, and scare-seekers are given glow-in-the-dark necklaces.  It a sign to the denizens of the shop that you give permission to be grabbed, chased, or even taken away from your group and become part of the show.

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Amy Hollaman, Creative Director for Terror Behind The Walls. (credit: John McDevitt/KYW)

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Amy Hollaman is the creative director for Terror Behind The Walls.

"Sometimes you go up to new heights which could be an industrial style slide, you can end up crawling going in different directions walking one way where you think there is a wall then bam the wall falls down," Hollaman said.

Eastern State Penitentiary hired more than 200 castmenbers for this year's show.

For ticket information, visit http://www.easternstate.org/.

Money raised will help in the preservation of the historic landmark.

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