By Holly Martin
Tucked away amongst the lines of Evergreens in Egg Harbor City sits the Forever Forest. As you follow their signs around the Christmas trees, you’ll find yourself surrounded by fire pits and endless activities. We grabbed a hot chocolate from the concession stand as we ventured into the madness.
Santa’s workshop that is usually filled with elves for the Christmas season was filled with spiderwebs and pumpkins. Music from the“Nightmare Before Christmas”movie played while kids made arts and crafts, got their faces painted, and took pictures with Jack Skellington. We then went to the barn next door that was hosting a creepy karaoke night! The last barn we went in had a selfie wall, air hockey, and other games. We enjoyed all the games while the Haunted Trolley was getting ready to take us on a tour of the forest.
Ambient scary music played on the frightening trolley as we heard distant screams and chainsaws. Was it too late to get off? All the passengers laughed and shrieked as we went from scene to scene. The Stranger Things inspired ride took you through the forest and into the woods. Only the bravest ones were begging to ride again.
We piled out of the trolley and took a stroll through the haunted walk through. Some familiar horror movie characters watched our every step as we made our way through. Following the flashing lights and avoiding the monsters, we made it out in one piece.
To finish the night, the concession stand sells s’mores kits for you to roast your own marshmallows over the fire.
Every weekend, now through October, you can grab your tickets and head over for a fun filled night! Forever Forest NJ offers day time activities for those who are afraid of the dark. https://www.foreverforestnj.com/
Holly Martin has been working in media since 2012. She has worked as a photographer and videographer throughout her high school and college career. Holly is a producer for WOND radio as well as fill in DJ for 103.7 WMGM Rocks. She loves being a concert photographer and working as event staff. She has worked as a reporter for Temple University’s Philadelphia Neighborhoods and submitted Editorials to the Philadelphia Inquirer. She has done multiple multimedia articles for Temple as well as Shore Local Newsmagazine. Her portfolio website is hollyamartin.com
