Wassaic Project’s Haunted Mill’s delights and frights

WASSAIC — This year’s edition of the Wassaic Project’s Haunted Mill featured its most interactive line-up of exhibitions yet.

As the sun set and hoards of be-costumed children galavanted through the yard, the line stretched out the door to walk through the many floors curated by new and returning installation artists.

One one floor, gallery-goers could toss rings onto surreal and colorful paper mache creatures, cheered on by similarly costumed and unspeaking performing artists.

On another, folks could gamble away their souls for candy, and receive a hand-selected and hand-crafted cause-of-death tag from devils manning tables.

A delightful combination of tongue-in-cheek, unsettling, and artistically masterful, this haunted exhibition pulled in a record number of attendees, and provided an engaging, interactive environment for folks of all ages.

The Wassaic Project’s Mill House, where many of its events and exhibitions take place. Photo by Elias Sorich

A child tossing a ring onto paper-mache sculptures created by artist Grace Lang. Photo by Elias Sorich

Artist Paul Belenky posing next to his and Emma Anne Johnson’s electro-animal petting zoo. Photo by Elias Sorich

The Wassaic Project’s Mill House, where many of its events and exhibitions take place. Photo by Elias Sorich