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Please note: this review is for the 2002 season rather than the current season.

by Phil after attending on Saturday, October 12, 2002 at about 9:30 p.m.

Submitted: Sunday, October 13, 2002

Fun Factor: Low Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

There was construction on the road, and few signs, but it was marked well once you passed it.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

The wait was horrible. There weren't a lot of people ahead of us, and we waited for over an hour. Monsters came out after about a half hour and messed with the crowd a little.

Length

15 minutes (half of that being a little show). The house was way too short. The theater was a great location, but they didn't really do much to make it more "haunted." Would've liked to see more props.

Actors' Performance

They're all actors, so the performances were excellent. This is where they really shined, but it didn't make up for the wait, or the length of the house.

Appropriate For

Anyone

Summary

Groups of 8-10 were a bit large, expecially when they put us through cramped passages. There is a dead end that has a really low celing. Watch out. If you are a bit tall, don't let your head touch the celing. They will run on top and bang on the top, and it hit my head and gave me a headache for the rest of the night.

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Haunted House at the Kemper Center

by Phil after attending on Saturday, October 12, 2002 at about 9 p.m.

Submitted: Sunday, October 13, 2002

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Kind of hard to find, but once we got there they had good directions.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Concessions, and monsters walking around. The monsters ALWAYS stayed in character. It was great.

Length

15 minutes. A guided house.

Actors' Performance

The performances were some of the best I've seen this year. Everyone was really into their roles, and this is the first house I was at where I didn't see any monsters break character to joke with their friends and whatnot.

Appropriate For

12+

Summary

Excellent house! Great job guys! You should charge more! $4.00 is a bargin!

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by Phil after attending on Saturday, October 12, 2002 at about 8 p.m.

Submitted: Sunday, October 13, 2002

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Good. Right off of Hwy. 50. Had signs and people flagging us in.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Bon fire. I love the bon fire. The line for the barn in the darkness isn't very good. It's too dark, and kids try to "scare" other people in line.

Length

10-15 minutes.

Actors' Performance

The performances were pretty good, except we caught up with the group in front of us, and then the group in front of them, so instead of 2 of us, there were 8 of us, and for the 2nd half of the house we just kind of watched the people ahead of us get scared, and the monsters didn't pay much mind to us.

Appropriate For

10+

Summary

I really like the use of strobe lights in this house. I wish more houses used strobes as much as this house.

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Mars Haunted House

by Phil after attending on Sunday, October 6, 2002 at about 8 p.m.

Submitted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Good. Bright sign, easy to see.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

No wait or entertainment.

Length

10 minutes

Actors' Performance

Varied. Some were very well hidden in the dark, but others weren't really paying attention. In one room, someone in supposed to flash a flashlight so you can see, but they didn't do this for me the first time, so I got turned around, and bumped into a monster who was waiting for the next group.

Appropriate For

14+

Summary

Good old school house. Do it if you haven't before, but nothing really new this year.

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by Phil after attending on Saturday, October 5, 2002 at about 8:45 p.m.

Submitted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Good. Lots to lights to see from the street.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

The laser light and stunt show was great. A lot of time and effort was put into it, and it showed. The truck ride was also a great treat. The little monsters there were really good.

Length

45 minutes (with preshow).

Actors' Performance

The performances were all terrific. No one broke character at all (and there were a lot of kids). Excellent training of the monsters!

Appropriate For

15+

Summary

One of the best houses this year. Do not miss it. Very disorenting, which is a nice change from the other houses I was at.

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by Phil after attending on Saturday, October 5, 2002 at about 7:30 p.m.

Submitted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

The sign was not illuminated. Hard to see, if you don't know where it is.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

They were showing Scream on a screen.

Length

15 minutes.

Actors' Performance

Good performances overall, but the monsters should have held us up a little bit. We ran into the group ahead of us very rapidly, and there weren't that many people at the event.

Appropriate For

15+

Summary

Need to space out the groups better, and running into poles in the dark "maze" wasn't too cool either. Other than that, good house, but sometimes it was hard to tell where to go.

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Dominion of Terror

by Phil after attending on Friday, October 4, 2002 at about 9:30 p.m.

Submitted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Without the instructions on the webpage, I probably wouldn't have found it. Need lighted signs and stuff

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Not much. Very few people there, but 20 minute wait. The history of the house and the t-shirts were nice to look at.

Length

15 minutes.

Actors' Performance

Varied performances. Some of the monsters gave it their all, but some seemed to not really try to scare you.

Appropriate For

14+

Summary

A nice house, but nothing that made it stand our from any other house. You'd think after doing it since 1974, they'd have more stuff for it...

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Terror on Rural Street

by Phil after attending on Friday, October 4, 2002 at about 8:15 p.m.

Submitted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Confusing with the construction this year.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

A monster blocking the door. He wasn't doing anything. Just standing there.

Length

20 minutes.

Actors' Performance

Great house this year. Less big open rooms than last year, so more scares were had. The monsters were all very professional.

Appropriate For

16+

Summary

One of my favorite houses so far this year! Check it out!

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Hartford Jaycees Haunted House

by Phil after attending on Friday, October 4, 2002 at about 7:30 p.m.

Submitted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Better than last year. Good bright sign on the street, but be sure to make a right immediately after your turn there.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Not a long wait, but I love the atmosphere of the waiting area. Much better than last year!!

Length

Very good. I loved the outdoor path, and I'm glad it wasn't as muddy as last year (they put down gravel). The house was fantastic, and much better than last year (and I liked it last year).

Actors' Performance

Very good. Everyone stayed in character, and the girls really screamed their heads off.

Appropriate For

15+

Summary

If you didn't like the audiance participation last year, it is more limited this year. It's a great house. Some very cool effects.

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Hubertus House of Horror

by Phil after attending on Friday, October 4, 2002 at about 6 p.m.

Submitted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Same location as always. Visibility could be better. Need brighter signs or something.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Not ready for customers at all. Didn't get ready until an hour after the supposed start time. Need to be more on the ball here.

Length

Good. Was exactly the length a haunted house should be.

Actors' Performance

Some of the performances were very good, but the monsters need to stay in character when they're walking around outside of the house. Having giggly monsters just kind of kills the mood

Appropriate For

15+

Summary

I understand that I was there on the first night, but they really need to get the video games on right away, and not have so many giggling monsters walking around the waiting area.

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