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Splatterhaus

by WildCard22 after attending on Friday, November 1, 2002 at about 9 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Nice big glowing sign.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

None, we were in a tent but still out of the wind.

Length

bout 25 minutes.

Actors' Performance

Great, I loved the diversity of the house and the slides and crawling added to it.

Appropriate For

12 and up

Summary

I wish I could go again

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Splatterhaus

by HHFreak after attending on Thursday, October 31, 2002 at about 7:30 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: Low

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

It was pretty easy to find the splatter haus got directions off of yahoo and a couple people in our group has been there before

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

There was no wait entertainment what so ever there was nothing that would get you into the halloween spirit the only thing they had was loud music blasting your ears which is really dumb you could fill out this paper for a raffle and the tent was freezing and no where to sit

Length

it took us about 20-25mins to go through

Actors' Performance

I think all of the monsters and everything were trying to do there best to scare us but not one of them scared anyone in my group all of the monsters I seen were half my size in height and weight the ones that tryed to get in my face to scare me and all I did was look down and laughed not scary at all but very nice masks, costumes & rooms were nicely built

Appropriate For

8+

Summary

I have heard about splatter haus from other people and heard it on the radio everyone is always hyping it up but when I went for the ten dollars I spent the only thing worth my money was seeing the quality of the costumes, masks, rooms and some of the effects I seen that I have seen some where before the sound effects were the same in everyroom I think if they would add some dark hiding spaces and some better monster who could scare someone plus lower the price it would be worth the money your spending

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Dominion of Terror

by HHFreak after attending on Thursday, October 31, 2002 at about 9:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

It was kind of hard to find could of had bright signs out front drove a little past it and seen the big haunted house banner

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

when we were walking in there was a guy with a chainsaw wearing a mask that freaked out half of my group got to look at all the t-shirts they had from over the years and a list of there sponsors also they had a list of years, location & the chairperson for that year and location had neon lights that made you glow the entrance to the house had like a skull border that looked really cool and the lady that took are tickets was dressed up that is very rare to see other than that there was really nothing could of had something but we didn't wait that long maybe 10mins and we were all to busy talking

Length

I would say it took us about 20mins to walk through the house we were not forced or told to move on we strolled through and looked around and had people get scared & freaked out

Actors' Performance

I think there performance was great being there last night open and everything everyone was giving their all I would say they could do a little better

Summary

I think the sheboygan jaycees did a great job with what they have them being a non profit organization probably didn't have the money to spend on all the fancy junk that is highly over used I got a chance to talk to some of the volunteers and take a tour of there setup I feel kind of bad that they pack everything up store it and find a new place to rent for the next year. year after year of doing that would make me want to say forget it but some of them have been doing it for quite awhile so thats shows me they do 110% to keep going

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Splatterhaus

by PC after attending on Thursday, October 31, 2002 at about 8 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Without directions from Haunted WI, we would never have found it. When you are on their road they have a lit sign.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Good, loud, hard music. You wait in line in a tent. We waited for about 20 minutes.

Length

20-25 minutes.

Actors' Performance

Decent performance. Some monsters were more enthusiastic than others. I believe we caught a few off guard and the actual scare was reduced significantly if you were not the front two people.

Appropriate For

12 and up.

Summary

The costumes and the attention to detail in the scenes were incredible. Truly second to none. The alien and robot were particularly a sight to behold. They let 8 in at one time and if you are not in the front, be ready to walk into a scene with a monster already barking at you with little scare value. The sound was excellent and really gets your adrenaline pumping. Most scenes were too well lit going into them and there were not enough random scares through out the tight, claustorphobic, pitch-black maze leading up to the scenes. However, it was quite an event to see and I would highly recommend it due to the high-tech quality put into it more than the scare factor.

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by PC after attending on Thursday, October 31, 2002 at about 10 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Great directions on the website and Haunted WI. Without them, you would have a hard time stumbling onto it unless you happened to be driving down HWY M.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

There was no entertainment besides screams from inside. We arrived just as they were closing and waited for about 25 minutes inside the barn.

Length

About 20-25 minutes. Just right.

Actors' Performance

Wisconsin's best. The monsters were outstanding in their roles and the costumes were very good.

Appropriate For

13 and up.

Summary

I had low expectations due to the lukewarm Journal-Sentinel review, however I was simply blown away! They only let 4 in at one time which increases the scare factor. The rooms were detailed and the monsters were excellent. The scare value was incredible because they would come at you from all angles, stay in their roles and were persistent. My group fell backwards, literally onto the floor, about 4 times. For genuine scares, this was the best haunted house I have ever been too. What a blast! I recommend it to anyone who wants the bejeezus scared out of them.

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by kidoze after attending on Friday, October 25, 2002 at about 9 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Was very easy to find

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

They had a great lazer show to help make the wait seem shorter

Length

We couldnt believe how long the haunted barn took to go through. So much in such a small place. We loved it.

Actors' Performance

There was 6 of us and we all agreed it was the best haunted anything we had ever been through. We loved the ? room.

Appropriate For

13 and up

Summary

We will be going back next year.

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by sugar_luver14 after attending on Friday, October 18, 2002 at about noon

Fun Factor: Low Fear Factor: Low

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

we carpooled and went as a group. there is a slight drive from milwaukee.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

our group split into 2, we went first, but waited about 15 min.

Length

um..... 30 min at the most, not that long

Actors' Performance

there were occasional scares, but totally predictible.

Appropriate For

7+

Summary

this was a review for teh hayride, and was definetely not worth the nine dollars.

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House of Shadows

by race after attending on Saturday, October 19, 2002 at about 7:30 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

easy to find with signs all over town

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

got here early to get it - let us in before time and that was nice to get it running promptly

Length

15 minutes - I went pretty fast as my daughter was scared and bawling (and she is 10 years old)

Actors' Performance

great job by everyone involved the rooms were well planned - nice variety

Appropriate For

4th or 5th grade and older

Summary

My daughter and I loved the room with the kids and the strobe light - it really freaked us out seeing children involved, especially considering the history of the building and that room in particular - the mother figure did a great job keeping the suspense, totally startled us and kept us on out toes by continueing to act until she shut the door loudly behind us!!!! Lots of fun

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House of Shadows

by ddobbs after attending on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at about 7 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

great location! The house has an awesome past and it adds to the fun! Simple directions/could be lit up more in the front maybe

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

always ghosts walking around and that is great

Length

18 minutes once we got in

Actors' Performance

excellent job! The characters knew what they were supposed to do and definitely did it well - the group before us had to leave because of an 'accident'!

Appropriate For

around 4th grade

Summary

I came the first weekend this year also and it wasnice to see some changes after a couple weeks. Things really improved. The white room (all the kids and crying mannequins) additions were eary. Definitely my favorite!-

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House of Shadows

by Vlach after attending on Friday, October 25, 2002 at about 9:45 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

very easy to find - lots of signs

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

music and characters outside were great

Length

it took my group 23 minutes

Actors' Performance

nice professionalism - great costuming

Appropriate For

3rd grade and older

Summary

The room with the strobe and the kids was the best! It was loud and interactive and that made it much more exciting than the others. The house overall was probably the best I have ever seen!

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Splatterhaus

by boblkat1 after attending on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at about 5:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Very easy to find not a bit of trouble

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

wait was alittle long even with getting there early. 15 minutes early before it open, and still took over a hour to get in.

Length

it will take you between 25 to 40 minutes to go though.we went though with a group of ten so it took us about 40 minutes to make it though.

Actors' Performance

very very good the group was alittle concered before hand, But with every turn we where very pleased never a dull moment.

Appropriate For

12 years and older

Summary

This was the best house that our group has been though yet, And we have been doing this for year. Mostly outside events in the past. we will e back next year UNLESS we can find one better, Thou I DONT think it will be easy to find better. GOOD JOB GUYS

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Fright Factory

by horseluvingrl after attending on Monday, October 28, 2002 at about 8:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: Low Fear Factor: N/A

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

It was pretty easy to find if you live in Janesville.......

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

We waited for about a 1/2 hour......

Length

about 10 minutes

Actors' Performance

I really didn't think that there were a lot of "mosters" mostly what I see were little kids trying to be scary but they weren't.....it was more funny than scary

Appropriate For

6-12 year olds

Summary

I think this place has good potential if they have more monsters who are willing to get into their character more......also I didn't like the guide showing us the way.....its takes the fun out of it

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House of Shadows

by fearfactor after attending on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at about 7:45 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Very easy to find. Signs were visible and easy to read.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Loved the people roaming in the crowd. The "old guy" really worked the crowd! The music was fitting as well.

Length

@15 minutes

Actors' Performance

Loved the house!Characters were great and set up was great. We absolutely loved the splatter room! This room rocked the house... and the room with the little girls was eerie! They followed us around and played their part well.

Appropriate For

12 and up

Summary

We can't wait to come back next year! Nice job Sparta!You definately have our vote!

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by jamwsd after attending on Friday, October 25, 2002 at about 6:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

location was good-easy to find

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

waited about 15 minutes

Length

10 minutes

Actors' Performance

they all did a really good job. alot of creativity and hard work put into it. had quit a few scares.

Appropriate For

9+

Summary

i think for such a small area for a haunted house, they used the space quit well.great costumes.alot of work went into it.

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by cc carter after attending on Friday, October 25, 2002 at about 9 p.m.

Fun Factor: Low Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

House was difficult to find as the sign is not lit and is written in black in a location not well positioned from the road. In addition, the parking lot/lawn was very dark. Fortunately, when we were there, there weren't may cars as if the lot were full it'd be difficult to find where you parked.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

We had a brief wait of about 20 min.

Length

I'd guess it took approximately 30 min. to traverse the house, however, we had an extreemly slow group in front of us that prevented us from moving any faster.

Actors' Performance

Very few actual actors. You're mostly on your own wandering in the dark. It appears the operators are banking mostly on the natural creepy atmosphere of the location vs. creating elaborate sets, etc. I can only remember a handful of staff being anywhere within the house during the walk through. The chainsaw performance at the end went WAY TOO LONG and got obnoxious.

Appropriate For

teens/adults-not safe for children

Summary

We felt there were some serious dangers in this house that the operators should reconsider for future years. One was a crawl through, square opening in the middle of a wall blocking a hallway. A coworker of mine fell through it thinking it was a crawl through area and landed on her face.

Also, in the maze in the basement there are exposed pipes on the floor that would be easy to trip on or to hurt your feet on if you hit them the wrong way. These are liability issues that shouldn't be overlooked.

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House of Shadows

by Alexander after attending on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at about 8:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Easy to find, great signs to follow

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

There were characters working the crowd. They got me several times with good scares. Also someone was eating fire! The wait didn't seem to bad, even though it was about 1 1/2 hour.

Length

It took about 15-20 minutes to go through the house.

Actors' Performance

All of the characters did a great job, from the witch selling the tickets to all the monsters in the house. Really amazed at how well the kids performed in the house.

Appropriate For

very scary session - 10 & up

Summary

I know why this was rated the best house in Wisconsin last year - All of the rooms are different from last year and the scares are really great. It was worth driving 45 minutes to get there and well worth the wait. All my friends really thought it was awesome!

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by OakCreekLady after attending on Saturday, October 19, 2002 at about 8:30 p.m.

Fun Factor: Low Fear Factor: Low

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Easy to see/find. Signs and lights visible from street.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Just a bonfire, but you had to get out of line to enjoy it...otherwise nothing. Pretty boring.

Length

We did both the hayride and the haunted house and it was a half hour for both-from the time we got on the hayride to the time we left the haunted house. That 30 minutes includes the 10 minutes we waited in line for the haunted house.

Actors' Performance

Worse than a kid trying to scare an adult. They were no scarier than a stuffed animal. And it seemed as if none of them really wanted to be there. Not to mention there wasn't a whole lot of them either. All in all, it pretty much sucked.

Appropriate For

Under 12

Summary

The hayride was the worst. Too much time between "scares" (if you can even call them that) and it was more scenes than actual people scaring you. There were two younger girls on the ride with us (about 8 or 9) and they were giggling the whole way thru, pretty scary huh? And the haunted barn was a joke. Some cool ideas inside but not a bit of scariness. It is good for people with little kids, but I wouldn't recommend it for those looking to be scared and have a good time. I was really dissappointed seeing as I paid $16. I felt it was way overpriced for what I got.

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by Catwoman40 after attending on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at about 6:45 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Location was perfect for the haunting! Very easy to find by the directions on the website as well as listed on haunted wisconsin.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Great lazer show! Really enjoyed it. Very unique to other haunted houses. Good waiting area. Nice to be out of the weather and be able to purchase something to eat while you wait.

Length

Took us about 25 minutes to get through. Was very much work the money!

Actors' Performance

Most characters did a great job. Some should learn to stay in character whenever there are people going through.

Appropriate For

Ages 12 and Up

Summary

Would definately recommend Kathy's to anyone who wants some very unique scares. Really enjoyed the lazer show and all the rooms that you have to try and get out of. We plan on going back next year. Don't miss this one.

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Splatterhaus

by misshalloween after attending on Sunday, October 27, 2002 at about 6:30 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: Very High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

location was good, lighted sign at entrance, except the people directing the parking were hardly visible, next year maybe consider wearing reflective clothing-vests.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

The wait tent was an obnoxious group of high schoolers primarily with obnoxious too loud music blaring.

Length

20 minutes

Actors' Performance

Great performances

Appropriate For

12 and up

Summary

The slides and steps were a great idea, i had never been to a haunted house with that, threw you off but a great idea. Props and costumes were top of the line. Except for the loud obnoxious music and all the minors smoking, the event was great.

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Terror on Rural Street

by misshalloween after attending on Sunday, October 20, 2002 at about 7:30 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

good location, lit up sign was posted on main road

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

ghouls walking around, video games, insdie wait, with a concession area.

Length

25-30 minutes

Actors' Performance

great, great props and costumes the volunteers wore

Appropriate For

12 and under

Summary

I had not been to Hartford for a few years and was extremely impressed with their haunted house this year. I would recommended it for anyone over 12 who wants a good scare. The small groups, we had 3, made all the difference in the world. We were surprised in the front and the back.

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Hubertus House of Horror

by misshalloween after attending on Saturday, October 19, 2002 at about 9:30 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Location was good, gas station in town had maps to get there.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

some creatures walking around, nice food area

Length

approx. 20 minutes

Actors' Performance

good, they had changed some rooms and that added some great imagination to it.

Appropriate For

10 and under

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House of Shadows

by Scare Seeker after attending on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at about 8:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

GREAT LOCATION!! Great parking also.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

About 20 mins

Length

About 20 mins

Actors' Performance

Great! the scarers were VERY convincing. The props were Very good also.

Appropriate For

young adults and older

Summary

Great job! keep up the good work. One of the BEST haunted houses I've seen in a long time! Would recommended. Worth the money.

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by Ginger after attending on Sunday, October 27, 2002 at about 1:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: Very High Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Located in the downtown are of Wisconsin Dells, this site was easy to find coming from the Interstate. Simply ramp off onto exit 87, and go north it's about a mile down on the left hand side. Look for the black and white canopy. On street parking was easy to find, as well.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

We had no wait.

Length

The event lasted perhaps ten minutes; but, that's because we were terrified and rushed through!

Actors' Performance

The actors were very good, scaring the boys out of their skin (which they loved of course). Even better when they eerily whispered the boys names. So and so...you go first! No!! You go first.

Appropriate For

12 and above

Summary

The entrance staff was very helpful, encouraging us to take photographs in case they were our last...

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Burial Chamber Haunted Complex

by Hyperhottie1532 after attending on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at about 8:15 p.m.

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: High

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

It was right off the highway and out in the open...very easy to see!

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

There was no entertainment...but we entertained ourselves :)! We waited for about 1 hour or so! But it went fast!!

Length

Depending on how fast or slow you walk...about well anywhere from 20-40 minutes...!!

Actors' Performance

The actors did a great job!! All of them stayed in character!! All of them chased your group for awhile too scaring the people at the end!!

Appropriate For

12+

Summary

Very awesome...not extremely scary...but very cool!!

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Your Worst Nightmare

by mjbball after attending on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at about 8:30 p.m.

Fun Factor: Medium Fear Factor: Medium

Review

Signage / Visibility / Location

Very easy to find.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment

Nothing

Length

10-15 minutes

Actors' Performance

Lots of actors but acting was mediocre. They never sent shivers down my spine.

Appropriate For

Anyone

Summary

I was expecting a lot more than what I got out of this place. Some advice: try to get lost! Unfortunately I was able to find the right way the whole time and probably missed a lot of potentially scary places.

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