2009 Event Reviews
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Splatterhaus
by HannahBalLecter after attending on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at about 9 p.m.
Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2009
Review
First of all, i was glad that the lines were small, but that may have been due to the fact that it was the last day of the season. However, they way they split us up into groups was sort of weird... The entrance to the house was a little lacking, i felt that they could have done more with that, since it is your first impression of the house. The next rooms were pretty good though. I liked all the narrow dark hallways and things that "jumped out"... especially the wall of spikes. That one confused me, but in a good way The scenes were good, but maybe not well thought out, but i do give them kudos for the hiding spots they had.... and they would have one thing to distract you while something else would come at you from another angle. The actors, however, could have been better They didn't interact much with us or with each other or their rooms... all they did was run out, thrash around a bit, hit stuff, and disappear. In fact, i didn't even hear any of them say a single word, they just grunted and growled. I expected more from them. The other problem i had was the size. They had a lot of space that seemed wasted. They also claim to be the "largest single haunted house" in the state, but they don't use it and i also doubt that claim because it only took us 15 minutes to get through, and we went so slow that the group behind us caught up! For costing $15, I was expecting a better show. Also, the outside isn't well done like other houses are... they had only one sign that was very hard to read, and no music while you waited... the only music was in the house. Splatter Haus definatley could have been better.
Summary
Not the best house by far, but it was mildly entertaining. Maybe in the top 10 in the state, I guess. It definatley didn't live up to the hype and it cost way too much considering the mediocre quality... not proffessional by any means, so i'm just goning to call it "ok."
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Terror on Rural Street
by bigefan after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2009
Review
This was my first trip to this haunt which is a shame as I have lived in the area for about 7 years and havent attended until now. My take on it was amazement. I have been boasting about this experience for over a week now and really cant wait to go again next year. I thought right from the start it was a combination of fun and scary. You moved through each area with scares and time to appreciate the detail that went into each themed room. The clowns were awesome and my 9 year old boy will never forget that little dude that looked like chucky. There were some times where people seemingly came out of nowhere which is a trick when I'm really trying to anticipate the next suprise. After attending some of the other haunts in the area you get a real appreciation for how well they transitioned you from one room to the next as well. The charectors, scenery and themes were really great.
Summary
I highly recommend this haunt. If you have never been to one, this is a great one to start with. If your a seasoned pro at this, you will really appreciate how much professional effort was put into seemingly every detail.
Scary....high
Fun...very high!
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Hartford Jaycees Haunted House
by bigefan after attending on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at about 9 p.m.
Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2009
Review
First off, for a handfull of kids and preeteen girls this was probably an ok haunt. For anyone else.....there were some suprises but for the most part you could see everything coming from a mile away....swamp thing????? My son...(9 years old) thought it was pretty cool but this was only his second one. The property is really great, the house, barn and woods all have great potential and it appears there are some dedicated people who can really put this haunt over the top with a little more work. Here are my suggestions;
1. Get some scary charectors greeeting people coming and going through the wooded area on their way in and out of the park. I could see someone like Mike Myers or Jason coming out by your car as you drive in or out of the park.
2. Get a lot better at transitioning people from one area to the next. The scenes were pretty decent but all too often we stood around wondering if we were supposed to move on to the next room or not. The guys in the kitchen were great but they wondering how to move us along too.
3. Lose the air bag things...not scary...annoying.
4. The mechanical things are ok for a startle but they stayed out long enough for you to get a long look at them and realize how fake and lame they were.
5. Do something with the staging area. Once you leave the barn and end up in the tent, you almost lose the mood as it isnt in theme anymore.
Summary
Ok haunt with great potential.
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Dr. Scary's Haunted House
by drscarys after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 9 p.m.
Submitted: Friday, November 6, 2009
Review
Was pretty scary. Lot of variety
Summary
Worth the trip, worth the money, I'll come back
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House of Shadows
by Jrmass after attending on Friday, October 16, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Review
I loved the bench that tips back in the first room. That was pretty much the highlight of this haunted house. Some of the actors were good and but most were pretty poor. I liked that the building has been proven to have unexplained paranormal activity in it and I liked being told the history of this old orphanage before entering the house.
Summary
Has potenial to be great, but needs work.
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House of Bathory by Dead by Dawn Productions
by Jrmass after attending on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at about 9 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Review
I wasn't very impressed by this place. I thought that some of the young actors where poor and I heard a few of them talking to each other and not acting. I also didn't like the pole dancer. There was NOTHING scary about her. In fact I thought it was out of place. It would have been better if the dancer turned around and was goulish or something. Also, the guy that pretended to get electrocuted...that just wasn't cool.
Summary
Not impressed
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Splatterhaus
by Jrmass after attending on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Review
Splatter Haus has some good rooms. I loved the guy in the pig mask and the giant "Hell Raiser" guy. Very cool! I would say that the music was way too loud though. I could barely hear myself scream! I would have also liked some spooks in those dark hallways. It was just pitch black.
Summary
Great spooky place to check out, but maybe bring your earplugs.
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The Haunted Mansion
by Jrmass after attending on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Review
It was so much fun going through the Haunted Mansion! You can tell that a lot of hard work was put into that place. It had some great rooms. I would say the vortex is my favorite! I loved the huge creepy monster walking around outside. He was awesome!
Summary
Great place to see....well worth it!
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House of Shadows
by Howlinghour after attending on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at about 8 p.m.
Submitted: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Review
I was not at all impressed with this thing. A bunch of young kids screaming in oyur face is not amusing. Lots of wasted space. Being an Onalaska Jaycee, we know what to do, and where to do it. I wish we could have the rooms they do. Lots of advertising for a not scary event. In my opinion the way they have people wait with numbers is very time consuming. But they tried.
Summary
Come see ours!
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The Haunted Mansion
by toneym after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2009
Review
I've helped set up and worked the Haunted Mansion the past couple of years but this is the first opportunity I've taken to join the crowds and be scared. And I was not disappointed. The actors throughout the four attractions played their parts to a T. I don't normally get scared easily but more times than I care to admit I was from the dark path through the graveyard followed by the corn maze and Roadkill Cafe. The chilly and windy night just added to the creepiness of the outdoors attractions. But the Mansion itself was the best. Got lost a couple of times but got scared straight by some of the best freaks and ghouls. The crazy assortment of rooms of rooms was unbelieveable and the vortex at the end almost made me lose lunch.
Summary
A great, frieghtful experience. Can't to see and experience what the organizers dream up for next year. A must see in Door County in October!!!!!!!!
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Spooky Stalks Haunted Cornfield
by Excalibur7021 after attending on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at about 8 p.m.
Submitted: Monday, November 2, 2009
Review
I enjoyed every moment of it. The actors were very talented and my family also had a lot of fun. I would definitely return and I would recommend it to anyone. AWESOME!!!!!!
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Splatterhaus
by iron eagle after attending on Friday, October 23, 2009 at about 9 p.m.
Submitted: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Review
splatter haus is by far the BEST haunt ever! most other haunts have props from stores and dont customize them, but splatter haus made it look like their props were PROFESSIONALLY made just for them! 5 people were in my group and we all had fun! the spiked wall REALLY scared us as well as that PIG!! loved it when the actors came out, the strobe lights flicked on and made things ever FREAKIER!!
Summary
the best place to go if u want to be scared, the $15 charge seems wack but its sooo worth it! the haunt is long and the waiting time is short!
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Burial Chamber Haunted Complex
by iron eagle after attending on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at about 11:30 p.m.
Submitted: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Review
This place was awesome!! i went with 7 other people and we all had a blast! didnt really like waiting in a line but it was worth it!
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The Morgue Haunted House
by Boo2U2 after attending on Friday, October 23, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Review
I think that this haunted house deserved better reviews than it got. I've been to seven haunted trails/houses total and this is one of my top three. Definitely was worth going to. Only thing I would say was bad was being one of the last groups to go through the group before the room full of bins was completely not ready to scare us. Some actually had cell phones out and we had to close our eyes and wait for them to set up. Otherwise though, it was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the slide the most but also the pitch dark sections and the school bus (I got a hug from one of the actors on the bus even, lol).
Summary
Worth the money. I liked it a lot. Good group and not a bad wait at all. You should definitely go next year if you didn't have the chance this year.
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House of Bathory by Dead by Dawn Productions
by Boo2U2 after attending on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at about 7:30 p.m.
Submitted: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Review
OVERRATED. I was so excited to go to this house because I had heard great reviews. I drove an hour and a half to come to it I was very disappointed when it took me maybe 15 minutes to get through. They did however have some very good and very unique points. Ronald McDonald was an awesome actor. The slide was unique and so was the light affect in the room right after. There was a young child in the room with the green light (and thriller) who did a good job coming up and touching us, but everyone else in the room just kind of stood there. It would have been scary if they had approached us. The girl pole dancing was too random but I did jump in that room. The spinning vortex was awesome! The room with the mannequins was bizarre and inappropriate. The area where the guy got shocked and then the other was screaming "this isn't a part of the act", that, well, that just wasn't cool. I'm not sure the affect they were wanting from that. And the scene from Grease was ok. Chainsaws are cliche, but classic and they work.
Summary
Not worth the drive or the thirteen dollars, but there were some parts that were very unique.
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Terror on the Fox
by Boo2U2 after attending on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at about 9 p.m.
Submitted: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Review
I always hear of Terror on the Fox and it's great reviews so this year I made it out there to give it a try. The train ride was, to say the least, disappointing. The wait in front of the house was a good idea with the actors performing. The props and set up were good, you can tell they invest money in this every year. The actors/actresses were decent.
Summary
Overall I was disappointed. I believe it's become too overrated and I did not think it was worth the money.
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The Shrine Of Horror
by Boo2U2 after attending on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at about 9:30 p.m.
Submitted: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Review
I went to The Shrine of Horror on three occasions. The first time they were closed because of not having permits, the second they closed a half hour early and we were unaware and the third was, to say the least, AWESOME!
I had been to five haunted houses (and most of having good reps) before this one and I can tell you this was my favorite by far! After going to it myself I sent two more groups their way who were looking for a good haunted house and both groups called me after and gushed about their favorite parts totally loving the experience.
Parking: it was easy enough to park, but it wasn't too busy and you weren't told where exactly to park.
Tickets: sold to us very cheap as compromise for them being closed on those two occasions. After going through it, however, I would have well paid full because it's well worth the ten dollars!
Lines: We only had two groups ahead of us so we got in after maybe 10-15 minutes. The line is outside in a non-covered area. The actors at the entrance were VERY amusing as we waited. We could have left at the door and been more entertained than some haunted houses' full experiences. Also, the jester had scared me at least a few times before even entering! Kudos for that, "ninja" =) The story behind the house should definitely be given to every group before entering. It adds to the effect and there's time while waiting, so why not?
The Set-Up: I was not disappointed in the set-up. They had a good balance with lighting and attention to detail was there. Some more sound effects would be nice to hear next year, but the silence worked. It was brilliant how they separated the "chicken" in the group in the first room. It was fun being separated from your support group.
Actors/Actresses: Altogether was a really good group. They were fun humored (which is so important!) and good at keeping character. There are just a few things I thought could be better however...
-The first room had a man who messed with you while you heard the rules. Some of his comments could have definitely been less rude. You can have the mean guy effect without the insults.
-In the room with the girl running around the pole we spent a lot of time. Too much time. We were eager to get to the house and she spent a lot of time talking, which is better than being too short but didn't need to be so long to have the "she's lost" effect.
-The room with the bags hanging from the ceiling had a girl acting in it. She made a random statement about her chest "being real" and used the "f" bomb which seemed inappropriate. Have to keep in mind there are families that come to these events.
But to end on a good note with acting, the girls who we played Simon Says with and the girl that I "got married" to were very funny.
Summary
The Shrine of Horror is definitely a 5++ for entertainment. They incorporated funny with the scary to create a very memorable experience. Scare level was good. I wish that it was open the weekend after Halloween as well because I would have loved to have gone through it again.
Most memorable moments:
-actors at the line
-playing Simon Says/"getting married"!
-actor who jumped out of a door as the lights turned on and then jumped through a window
Best idea: Separating the group.
Should you go to it next year? Yes!!!
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Haunted Hollow
by bittybees after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 10:30 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
Great yard display and actors. Deserves a donation!
Summary
Worth finding
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Hatten Park Haunted Trail
by bittybees after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 9:30 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
Great hike through the park. Lots of actors in the woods. Wish more pumpkins were lit up when we went.
Summary
Good deal for $3
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Haunted Opera House
by bittybees after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 8 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
Very neat old opera house. Great deal for $5. Scary kids and loved the mini horror movie.
Summary
Definately worth it!
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Millers Pumpkin Display
by bittybees after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 11 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
SOOOO Great! Almost 100 pumpkins. A must see; and it's great it's lit up late.
Summary
Gotta See!
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The Haunted Hospital
by bittybees after attending on Friday, October 30, 2009 at about 8:30 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
Great actor outside while waiting. You have to get your wristband around the corner of building before getting in line. The decor is good and nice special effects. When entering they said 20-30 min to get through all 4 floors. I guess we didn't time it, but it didn't seem that long. For $12 I guess I expected a little more, but it was fun.
Summary
little pricey, but good
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Terror on Rural Street
by runningscared after attending on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
Very creative and lots of great technology and effects. Loved the house very much. Could tell a lot of hard work and effort went into creating it as well as some very talented minds.
Summary
Would definitely reccommend
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Millers Pumpkin Display
by Boug after attending on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at about 7 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
OMG if you live anywhere near should go see them. it is GREAT for the whole family. You get up close to the pumpkins and just wonder how he does it.. It's not scary just VERY VERY COOL.
Summary
very cool
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The Dark Side
by FleshEater02 after attending on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at about 10:30 p.m.
Submitted: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Review
We got lucky here! They close at 10 and we arrived at 10:10. This was our fifth haunted house of the night. They had room on the last wagon so they let us go through. How lucky for us, because this was the best haunted experience of the night. There is lots of outdoor time for this one and the event was effected by the recent downpour, but they adjusted and it was awesome. Plus the night with the wind, the dark sky with the moon slipping behind the clouds at times was an effect never to be simulated. The mine was relief from the freezing wind but the scares got us warm up fast! Great! My favorite was the haunted wagon ride! Being driven through fields and woods via tractor on a huge wagon (by a strong, able and handsome driver) was so fun. The ground was muddy and greasy and I thought we'd get stuck by our reliable driver was awesome. I was scared, scared, scared and then pumped with anticipation for more scares during the ride. The corn maze was pretty muddy and the path was pretty worn, but it was fun. Loved the bonfires to warm up by too!
Summary
I attended 7 haunted houses/attractions this year. This one was by far the BEST! If there was a rating higher than 5 for fun factor I'd give this outfit that #!! The haunted mine was great, just being in it was freaky. Actors were great. The haunted wagon ride was fantastic. There were special effects that made everyone on the wagon jump and scream. Mother nature did a job on the corn maze but it was still very fun. We are already talking of going again!
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