tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79780554122977225162024-03-13T17:16:32.868-07:00Haunt ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-57589361661704266252015-11-04T15:05:00.000-08:002015-11-04T15:05:08.603-08:00Guest Review: Fright Nights Haunted House, Albany, GA, 2015I was born and raised in Albany, which is why, I've been trying to visit Fright Nights Haunted House since they first opened, however, I was never able to do so. But this year when my fiance and I made a trip hoe to visit my mother, I knew that I would finally get to see this haunt.<br />
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We visited them on their opening weekend, and they weren't very busy. The first thing we ran into was we really didn't know where we were supposed to go for tickets or the entrance of the building. We accidentally went to the back of the building, where they were exiting, and were quickly redirected to where we were supposed to go.<br />
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The ladies at the box office were very friendly, and I liked that they were running a military special, due to the fact that Albany has a large Marine base, and they were giving a pretty good discount to the members of the base. After talking with the ladies for a moment, we got in line and waited to be let in.<br />
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This was where a slight problem started, We got paired up with a small group of youths. Now, being a fellow haunter myself, this was the ideal group for scareactors to get. They were jumpy, loud, and already scared to death...and this was before they entered the house. However, having seen groups just like them, I knew they were not the ideal group to walk through with, and this was soon discovered as we entered the house, and were read the rules. This group were jumping and everything (even when there was nothing there), pushing each other, and into us in the process. They were asked to calm down by the lady giving the rules, and they did for a moment.<br />
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And then we were let into the haunt.<br />
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That was when the group started running, almost knocking us down in the process. I told them to cut it out, but they didn't. The first room or two were hard to really judge, based on the fact that this group continuously were pushing into us.<br />
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And then one of the members of management stepping in and completely stopped them, in order to let us pass and go through the rest of the haunt. We were very thankful that they did this, because it made the rest of the haunt much more enjoyable.<br />
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If you are looking for a state of the art haunted house, with super detailed sets, expensive animatronics, and perfect looking creepy costumes, then this haunted house is not for you. However, if you are looking for a fun, old school style haunted house with a group of motivated and energetic actors, then this is indeed the haunt for you.<br />
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Fright Nights reminded me of the old school Jaycees haunted houses. It was a lot of fun to go through it.<br />
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After we exited the haunt, we were able to talk to the owners for quite awhile. It was really good to talk shop with them about haunt business, all the work they put into the haunt, their unique locale restrictions, and other fun topics.<br />
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I'll give them a 3 out of 5 severed head rating. In the grand scheme of things, Fright Nights was not my favorite haunt of the season, but that doesn't mean I didn't have a good time or wouldn't recommend it. If you're in the area, check them out next haunt season. I know I will.<br />
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Author: R.C. HaunterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-52665390721944277062015-11-01T13:30:00.001-08:002015-11-01T13:30:15.709-08:00Review Summary for 2015 HauntsHow did we rate the haunts to compare them against one another? Here is our summary of Severed Head rankings for this year. Our ratings can go as low as zero and as high as five.<br />
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Netherworld 5<br />
Gates of Misery 4.6<br />
Plantation Blood 4.5<br />
Nightmare's Gate 4.5<br />
Folklore 4<br />
Zombie Farms 4<br />
Containment 3.75<br />
Talmadge Brothers' Funeral Home and Casket Company 3.75<br />
Fear the Woods 3.75<br />
Camp Blood 3.5<br />
Haunted Theatre on Hill Street 3.25<br />
Madworld 3.25<br />
AZA: Dead End 3.25<br />
Scream on the Trail 3<br />
Nightmare Dungeon 2.5<br />
Sinister Suites 2.5<br />
Asylum of Terror 2<br />
Paranoia 1.5<br />
House on Horror Hill 1<br />
Bloodwood Trail 1<br />
Phobia Plantation 1<br />
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We can't wait to hear about your experiences at these and other haunted attractions. Please feel free to comment here or message us through our Facebook Page (not the one that has friends, the one that is a fan page) and we will happily share your reviews here as well.<br />
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We are also friends with the reviewers at Atlanta Haunt Review and Dark Menagerie. We encourage you to not take our word for it about any haunt, as every experience is different. Read other reviews and do your research before you go anywhere. <br />
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As we wrap up this season we are finally getting to slow down, even though we know that several great haunts are staying open during the first full weekend of November and some may even be opening up for Friday the 13th. Let us know what you encounter. Happy haunting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-90766901717323706042015-11-01T13:21:00.002-08:002015-11-01T13:21:41.231-08:00Scream on the Trail, Snellville, GA 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Scream
on the Trail is located in Snellville, Georgia.
This outdoor trail is in a different location from where we have visited
them. This trail is not particularly
long, although it is intimidating by appearances. The natural decay of buildings on the site
are able to evoke emotions of heightened concern which feed into your fear as
you continue forward. Some of our
favorite parts of their attraction include actors who are able to appear out of
nowhere and vanish just as quickly. That
managed to get a couple of jump scares for even us. The location is difficult to find, so we
would highly recommend driving slowly on the road as you get near or you will
miss it. Though we can't say much about
them without giving away scares which they would benefit from continuing to use
we can say that their actors were brilliant and highly flexible, even though
there weren't nearly enough of them. We
rate them with 3 severed heads out of a possible five and hope that you get a
chance to visit them in the future.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-23406607966865717902015-11-01T13:14:00.002-08:002015-11-01T13:14:42.752-08:00Asylum of Terror, Winder, GA 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Asylum
of Terror is located in Winder, Georgia.
We will begin by addressing the fact that on the night we went they
started over thirty minutes late and claimed the reason was that they were
still putting actors into make-up, however based upon what we saw inside the
make-up should not have been the reason for being late opening unless the
actors weren't at the haunt on time in the first place. Also, they began the haunt season by saying
that they would delay opening a week in order to give their best possible show,
however there was little that we saw which indicated what they had done to be
so much more prepared after a delay that was intended to make it the best that
it could be. With that said we will move
on from it to what we encountered with the attraction.</div>
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After
purchasing our tickets and entering the que line we were trying to talk while
we waited, but there was so much screaming and loud banging it was not easy to
do. It was as though we were standing in
the middle of a very poor production of the musical Stomp.</div>
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The
most detailed portions of the haunt are the sign at the entrance and the very
first room. Beyond those rooms the walls
are pretty plain and simple with a few alterations, most frequently holes in
the walls. We noticed that the walls appeared
to be white in the majority of spaces, which is unusual for a haunt (though not
unacceptable). </div>
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The
majority of the actors were portraying patients in an asylum. When we think of asylum patients we think of
them talking complete and utter gibberish, with wild eyes, and unpredictable
natures. The patients at this asylum
seemed to all be screamers with no rhyme or reason behind the continuous
screaming. If you know us then you know
how we feel about actor versatility. The
crew which is placed within a haunt should be ready with a multitude of things
in their arsenal for how they can portray their characters, if they can only
scream that is very limiting and highly predictable. There were a few actors who were not screaming,
however there were other actor related challenges within this haunt. During the final stretch we almost had one of
our group hit in the face with the chainsaw as they rounded a corner (I know,
because it was me). As we exited a woman
in our group stated, "Was that all?" and then let us know that in one
section an actor actually hit her in the breast. Both of those incidents were accidents, but
they are avoidable if the actors are well trained in what could occur within
their space and how to be aware of their proximity to patrons.</div>
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We
rated Asylum of Terror with 2 severed heads out of a possible five, and were
hesitant to do so. They have some high
points which we can acknowledge (though not without giving away too much
information and ruining it for others), but they definitely have room for
growth. If they have acquired this space
on a permanent basis and will be working with it over the year to improve it
and spend time training their actors, then we can see them improving in the
future and don't want to discourage anyone from giving them a try. One thing that we did notice was that the
younger girls (primarily teens and pre-teens) seemed to get the most out of
this particular haunt.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-36590144870761661722015-11-01T12:53:00.001-08:002015-11-01T12:53:50.116-08:00Zombie Farms, Winterville, GA 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Zombie
Farms is located in Winterville, Georgia just outside of Athens. They have a permanent location, however it is
an outdoor trail. Please be advised to
wear the correct footwear for this situation, especially if it has been raining
within a day or two of your visit. Another
tip for visitors from us is that the GPS did not take us directly to the
address, so keep driving after that and you will eventually clearly see the
correct location.</div>
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The
haunt contains a variety of elements in addition to the trail itself. They have a zombie photo opportunity set up,
ghost stories being told, a bonfire, and for an upcharge you can do a behind
the scenes tour which includes a change to tour backstage and talk with the
crew. We chose to do that bonus tour as
well and would love to give a proper shout-out to the three stellar actors who
were in animal regalia and spent so much time and energy on us because of our
dolls that indicated we were a part of the Behind the Mask tour. They did a superb job and could give pointers
to others on how to make guests who have paid extra feel as though they are getting
their money's worth.</div>
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Two of
the things that we really appreciated about this haunted attraction were the
beautifully shared backstory and the clear trail path. The backstory is built up as soon as your
group enters the first entrance (there are two and the first is for a larger
group to get the backstory, while the second breaks you into smaller groups and
collects your tickets). There is a video
shown in a barnlike space which informs you of the history behind what you will
experience. The story is intricate and
the video well done. If you listen to it
you will be more well informed about what you will encounter as you traverse
the remainder of the trail. The second
thing that we loved was that the trail, for the most part, was smooth and easy
to travel. It was lit well enough to be
seen, but not so much that it detracted from the scary setting that it was
establishing. Although we did encounter
some roots during certain sections of the event they were not really a problem
and were large enough to step on and keep moving without feeling as though you
were constantly in danger of falling.</div>
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One of
our favorite sets located at Zombie Farms was called Halloween Town. The reason that we loved it so much was not
for the scare factor, but rather for the intricate details which it housed
including its many trick-or-treaters. Although
several of their other sets are thoroughly detailed this one stands out above
them for us. </div>
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If you
have read even a few of our previous reviews you know that we have been to so
many haunts it has become very difficult to get either of us to even jump. I can happily report to you that we jumped
several times during our walk through the woods and fields which make up Zombie
Farms, which should be considered high praise for their actors.</div>
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We rate
Zombie Farms with a solid four severed heads out of a possible five. This is a haunted attraction which is worth
the drive, especially if you are a haunt fanatic and want to give their bonus
tour a try.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-66139185765838725372015-11-01T08:55:00.002-08:002015-11-01T08:55:30.753-08:00Madworld, Piedmont, SC 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Madworld
Haunted Attraction is located in Piedmont, South Carolina which is near
Greenville. The event is an outdoor
trail, although there are some indoor components. They also host an escape room event on site,
however we did not have the chance to participate in that attraction during our
visit. </div>
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From
the beginning we could tell that the event was going to be interesting. Parking was highly organized, but because we
were there before the official start time it was tricky to figure out where to enter
after we parked. We almost walked in the
exit until we spotted the ticket booth just inside and found which set of ropes
let that direction. After entering we
noticed that they had several things to keep you busy while you were
there. The gift shop, bonfire, and food
vendors provided things to do while you waited or after you were finished.</div>
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Please
remember that this is an outdoor trail and you should remember to wear proper
footwear to events such as this. The
ground is never my friend, so I try to wear the most comfortable and stable
shoes that I can while attending haunts.
In this particular situation I still managed to encounter roots and
limbs which made me wary of where I was placing my next steps. This makes me move slightly slower than most
people through events like this, so I take that into consideration.</div>
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When we
entered we did sign a waiver, which makes sense for anyone conducting an
outdoor trail. There is always that
potential that someone will fall and get hurt, and nobody in the haunt industry
wants to deal with those liabilities.
Insurance for haunts is expensive enough as it is, adding in some injury
cases would make it ridiculous.</div>
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While
we were in line we were grouped with another set of people near us by the
staff. I murmured to them to please not
do this since the woman in the group was already annoying to everyone near her,
but they did it anyway. This particular
woman had been bumping into me and leaning her cell phone on my shoulder while
in line, which you can imagine would both you.
As we proceeded through the first part of the haunt with her she bumped
us, grabbed us, cursed at her child and his friend, and disobeyed directions to
her from actors. When we reached a
certain point and she disobeyed we refused to continue with her. The actor, to his amazing credit, managed to
stay in character while contacting security to have her removed
immediately. We waited for this to be dealt
with ahead of us on the trail and even had management come to us to apologize
while we waited. It became obvious that
they were dealing with her and when we continued on she was nowhere to be
found. The remainder of the event went
smoothly, but we definitely appreciate the level of service which we received
once it became clear that she was ruining the night for everyone. Customer service is a huge factor and we are
happy to say that in the face of adversity the staff at Madworld have great
customer service.</div>
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The
attraction combined a variety of sets within buildings that felt somewhat less
than permanent, yet somehow fit into their surroundings well. One of our favorites of the night was an
encounter with a Freddy like character and a victim being sucked into a
bed. This particular scene was exceptionally
well done and the character portrayal was spot-on. </div>
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When we
left we did a short video in the parking lot and posted it to our Facebook Page
for Haunt Review and concluded that our rating for Madworld was a 3.25 severed
heads out of a possible five. We highly
encourage you to check them out. They
had high praise for other haunts that we discussed with them, and that level of
professionalism is always appreciated as well.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-90644922478543787432015-11-01T08:40:00.002-08:002015-11-01T08:40:58.584-08:00Nightmare Dungeon, Greenville, SC 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Nightmare
Dungeon is located in Greenville, South Carolina. Although this attraction does have some high
notes we would like to start by pointing out that we have had some very
negative encounters with people claiming to be associated with them online, and
this has actually made us think less of the haunt due to those supposed staff
and their negative ways. We wanted to
drop our rating of them because of this, but realized that we could not
factually verify the connection between the people running their Facebook Page
and the actual haunt itself, so we left the rating alone.</div>
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Nightmare
Dungeon has three attractions, one of which claims to have the "Real
Leatherface," even though that is not entirely factual. If they have paid for the intellectual
property rights to place this on their signs as a statement, then we accept it
and move on. The first two attractions
are attached and flow from one into the other without interruption (so isn't
that really one attraction?). The third
is the one that requires a ride on their truck to the nearby facility on the
property which is listed as connected to Leatherface. The third attraction is by far the shortest
of the three (but that's hard to tell when you aren't sure where the first one
stopped and the second one began).</div>
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The
outside actor who we witnessed took great pleasure in his job of scaring and
entertaining the line, and was probably the best actor we witnessed during our
visit. He had exceptional timing and
athleticism which is to be commended (though his knees may not agree as he gets
older if he continues to do some of the daredevil things which he was doing
while we were there).</div>
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The
interior of the attraction was well designed and had some unique elements that
we haven't seen around as much. The
potential for scares is definitely present, however on the night that we went
you couldn't hear anything over the music.
When we were given directions by actors or staff we couldn't hear them
even if they were nearby and yelled. At
one point I answered a request from a staff member to do something in a room
(which would then trigger a response we found out) and the person next to me
couldn't even hear what was said to me.
The assault on the eardrums was unfortunate because it detracted from
the experience in an extreme way.</div>
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We
can't judge if the actors were of quality because the sound problems prevented
us from hearing them or interacting with them.
This meant that we were unable to tell if they could stay in character
or not. </div>
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In this
situation the sets of the first two attractions were the best parts of the
event. Without factoring in the
encounters we had after leaving the event we rate them with 2.5 severed heads
out of a possible five. The sets are
their strongest parts, the sounds detracted from the event, and we wish that we
could have been able to judge the acting abilities of the scareactors inside.</div>
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** Side
Note** The person online who interacted with us has threatened to have us sued
because we asked where they got their number one ranking from. They stated on the Facebook Page for the
haunt that they were ranked number one for several years and we simply asked by
whom, which lead to them becoming angry and defensive. In our opinions that is a highly suspect
behavior and we want you to be aware of what our personal experience was with
that. It has not direct relationship to
anything that you might experience by attending the event, but it is something
that you should know as you give them your hard earned money. They were unable to verify their rating for
us. We did note that they posted a link
to a review at one point, however when we went to Google and searched for the
name of the review group we found a haunted attraction in Texas with that name
and the same logo, but no mention of reviews associated with it. Food for thought. Opinions are protected speech and everyone is
entitled to their own. We are certain
that they do not like us because of our opinion of them, however we are
entitled to our opinion and so are they. Not every review is a good one and nor
should they be if you are an honest reviewer.
They were nowhere near the worst attraction, or rating, for this year
from us.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-52169642422873048752015-11-01T08:18:00.001-08:002015-11-01T08:18:21.366-08:00Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse: Dead End, Grant Park, GA 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Atlanta
Zombie Apocalypse: Dead End was held in the Grant Park/Glenwood Park area of
Atlanta and was a benefit for the Maynard Jackson High School PTSA. This two night event was a bit of a rebirth
for the popular AZA, which held its final year in 2014. Shane Morton, and his amazing crew, built and
delivered this attraction in the remarkably short time frame of under a week.
There was more time than that put into the development of the concept, however
the location was not available until right before opening night and everything
had to be temporary so that it could be removed just as quickly.</div>
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In
spite of the limitations which a space that is essentially an access road or
alleyway presents this haunt is always capable of delivering an environment
filled with thrills. They prove once
again that the setting can be less than desirable and the actors can save
you. Their crew trained high school
students and brought in some of their own workers to scare guests, and
delivered the unique zombie experience which we have come to count on them
for. There were multiple encounters
during which we found it hard to believe some of the zombies were students from
the high school helping out. </div>
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We are
proud of the effort and what they achieved, yet still saddened to wish AZA a
farewell once again. It is always our
hope that they will return in a permanent location some day and bring back
their level of scare that never fails to entertain. Once you've seen people who obviously don't exercise
running from zombies in an attraction, you know that they are doing something
right.</div>
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We
rated this limited engagement with 3.25 severed heads out of a possible five
and hope that they were successful in raising a great deal of money for the
PTSA at Maynard Jackson High School.
Perhaps we will all get lucky and they will have been so successful that
we see a repeat next year. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-27678759330605720122015-11-01T07:46:00.002-08:002015-11-01T07:46:18.033-08:00Phobia Plantation, Jackson, GA 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Phobia
Plantation is located in Jackson, Georgia near one of the major truck
stops. It is not the easiest place to
locate when you get into the area. When
we did find it the building was nondescript and we would not have recognized it
as a haunt if we had not been looking for one.</div>
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When
you purchase your tickets at the window you will sign a waiver. Though they express to you some of the
reasons why you are signing it, they are not entirely forthcoming about
it. They state that animals are some of
the reasons, however that would not be our opinion on why you need a waiver
there. They do have a few snakes, and
those are not having a waiver level impact upon you. What we found that the waiver kept us from
being able to do anything about was the section where you crawl over a hard surface,
covered with food and gel filled gummy toys.
This particular segment made it impossible for us to move on to any
other events that night as the food and gelatinous materials were ground into
our clothes, especially the knees of our pants. After that particular section
we were so into fight mode instead of flight mode that we did not enjoy
anything else. Let us clarify what that
means. The goal of a haunted house is to
take advantage of your fight or flight response to stress and adrenaline. They want to make you fearful so that your
body initiates the flight response which makes you want to run or avoid your
fear, the counterpoint to that is that they really do not want your fight
response to come into play too much because it has results which can include
punching, kicking, fighting, and disconnection from the experience.</div>
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Another
of our pet peeves is the frequent inclusion and misuse of black plastic. We understand when individuals who do
backyard haunts use black plastic to create walls, but if you have a building
and are covering the walls with black plastic it makes no sense. It is possible to have black plastic used
well, however it is rare in our opinions.
This particular haunt had a lot of black plastic within a building and
we could not understand why.</div>
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Their
final element was meant to be a claustrophobia room, however we were so into
fight mode and therefore distrusting of them at that point that we refused to
enter it because of how sketchy it appeared. We found an opening in the hanging
walls and just walked out at that point.</div>
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Due to
our ruined clothing and the sketchy nature of portions of the event, combined
with the cost of the attraction in relation to what we experienced, we rated
Phobia Plantation with 1 severed head out of a possible five. We did not feel that the attraction was a
good use of our time or money for the experience that we had. We're sure that there are people out there
who probably had good experiences with this location and we would love to hear
all sides of the story. If you have a
haunt experience anywhere that you would like to share please contact us either
through the comments section of a post or through the messaging feature on our
Facebook Page for Haunt Review.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-20997569439555289672015-11-01T06:17:00.001-08:002015-11-01T06:17:12.684-08:00Sinister Suites, Griffin, GA 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
Sinister
Suites is located in Griffin, Georgia in a very old building. We have frequently heard people asking others
if the story behind it is true, and then hearing that it is not. We have nothing to base our verification on
other than the memories of locals who are over eighty years old, and those
memories at that age can either be accurate or not, so take it with a grain of
salt. </div>
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We were
pleased to notice that they had opened up one of the larger downstairs spaces
as a que line area. The detail work
from the original life of the building
is still there in many ways, and that it something to occupy your mind while
you wait. We are also glad to see that
more things which we thought were dangers in the past have been addressed. The floors feel a bit more stable and the
stairs have been repaired or replaced.</div>
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The
greatest strength which Sinister Suites has going for them is their sets. The scenes, taking advantage of the original
life of the location in most cases, are interesting to look at. They appear to be well designed. The greatest weakness of Sinister Suites is
that everyone in the group we went through with (there were six of us, three
couples who did not know one another) said the same thing about their actors:
why don't they do more than scream?
After one or two screams even the people with us, who we found out don't
go to a lot of haunts and had no idea that we write reviews, were expecting the
screams and no longer concerned with them in any way. The screaming loses its impact after it
becomes predictable. We took a moment
after the haunt to ask a staff member who appeared to be in charge in some
capacity about why their actors only seemed to know how to do three things:
scream, yell come in, and yell get out. The response was, "That's how we
do it here." Well, that shows a
lack of concern about it, even when a customer concern is brought to them about
it. This could be based on them
recognizing us if they did, but we don't know if they did and would hope that
this wouldn't be the answer if they did know we review.</div>
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We have
seen a lot of online posts that people say they are great, but we haven't
specifically talked to people about why they liked them. One thing that we can comment on from our
experiences over multiple years attending without reviewing them is that we
have never seen anyone leave who was running, screaming, or laughing as they
exited. To us that says something, but
feel free to draw your own conclusions.</div>
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Please
note that you should be physically fit to attend Sinister Suites. There are many flights up stairs that you
must climb, going up and coming back down.
If you have anything which inhibits you from climbing stairs do not go
as there is no other choice for you there.</div>
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We
rated Sinister Suites with 2.5 severed heads out of a possible five. We feel that the sets are a plus, but the
inability of the actors to be versatile when a situation is thrown at them
detracts from the experience. We also
felt that having two staff members behind our group using radios and saying
into them "clear (and the name of the room we were entering or
leaving)" at full volume definitely was a distraction for us and
others. Please let us know what you did
or did not enjoy if you have been to Sinister Suites in the past so that we can
share a variety of views on this attraction.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-86465094000535728512015-10-31T11:42:00.001-07:002015-10-31T11:42:58.810-07:00Folklore Haunted House, Acworth, GA 2015
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Folklore
Haunted House is located in Acworth, Georgia and is an easy ride from most places
in the metro Atlanta area.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Though it is
a bit off the beaten path with the new location the move has been highly
worthwhile for them.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This facility is
expected to be able to expand to house a third haunt on site within the next
two years and is still providing enough space to grow their existing
haunts.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They have been around for a
while now, but have had to move more than once due to temporary building rentals
that did not work out.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We would love to
know for sure that this new location was a purchase and will be their permanent
haunting home (although we could do without the mud that can occur in the parking
area from rain).</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of
the greatest things about Folklore is their sets.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The scenes are detailed and often extravagant
in nature.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Though there are some places
where the walls are bare it only serves to add to the contrast which ebbs and
flows throughout the haunt.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We also know
that they will fully dress every space within the haunt given the money and
time within a location.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The old factory
which they are set in is historically beautiful and made us want to spend tire
staring at tiny details from the original structure, which only serves to
enhance the haunt itself.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There
are two haunts involved and they share one exit. We thought that this sounded a
bit strange until we went through and realized that they have it worked out
really well and it does not detract from the experience.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The main haunt is in the front of the
structure with the secondary haunt entrance being around on the side of the building.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The talk of a third haunt includes a
downstairs space which they have already begun to brainstorm ideas for.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
greatest challenge for Folklore is having enough staff and characters to fill
the space which they have.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They have
worked on this in some very creative ways, which we won’t spoil for you
here.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Needless to say, even when you don’t
think that there is someone around in a room you can easily be surprised to
find that there is someone right there by you that you knew nothing about.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We love
visiting Folklore and find it to be another reliable favorite over the
years.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are ready to perform on
opening night with a show that will mesmerize most audiences.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We rate them with 4 severed heads out of 5
and feel that it could only rise from there with the acquisition of a permanent
location allowing them to work on the attraction throughout the year.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-43058230765866224472015-10-31T11:24:00.003-07:002015-10-31T11:24:28.243-07:00The Haunted Theatre on Hill Street, Griffin, GA 2015
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
Haunted Theatre on Hill Street is located in the small town of Griffin,
Georgia.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This event is limited to
approximately six nights each haunt season and is held to benefit the Griffin
Ballet Theatre.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The group responsible
for this haunt is a tightknit group of people who are passionate about the arts
an about haunting.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They love what they
do and are all volunteers, even the management.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each year they choose two of their nights to break from whatever theme
that they have chosen to present and do special events.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One night will have a unique theme
change.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the past that particular
night has been zombie night, vampire night, and carnival night.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each of those takes its own special twist
upon whatever they are already presenting.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Their other special event night is a tradition for them and still
manages to use their yearly theme.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They
present one night in which all of the lights within the haunt are turned
out.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On this particular night you
traverse the basement haunt in complete darkness…well, maybe not complete, they
might give you a glow stick or the world’s worst flashlight if they have any
available.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year we have learned of
an upcharge choice that you could also make.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The regular admission is $7, but if you want to pay $10 you can go in
alone and leave your friends behind to fend for themselves.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
location of the haunt is a wonder in and of itself.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The event is held in the basement of Studio D
Dance on Hill Street in downtown Griffin.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The aged location adds a lot of character to the event itself, but them
you add to it the ideas which are created within the space and it can become
quite spooky.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The space is normally used
as costume and prop storage for the ballet, however for a short time each year
the haunt team is permitted to move things around and get creative.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They have constructed walls and sets to make
the environment as different from its normal life as possible, though it is not
entirely able to hide what lies beyond.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In some cases, what you may see past their sets might be creepier than
what you would expect to find there, and this could be a good thing.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many
years they have guests who pay for their tickets and still can’t quite seem to
make it to the actual haunt.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This could
be owed to the long and narrow hallway which you must walk down before opening
the basement door to the stairs.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When
you see the stairs you can understand why others may have backed out and forfeited
the cost of their admission.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The walls
are pealing and crumbling, the ceiling is sloping down, and the stairs make an
abrupt left turn which prevents you from knowing anything at all about what you
are going to walk into.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The unknown is often a huge fear for guests,
and this alone can be enough to stop them in their tracks.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you go, don’t be surprised to find people
exiting through the entrance who can’t bring themselves to make that one turn.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
actual haunt is very short, but for $7 and for charity you really can’t expect
more.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Their space is limited and provided
to them freely, so again, beggars can’t be choosers.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are usually anywhere from six to ten
rooms or unique spaces within the event, and they encompass a variety of scenes
are scares.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This
year their theme was Bayou in the Basement.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With this concept they attempted to bring the swamp and its inhabitants
to Griffin for a visit.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In doing so you
may encounter fiercely protective Cajun families, swamp monsters, voodoo
priestesses, mausoleum maniacs, and redneck friends.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The characters are often well planned and
thought out.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The gentlemen who greeted
us when we entered what appeared to be his bayou home did so with a rifle and a
little attitude.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He maintained his
character and was so good at his acting that we might easily have been
convinced that he would use that gun on us if we had been the general
public.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At some points we questioned
whether the gun was there to scare us out or to protect him from what else lay
beyond his home.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Within
the swamp there are trees, creatures, and people who will interact with
you.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The floor beneath your feet even
changes as you enter and exit the swamp, so be aware that things are not always
as they appear.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You will need to able to
handle at least two sets of stairs and a long alley which may hold your doom if
you choose to enter this haunt, so be forewarned about what physical
expectations are made upon you when you enter.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nothing is dangerous about it, but it certainly helps to know that
stairs are involved and there is no way to avoid them.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you
meet the country man’s daughters please feel free to get to know them if you
dare.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are highly interactive and
will try to keep you around if they can persuade you to stay.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They may have a little something they want to
sell you, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of a crappy
situation (and they are sure trying to).</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There
are a lot of great things which can be said about this haunt and we encourage
everyone to visit (we saw that Leonard Pickel recently visited!). </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every cent that they raise through this event
is for a good cause and their actors are well aware of the need to scare or
entertain so that you get your money’s worth out of the experience.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We rate The Haunted Theatre on Hill Street
3.25 severed heads out of a possible five and wish them much luck in their
fundraising this year and in the future.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-55189440608443761722015-10-31T11:24:00.001-07:002015-10-31T11:24:19.946-07:00The Haunted Theatre on Hill Street, Griffin, GA 2015
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
Haunted Theatre on Hill Street is located in the small town of Griffin,
Georgia.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This event is limited to
approximately six nights each haunt season and is held to benefit the Griffin
Ballet Theatre.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The group responsible
for this haunt is a tightknit group of people who are passionate about the arts
an about haunting.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They love what they
do and are all volunteers, even the management.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each year they choose two of their nights to break from whatever theme
that they have chosen to present and do special events.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One night will have a unique theme
change.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the past that particular
night has been zombie night, vampire night, and carnival night.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each of those takes its own special twist
upon whatever they are already presenting.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Their other special event night is a tradition for them and still
manages to use their yearly theme.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They
present one night in which all of the lights within the haunt are turned
out.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On this particular night you
traverse the basement haunt in complete darkness…well, maybe not complete, they
might give you a glow stick or the world’s worst flashlight if they have any
available.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year we have learned of
an upcharge choice that you could also make.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The regular admission is $7, but if you want to pay $10 you can go in
alone and leave your friends behind to fend for themselves.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
location of the haunt is a wonder in and of itself.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The event is held in the basement of Studio D
Dance on Hill Street in downtown Griffin.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The aged location adds a lot of character to the event itself, but them
you add to it the ideas which are created within the space and it can become
quite spooky.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The space is normally used
as costume and prop storage for the ballet, however for a short time each year
the haunt team is permitted to move things around and get creative.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They have constructed walls and sets to make
the environment as different from its normal life as possible, though it is not
entirely able to hide what lies beyond.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In some cases, what you may see past their sets might be creepier than
what you would expect to find there, and this could be a good thing.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many
years they have guests who pay for their tickets and still can’t quite seem to
make it to the actual haunt.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This could
be owed to the long and narrow hallway which you must walk down before opening
the basement door to the stairs.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When
you see the stairs you can understand why others may have backed out and forfeited
the cost of their admission.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The walls
are pealing and crumbling, the ceiling is sloping down, and the stairs make an
abrupt left turn which prevents you from knowing anything at all about what you
are going to walk into.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The unknown is often a huge fear for guests,
and this alone can be enough to stop them in their tracks.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you go, don’t be surprised to find people
exiting through the entrance who can’t bring themselves to make that one turn.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
actual haunt is very short, but for $7 and for charity you really can’t expect
more.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Their space is limited and provided
to them freely, so again, beggars can’t be choosers.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are usually anywhere from six to ten
rooms or unique spaces within the event, and they encompass a variety of scenes
are scares.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This
year their theme was Bayou in the Basement.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With this concept they attempted to bring the swamp and its inhabitants
to Griffin for a visit.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In doing so you
may encounter fiercely protective Cajun families, swamp monsters, voodoo
priestesses, mausoleum maniacs, and redneck friends.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The characters are often well planned and
thought out.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The gentlemen who greeted
us when we entered what appeared to be his bayou home did so with a rifle and a
little attitude.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He maintained his
character and was so good at his acting that we might easily have been
convinced that he would use that gun on us if we had been the general
public.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At some points we questioned
whether the gun was there to scare us out or to protect him from what else lay
beyond his home.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Within
the swamp there are trees, creatures, and people who will interact with
you.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The floor beneath your feet even
changes as you enter and exit the swamp, so be aware that things are not always
as they appear.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You will need to able to
handle at least two sets of stairs and a long alley which may hold your doom if
you choose to enter this haunt, so be forewarned about what physical
expectations are made upon you when you enter.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nothing is dangerous about it, but it certainly helps to know that
stairs are involved and there is no way to avoid them.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you
meet the country man’s daughters please feel free to get to know them if you
dare.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are highly interactive and
will try to keep you around if they can persuade you to stay.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They may have a little something they want to
sell you, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of a crappy
situation (and they are sure trying to).</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There
are a lot of great things which can be said about this haunt and we encourage
everyone to visit (we saw that Leonard Pickel recently visited!). </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every cent that they raise through this event
is for a good cause and their actors are well aware of the need to scare or
entertain so that you get your money’s worth out of the experience.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We rate The Haunted Theatre on Hill Street
3.25 severed heads out of a possible five and wish them much luck in their
fundraising this year and in the future.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-31477352758687497102015-10-31T10:57:00.001-07:002015-10-31T10:57:24.892-07:00Plantation Blood, Augusta, GA 2015
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plantation
Blood in Augusta, Georgia is an old favorite.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Going there for us is like coming home.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The staff provides amazing customer service and truly listens to what
their guests want.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One case which
clearly points this out is that they planned to remove an entire zombie section
and their fans complained that they loved the zombies, so they found a way to
keep that well-loved element with a twist.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Haunters such as this have a passion for what they are doing and long to
see satisfied customers either running or smiling as they exit the fence after
a night of mischief.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plantation
Blood has a long history rooted in the Augusta area, and when we visited some
haunts in North Carolina which disappointed us we needed something that was reliable
and enjoyable to end our weekend.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was
a long drive down from Charlotte, North Carolina, but it was worth every mile
of it.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This
particular haunted attraction is set up as a multi-layered event.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After purchasing your tickets, you will pass
through a space which can either be benign or be used to scare.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once you are beyond the fence you will see
roaming characters, reasonably priced food, souvenirs, and other activities
which you can choose to partake in.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One
of the souvenirs this year is related to your own personal experience going through
the haunt house.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As you pass through
there are hidden cameras throughout and they are set to capture the
scares.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These images are then able to be
purchased in print or digitally.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What we
found to be the best deal was a combo pack with one print of your choice and
the remainder of your images emailed to you in a link for only $10.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When was the last time that you saw a
souvenir of that quality for only $10?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For your
haunted house experience, you may choose to stand in the general line or go for
fast pass service.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On a busy night (they
can have lengthy waits) you may find it more beneficial to get the fast pass,
but if you don’t mind hanging out in line and chatting up others it can be fun
to wait your turn like everyone else. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
haunted house itself is a twisting and turning maze of motion and sound.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frequently you will find that things are not
always as they seem.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The walls around
you, and even the floors beneath you, will leave you questioning your decision
to traverse their course.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Objects which
should not interact with you suddenly come to life with either motion or sound,
and sometimes with both.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The environment
which you have chosen to drop yourself into contains realms from houses, caves,
cabin, creatures, and hordes of zombies.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everything around you has been planned and implemented in order to bring
the best possible experience to you.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
technology which they are running on has been created by one of their team
members and is just beginning to make it out into the market for other haunts across
the country.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are able to program in
a variety of sensory experiences based upon your interactions with the
environment and their equipment.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This
elevates the haunt experience to the next level.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sights,
sounds, and smells engulf your senses and add to the realism of the world you
are trekking through.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This haunt is not
for wimps and small children, though you may take them with you for your own
entertainment value.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We rate Plantation
Blood with 4.5 severed heads of out 5 and can’t wait to return there with
victims, um, friends, in the future.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-5721824959015498632015-10-31T08:26:00.001-07:002015-10-31T08:26:20.155-07:00Fear the Woods, Stockbridge, GA 2015
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fear the
Woods is located in Stockbridge, Georgia at a combined pumpkin patch and
Christmas tree farm.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fear the Woods is a
multi-event attraction including a haunted house, a haunted trail, and zombie
paintball.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Located at the same facility
you also can find a reptile exhibit, possible live music, and a variety of
other smaller activities for those in your party to enjoy.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For a $30 combo ticket you can enjoy it all!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After we
had our tickets well in hand we roamed through the reptile exhibit while we
waited for everything to get started.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The animals here are real and on loan from Randar’s Reptiles, a shop not
too terribly far away.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are
beautiful and some are even entertaining.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is a great way to spend a few minutes between events or while waiting
for the night to begin.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once the
lines began to form for the main attractions we chose to go through the haunted
house first.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This particular event has
been known to be either really good or really a letdown, depending on the
year.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year it was well considered
and structured with actors who were better than we have seen there in the
past.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some of the highlights for this
attraction include walls which change, scares from down low and up high, and
sets which are beautifully designed.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After
exiting the haunted house we joined the wagon for the zombie paintball
experience.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This particular event has a
lot of potential, but it is not fully developed in our opinion.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They have one section which is limited due to
nearby neighbors, as well as the actors are also a bit sparser through some
sections of the shoot.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is fun to
shoot the paintball guns and experience interactions, and we can clearly see
where they have room to evolve this attraction into something more over time.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we
were dropped back off by the hayride style wagon we hopped onto the bus. Yes,
we said bus.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This party bus style treat
involves current popular music, laser lights, and surprises as it takes you
from the front of the facility around to the trailhead at the rear of the
lot.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We loved this so much that we were
talking with one of the staff members about how we could see people wanting to
rent this bus as a party bus for events.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We would!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you
eventually are kicked out of your ride you are at the starting point for the
trail portion of the haunt.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This trail
includes enough light to feel reasonably safe for walking and reasonably
intimidating due to darkness.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The path
twists and turns through outdoor as well as indoor scenes as your progress
along.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The indoor scenes here are some
of our favorites at this location.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are
well layered and clearly have had serious thought put into their conception and
design.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We would love to see scenes like
those spread like a virus throughout the remainder of the event.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The only
downsides which we found to this event were that the big props were not
necessarily used to their fullest potential, the 3-D glasses were not in the
best shape for actually experiencing the 3-D effects in that section, and the
paintball needed some more staff members willing to be zombie victims.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With that taken into consideration, we looked
at our overall experience and found that we rate them at 3.5 severed heads out
of a possible five.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We love going there
and the staff makes the trip enjoyable with their exceptional customer
service.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Check them out and let us know
what you think.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-50906414500461703912015-10-31T08:01:00.001-07:002015-10-31T08:26:42.174-07:00Gates of Misery, Rome, GA 2015<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gates of
Misery haunted house is located in Rome, Georgia across from what seems to be
the central office for the school district.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We found this highly entertaining and our initial impression was rooted
in the idea that it couldn’t be too terrifying if it is across from a school system
building.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This environmentally induced piece
of input from our surroundings was misleading, and we are very glad that it
was.</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
facility is located in what appears to have been a factory or warehouse in its
former incarnation, however it currently is housing some meticulously crafted
and layered sets filled with menacing creatures ready to involve you in their
stories throughout the night.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The scares
begin before you have even entered the attraction, which is always a plus.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You may meet some rather disturbing
characters on your way in the gates, but do not be alarmed, they are the least
of your worries.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
management of Gates of Misery has figured out some things which we see as
highly intelligent decisions and it shows from beginning to end.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a self-guided tour with a high
quantity of high quality actors throughout.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are ready for you and anything that you can throw at them (we do so
love trying to get an actor to break character, you have been warned).</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The staff were talented, skilled, and had a
variety of weapons within both their physical and verbal arsenals.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
scenes were visually appealing as well as multi-layered.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There was input for your eyes, but also for
your ears and nose.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The sprawling
multi-leveled haunt includes a dining room with a table set for entertaining
the most vicious of cannibalistic villains, a bathroom which would make both
Norman Bates and Mr. Clean cringe, and a true maze with multiple potential
paths to take.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The haunt is stimulating
to your senses and keeps your mind active as you follow the path which has been
laid out for you.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We
thoroughly enjoyed our visit and when we weren’t jumping we were laughing (if
you can’t scare the patron then you had darn well better entertain them so that
they get their money’s worth!).</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gates of
Misery was worth the drive to the northeast corner of Georgia for us and made
up for other not so great experiences which we had that same evening.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our opinions of Gates of Misery were slightly
split, so we took an average.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We rate
them at an unusual 4.6 severed heads out of a possible five.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is extremely high for us, which should
definitely be noted.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a haunt which
is not to be missed!</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-259507534473194782015-10-31T07:45:00.002-07:002015-10-31T08:27:01.157-07:00Bloodwood Trail, Rome, GA 2015<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bloodwood
Trail is located in Rome, Georgia amongst a unique combination of close
together neighborhood homes and dense forest landscapes.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The cost for attending is a $13 admission
with the option to add on a $5 fast pass.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For a total of only $18 you can jump to the front of the line to begin
your experience.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One
thing which must be stated up front with this attraction is that there is a
real danger involved that patrons should be aware of.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This attraction is an outdoor trail, but that
alone is not where the danger is found.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The trail was exceptionally dark in many places along that route and the
path is not quite as well maintained as we feel that it should be for you to
safely traverse the space over limb, roots, and dips at night.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Though it can be done safely, we feel that
you should be warned to be careful.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being a scaredy cat who runs would not be wise in any way at this
particular event.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While we
did witness people who seemed to enjoy the attraction we cannot count ourselves
among them.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We encountered many
scareacters who came out of character far too easily, strike one.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just because you are in the woods does not
mean that you can neglect the need to provide more detailed and interesting set
designs, strike two.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There was a tunnel
which was hard and covered with carpet that you had to crawl through which was
tilted downhill and muddy, strike three.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We could go on, but we just didn’t enjoy this one as much as we had
hoped.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We could see the potential, and
the line and parking indicated to us that some people definitely like it.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we
considered the price of the attraction it seemed that if you lived local and
were not someone who goes to a lot of haunted houses regularly it would
probably be a pretty good deal and a reasonably enjoyable experience for
you.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We drove for about two hours and
did not find our experience to be either scary or entertaining, so for us it
wasn’t worth the cost.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everyone has
their own experiences and I am sure that some of you would love this haunt, so
please let us know if you visit it and enjoy it.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We would love to hear what it was about it,
specifically, that you liked so that we can guide the right patrons to the
right haunts.</span></div>
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upon our own experience, and that’s really all that we can determine our
ratings by, we gave Bloodwood Trail one severed head out of a possible
five.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please contact us with you
experiences at this or any other haunted attraction so that we can share your
thoughts.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You can find us on our
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through the Facebook Page for the fastest response.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We look forward to hearing about and sharing
your haunted house experiences.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-51040032457835795912015-10-31T07:32:00.000-07:002015-10-31T08:27:11.155-07:00Talmadge Brothers' Funeral Home and Casket Company, Jasper, GA 2015<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Talmadge
Brothers’ Funeral Home and Casket Company is located in Jasper, Georgia not far
from the Woodbridge Inn.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you arrive
at the scene of the accident you will find that a hearse has had an unfortunate
run-in with a power pole and the situation is rather unstable.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Flames erupt from the transformer and alight
the night sky.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carefully skirt the edge
of the incident and you will find the entrance to the attraction.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The set
pieces upon entry into the facility are a bit of a mixed bag.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is a highly detailed and extremely
beautiful cabin front porch in the same area as the ropes which function to
guide the que line.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The ticket booth is
highly generic in the adjacent space with a table set up for merchandise sales
next to it.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The plain and simple has
interspersed areas of detail and creativity.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once you
have your passes and you have traversed the que line you will believe that you
have begun your haunt experience, however you may soon find that the journey
through has not actually begun yet.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Surprisingly the initial sets that are located before the formal
entrance are so intricate and well designed that you become immediately immersed
in the world being created for you.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
floors bulge and sag beneath your feet in a manner which throws off your
balance before you are able to even begin your experience in earnest.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We fully admit that we fell in love with those
floors and it got our hopes up for what was to come.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once you
finally enter the active portion of the haunt you will experience a wide
variety of situations.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There will be
moments which are subtle while others are in your face.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There will be extreme contrasts between dark
and light areas, which impact your ability to see well and help them to keep
you further off balance throughout the attraction.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The elements will conspire together to immerse
you in a world where the dead come to life and so do things which should never
be alive in the first place.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of
the most memorable moments for us was the elevator ride that felt as though it
genuinely wanted to drop us into the pits of hell.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was exhilarating and highly enjoyable
which having the potential to absolutely terrify the typical haunt patron.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We
highly recommend a trip up to Jasper to visit the Jasper Brothers’ Funeral Home
and Casket Company.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We sincerely hope
that you do not need to make your own final arrangements while you are there,
however they are prepared with a special resting place for you if you find that
you need it.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We strongly rate this
attraction with 3.75 severed heads out of a possible 5 and hope that many more
people can make the trek to their facility…and survive to tell the tale.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As
always, we love to hear about your experiences with this or any other haunted
attraction.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We happily post any reviews which
are submitted to us and look forward to hearing from you.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy haunting!</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-70096083002132456012015-10-12T15:41:00.001-07:002015-10-12T15:41:26.519-07:00Containment Haunted House, 2015 Containment Haunted House is located in Hiram, Georgia. This haunt has been given new life after its stint at Atlantic Station. The modular haunt consists of a total of 33 shipping containers between the sign, office, storage, make-up, costuming, and haunt areas. There have been a few modifications since it has been purchased, however they are not drastic...yet. <br />
The containers are currently located on land adjacent to the railroad tracks in old downtown Hiram. The parking that is available is in downtown, and you walk across the tracks and down a gravel path to reach the ticket office. When we did this, twice, it was raining. We can honestly say that rain is not a friend for Containment. The hill leading from the ticket office down to the haunt itself can become quite slippery when rain has been falling, so please be prepared for the mud if you go during or after rain (which there has been too much of this haunt season).<br />
Containment has several interesting characters located throughout which are fully prepared to interact with anything that you can throw at them. If you get to meet Uncle Remus take a moment to enjoy it! These characters have been well considered and are developed enough, in almost every instance, to stand up to what would normally throw the average scareactor out of character. The training which has been provided to this staff is evident and helps you to fully enjoy your experience.<br />
The sets range from minimal to fully themed, but each one has a great deal of potential. The scenes range from a bathroom with enough details to fully immerse anyone to passageways between containers which can take you out of the moment due to the need for layered theming in those areas. The items which have been added to the attraction by the current owners are well planned out and show that with time and funds they are going to continue to improve this haunt. We can't wait to see what they do with it! It's already hard to imagine that they only acquired it in August of this year and were ready enough to open for the current haunt season.<br />
We ranked Containment at 3.75 severed heads. We try to stick with halves or wholes most of the time, but some haunts fit between levels and we also try to be accurate. The customer service is impeccable, the actors skilled, and the sets well on their way to being excellent. This haunt has a great future ahead of them if you only go to check them out. No haunt can be successful (now or in the future) without the customers who make it all possible. Go, Take a friend. We took ten on the second night that we went!<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-55778240232433301782015-10-12T15:16:00.000-07:002015-10-12T15:16:07.882-07:00Paranoia Haunted House, 2015 Paranoia Haunted House is located in Canton, Georgia. In the past we have enjoyed going to Paranoia. In recent years it has only been one of us, and usually a friend. We would arrive, talk to the lady who worked the ticket booth and get to talk to the owners for a bit about what was going on that year. This year it was completely different. On a Saturday night eight of us went to Paranoia in the rain. I say that not as an excuse, but rather as a simple statement of fact. <br />
This year we experienced a late start, long wait, short staffed event, with limited scares and minimal details within the sets. It pains us to say this since we have historically been a fan of this haunt. <br />
I can give you one simple story that proves they have far more room for growth this year than they have in the past. When we entered the elevator a staff member was going through with us. Since there was no introduction or statement by a working staff member while we entered I decided to make up my own. I went into full character voice and my monologue matched the situation. It was highly generic, but effective. The staff member riding with us looked over at me and said, "Do you want a job?" Really? That's saying something that you need a stranger to help make you better so badly that you would offer up a job on the spot. I bet you think that she was joking, but it was clear that she wasn't in that moment.<br />
When we finished the first haunt we had experienced one of two decent scenes and a handful of skilled actors, but nothing impressive. We went back to the front of the building to join the line for the second haunt. We stood in that line, not moving, for over half an hour! We saw the door to the haunt open twice, but we never saw the line move. Staff members told us that people were going through, but we highly doubt it if our eyes were telling us the truth.<br />
After such a long wait we finally had to give up and leave without even going through the second haunt that we had paid to attend. This was a first for us! We never walk away from a haunt, especially after we paid for it. <br />
This year we have to drop the rating for Paranoia to only one and a half severed heads. We hope that when we do decide to return, probably in a few years, that they will have resumed their previous high standards. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-50194961480537176612015-10-04T15:34:00.000-07:002015-10-04T15:34:18.509-07:00Upcoming Reviews We still have reviews to share for Folklore, Paranoia, and Containment haunted houses here in Georgia. Those will be coming within the week. To hold you over until then we will go ahead and share with you that our video post for Containment is up on the fan page (Facebook) and we will even share with you our severed head ratings for the current season so far:<br />
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Netherworld - 5<br />
Nightmare's Gate - 4.5<br />
Folklore - 4<br />
Containment - 3.75<br />
Camp Blood - 3.5<br />
Paranoia - 1.5<br />
House on Horror Hill - 1<br />
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We will keep working to get the reviews posted before our out of state haunting trip next weekend. Where could we be going? We can't tell you, or they would see us coming! Happy haunting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-50151165735546466932015-10-04T15:28:00.000-07:002015-10-04T15:30:45.924-07:00House on Horror Hill, Alpharetta, Georgia, 2015<a href="http://www.gahouseonhorrorhill.com/" target="_blank">http://www.gahouseonhorrorhill.com/</a><br />
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It was a damp and dreary Friday night when we visited House on Horror Hill. Lucky for us we had gotten a discount through a Groupon, so we were saving some money. When we arrived at our last haunt of the night there was nobody in line. We were delighted to not have to stand in the rain waiting, so we entered eager to see what had changed in the seven years since our last visit (hey, we stay busy this time of year!). Now our tale takes a truly frightful turn.<br />
Waiting for the rules we encountered actors still slipping through the room in order to reach their scenes deeper within the haunt. Perhaps they were just not ready because of the rain, so we can let that slide. It seemed to be a slow night, so we'll keep an open mind for that, but once you enter the first room all bets are off for unprofessional behaviors such as this.<br />
It saddens us to say that things were still set up in the same manner as it was seven years ago when we left shaking our heads and wondering what we had paid for. The rooms are set as theatrical haunts, which are not particularly common in our area. Theatrical haunts have the patrons enter a room and stop to view a scene, and at some point a scare should occur before the guests are moved on to the next scene. <br />
The sets are well thought out and generally they are very detailed on the portion of the room which they take up. Why don't the fill the whole room? That is because they have a wooden rail separating you from the scene. You are safe behind your little barrier and can't enter or interact with the sets. <br />
The actors know their parts and are intensely interactive with one another. They may even become extremely physical with one another at times. When they have completed their skit the lights go out. This is where strobes and rock music come on and the actors appear to be coming after you across the rail. Sometimes they breach that space, however we aren't particularly scared by that and enjoy trying to see if we can get actors to break character...so we tried something. In one of the rooms, when the lights went out, one of us took two steps forwards so that when the strobes started we were closer than the actor was expecting. This completely threw the actor for a loop! She was so taken out of character that she simply said, "Have a good night," and walked away.<br />
As we left that space we could hear the man from that room talking to her and saying, "You really hit me." I guess that don't mind how much that takes the paying guests out of the experience, but we mind. The talking continued in different rooms and through different walls, to the point of distraction. At one point the actors in a room we were about to enter actually told the guide no because they weren't ready. I shook my head and said, "Please tell me this is opening night." Her reply was, "No, we opened last night." My dear, that just makes this worse.<br />
In conclusion, we gave them seven years to get creative and see if they could improve and they did nothing to make it better. If anything, it may actually have been worse this time around. We can give them credit for the creative scenes and the sets, but there are far more negatives counteracting that to make it worth the money. We are giving them one severed head and the knowledge that we won't be back for a while again in the hopes that maybe, just maybe, they actually try to improve. Being the longest running haunt in the state doesn't mean that you are anywhere near the best, so please consider every opinion out there when you are deciding to visit or not. <br />
We encourage people who have had different opinions than ours to contact us through our fan page on Facebook and give us their own reviews. We share guest reviews that are both the same as our own and different. Our goal is to have a unified haunting community that is striving for excellence at the level they are currently on. Someone with a backyard haunt can't compete with a corporate entity, but they can do the best with what they have and still be considered a success in our book. Happy haunting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-68574272169208153662015-10-04T15:11:00.000-07:002015-10-04T15:11:27.611-07:00Netherworld, 2015 Do we really need to say once more how much fun we have at Netherworld in Norcross, Georgia? I guess we do! It is a new season with some new incarnations at Netherworld. The Rotting and Vault 13 are prepared to accept new victims. Each haunt is just as thoroughly detailed as always, and the characters are ready for you from every possible angle. <br />
This year we have seen a ridiculous amount of rain in Georgia for the start of haunt season, so we had a rainy night for our visit as well. Since the weather was being dreary and uncooperative we didn't have our usual fun-filled encounters with the scareactors outside of the haunt. When we prepared to leave we did notice more characters roaming the lot, but we didn't get to enjoy them as we often do while we are distracted from the lines.<br />
The lines this year produced what seems to be a new development. In the past the lines were not able to be formed until after the businesses in the attached building closed at 6 PM. We noticed that the lines were prepared before that and all of those businesses are empty at this time. Of course, we feel certain that this means huge things for the future and continued growth of Netherworld Haunted House. The lines were even allowed inside of the building and took advantage of the hallway space to serpentine the masses up and down the ramp inside the building (which is far better than standing in the rain).<br />
Another new addition is the foam at the end of the smaller downstairs haunt. Last year this space was a foggy whiteout room, which it still is in many ways. Now you have a choice when you enter of going through only fog or going through the Toxic Foam. We went for it! You only live once, right? Our thoughts on this are varied. First of all, it was fun and a novel experience. Secondly, however, you come out soaking wet as though you stood in the rain. If you choose to do the Toxic Foam please be aware of what this will mean for you when you exit. You likely will not want to be going anywhere else afterwards (unless it is home) and you will be getting into your car in a completely drenched cat, jumped into the ocean, more water than an ice bucket challenge, level of soaked...be prepared for that.<br />
As you are already aware, if you have read past reviews of Netherworld from us, we are huge fans. It is a delight to visit and become encapsulated in the world which Ben and Billy have imagined for us. The details are so well layered and considered that you can easily forget where you are and that you chose to enter into this journey of your own free will. When you encounter monsters they will be fully interactive (yes, you may get touched...we love that), so just remember your own monster manners and that this is all in fun. <br />
Netherworld consistently receives our highest five severed heads rating and we encourage anyone who wants to take a trip into a fantastical world for a bit to make the trip to Norcross and meet with your own nightmares. Happy haunting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-76304010975197348742015-10-04T14:58:00.003-07:002015-10-04T14:58:59.108-07:00Fan Page on FacebookHey everyone!<br />
Since Facebook is wanting us to verify the identity of "Haunt Review" using things that we can't do it with we are having to switch over to a fan page. What this means to us is that we had to set it up and invite everyone. What is means to you is that you simply go there, click like, and interact so that you continue to see posts. We have already noticed that our video posts get more interactions, so we are going to try to do those as much as possible. Our written posts will still keep coming from here, but there is more immediate interactions and feedback going on with the fan page on Facebook. See you there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978055412297722516.post-90796475363662183582015-09-20T15:50:00.000-07:002015-09-20T15:50:06.160-07:00Camp Blood, Carrolton, GA 2015 Camp Blood in Carrolton, Georgia is one of usual season opening attractions. That was the case again this year. We wrapped up a busy night with a visit to the woods and stayed to visit until well after closing (resulting in our own arrival home at almost 4 AM!!). We may be tired today, but it was worth the late hour to have this experience once again.<br />
Walking from the parking area to the ticket booth should be ranked as an attraction in and of itself. Alone on a country road in rural Georgia, surrounded by trees. The night pierced by the sounds of distant screams and chainsaws mingled with crickets. As you approach you should take a moment to look up at the night sky where you can see a multitude of stars that we don't usually see in more urban areas.<br />
Our greatest tip to anyone going to Camp Blood is to remember that you will be spending an abundance of time outside, including time on the trails. With that in mind you should consider: the shoes you choose, the temperature of the evening, and your ability to see in low light settings. If you think about those things before deciding to go you should be ready.<br />
This attraction has a special place in our hearts because they love to donate so much to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and other local charities. No matter how their own lives are going, and we've known their struggles, they strive to enhance the attraction every year and give their guests an enjoyable experience. <br />
The staff are friendly, and the majority are volunteers. It is always difficult to find volunteers who are going to live up to what you want. Camp Blood has been fortunate to find a staff where the majority are hard workers and want to see you enjoying your evening. The few who spend their evenings crawling around on the forest floor are intensely qualified for their roles. Please be careful not to kick them when you suddenly encounter them.<br />
Bring along a little extra cash so that you can grab a snack or check out some of the redneck games located around the bonfire. We also were granted a sneak peak at something that they are working on for next year and we LOVE it! <br />
This year we are rating them at 3 and a half severed heads out of 5. We know that they want to be a 5, but that's a very tricky thing for anyone to achieve. We've been asked before what it takes to reach a 5 and the simplest explanation that I have is that we have to become so involved in the situation that we forget we are in a haunted attraction.<br />
Happy haunting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0