2010 Event Reviews

This was a fun haunted high school! VERY clever use of an old school. There was a great deal of creativity and effort put into Haunted High. The actors were very good--good at blending in with their surroundings and then surprising you, good at keeping the pace and keeping groups apart, and very good at interacting when appropriate. Crowd control was good--very organized. We arrived at 7:15pm and waited 75 minutes. It took about 20-25 minutes to get through, and the pace was good. This is a recommended haunt for younger children, too, as it is not quite as scary as some other haunts in southeastern WI.

This haunt was a lot of fun! The grounds are spooky and it sets up the mood. They have a covered waiting with actors milling about to scare you. The wait was a little longer than we expected, but it was nice when we went through - we never ran into the group ahead of us nor did the group behind us run into ours. Well, not until a girl from their group went running past us in sheer terror (despite the "no running" rule). LOL. They don't sell concessions, which I think may be a drawback. I'd suggest beverages at least! (By the way, there are 2 port-a-potties on site.) There's no over the top gore. As you work your way through the cornfield you encounter goblins and ghosts and along the way there are a few buildings to wander through. We had screams at every turn.

I have to say the haunted walk was awesome. I enjoyed that very much...as far as the staff and securtiy I can't say they were very hospitable. After a lecture by the staff in the waiting area, they sent a security guard with us that kept pushing us along, literally. What happened to the We cant touch you rule. The actors did a great job, the fake pop up props weren't so great. We all realize the staff works hard, but realize people are there to have fun.

Not scary at all. In fact there were so many people in the haunted house at once, that we kept running into the groups in front and in back of us. I especially appreciated the lecture I received from one of the monsters telling me I was walking to fast. Kudos to the glow in the dark polka dot persone hiding in the corner...you were the only true scare.

This was an incredibly disappointing haunt. The setting offers so much, but Meadowbrook Farm does not use it to their advantage.

First, we got there shortly after 8:00 pm planning to buy our tickets and enjoy the bonfire for a bit before going into the cornfield. However, we were told that our numbers had already been called twice and if they were called a third time, we might not be able to go in. Instead we had to wait in line with absolutely no scary atmosphere for about 30 minutes.

The actual cornfield maze wasn't really any better. It was long, at about 40 minutes, but had the fewest live actors of any haunt I've been to. Scenes were set up into cleared out areas of the cornfield, most with inanimate objects, some with animatronics. Nobody and nothing to startle or scare. Many of the scenes didn't even seem to fit the setting (pirate ships?). Where were the demented farmers jumping out with pitchforks and following the group?

After 20 minutes of that, the rest of the maze was interspersed by small shacks, some with live actors waiting outside or in, but still, no really good scares. Certainly no startles. The one good shack was a room that confused you until you were trapped in a shrinking section of it for about 5 minutes. Two members of our group somehow missed this and went on without us though.

As we exited the haunt, two actors were heading in. I expected a scare from them, but they weren't even in character and just nodded at us as they walked by. Not good.

This has to be one of the best haunted houses I've been to in years. The scare factor is high with a live actor (or two or three) around nearly every corner. The makeup and costumes are fantastic (the clowns are some of the scariest I've ever come across). The acting is fantastic. But the true star of this show is the venue.

The old, abandoned high school is left pretty much intact, with some spooky additions, of course. Instead of a maze of tiny halls and small rooms that are hard for even four people to cram into, this haunt uses the cafeteria, the auditorium, the hallways lined with lockers, the boiler room, etc. and lets your imagination, along with the help of live actors and props, work for you. And does it work!

We got there at 7:00 pm and ended up waiting about an hour and a half before getting in; however, it was in the old gym and warm. The haunt itself probably took 30 minutes to go through, but it feels like it takes so much longer. You'll find yourself walking up and down actual school steps and covering all three floors of the school. Unlike the houses where they just trick you into thinking you're going up and down, you literally are in this one.

I have two complaints. In the waiting area, they projected soundless clips and trailers of scary movies, but didn't have any live actors trolling about. The addition of even two (one for the area with tables and one for the waiting line) wandering about in character would really add to the scene. The other is the incredibly loud volume of the frequent announcements. But at least nobody could be confused about when their number was up.

Easily the best haunt I've been to so far as of this date in SE Wisconsin.

The line wait was fairly quick, they sold munchies in the gymnasium where the line gets to wait, and they projected horror movie trailers on the wall to keep one occupied.

The gymnasium though could benefit from some extra simple Halloween decorations on the walls. There's so much wall space to play with here.

The actors for the most part gafve great performances, though one did come out of character to tell me that, "I might want to hold up a bit." Which was one minor problem they had. They seemed to have a problem with keeping groups separated in the haunt. I was walking fairly slow, yet kept bumping into the group in front of me which kept stalling and standing in place. Then at one point the group behind be caught up to me too. So that by the end of the haunt, I think there were roughly 5-6 groups of people all together at once. I think they could use a little help on when to let up on scaring a group of girls, and getting them through so that groups behind don't catch up to them. Also, there are ways to delay other groups without having to come out of character. Coming out of character should really be saved only for the most egregious infractions like violence or something.

The haunt really knew how to use chainsaws to a great effect. And being in a real high school helped the setting quite a bit.

The money for the entrance was well worth it. Many places will charge 13 bucks and last 5 minutes. This easily took us 30-45 minutes to get through. It's really big.

One of the best vortex rooms, and black light polka dot rooms out there. The mirror room was awesome, though It could have been better with black lights I think.

Something more could be done with the auditorium at the end, not sure what, maybe more zombie audience members and some show on stage relating to halloween rather than the Blues Brothers.

Also the security people, in vests and yellow shirts, could have had some simple face paint on at the very least. Same thing with the retired cop at the head of the line. Their presence breaks the illusion and lessens the scare factor at least in those areas.

The stairwells could have benefited from some more weird lighting. Maybe placing a bloody hand-print over one of the light globes so it casts a red shadow or something.

Anyway, totally fun stuff, really scary, this is a Halloween MUST SEE! Do NOT miss it!

We absolutely LOVE this haunted house. My fiance and I are older and want the crap sacred out of us. I tell you what, this is definitley the place to be! Every year we go to a different haunted house every Saturday night in the month of Ocotber and we always make it to the Splatterhaus at least once. We have not found a haunted house yet to compare to the excellent sound effects, props, rooms set ups, and actors' costumes this haunted house has. It is guaranteed to keep you on your toes and leave you urging for more! We have gone to this house for the past three years and a couple of times when it was in a different location and it is always set up a little bit different in the inside. I would suggest that if anyone is looking for a haunted house worth the money, this is the one to go to. When we went last weekend the wait was fairly long but at least they do not make us stand in line the whole time.

I love how this haunted attraction is located in a huge old factory. It would be awesome if they could find a way to use the whole factory for the haunt instead of just the three stories (We thought all five stories were going to be used prior to going). The best part of this attraction was the 3-D haunt. I think a lot of the actors were very good at playing their parts. The cost is a bit higher than other haunted houses in the area but it did take us a bit longer to go through it than other haunted houses too. Louder and jumpy sound effects could have added to this experience. Overall I know our group had a good time and loved the fact we did not run into other groups in the house.

This haunt seemed to have expanded this year. As usual, great props and attention to detail. Loved the walk in the woods, especially with the full moon.

This is the best haunted house in Manitowoc. I talked to them afterwards and the actors said that they do it for the fun of it. My favorite part was the end, right before we got out (don't want to give anything away).

HAD A BLAST! EVERYONE SHOULD GO CHECK THIS OUT!