2012 Event Reviews

This was a spectacular Christmas themed haunt. I have actually wanted to attend the haunted house for the past 2 years but have never been able to coordinate a time with friends as we live about an hour and a half away in Milwaukee, WI. I have to say I was skeptical because even some of the houses on hauntedwisconsin.com that have excellent reviews have turned out to be duds. NOT this one! It was absolutely great! There was literally no wait and the first thing we were approached with was an ear deafening sound and a little Christmas story to get us in the spirit. I would 100% recommend this haunted house/Christmas attraction to ANYONE AND EVERYONE! Splatterhaus has been my haunted house destination for YEARS and October cannot come soon enough so I can make it back up to to The House of Bathroy! They put so much time and effort into every detail and the acting is absolutely wonderful! Nothing cheesy, people really get into it.

I have been going through Splatterhaus for many years. Since the barn they have relocated to Two Rivers. This year has been my favorite since the move, so far.

They have added more rooms and changed a few things around.
I believe the more they add the better they get, due to the fact of having alot of dark hallways.

Personally I hope they bring back the old tricks of crawling/sliding/slanted hallways, etc. But im sure there are limitations with fire inspections.

Acting was outstanding, each character had their own world to work with in each room and they played off of that very well. The rooms themselves were well put together.

Staff was very friendly.

Most memorable moment will always be a certain hallway where things come from above (not to give anything away). Just a classic idea that has been done by many others in the past. Never gets old.

Adding more "feel" effects with the air was a nice touch.

So we figured we would go to one last haunt this season. We had heard good things about this place. Whoever told us these good things must have been high! The actors outside were boring and interacted more with each other than the customers. Here is a hint- When you stroll casually up to someone with a chainsaw, then look at them for a few seconds, then start the chainsaw- you have lost the element of surprise!So since it was November 3 I didn't expect a big crowd and I was right. We bought tickets and got in line. Before you go in a plain clothed worker tells you the rules. Here's the problem: over the music being played outside nobody can here her. After the haunt I asked the others in my group if they could here her and they didn't even realize someone told us the rules! Once inside we were subjected to multiple people screaming 3 inches from our faces. Now this is not screaming in a "we didn't see them and they scared the crap out of us" way. It was screaming in a "we were already in the room looking at them and then the actor just screamed as loud as he/she could because they didn't know what else to say" kind of way. This happened multiple times in multiple rooms. The few rooms where someone was performing a dialogue, we could not hear it because of the overwhelming noise (not music) coming from the speakers. This also happened multiple times. As if this wasn't bad enough we ran into another group halfway through. When we tried to stop to let them get ahead we were screamed at to go. We then had another group run into us. We now have a 15-20 person conga line going through this unscary, too noisy poorly lit piece of crap. With the small crowd there was no excuse for crowd control this poor!! When the actors realize people are bunching up they should be able to separate us AND communicate to the people at the front to slow it down a bit.Let's see.. what else sucked? Oh yeah. The actor in the bathroom scene meowed at us?!? I tried to get lost and separated from my group in the cage maze and failed. A cage maze is just begging to have someone climbing and hanging on it but the actors just stayed on the floor in plain sight. We could see them all from the start of the maze.

WOW! Once again I am absolutely amazed! I come every year and it gets better and better!! The first Haunted House was a Victorian mansion, like it has been for years, and the new rooms were awesome! I especially loved the portraits that moved and interacted with people! The second house was just plain freaky! If you are claustrophobic I wouldn't recommend going in! The Third was out side and....well lets just say there is a surprise for you when you get in!

We had an absolute great time with this event. We had a group of 6, and the "actors" interacted with every single one of us and some point during the trail. Didn't make a difference if you were in back, front or the middle. They found you! Not busy at all the night we went, which surprised us since it was a foggy, creapy kind of night. Highly recommend!!

Wasn't a bad place to go, but not worth the $20 entry fee. They kept you entertained while waiting outside in line with a creapy girl walking around interacting with you (and her doll Ilean). And the 3D room was a trip. The most interesting/fun part of the whole thing was going to the real paranormal set up afterwards and seeing/listening to the various things they have recorded in the building.

Wow, absolutely Mind blowing. Couldn't believe it was only $5.00 to walk through this Haunted House they truly came back with a vengeance. I have been through other haunts and didn't feel scared. Here you walk in and instantly get an eerie I don't want to go through feeling Spiders greet you then a dark room you huddle in corner looking in to meet a mystic. I literally fell off the bench with what happened in this room a ghost just appeared and stares at you. You then have to get to safety via a bus or a vehicle of some sort facing zombies attacking you. Then dark alley and some creepy shops with possessed girl telling you to get out its her place. ( I hate the grudge). Then your thrown into Haunted woods area, flames, faces in the walls and then complete darkness I have to say I had to cheat and use my flashlight on my phone I couldn't see anything and walked into walls. It twisted and turned and threw you where you started. Vortex rocked too this year made me dizzy just opening the door wow I don't know how they did that but it was awesome. I want to say that the group who created this years haunt did an amazing job. I cannot wait until next years.

I have been coming to the Wisconsin Fearfrounds for the past couple of years now and they never disappoint. They have 3 haunted houses all of which have amazing sets and are put together really well. This year they had an extra event as well an attraction that allowed my friends and I to shoot zombies with paintball guns! How awesome is that! I cannot wait to see what they have in store for next year!

Creative - Fun - Different

There's no way to compare the House of Bathory to any other haunted house because it's totally different! Every year that I've attended, the event has been changed around completely. The theme this year, Steven King tribute made it fun for me because I personally am a fan of Steven King. It was neat to see characters of his stories, come to life. The new waiting area downstairs is a nice addition, all though I was expecting to enter the haunt from the downstairs --- they lead us up upstairs to the front of the building to enter. The first room always plays out to be a good scare. In addition, I can't help but mention the "IT" character how he nailed that role.

I had attended the event with another person. The waiting line took quite a while. There were about 20 people in front of us and by the time we got up to walk through, it was nearly an hour time passing. Once we entered, you could tell it was going to be above average for a home haunt. You can also tell that they had stuck a ton of work into this event. The actors were better than some "professional" haunted house actors. All though the actress in the coffin grabbed my arm leaving a next day bruise! Sometimes strobes were mounted in a blinding position, which made it hard to see when you're walking. In my opinion, there were a few too many tripping hazards (including unlit tree roots). However, the detail and creativity that was put into this event had impressed me.

Splatter Haus once again proves to be one of the best haunted houses out there. The lobby this year has some new things added to it, like the zombie photo backdrop! The haunt itself is always entertaining, filled with those "i just sh*t my pants" scare moments! If you've never been to Splatter Haus, I recommend it because it's a different environment than your typical haunted house.

Awsome Haunted House. The best I have gone to since the 70s! Great attention to detail. Actors were fantastic. Animated props were the best, every room was a thrill, not the same old blacklight and neon paint stuff you see at other haunted houses. The staff was great. Would love to go through again!

I don't enjoy scary movies, so I wasn't looking for the traditional haunted house experience. This was billed as a "family friendly" event, so I was fairly confident that it wouldn't go overboard. Our group of 4 had an interesting chat before the tour with the "Mayor," and then we moved swiftly through the tour, visiting the actual historical house and getting a history lesson seen through the lens of possible ghostly visits. The actors stayed in character and it was appropriately atmospheric.

Was raining but still had fun. They had all the events going even though. You can tell these people are really into putting this on.