2015 Event Reviews

We went for lights up! I took my nephew and overall we had a great time. It’s a great introduction to the haunted house experience for young children at a reasonable price ($6) with all the features. As an adult, I also found it helpful to see the inside of the house prior to the lights down action. Parts of the house are scary, as intended, but I could see very small children still finding these areas of the house overwhelming. The workers of the house are accommodating and offered children a fast track out if they became too afraid. The bag of candy at the end was also a nice touch, and my nephew couldn’t stop raving about it the whole next day. Now, all the rest of the family wants to go to see what all the fuss is about. I’m looking forward to taking another trip to the house next weekend to take the rest of the family. Overall, a great value for an incredible experience.

we thought we would give the dark side a try. It was not as good as I thought it was going to be. It was fun at times but not really that scary. I do have to applaud them for how long it was. It took us an hour to complete. It did get me a few times. But it was not that memorable.

What a cool place. Went with some friends and what I didn't know was that they had 3 different houses. All the workers were fantastic and very creepy/ scary. I really loved the last one with the stables it was really spooky and very noisy. You should go see this place, it's awsome.

Amazing!!! I attend every year and they really stepped it up this year! Seriously impressed by the new scenes and the actors were incredible as usual. Definitely worth visiting! With the $5 off coupon from Burger King all three haunted houses were only $25, which is one of the best deals around!

Extremely disappointing! Last year there was a slide toward the end, this yr there is a silly puppet show.

This even was AMAZING!!! Well worth the money and time. It was one of only a few places I actually was scared. Will be back again.

The haunt was not worth the money nor the 5 minutes it took to complete It. The actors lacked ambition some did nothing other than stand and look at you.

It was amazing! Had a fun time. Missed it. Been here a few times years previous and am so glad it is back!!! Hope to be here again next year!

Terror on Rural Street has been bringing chills and thrills to the Hartford area for over a decade and tonight was no exception. The creativity, effort, and effects created by the volunteers of Hartford Community Service Inc never ceases to amaze me. I love the attention to detail - the floors, the ceilings, the walls. Sure, there are hallways as black as pitch, but there are also sites along the way that mesmerize almost as much as they terrify. Be sure to keep your eye out, above, down, and to the side. You definitely don't want to miss a thing. The volunteers behind the monster's make-up are just as impressive as the special effects gods. There were several, in particular, that stood out to me as awesome and I told them so.

Signage / Visibility / Location
There are plenty of signs to guide you to Terror On Rural Street's ticket line. Don't let the parking lot scare you away. Terror on Rural Street shares a lot with the Schauer Arts and Activities Center, the Rec Center, and the Auto Museum.

The ticket booth is pretty great too. General admission is $13.00 / VIP is $20.00. There is an online ticketing option on the Terror On Rural Street website for those who want to order their tickets and print them ahead of time.

Wait Area / Line Entertainment
The waiting area is indoors, heated, and features a concession stand with fall favorites like apple cider and hot cocoa. It also features beer, wine, mixed drinks, and jello shots so if you're over 21, you can enjoy a little something before your ticket is called.

Actors' Performance
The actors did an awesome job tonight. Favorites of ours included the man in the jail cell, the heart surgeon, and a clown. We also loved being in a group of 4. It made it easier to interact with the actors for a bit longer, though they moved us through at a good pace.

Props/FX
This house definitely has a creative special effects team. Some of our favorites of the night were the queue line entrance (which reminded us a bit of Old Milwaukee), the suspension bridge, the giant snake head, and the classic tunnel of terror.

Length of the House:
15-20 minutes. We got stuck in the final maze for a bit.

A most excellent haunt! One of the best haunts I've ever been to, and I've attended and worked several. Even though these guys are scaled back size-wise from their 2013 closing year, they pack so much energy and visual stimuli into each and every scene, that you don't miss what isn't there. The actors are "on", and work well with each other and victims alike. The Fortune Teller was lovely, and I really liked the various mazes and confusing areas. This was not a haunt where I felt I was being physically mauled, physical contact is kept to a minimum, and most of it felt accidental. Recurring characters throughout the haunt provide a sense of continuity as well as confusion and disorientation. So many of the scenes were so well done, and between the amazing details and the intense acting (acting? Were they? Or was it real ...?), I found that it was difficult to leave an area simply because I felt I hadn't seen everything in it. Spacing seemed like it was well handled, so that groups didn't tend to run into each other. They did allow my husband and I to go through together alone, rather than putting us with other strangers. Great haunt, will definitely return!!

This is a decent haunt. The actors working the waiting line are very ... "friendly". It's a very nice touch. This is a hands-on haunt, though, I've found, and a little rougher than I care for, especially when they are grabbing at legs. They seemed a little light on staff tonight, maybe, so there were several areas where I felt that there could be more going on, but the sceneries in all areas was really impressive. I especially liked the Opthamology area. My husband and I did go through as just the two of us, unlike other haunts that may group you with other folks for sizing. Overall, it was an okay haunt, and a nice little date-night jaunt.

Visited on the first weekend it was open, had a ton of fun! The costumes were pretty sweet and the actors did a good job, found what freaked you out sand worked of it. Really dug the fortune teller part, she nailed it, it was kinda psychological which you don't get at a lot of haunted houses. It was kinda a longer haunt too which is cool, more bang for your buck. All in all I'd recommend visiting, it was worth the drive.