2015 Twisted Realms Haunted House (CLOSED) Event Reviews

Attended on the last night they were open, so they were a bit short on actors. This was the first year the haunt was running, and the owners put a ton of hard work into it. There were also quite a few impressive effects- props that jumped out, moving floors, etc. Finding the way through the house definitely requires some work, and my group struggled to find the way out of one room for a good 5-10 minutes.

The waiting area was very nice. They had some haunted carnival games that were appropriate considering the venue at a fairgrounds. But best of all, there was seating and it was covered so you didn't have to wait outside in the elements to go through.

My biggest complaint would be that the lighting was poorly executed. There were rooms where we couldn't see the props, or make out the actor's makeup because it was either too dark, or too foggy....then the next room was devoid of actors and the lighting was too bright.

Overall, it was a good haunt, a great one considering it was their first year. This haunt has a ton of potential, and with a little more help putting it together and getting the lighting just right, I have full faith that they will come back next year even scarier!

As far as I know, this is a brand new haunt and I gotta say I'm impressed overall. I'll start with the bad and finish up with the good...

The bad:
- kind of hard to find depending on your gps. Make sure to enter off route 11 by a big LED sign and not route NN like we did... Oops.

- parking lot was DARK. Watch your step.

- in the haunt the acting could be better, but being opening night I'm sure it'll get better.

- it seemed like not everything was working? There was one point we walked across a random bridge but nothing happened. Who knows what it's supposed to do or not do.

- I didn't like the light bleed from other rooms. Made the haunt too bright overall for my taste. Maybe put a roof over the top?

Alright, now the good!:

- the maze was so much fun. When they say interactive, they mean it. Several points of the haunt you literally do have to do things to find an exit and some were kind of tricky

- some good scares in some points. Some expected, but some also done really well

- decent length. I don't know why the other review said less than 10 minutes cause there's no way it took them less than that. It's a sizable haunt. Took us around 25 minutes.

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.