It’s a familiar scenario to me at this point. I’m parking my car in a semi industrial-looking area, next to a public storage facility of some kind. The sky is darkening, and as I get out and brace myself against the chilly March night, my eyes dart left and right, trying to suss out any […]
BLACKOUT pioneered the full-contact immersive horror genre in 2009 and further refined it over the next decade. Heretic remixed the theatrical haunted house idea in 2012 and added aggressive brutality that would become synonymous with the extreme haunt name. These two horror experiences served as forefathers for the genre and inspired a very small, but […]
I’m walking in the cool night air in Long Beach, California, covered in blood. As I walk to my car, I attract the gazes of various passersby. Do they know that I’ve just escaped with my life? And yet, I’m not shaken, I’m not panicked, I’m not calling 9-1-1. Instead, I feel that all is […]
We are led into a house one by one, blindfolded. I’m guided to lie down on someone’s stomach while someone is guided to lay down over my thighs and knees, and a third person lies above my ankles. “Well what do we have here? It’s great to be back!” A man’s voice booms over the […]
This review of BL4KM4SS‘ M P4rt II contains minor spoilers for characters, themes, and structure. Thank you to Taylor Winters for his contributions to this review. I’m alone in a crowded bar. I order a blended tropical drink and look for my contact: a man known as Clausen. My task is simple: pretend my […]
Strong arms wrap around the women’s waist, and she is thrown like a ragdoll onto the couch. Her arms instinctively grab at anything – and they find my shirt, pulling me closer. Her lips part, as if to speak – but the large man puts his hand around her throat, stopping the words from escaping […]
Reyna Velarde’s reputation precedes her: The Chainsaw Queen, the legendary extreme haunt actress. I’ve heard about her, but I’ve never…well… “worked” with her before tonight. While I wait for the car to pick myself and my group up, the waivers, and the inevitable blindfold as we’re walked to our final destination, to say I’m nervous […]
On January 1, 2019, four immersive creators invited people to immerse themselves in a world created to offer a glimpse into an alternate dimension of drama, horror, and noir. These creators intended to challenge, move, disturb, disrupt, connect, and change guests’ way of being. They are the Bl4km4ss Founders. BL4KM4SS was founded by a […]
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