The Bloodshed Brothers carry with them an impressive pedigree in the world of haunted attractions, having started in the world of home haunting before bringing their expertise to Lake Elsinore’s Storm Stadium for an early incarnation of Field of Screams. But for 2019, Perris is receiving a Halloween treat in the form of the Brothers’ […]
I’ve crawled inside a chimney in the corner of a town haunted by a mist and creatures called See’ers that have been scaring me for the last 15 minutes. As the chimney turns out to have more space inside it than one would expect, I frantically search for either an artifact or a hole puncher […]
Do you ever feel like you’re in a dream? A girl looks down at me, perched upon a desk like a bird of prey. Once, I dreamt of being trapped in a morgue; the door closing, locking me inside – to prevent the dead from escaping. She smiles. Well, that’s what’s going to happen to […]
Knott’s Scary Farm returns, and while only two of the mazes offered are brand new, there’s enough life in the lineup to show some genuine promise. Their rides and coasters offer genuine thrills, tempered with some of the strongest mazes they’ve produced in years, culminating in an experience that’s the best of both worlds. knott’s […]
A painting lights up, revealing a ghost in the upper corner, then a witch. It’s a clever trick, but even more clever when a decapitated head falls from the ceiling behind me. My group shrieks and then laughs at the scare. We continue on, through a dark hallway that doubles back and forth, disorienting us […]
Eight chairs encircle the tight room. I make my way to number six and sit down. The chair resembles an electric chair – wooden, but with small metal rivets across the bottom and back. But most peculiar is the large restraint bar overhead. A nurse in a dirty white uniform skips toward me and lowers […]
The sun is beginning to set in Santa Clarita, California, casting sinister shadows over the horrific, post-apocalyptic streets of Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest 2019. Rows of excited and terrified guests line the DC streets, awaiting the hordes of monsters who will soon be tormenting the night. Suddenly, herds of witches, clowns, and stilt-walkers emerge from […]
It’s that time of year again when the fog rolls into the Long Beach Harbor, bringing with it the ghosts and ghouls that lurk beside the ocean shore. The witching hour stirs the twisted and tortured souls doomed to wander through Queen Mary’s moonlit halls. While some have been lingering for decades, others are inspired […]
Don’t you want a balloon..? IT Experience Chapter Two Does. In 2017, Warner Bros. erected a pop-up activation on Hollywood and Vine to promote the upcoming IT movie. The spooky Neibolt House was an enormous success, so much so that the wait in their stand-by line averaged over 2 hours. Needless to say, I […]
Below are short, bite-sized reviews of the eleven haunts from Midsummer Scream’s Hall of Shadows 2019. Read and watch our walk-through videos – and then add these haunts to your Halloween Season calendar! Thank you to Melissa Howland and Taylor Winters for helping with this article, Kevin Hsu for filming the walk-throughs, and Jon Kobryn […]
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