I am an avid Halloween Haunt enthusiat. Every year my Buddy and I select a place to enjoy the sets,…read morethe scares and have a blast. This year we selected Hotel of Horror in PA. The YouTube videos looked great and tickets were purchased. After our pre-haunt meal we arrived. The place was lit up nicely, creepy music playing. The actor who gave the instructions was on point, he was creepy, funny and into the festivities that awaited us. So this is by no means a bad review, however, there was just not enough actors to deliver scares. The sets were fantastic, using all the standard fare that all the great places use. That being said, again, just not enough actors within the haunt. We walked through several scenes without seeing an actor. For the price of the tickets (which are on par with much larger places like Penhurst Asylum and East State Penitentiary) Hotel of Horror just does not stack up with the big boys. Would we return? Probably not, for the money, would most likely return to one of the big boys!!!

If your ready for fall time and you would like to get scared and spooky just before Halloween ,…read morethis is the place that will satisfy your needs. Great place to go with your friend. The Hotel of Horror and Altered Nightmares are both indoor, walk through Haunted House attractions featuring live actors and paranormal activity housed in the 200 year old "abandoned " Pocono Mountain resort once called The Lake House Hotel, Saylorsburg, Pa. Open rain or shine with a covered wait line and free parking. Don't let the weather scare you. That's our job! Our revamped ticketing process gives you less time in line and more time in the attraction. The Hotel of Horror and Altered Nightmares Halloween Attractions are both housed inside the legendary Lake House Hotel intertwined and breathing next to one another, sharing organs and a circulatory system like conjoined twins. The sinister subconscious of the Hotel of Horror feeds off the dark energy that stains the lumber skeleton of this once pristine mountain resort, while Altered Nightmares celebrates the chaos that grows stronger as each soul travels through its decaying halls and abandoned rooms. They are open the end of September until the end of October!!

I got the three experience ticket and wish I had gotten the fast pass for the haunted house. The…read morehayride was really fun with a lot of great sets and fun actors. Actors get on the ride with you so it really keeps you on your toes. The field was just okay. The sets weren't as good and the timing for the walk through just seemed off. Entry took a long time even with purchasing tickets ahead of time. You still have to wait in line and show your QR code to obtain a physical ticket. There's a lot of fun things to do outside of the ticket experience. There was some pretty good livd music and bonfires. There were also occasional fire dancers on a side stage. Food was pretty mediocre. The funnel cake was good but the pumpkin one tasted the same as the regular. The cider was watered down. Overall we had a lot of fun.

Sleepy Hallow was a great thrill for some spooky Halloween fun!…read more I came to sleepy Halloween with my niece and nephew and we had a blast! I was able to purchase tickets ahead a team online and for the three of us it cost about 130.00 to see all the three attractions. At sleepy hallow you can experience the haunted house, the field and the haunted hayride. We decided to check out the haunted house first and I must say the actors did a great job, although I know it was all fake, it still gave me a great scare cause you never knew when some random zombie like person was gonna pop out. The field was fun as well. We walked the corn field while being chased by a crazy chainsaw man. Lastly the hayride was full of scary clowns and zombies popping out the bushes....oh my! Overall it's great for family fun and kids. It's also a good date night vibe. They also offer food such as funnel cake and pizza. They also have an amazing bon fire. I would definitely recommend visiting!

According to our Escape Room veteran, losing my ER virginity to 13th Hour and now having gone twice…read morewill ruin me for any other Escape Room. Had never done an ER and had no idea what to expect. I can't believe the level of attention and detail they put into these rooms. Since our veteran had done every other room, leaving ONLY the absolutely most difficult rooms left, I was kind of astounded at the complexity and probably wound up saying "oh, that's clever" or "I'm stupid" about five hundred times. We initially did a lost hiker room, and then later the new two hour room that they had recently opened up. Both were extensive, with multiple linked rooms, including "outdoor" areas (that aren't) that were immersive, with attentive staff that both sold their roles and kept the clues coming when we were confused. The two we did had horror themes, particularly the second one, that might have scared young children, but some of the easier rooms seemed to have less frightening themes. Again, I can't stress enough the level of detail put both into the clues, the experience, the sound system, the decor, it was all pretty amazing. On our first one, since there were no parties after ours, we were allowed to continue thirty minutes past our "deadline" since we hadn't quite solved it yet. I'm looking forward to doing some of the easier rooms too!

My birthday party of 5 did the new Campground 'room'. 2 Experienced and 3 noobs. At a 5* difficulty…read moreits notably hard for those who've never done a (13th hour) room before. That said - our 'Ranger' was awesome. The puzzles are almost all understandable, and work-out-able. There's just SO MANY puzzles. It's a 90 minute room, and even an experienced team are going to be hard pressed to get out in time. We got lots of clues which kept us going at a fair clip and she definitely 'bumped' our time out to give that little extra we needed to get the last few done to escape. The puzzles are great - none of the '4 number padlocks' or 'keys to this box, and that box, and this drawer' - the puzzles are all unique 'natural' elements with interesting but *understandable* solutions. I've done a fair few of 13th hour's rooms - and they're all good, even the OG rooms from 2015 but Campground is a masterpiece, although Wizard of Oz remainds my favourite.

The Bates Motel was a good event to celebrate spooky szn!…read more I came to Bates Motel with my niece and nephew and we all had a good time. I purchased the tickets ahead which was pricey but overall worth it! The tickets included admittance to the three attractions which were the haunted house, hayride and the corn maze. My fav was the corn maze, the actors did a good job with jumping out at random moments. I definetly got a good scare or two lol! My only gripe was the long lines, each attraction took about 40 minutes to enter due to the long lines. At the end we got cinnamon sugar donuts which were hot and delicious!

I think this year was the 3rd time I have visited Bates Motel and still found it to be impressive…read more This time, I came on a Saturday night and holy moly, there was alot post people. The business does a great job managing the crowds of people from lines and parking. Be warned that you can't bring large purses or backpacks. This was not clear when we bought tickets, and online it only said to make sure we wore closed toed shoes. Aside from that, I paid approx $60 and for 3 haunted attractions on a Sat night, including parking, was a good price. The haunted hayride was the true showstopper in my opinion but the corn maze and house were good too. Really fun overall!

It was great we all loved the experience there to next year the food was was great the hot…read morechocolate good

WoWwWwW... What a cool yet scary experience!…read more I was quite surprised to see this haunted house. Situated across from the school, this corner house/yard turned into a haunted experience will blow you away. You can tell a lot has gone into this and they put so much effort into the experience. The best part is that it's free! Yes, no admission fee BUT they do accept donations that they turn around and give to a good charity. Not to take away from the experience and give out the secrets, it's best to see for yourself. You will be happy to experience this. FYI: Parking is located across the street in the school lot.

The pycho path had me jumping. I never knew when or where I would find another psycho. My husband…read moreeven jumped quite a few times, and he's impossible to scare.

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I came back for the Christmas edition of the haunt called Twisted Christmas. It was every bit as…read morefun as the Halloween haunt and, in many ways, more so. I was in the front of my group so I caught the brunt of the scares. The actors were phenomenal with their timing and creepy words. I had no idea Christmas could be this fun!

One of the best haunted experiences I've been to. Great sets, costumes, lots of gruesome bodies and…read morethings to look at as you go through what is a pretty lengthy walk through this old, spooky building. Listen: get the Fast Pass. I paid fifteen extra bucks for this and it was well worth it. We got in at 7:45, our scheduled start time, pretty much just walked right up, told the gatekeeper how many people we had, and she let us right in. Walking at a steady pace, and avoiding running into the people ahead of us, or being bumped into by the people behind us, we spent about twenty minutes altogether inside the haunted house. I loved it, and definitely recommend this attraction. Very gory, compared to some of the other PA haunted houses/hayrides/etc. And at one point a monster pops and sprays water at you. That was very amusing to my group, though I read one reviewer here describe it as "physical assault" (lol). Very fun time and if they update it through the years, I'd happily come back and see what new crazy stuff they have for us.

This is a free haunted house sponsored by NYPD. It's my second year going…read more We get there early as the lines can get pretty long. Characters walk by for photo ops and entertainment while you wait in line. NYPD staff is so fun and friendly. The house is for ages 12 and older, they allow younger ages at the parent's discretion. It so well done with jump scares in almost every room. It feels like a safe outing. Hours this year are 5pm to 11pm from Friday to Sunday. They let you in in small groups so you don't feel rushed. At the end, they sell Halloween themed souvenirs with NYPD and Fort Totten on them. I bought a Tshirt to support such an awesome event which is FREE to the community. We loved it and appreciated it!

This haunted house was much better than I expected it to be for a FREE event. I almost turned back…read morearound when I saw that line outside but once we got on it moved pretty fast and they had plenty of entertainers coming through and scaring us while we wait. I had sooo much fun and inside has so many jump scares and themed rooms, beautifully done on the inside and out. 10/10 would go again.