I'm an experienced "houser," if that is our term, and I came to Hauntville after having not gone…read moresince I was about 9. Reason being I moved out of Ohio and before that I lived about three hours away from it's old location, near (now) Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky. That said, it impressed me even then with its combo stylishness/slyness. It's not enough to just scream and pop out. That's cheap. You have to be creative and use standard props in an interesting way. Hauntville did and does this. I visited them this Halloween season in the Elyria location and despite being woefully understaffed the creativity remained in high order. one of the most interesting psychological elements was in the Prison house. Not to spoil the surprise but the Warden character (good actor, btw) was always in an "elevated state," making the customer feel more helpless. Little atmospheric touches like this abound, especially in the succinct but suspenseful "Unknown" pitch black maze with multiple awesome "fun house" elements mixed in. Hauntville has HIDDEN RIDES within a few rooms. So fun. AND more BIG HEAD PUPPETS than any other haunt which are more customizable than animatronics, especially when the actors are strong and they are here. You can tell they care. Most of them could improv for days, especially the ticket taker at the Haunted Bayoo/Shanty house. (How many people can riff about "sister-cousins" breathlessly for ten mins straight?) Shout-out to Kristi for really making me feel welcome and appreciated.

My husband and I visited on a Friday right around 7:30pm. We didn't have to buy fast passes as the…read morelines weren't long. I don't want to give away too much...but it was a good haunted house. I'm not a fan of being scared by loud noises and there were a TON of horns and whatnot. Hauntville had a lot of unique scares and things that were different than other houses. The actors with the chainsaws touched your legs with the fake saws and there were a couple big objects that ran right into me.

Not enough scares, it was just a muddy walk in the woods with some props hanging in trees. For the…read morecost I was expecting a much better experience. Maybe if it was $20 I wouldn't have cared.

Went with my kids about a week ago..I wanted to check out this new haunted trail instead of…read moresomeplace established forever. For the new kid on the block my kids and I loved it. It was scary enough for them without me feeling we had to leave within a few minutes and entertaining enough for me. I felt the price was reasonable and everyone was professional and stayed in character the whole time. I moved here recently from Vermont with my kids after my partner died. It reminded me of home with some of the haunted trails we have out there. My kids stopped feeling homesick and really had a blast. Thank you very much to everyone great job.

Had so much fun the scares the hayride the vibe the price everything was well worth it and the fact…read morethey have new stuff every year is so awesome can't wait for the next time

We took our daughter and her friends for her 15th birthday and it was a blast. There were 4…read morehaunted experiences that they offer along with treats you can buy. We did splurge on the VIP experience and it was well worth it as it was extremely crowded. There were lots of screams, surprises and laughs had by all. I would highly recommend the Spooky Ranch.

If you do the touching option it opens a whole realm of insanity! So much fun you'll NEVER want to…read moredo a regular haunted house EVER again. Just seeing the prison cell block is amazingly creepy enough so it's a GREAT setting for a haunted house. TBE haunted house I've been too so and it'll be hard to top without touching.

Currently known as 'Blood prison' this experience made any other haunted house/or anything similar…read morethat I have EVER done seem like a joke. The amount of work that goes into the costumes/makeup/props alone is phenomenal. I almost wish I could walk through with the lights on to really take in the art and little things that you miss when you're screaming your ass off. 10/10 can't wait to come back next year! If you pay $5 extra so that they can touch you, they WILL make sure you get your money's worth. Arrive before it opens to avoid that line because it can get pretty vicious. They actually space out each group so that your experience isn't ruined by seeing what's coming for the group in front of you.

I sometimes believe that a homemade make shift haunted house / yard are way better then a legit…read morehaunted house. Usually they take donations and don't charge. This house is neat. The owner does a good job and is very happy and willing to talk and discuss his yard. The whole walk through might take 10-12 minutes. The ending of course is the best part plus the "green, foggy" room. My kids and their friends enjoyed it and you can go through multiple times. Highly recommend give it a look at and enjoy the owners hard work.

Royal Scare is back!!! Paul pulled off an amazing re-launch of this SW suburban Halloween classic…read more So much craftsmanship and artistry have gone into the tiniest of details here. It's not too scary for little ones and it's scary enough NOT to be lame for teens. You have to see it for yourselves!!!

I've been here before for Halloween and really enjoyed it but my friend and I came for A Creepy…read moreChristmas feat. Krampus and we loved it! First, the decorations are honestly amazing. They go above and beyond with the decor and attention to detail and creepy statues, and ugh gross. They had some of the creepiest elves I've ever seen in my life. The actors are also great. The wait was not too long. We might've waited 30 minutes in line - much longer during Halloween. It was really fun with so many different Christmas themes. There was even cousin Eddie from National Lampoon's Christmas vacation which was hilarious. I really enjoyed this Christmas haunted house. The actors did an awesome job. There were definitely plenty of jump scares. And at the end they had a Christmas bar with Christmas themed cocktails! It was a super fun to spend our evening.

What made this once great haunt so good is now gone. New ownership has ruined this place. It had…read morebeen years since me and my family have been. Boy is it not as intense or scary anymore. Not many actors. Boring, most scenes we walked past we weren't jump scared. They literally took away every aspect that made this haunt great. Not many mask like there used to be. The make-up is generic on most of the actors. Schoolhouse and laboratory had its own unique feel. They set themselves apart from other haunts. There were rally none like them. I feel like the new owner didn't want to scare kids so he made it kid friendly. Because there's no other excuse. If you want to check out a haunt that gives you real scares and a feel of what these 2 used to be. Go to Ghoul Brothers or Slaughter house.

Great haunted house but terrible customer service. They don't answer email and the phone is nothing…read moremore than a recording,you can't talk to anyone

If your trying to decide on a great haunted house go to this one! Hands down the best in NE Ohio; I…read morehave been to them all. Everything from the moment you walk up to this place is terrifying. I don't offend get scared but this place had me question if I wanted to exit several times before the end. Truly a work of art when it comes to haunted houses. You won't be disappointed. This place will scare the Sh*t out of you!

ESCAPE ROOMS!!!!! Haunted Forest! Haunted Carnival and Asylum! We went here for the first time…read morethis past season and got the ultra package that lets you do everything with the VIP access to the front of the lines. It was a lot of fun! I love all things horror related and the escape rooms were a nice added bonus. There were plenty of guests screaming and being scared which is always fun, but it almost seemed like they needed more workers in some areas. There were so many places that they could have had people jump out or simply be. . .and they didnt. . It was still fun, but I wouldnt say that I thought it was scary in the slightest. The escape rooms were cool! I love doing them!! Even though I wouldnt put this up to the same level as some others that I have been, I loved going here and think its a great fun place to go for October. I would def go back!

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my sister got tour tickets as a birthday gift for me and we were not disappointed. were we touched…read moreor hear voices? no but the house is amazing. guided very well and very detailed history on house. I won't spoil the info passed on as it is best experienced in person. plan on returning soon for ghosts tour as well as spending the night.

We too the Christmas tour of the Franklin Castle. It had been on my list of things to do for some…read moretime. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and seemed very invested in the history of the castle. Oh! My! The castle is rich in history. My guess is you could take three different tours and learn something new from each one. We were only allowed to take photos of the first floor. The other floors had Air BnB rooms. Everything from the paranormal phenomena to the tunnels from the carriage house to Lake Erie were fascinating.