Taste of Tertor located in Elk River, MN is put on by the Big Lake Cheer Booster Club…read more This is an INCREDIBLE event with easily the best Haunted House in the State of Minnesota. Everytime you go through the Haunted House, it is a different experience! Smells, Sounds and Visual effects are amazing, and leave you feeling terrified.

this place is a whole vibe. i felt like i was transported to halloweentown it was like a whole…read morelittle village. minus all the mystical creatures & whatnot. the set of the hayride and walkthroughs were so good. tween friendly scary and very crowded. don't get me started on the farm fresh donuts!!! MUST TRY. we also tried the orea churro which was gross without the strawberry sauce. mac & cheese + italian boss grilled cheese. i didn't like either of those. but the popcorn chicken was so yummy and the loaded fries with popcorn chicken & bacon bits. crispy bacon. mini donuts always hit & the mini donut cream soda was actually pretty good!

This was my second time visiting the Dead End Hayride and we got the Thursday deal of buy three get…read moreone free ticket for general admission! Last time I came here I got the VIP fast pass but we figured we might as well use the deal. It took 45 minutes to get on the hayride but it takes about about an hour to an hour and a half to go through the whole attraction! I enjoyed the hayride then getting the chance to walk through the haunted houses! It's a fun time for a date night or for the family. I wouldn't advise for little kids since it does get pretty scary. I am rating a 4/5 since I wish they had smaller groups go through at a time to help with the jump scares and such but overall good attraction! Plus afterwards you have opportunity to visit some food trucks and get a drink!

Favorite rides and scares I have had since I was a kid!! Had an absolute blast with my partnerread more

This was a terribly run event. We had tickets to attend on a Saturday night and we even had people…read morethat drove 3+ hours to attend in our group. We arrived around 8pm to a huge line of cars to get into the parking lot and then the line of people to get in was the longest line I have ever seen in my entire life. We ended up leaving because we decided it was not worth it to waste more of our Saturday evening. We thankfully were able to get our tickets refunded but I really hope that ValleyScare learns a lesson going forward regarding this event. There needs to be a cap on the number of people that can buy tickets online.

Took my children here as well as did a date night. It was absolutely amazing! The characters makeup…read morewas so well done. The haunted house was amazing! Would def go back.

An absolute hidden gem. Easily accessible right off the highway. Parking lot was huge…read more The staff members were extremely friendly. The place is super clean and the food/drinks were not shabby either. We enjoyed mini golf and did a couple of rounds as it was really fun and yet not too challenging. We also enjoyed the arcade games and walked out with tons of goodies that we were able to cash out from our arcade game winnings.

Full disclosure: I don't do well with scary experiences. That said, I really enjoyed this one! It…read morewas the perfect amount of scary (really good jump scares, creepy characters, but nothing too aggressive or violent). The staging in the entrance area was really good! Lots of little photo opportunities and a bar, which was thoroughly decorated and was playing classic horror movies! Although the wait to get in was a little longer than expected, the actual experience itself was fun! It was kind of a maze, but nothing too challenging. The staging in each room was really good--a lot better than expected! There were jump scares throughout and a cute photo opportunity at the very end. My biggest gripe with this experience is that it was a little short, especially compared to how long we had to wait to get in.

So fun! We had a great time and would definitely recommend! A good length haunt and lots of twists…read moreand turns!

Went through this haunted house and was pretty good with the fog, lighting, and the crew's makeup…read more The rooms were fun to go through and had jump scares throughout. For the price, I expected the experience to last a bit longer. These cost $120 for 2 people (tickets and tax etc), unless purchased through Costco. Stopped at Elvira's afterwards for a spiced pumpkin cider and boy was that delicious!!!

I had seen the lawn signs for this haunted house and checked the website beforehand. The cost is $5…read moreand funds raised go to the troops. I did message another yelper who recommended it. Thanks Anne! The minimum age recommended is 7 and up. I messaged some friends who had no other sport activities and arrived here after 8:00 p.m. The other moms declined to go in so I follow five 11 year old boys. They tell you not to touch the actors and they won't touch you. The special effects and actors were scarey and funny at the same time. The kids were a little scared but not really. It took about 20 minutes so go through and I'm laughing the whole time as it's kinda cheesy. It got darker towards the end and you had to open doors to get out. Afterwards there is concession food, a table to sign holiday cards to the troops, and a guy doing magic card tricks who takes cash donations as hugs don't pay the rent to his landlord. The kids also posed for pictures with Cuddles, the grim reaper on stilts. An enjoyable evening.

Was a lot of fun. I went with two friends that I could hide behind. It was a lot of jump out and…read morescare stuff. Not a lot of gore. There was also a little food stand at the end. Pop, hot dog and chips. My friends and I enjoyed . We will make it a Halloween tradition .

This place is more expensive than others nearby and it is so lame! It was a waste of time and…read moremoney. Cheap layout, cheap decorations(a lot of robotic or mechanical things), poor costumes, not many people working the attractions either. I will not return here. - Very disappointed. Save your money and drive a bit farther north for a better time. They say they take the last people in at 10 and they will make sure you see all of the attractions. Not entirely true. The workers are in such a hurry to get out of there that they pack up early and are ready to get the heck out of there!! They don't like it either!

Great concept, but no here has the managerial skills to run this place. There were hundreds of…read morepeople in line, but there were only 2 people selling tickets. Unreal. We complained about the lag time but 2 other ladies just standing around doing nothing said "oh, we're used to it!" And I said "We're not." They're clearly inept throughout this entire facility. At the paintball zombie line up, there's no one there so you don't know if you're in the right spot, or if they're doing the hunt or what! When you get on, here's their announcement: "Don't shoot guns across the other guns or they'll break. Everyone sit down while the tractor is moving. If you need more paint balls we sell them." In our group of 8, we had no idea how many paint balls or how long the ride was to manage our usage. Only when we were done did we find out there were 5 scenes with 100 paint balls to use. On top of that, most guns didn't illuminate the balls so you can't tell if you're shooting and if you are, you can't tell where you're hitting. Overall, the lack of management and organization ruins this experience. Hard to believe they are still in business.

I was hoping to love my experience at scream town but I left without a solid scare. We purchased…read morethe most expensive pass for the evening which was really expensive but it was really nice to cut through to the front of the lines. This pass included the trail ride which was OK - I'd skip this in the future! The ride stopped at different "scenes" which were fun to watch but none were really scary. I was hoping through a dark ride through the woods where there was more pop out scaring and didn't expect the multiple stops with different scenes. After the trail ride we went through all of the haunted houses. They were set up super well but unfortunately even though they tried to give a bit of time between entry of groups, we found ourselves always just missing the pop out scares as the actor had just finished scaring the group ahead of us and was getting back into position. No one's fault and they do a good job of keeping the lines moving fast, it was just unfortunate timing that left us feeling like we weren't really getting a full scare experience. They had a stage for different shows, food trucks, and other stops for entertainment which was nice! I won't write it off my list completely but it's not top of my list to go back to.

This place is - and I say this as something of a Dead End Hayride loyalist - AWESOME…read more My friends and I really like these October haunting experiences. This is the most expensive one that I know about. We splurged for the Ultimate VIP pass, which for a Friday night was well above $100 each. And my friends and I all agreed that it was worth it! Most of the experience is a linear path starting with a hayride and going through at least five haunted houses, but before each of those sections there is a line, and if it's a busy night that line will be long. We strolled past each of those lines with our fancy VIP pass and it was like one incredibly long, satisfying haunted house experience. There is so much walking starting at the end of the hayride that I skipped the gym the next day and felt no guilt. That hayride is unique. They have all the seats pointed to one side, and it stops at a number of stages for very theatrical vignettes. Some of the vignettes involve impressive magic trickery! What happens after that is best left as a surprise, but I will say that there are many fun, creative ways that Scream Town distinguishes itself from its competitors. Lots of animatronics! That must require a large team of mechanical engineers to maintain, so the price tag makes sense. Note that two of the sections are only available to the upper ticket tiers. But also note that you can do the largest section ("Oak Blood Forest") on its own for a much smaller fare. The village with all the food kiosks and souvenir booths is big and bustling, with lots of options including a magic shop where a professional magician gives a fun demo. There are stages with shows! You can really spend a full evening here. I am very impressed!

wish I could give it zero stars. We had 6 people and spend over $200 with a ticket time of 7:40 pm…read more We waited in line for over three hours, not getting on the hayride until 11 pm. A few of the scenes were empty and there was almost no one in the field at the end. So we did not even get the full experience they advertised. While waiting in line for over three hours the owner kept coming over the intercom asking us to spend 27 more dollars on an already 40 dollar ticket per person to skip the line. Near the end of the line there was an actor in a gas mask who repeatedly touched multiple members of my family on the face. He touched them over and over even after asking him to stop and tring to move away from him. He said that we signed a waiver and he can touch us if he wants. That if we want to cry about it we are welcome to leave. This was an absolute disappointment of an evening with zero professionalism or accountability. Total crash grab. I would highly recommend not giving your money this this company.wish I could give it zero stars. We had 6 people and spend over $200 with a ticket time of 7:40 pm. We waited in line for over three hours, not getting on the hayride until 11 pm. A few of the scenes were empty and there was almost no one in the field at the end. So we did not even get the full experience they advertised. While waiting in line for over three hours the owner kept coming over the intercom asking us to spend 27 more dollars on an already 40 dollar ticket per person to skip the line. Near the end of the line there was an actor in a gas mask who repeatedly touched multiple members of my family on the face. He touched them over and over even after asking him to stop and tring to move away from him. He said that we signed a waiver and he can touch us if he wants. That if we want to cry about it we are welcome to leave. This was an absolute disappointment of an evening with zero professionalism or accountability. Total crash grab. I would highly recommend not giving your money this this company.

This is not our first time at Screamtown but it is our first time doing the newer attraction that…read morethey call the Abandoned Hayride. It is a separate attraction to Screamtown. You need tickets for both if you want to see both. Tickets have been selling out. They seemed to be pretty organized with the new attraction. You side sideways on a hay wagon that is set up like stadium seating. Only 1 side is open for you to pull up to a scene and watch the show at each stop. They had stories, props and characters that were different all along the way. We all enjoyed our time here.