This was one of the best horror maze attractions ever. Spectacular and long mazes. I do HHN, Dark Harbor, Knotts scary, Delusion almost yearly and this is still one of the ones I thought killed it. I desperately want them to do it again. read more

I wish it came back. It was one of the best horror mazes I've been to. My favorite maze was from the nun.

Warner Bros. Studio Hollywood first year's attempt at horror mazes, fright fest, haunted houses, and "scare actors". I give WB kudos for trying. It's still a long road to be able to play with the elites though (Knott's Scary, Universal Studios). WB does market their horror festival around 2017's IT which has made over $500 million dollars after only about a month and a half of opening and did well in their first attempt in my books. I spoke with the cashier in the cafe and they said this inaugural year (2017) has met the expectations of the execs and WB is planning to expand and enlarge their horror festival in 2018 and beyond. The lot was a bit small but that made it more intimate. It wasn't as scary as the other parks and the mazes (Nightmare and Elm St., IT Neibolt House, The Conjuring) were decent. Nightmare of Elm St was too short. Lines were a bit slow but I think WB tried to make it more scary by limiting the foot traffic into the mazes. The bigger parks just tend to herd you into the mazes and you lose the scary atmosphere. I LOVED the Conjuring maze. It was awesome but a bit short. The IT maze was cool too. Was awesome to reenact the Neibolt scenes from the movie. Customers do get a small glimpse into the WB studios as well. Similar to the bigger studios across the way but smaller. WB's if you're reading this, there's a lot of room for improvement. Loved your inaugural year! Work on it and the fans will come. $69 wasn't too bad to pay for your horror festival. I'll be back in 2018! read more

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As the nights start to cool off, leaves change colors, and there's pumpkin flavored everything you know Halloween is just around the corner. This is the time of the year where many people let go of their inhibitions and just embrace the season. There's no where better to face your fears than at Warner Bros. 2nd annual "Horror Made Here, Festival of Frights." This is a unique take on the traditional haunted houses/mazes as many of the actual sets or spot on replicas are used to terrify its visitors. Being a huge DC fan I was most excited to visit Arkham Asylum and see where The Joker and Batman's other rogues lay their heads. The experience is pretty intense as Harley Quinn greets you and sends you off to deal with all the crazies from Gotham City. If you never went to camp as a kid you have the opportunity here at WB. Camp counselors Jason Voorhees and Freddy Kruger will even greet you with a giant hug. Ok kidding this was awesome. You'll immediately feel like you're part of one of your favorite 80's slasher films. Be on the look out for scattered human remains as well as the 2 icons as they pop out of random places. Additionally you will be able to experience a special viewing of The Exorcist, visit the IT House, take part in The Conjuring Universe, and much more. I will definitely be adding this WB event to my Halloween must do's yearly. If you're into this kind of thing I highly recommend. read more

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Let me start by saying that I'm a tough critic of these types of events as I do large scale events for a living, I have been going to HHN & Knott's Scary for 6+ years, and I am a total lover of all things Halloween. That all being said, I cannot give high enough praises to Warner Bros for Horror Made Here. Let's break it down: 1) You can't directly compare this event to HHN or Knott's overall. Why? Because those are THEME PARKS. This is a studio backlot that is literally putting this on from the ground up. This event clearly has a target audience, and I think they are doing a fantastic job in catering to that demographic. You can however compare the mazes, guest experience, food and beverage, and in all those areas, I am giving WB high marks. 2) This event is totally worth the price. Events of this scale cost money to produce. Every staff person, every set piece, every perk we get to enjoy costs. Would I love to pay less, of course, but I can understand the price structure as it stands. One comment I would make is that it would be awesome to have a ticket option that includes parking so you can buy it all at once, or even at a discounted rate if you pay for parking when you get the tickets. 3) The staff was INCREDIBLE. From the parking experience (which was seamless, and very clear), to the entry line/security/entrance which was organized and dare I say, orderly - - we were very impressed. The staff was friendly, and I had multiple people ask me how I was doing throughout the night, say hello as we walked by, smile, ask if we knew where we were going, etc. Coming from a job where we are focused on guest experience, I was really pleased to see this level of organization - especially when I have NEVER encountered anything similar at another Halloween event like this. 4) The mazes/experiences were a blast. We had a chance to do all of them, and I was so impressed with the experiential quality of all of them. You felt like you were a part of the movie, rather than being in a conga line stuff side by side with people going through a maze. They carefully only let a certain number of people in at a time, which I think is a great way to really enhance the experience for the guests. The Exorcist movie experience in the Church and the IT house were probably my favorites, but they were all wonderfully designed with great actors, scare actors, set design and props. 5) Additionally, I loved that Stage 48 was part of the experience. We got to see the whole Tim Burton/Corpse Bride/Beetlejuice display which was AWESOME, in addition to the rest of their amazing collection. We also got to visit and take a photo on the Friends couch in Central Perk and walk through the gift shop, which was a nice added bonus. 6) Next up is a very important component of an event like this - the bars! There are several bars set up throughout the backlot, with a lot of different offerings. My favorite bar was Fangtasia, right near the entrance, that offered custom cocktails, blood bags and many photo opportunities inside. The bar was dimly lit, with red lighting, and the blood bag was way better than the similar option at Universal, because this one has alcohol in it for almost the same price! We opted for one of those, and came back later in the night to try to Skeleton Key cocktail which also packed a punch. 7) I know this may have been a coincidence, but I have to say I enjoyed that this was mostly an adult crowd. It gets difficult being an almost 30-something trying to enjoy a night out when you're surrounded by screaming middle-schoolers at some of these other haunted events. Overall, I cannot speak highly enough of our experience at Horror Made Here. Couple with the fact that we just bought a house down the street, I am a fan and hope they continue doing this for years to come. It will become our go-to Halloween event. read more

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I went to Horror Made here 2018 and was sad to hear that they weren't having an event for 2019. I do 1 or 2 Halloween spook events a weekend during October. This past weekend I did 7 smaller mazes in Las Vegas. I've read the reviews here and have to say I completely disagree with a lot of the negative feedback on Horror Made Here. The only negative thing I can say is that it was very pricey. I would suggest WB lower the price point and increase maze time. That being said....best quality I have seen. I've done the theme park mazes, hayrides, tons of escape rooms here and in other states. Again...the quality here is amazing. Makeup is on point, characters remain in character all night long, and production is great. The effects that they had were unlike any other places I have been to. They also sold alcohol, had some smaller rides built, had classes on FX makeup, and even had several cool photo booth set ups with green screens. read more

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I love Halloween time and I love doing all the different amusement part events, mazes, you name it. So I've been to many of these and this one is definitely one of my favorites. This is the second year it's been done and I'm assuming with its popularity it will only get bigger and better in future years. This a Halloween event put on by Warner Brothers studios so you know they spared no expense. Definitely high production value. I don't want to give away any of the surprises or ruin any of the scares, but just let's say that all 5 "experiences" (IT, The Conjuring, Arkham Asylum, The Exorcist, Nightmare on Camp Crystal Lake) were very immersive. You felt like you were in the actual films! Great attention to detail! I call them "experiences" because they aren't your average walk-through mazes. The studio lot itself is also pretty fun with bars, a carnival ride, live music, concessions and food, lots of photo ops, and scary costumed actors popping up to fighter you. A bit pricey but I feel like you get what you pay for. read more

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I give it a 3.8! I've honestly never heard of this before and my bf bought us tickets for last Saturday. Parking was easy, entrance was quick, and overall..it was pretty awesome! They had a total of 5 mazes..well 4 with 1 "screening" You'll Float Too (IT) - It was a pretty good maze! Not the best one, but I did love how they had the 3 doors to choose from and there was the right one to exit out of. 3/5 The Joker is Your Judge - Lamest maze. Zero scares. Nothing scary about it. It was boring, and like....a minute long. 0/5 The Next Chapter in the Conjuring Universe - The BEST one IMO. I honestly think this is one of the best mazes I've ever been to. I absolutely LOVE how the workers are actually acting, too. You're immersed in the story and in the maze. You go through the house and you're entered with a small group of people. One, it's not crowded and 2..you don't know where the scares were going to come from. Annabelle was part of the story and I loved it. The workers involve you and make you feel more "worried". The nun was also there, and you can see her peeking through the windows from upstairs while you wait in line. 5/5 The Exorcist Forbidden Screening: This was AWESOME. So, it's not a maze..but..you're sitting in a church. I'll kind of leave it at that so I won't give it away. I didn't know what to expect and was totally freaked out. 4/5 1,2,3 Are You Ready For Me (Nightmare on Camp Crystal Lake): You take a tram to this location and this one closes at 10. From the get go, the "maze" starts. I was getting scared from places I wasn't expecting to. The atmosphere of this one was great, and I loved the acting in it, too. I just wish it wasn't so short! 4/5 All the mazes are fairly short and that's the only negative. We got there at opening time..7pm, and finished all the mazes + 1 ride by 10:45. I love how it's not so crowded, lines aren't crazy long, and ALLLLL the employees were super nice. Some "monsters" and recognizable people from horror films wandering around. Overall, an awesome experience and great scares! Also..would highly recommend to bring a jacket as all the mazes are FREEZING inside. read more

Went on opening weekend October 6th. Expectations were set high merely because it was advertised so much as it being great. Let's just say those expectations were not met at all. We understood that it's new and they're in the early stages but considering we spent 173.00 dollars it was definitely not worth it. A lot of areas in the mazes simply didn't have any scare actors, you would walk around corners where it was clearly an area for scare actors to be in and it was just empty. This happened through out all the attractions. A lot of areas through the park could of been utilized a lot better as far as scare zones but again it came down to hardly any scare actors around the park. Only one scare zone in the park which is the entrance but by nights end which was 1130 for us, there wasnt any scare actors in the scare zone at all. It was one of those things you go to cause it's new and fresh but 99.9% sure we wont be returning next year. 173.00 dollars for a mediocre somewhat church carnivalesque with some scary mazes is definitely not of value. If you have the money just go to universal's horror nights where you're able to do so much more and get more value out of that hard to earn money. Wish I can get a full refund tbh. read more

Two words: Price point. I'd be willing to root for this event if it hadn't cost me 90 dollars. And the VIP at 170 is downright egregious. They have no business looking to Universal as a comparative pricing model, which has twice the amount of mazes and is, you know, an ACTUAL THEME PARK. If anything, they should look to Queen Mary fifteen years ago, as this reminded me of that fledgling event before it grew into the delight it is today (and yet is still 2/3 the cost of WB, their VIP close to 1/2). To begin, there are 5 "attractions" here, and I say attractions, not mazes, because one of them is literally a short film screening. The actual mazes aren't bad, but the scarers are few and far between - the IT maze was the best, Arkham Asylum is also good but entirely too short, as was the Conjuring. Camp Crystal Lake tram/maze is solid (but ickily spits you out in the gift shop). I do appreciate them trying to do something more unique than just a walk-thru with the Conjuring but its short length made the 2-hour wait even more painful. (A tip if you do go: hit that one first.) Food is your typical festival fare, and there seems to be an odd, extra-heavy focus on selling expensive booze. Really, the whole thing feels like more of a regional scare in the Midwest somewhere. Or something my scammy cousin Robbie threw together to make a quick buck. Bottom line, at this price, I won't be returning and neither will the many people I chatted with in line. This is LA, for Pete's sake. A studio backlot doesn't automatically make you a big boy in the Halloween sandbox. It means people will pay 90 bucks to see you once. If Warner Bros wants to be a real contender in the Haunt game, they need to swallow their pride, stop fronting that their event is worth the price of a seasoned vet like Uni or QM (again, 2/3) and rebrand as a scrappy underdog. Drop the price by 50% and then maybe we'll come back to help it grow into the major haunt it seems to think it already is. But as of now, that 90 bucks is better spent on the more established pros. read more

Dont waste your time or money!!! It looks cool when you walk in because it is on a studio lot, but that was probably the only good thing about it. It was not scary at all. Each haunted house was over an hour long and in some cause two hours long. The scarers were not good at all. In the houses you could see all the scarers so there was no surprise. They weren't that dark. The thing that annoyed me the most was that the no cellphone rule was not properly inforced so people were taking pictures and videos in the maze, whicj ruined the whole experience. This happened in every house. read more

Everyone has asked me which is better: WB or Universal. My final answer is probably Universal, but hard to say. If you like cheap(er than Universal HHN) parking, fewer crowds, and the thrill of being on an actual backlot/being able to see part of the regular Studio Tour, you'll probably like WB. If you like plenty of rides (WB had one this year), good scare zones (again, WB had one with clowns and the scare actors were few and far between), and good food options (WB had a few carts with pretzels, churros, a couple of bars, but if you wanted actual food, there was one cafe that had pizza, fries, and burgers you could make yourself at a family cookout), go to Universal. This is only their second year trying this, so I'll try to cut them some slack. I enjoyed the photo ops and the sets once you got inside the mazes. Joker gave everyone some personalized attention in Arkham Asylum, as well as different characters in other mazes, which is something cool you won't usually get at Knotts or Universal when you're being herded through a maze. However, I have to ding them for a few things: 1) The event is open until 1 am but by 12:15 am, the only maze left open was IT. If you're gonna close an attraction early, you should make it known like you do with Camp Crystal Lake and Stage 48. 2) Lots of tables, lack of seats. Maybe they figured most people would want to eat on the go due to the nature of the event, but after a lot of walking around on the lot, I would like to not fight to find a place to eat a snack and rest my feet. 3) Photo op confusion. There was a cool photo op inside of Arkham Asylum and one with IT by a sewer where the photographers handed you a card with a barcode after snapping pics, but there was no instruction on where to view/buy your photos from the photographers or on the card. Just ended up throwing the cards away at home. read more

I went to HMH last year and again this year. Things have really improved overall since last year. Here are my thoughts. First, DON'T try to compare this event to HHN. These are two very different types of horror events. HHN is designed for mass amounts of people, lots of jump scares, etc. HMH is a much more intimate experience, and that's what makes it awesome and what the executives NEED to remember. You're going to see reviews that this event sucks, that it is lame, that HHN is better. But, it's not. It's just different. Now...that being said, here are suggestions/thoughts/changes I would make. 1. Drop the price/Add Multi-Night pass/Offer discounts: It is expensive and you're going to lose a lot of potential guests that way...just based on that alone. I went to this event twice this year and heard the same thing over and over from guests. "Cool event, but it's too expensive." I'd suggest that you offer a multi night pass, like HHN. Maybe make it 2-3 nights. And...if you're going to keep the prices what they are, I'd offer discount codes at least. (You don't have as many mazes as HHN, the mazes aren't as long, and if you're trying to count Stage 48 as a "selling point" for the price of the tickets, that's only going to get you so far.) 2. You need to amp up the fact that WE'RE ON THE BACKLOT! I heard people over and over ask "I wonder what's filmed here?" TELL THEM! Maybe create an app, like HHN has, that tells the guests what has been filmed here. Or at least a brochure or something that lists what has been filmed here, what the buildings have been used for. "Hey! The town square you're in right now? This was the town square in Gremlins!" People LOVE that kind of trivia/info. You're Warner Bros. USE what you've got! 3. Arkham Asylum Maze - The music/sounds need to be lower or you need to put microphones on the main character actors - Two Face (He looked and acted great, but you could barely hear him), Poison Ivy (Great makeup and character, but she literally had to get in your face to hear what she was saying). Your Harley's need to be more Harley. They didn't have a lot of energy. She needs to bouncing around and being loud. The Harley's I saw were very quiet and soft. The highlight of the maze was the Judge Joker. GREAT acting, quick improv, fantastic laugh. Sounded just like Mark Hamill's Joker. His set was great and it was an awesome way to start out the maze. 4. You need clearer signage to Stage 48 (if you choose to walk there). There needs to be a big sign in between The Conjuring and IT mazes that says "This way to Stage 48! FRIENDS Central Perk, Gift Shop, Museum". I heard so many people asking where Stage 48 was and if you don't take the tram, you might not see it at all! You're missing out on potential sales by not making it clearer to the guests. 5. The Conjuring Maze - I went through this one several times. The first time I waited 90 minutes. Way too long for the experience. Especially considering it was fairly similar to last year's maze. Cool concept and I love that you're trying to create a more intimate experience with the guests, but it needs some assistance to speed it up. 6. IT Maze - Very, very cool. Waits were never very long. I could have done without the guy spitting water directly into my face when he faked sneezed. My friend got water directly sprayed on her chest. Not good. 7. The Exorcist - Pretty cool overall, but you need a stronger lead to start the whole thing out. The woman we had almost seemed to forget her lines and paused several times. There was another woman you had (with lighter hair) that was much better in delivering her lines in a more convincing way. 8. Crystal Lake - I loved this one so much, but you need more lights on the ground, pointed at the dead bodies, etc. You could barely make out some of the props and I'd gather you'd like the guests to actually be able to see them. The Freddie's you had could use some work on what they say to guests. Much of the time they just delivered one line or just laughed and clicked their glove fingers. They have SO much area to work/play with that I felt they could've given MUCH more to the crowds. The main Freddy last year that was the photo op Freddy should really give your Freddy's some pointers. 9. The Make-up/Demo Area - This was another one that I heard people asking where it was. I know it's listed on the map, but let's face it...people don't read and it was so far tucked back that I think a lot of people missed it. If it could be in a more prominent area, that would be great. 10. I saw you had some photo ops set up around the place. Those stands where you stick your head through, the IT in the drain, the pumpkins by the tree near the church. You need to put signs next to all of those things that say "Photo Op". I'd see people walk right past them. 11. You need better food options. Bring back the food trucks. Or have some actual meals. read more

We felt this event could be described as, "let's let the interns handle this one." For the price, there was not enough going on: not enough characters or people in costume walking around, bad unfitting pop music playing, not enough vendors, no water fountains, not enough bathrooms... the lines feel extra long because there's nothing happening outside while you wait. We waited in one line and a group in front of us had about 25 people come join them (skipping the line). Event workers were watching and no one did anything... In the houses themselves there were some cool elements but again felt like there was not enough going on. Overall, it was hard to find the event immersive when on-break staff could be seen everywhere and the tram took us through construction sites. Seems like Warner just figured they could make a bunch of money and throw something together. read more

This is my second year attending Horror Made Here. I have to say, I enjoyed my experience much more this year. I bought the VIP Loser's tickets and it was well worth it. We had enough time to enjoy all the attractions, eat dinner, drink, and enjoy the music. Last year we just had enough time to do the attractions and nothing more. The reason for 4 stars...at the Midsummer Scream conference we were told that this year there will be no food trucks, instead they will have gourmet food...yeah no! Cheeseburger, pizza, chicken tenders, and Mac & Cheese are not what comes to mind when I think gourmet food. I think you are better off doing food trucks next year. It would be great if your mazes were a little bit longer. Loved the exorcist!! I was disappointed by the Arkham Asylum...there was like two room with no actors to scare you. Also, you should have included the time that Stage 48 was going to close. I heard a lot of people were not able to get their pictures at the end of the night. Maybe next year, yeah change some of your mazes. The conjuring was the same as last year, so we didn't get any scares there. Overall a fun night! Will do it again next year with the VIP Loser's Club tickets. read more

I have to preface this whole review with the fact that a freak thunder/rainstorm struck unexpectedly the night I went. This was a big problem as some of the mazes were open air and we got soaked from head to toe! WB *SOLD* rain slickers.. of course.. but we couldn't afford it after paying the massive price tag for tickets and drinks.. so we got Soaked to the bone. Not cool. WB you can afford to spare some rain slickers for *ONE* night. Truly. We loved the mazes for the most part as they had a huge theatrical element that makes them stand apart from Universal, Knotts, Magic, etc. I would rank Camp Crystal Lake and Conjuring the two best mazes. Arkham Asylum next- you get to take a mug shot! We missed the exorcist because we were soaked and tired. 'It' was my least favorite. You would think with all the rain and the kid dressed like Georgie it would be the best one.. unfortunately their clown actor killed it for me when he wiggled his tongue WAY too close to my face. To make matters worse (SpOILER ALERT) you get trapped with IT at this point in the maze and cannot leave. So I was really really really uncomfortable and the actor wouldn't stop even when I tried to move my body away. I'm sorry, but I don't allow strange men to put their tongues that close to my mouth. The actor did this more than once and I was very close to filing a report with WB as I left feeling harassed. All the other haunts are really good about distance and respect. YOu need to fix this WB!!! Trapping women in a room with a waggling tongue stranger is not what anyone signed up for. WB limits the number of people who enter at any one time and I will say there were a lot less people than Universal. In some respects this is great because you don't get crowded in and get the full scare action. It feels more cozy and personalized. On the flip side, the lines move painfully slow while you are waiting (unlike Universal that sends you through like a conga line that continuously moves.). So while the waiting part sucks, this system does pay off as you go through the mazes. We were mesmerized by the conjuring maze and camp crystal lake! We were ready to camp out and party with the counselors!! They have photographers at the event who give you tickets with barcodes. When we went to redeem them.. 1 out of 3 worked?! We were super disappointed. Maybe the rain ruined them? Not sure. Would I do this again? Probably not. Too expensive for what you get. If you want a mellow, less crowded, personalized experience- then this is for you. Be prepared for long waits and short mazes- but quality mazes. Final Thoughts.. Universal gives you more for your $$. read more

We just finished Warner Bros Horror made here, which is sort of like a Warner Bros Halloween horror nights, but way smaller, way better, way more personal, fresh, and story driven, it feels like you're walking through the movies. What it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality, small crowds, and great atmosphere. Conjuring and Crystal Lake were the two best mazes hands down. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! read more

Awesome horror event! I've been a huge haunt fan for many years and love immersive theatre/interactive experiences. If I had to sum this up in 2 words, it would be.... "Nuns everywhere"! Just kidding. "Wicked fun" :). Horror Made Here was one of the better experiences out of the larger haunts I usually go to. I was apprehensive about this event at first because I don't particularly like large haunts with terribly long lines... only to be in another line through the actual experience. The difference is that the mazes are more intimate and story-driven rather than the usual jump scare, conga line haunted house format. You can tell WB really tried to differentiate their experiences from other large haunts which my group appreciated. Highlights: * Nightmare on Camp Crystal Lake: I was literally at camp and totally immersed. My group was running through the woods with the moonlight shining through the trees. We came up to a foggy lake and saw a foreboding figure with a machete standing at the end of the dock. He started charging at us! We ran fast and past mutilated remains of camp goers... then we quickly slowed down because the set was amazing! It was so much fun to experience this with my group and feel like we were in the movie. The production value, actors, and storytelling were all on point. * The Conjuring Universe: This was great primarily for the pacing and storytelling. The actors did an amazing job! The special effects here are top notch. * Good job WB using the set space. The facades really helped to tie the experience together. The Cons: * The price point was a bit too high for how much there was to do. * The mazes (except Arkham) were a tad too short. The lines for each maze was like 20-30 minutes long when I went. I'm sure if it was any longer, that would have affected my group's experience. I think the event was fantastic being WB's second year doing this. Looking forward to it in the coming years! read more

I don't usually go to these types of events so I didn't know what to expect. I do not watch scary movies (I'm a scared-y cat) so I was thinking it would be quite scary. It was quite pricey, can't remember maybe $80? There were a handful of mazes/experiences (maybe 6-7?) and I was not scared once. There were not many workers walking around to try to scare anyone. I did enjoy the Camp Crystal Lake one.. It was fun.. I wish it was longer though. It was kind of dangerous because employees kind of told people to "run" or if they were ready to "run" and I would not recommend running in the dirt/dark. I don't think I would be back. read more

Overall it was a fantastic event this year! My wife and I made it out for the 2017 event and we were both floored by the fact that they really upped it with this years event. We opted to do the more expensive Losers Club pass which I believed paid for itself. Not only do you get to pass the general line but you also get free parking, a free IT photo op, and two free beverages. Having done Universal Horror Nights for the past 10 years, this event was a breath of fresh air. There were no conga lines in sight while going through the mazes, or having an employee wave a wand at you to hurry you through the maze. They allow up to 10-15 people in at a time, maximizing the effect created in each maze. My favorite attraction has to be Camp Crystal Lake as I felt like I traveled back to the 80s where Jason and Freddy were out to get me. With this only being the second year for Horror Made Here, I can only see things growing and getting even better. As long as they keep putting on this event, I will keep coming back! read more

Not a lot of mazes & not very scary. Employees follow you through the mazes to stop people from taking pics... very annoying & distracting! Other than the employees who are tasked with keeping people from taking pics, everyone else who worked there was very nice. Definitely not worth the price of admission. read more

Not as I expected. I'm assuming WB may be new to the game, so they may still be looking for ideas to better the experience. Mazes wait time can be hours long. The Conjuring wait time was over 2 hours.; all others between 1hr-1.5hr. After that, it took us about 4-6min to do the maze. If you can cough up for VIP, I'd say do so. They could add a little more to the maze experience. Camp Crystal Lake didnt live up to the hype. The area is too open and too lit up. At one point I witnessed a dude walking through the maze while ON HIS PHONE (literally, on a phone call). They could use more atmospheric characters. This would keep the scare going while you're waiting in line. You wait for so long, you end up yawning. The area is widely spread out, and again many amounts of lighting, not enough fog machines around. Feels more like a monster mash club than a "horror" setting. Food is priced ok for the taste, but $10 for a bottled beer and $12 for 12oz draft? Yea, hard pass... Overall they can improve the overall experience. This is a movie studio, the should be able to pull off something bigger, more efficient and better. read more

I went to the event last year and knew that I would be coming back this year also. My siblings and I ended up having a really good time again. Last year was our first year attending the event and they've definitely improved upon the experience. This year they offered a ride called Death Drop that I foolishly got on twice LOL It's similar to Supreme Scream but only drops you down once and believe me once is enough. They offered mazes/experiences for the movies It, Friday The 13th, The Exorcist, The Conjuring Universe films, Trueblood and a slew of other classic films. They had an MC on stage who invited people up for a horror movie trivia contest. My siblings talked me into going up and I ended up winning :-) The event offers a variety of food and beverages including alcoholic ones. Definitely go on their tram tour, it was really fun. I can't wait for next year's event I hope they outdo themselves again. read more

Horror Made Here - Horror Made Here 2018 - Festivals Near Me - Burbank, California

As a seasoned veteran of haunts, going all the way back to the 90's in my youth in Orlando, I've seen some stuff. I've literally driven across our nation twice in pursuit of the best haunts. This one rang a bell with me. I was skeptical, but it won me over quickly. We did the IT house first. There wasn't an inch of the experience that wasn't furnished or decorated. Scares and actors were abundant. I'm jaded to the old haunt tricks like camouflage and misdirection, but this crew really brought their game. I'd rather not go into detail about the other experiences because I don't want to spoil anything for anyone, but it was creative, original, and the future of horror on a wide scale. By the time I'd done this event, we'd done Knott's, Universal, and the Queen Mary. Warner Bros made Universal look like a dumb, stumbling child asking for money. Their mazes are predictable (scene, black hall, scene, black hall, scene, black hall 3X with all the monsters) while WB was off the path and awesome. I used to be a die hard HHN fan. Used to be. If you want something fresh and immersive, check this out. Or go pay more to stand in line for something not as good. read more

Totally half baked unfortunately. They've got the beginnings of something good, but their lack of experience running an event like this plus the mediocre haunts shows they're not there yet. The most insulting thing is this experience costs $86, which is absurd for what you get. To start -- the lines are super slow despite the fact it wasn't even that crowded. This is because a couple of reasons...one, they have a completely silly and pointless photo taking inside of Arkham Asylum where you have to stop and wait to have your photo taken....that's one example. Such a thing should be outside. Another example is some of the haunts have a bit of acting and timed stops. Which is cool, but it definitely slows things down. The poor saps who paid like ($185?) for the fast pass -- here's the big problem. The people running the lines let the fast people in unfettered, hardly mixing in us idiots who only paid $86. They weren't good at blending the fast pass plus the regular folks. Signs would state "30 minutes from this point" then take 45-60 minutes. The unfortunate thing is the haunts themselves aside from one or two that seemed to get way more love or time were all quite mediocre. Lack of attention to detail, just walking through some blank spaces, obviously quickly concocted sets, etc. There were moments of "oh that's cool" going on, but not nearly frequently enough. If you're expecting an experience like Universal's HHN, you're not gonna find it here...and it's the same or more money to boot. A total ripoff. This should be at a $45 price point, not $86. Shameful Warner Brothers. Even Dark Harbor is better than this. After reading some of the five star reviews, I think they're 100 percent shills. There is quite literally *no way* anyone paid that VIP package price and walked away thinking it's the best Halloween haunt experience they've ever had. Total BS. read more

2018! Better than anything out there on socal. I go to everything every Halloween season and I have to say this beats them all. Everything here is so different so you have room for shock and surprise. Mazes and experiences are different! I'm here on a Sunday night with losers club pass and it's fantastic. Food and drinks are good too. It's smaller but I really appreciate it. Im glad to be here now before this blows up. You have to come. I'll probably be back. read more

I was really excited to go to this. It was greatly advertised and it seemed to be the new place to go to. I understood going into it that they're fairly new to this, so I figured thered be some kinks. Although, there were more than just SOME kinks. Though the area is small, there was a LOT that was not utilized. The scare actors looked bored and tired at times. They weren't really scaring people, you'd see them just wandering around. It was also weird that the scare actors would actually talk to you. Of all the places I've been, I've never seen them stop to ask how long you've been waiting in line or how your days going. Along with that, I don't understand how so many rooms in the actual houses were empty. It was obvious scare actors were supposed to be there, but none were seen. It was also weird seeing them go onto their breaks, which yes, I am well aware none of this is real, but all of what I've said really takes away from the feel of it being "scary". The mazes looked like they could have been good, again had there been scare actors in there fully, I would say the best was the Camp Crystal Lake. The exorcist experience was also a fun interesting take, instead of it being a walkthrough, it's more of a 4D sit down experience. This place definitely has the potential to be fun, but it lacked so many components that even the people waiting in line looked bored and like they were just trying to get their money's worth. This was very much overpriced for what we got, if I could, I'd get my money back. We finished everything extremely early, and the place looked empty when we were heading out, at 11... I wouldn't recommend coming here, especially for the price. It's pretty frustrating knowing how much was paid for the tickets and how little fun we had. read more

If you skim the reviews to date; they seem a bit all over the place; obviously some are written by friends and some had a terrible experience. I'm going to make this clear at the beginning: If you come to this haunt expect an experience; not scares. (Think guided themed tour that's slightly scary) The mazes are well built; well themed, have a lot of detail, but definitely lack in the scare dept. Lines can be long and don't have clear indications of how long the lines are. Our group missed Crystal Lake because we assumed it ran all night, but there were no clear posted cut-off times for when they stopped the shuttles. The price of admission is high, GA is already at 60/70 bucks; compared to HHN just down the street an insult. I have no idea why anyone would pay for VIP (seems insane for the prices, you're better off paying 30 bucks more and going just down the street) You're demanding the same ticket price, have half the mazes, half the lot size and food prices are like that at the LA County Fair (Scary) Even Dark Harbor; which has double the mazes, shows, multiple reasonably priced bars, sliders. etc is charging $30 for GA on some nights or less. My honest review is this; you went live with an event with an extremely high ticket price in an extremely competitive market (HHN, Six Flags, Knotts, etc.) Marketing is confusing; wasn't sure what to expect; mazes, tours, etc.? There are limited offerings for the price. So either you lower the price and ratings will improve; or you add more mazes. I will say though each maze I went through was well themed, I fee l like there could have been more scare actors; there were obvious places where someone could have popped out, but didn't. And I don't know if this was on purpose or it just wasn't planned well. If you get GA I will say this; be prepared to wait. The way the lines work is cyclical. Groups are sent in so you get that good small experience, but it holds the line up a lot. (Not sure if I agree on that execution as on a really busy night I can't imagine what the GA line wait would be) read more

I really felt like I was walking through the particular movie's world with each maze I did. The set design was amazing, the costumes were on point, and the actors were dedicated to their roles. The Joker was even clowning on me because I was wearing a Batman shirt at Arkham Asylum. And, let's not forget you get to walk around the Warner Bros. studio! It's probably not as scary as Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, but the quality and intimacy help it stand out. I was able to do the IT, Arkham Asylum, Freddy/Jason mazes, and The Exorcist Forbidden screening (which was something new I've never experienced before). I enjoyed each one. I do wish there were more characters around for photo opportunities and maybe scenes acted out outside of the mazes. It's only their third year (I went to the first one in 2016) and it's improved immensely. I will be going back next year for sure. read more

VIP was above them all. Universal, Knotts, Queen Mary (horrible). We had a great time. Top shelf drinks, fantastic staff. Some very cool thrills. Great merchandise. My suggestion a few more longer, scary experiences and they will leave everyone in the dust. Great job. Well run. Professional. read more

Don't waste your time nor money at this place, it's so not worth the price! Maybe if it was like 30$ maybe but 70 something? No never again returning to this place not till they do some major improving! Who says rawr to try to scare someone like da flock? 0.o read more

So much potential but failed big. Especially at the prices. Visually the sets were good but no scares. No excitement. No energy at all. Lack of music and scare actors throughout. Fangtasia didn't even have vampires inside. The conjuring maze was terrible. You go room to room slowly with unsuccessfully executed ideas in each. I saw so many things all night to improve. Who is in charge? Anyone? That's how it felt...Depressing. Hopeful over the years this improves. Has potential. Ideas are there. Execution needs a lot of work. read more

Mediocre, total of about 5 mazes. The only things in common with HHN @ universal are the prices & the wait time. Way too overpriced for whats offered. If you purchase VIP you could do the whole thing in 1 hr. But hey, you pay almost double of a regular entrance ticket. :-/ read more

Overall the event was fun. We bought the Loser Club VIP which gave us front of the line access, but the lines never got that long so we ended up going on the mazes several times. It was also pretty cool that each time we went on the same maze they were different, anything from characters being in different locations to completely different characters. Food was ok but the drinks were good (Especially the blood bag). Definitely a great change of pace from the huge crowds at similar events. read more

Price was definitely not worth it for what my girlfriend & I experienced. We got lucky and finished all the mazes within the first hour before the monstrously long wait times, but even then we were left unsatisfied due to how quickly we finished all the mazes, which lacked in scare actors. The mazes are more theatrical than they are scary & I have to give them props on the set designs, but with more scares, the experience could've easily been upped, especially considering how much we paid. You're better off spending your money down the street at Universal's Horror Nights which was infinitely better than this one. read more

I would definitely never do this again!!! Two hour wait lines for one maze. Aside from mazes there's not much else to do. Which would be fine if it was less expensive. Even front of the line pass lines were long. read more

We had so much fun at this. It is on the backlot and everything was pretty centralized which made things easy to find. The mazes were great because of how more atmospheric everything was. The experiences were great because each attraction felt like being in the movie. For me personally. I love scary movies but my wife, not so much. It was great that we were able to actually enjoy the look of everything without a scare actor literally every 15 feet in a maze like at Universal. This actually made her enjoy the attractions. The effects and the character actors, you can tell they are having fun and totally into it. Tip would be do the Conjuring maze first. Longest line. I will also say that nobody talks about are the pace of the mazes. At this you can experience what's around you but not herded in like cattle with bottlenecks at other places. Mazel Tov WB. See you next year. read more

For it being a relatively new Halloween attraction, their maze quality already far exceeds other local well-established events such as Six Flags Fright Fest and Queen Mary Dark Harbor. While still small with room for growth and expansion in future years, their production value and overall experience is well worth it. read more

Universal.needs ro step it up Wanrer Brothers is my new favorite la halloween spot the comjuring maze was so good and camp crystal lake and the other mazes and also the excersist forbiden screening very creative and unique great job very fun time and wait times werent to bad but it is LA and "los doyers" (as stupid pochos say) were playing in the world series tonight so alot of "Edgers" and Ceacers and Nesters stayed home posted up for the game with La Dimples and Sad Girl eegghh lol anyway , id go to warner brothers twice instead of universal next year read more

For the price I paid it's honestly not worth it. I expected a lot more and would have paid $40 for this type of event. This event was way too overpriced for what you experience and you'd have a better experience down the street at Universal. read more