Great haunted house in the greater Mid Michigan area!…read more First, the location--it's located out in a rural area, a ways south of Jackson. Yes, this probably makes for a bit of a drive but adds to the overall experience. Driving through the dark woods, I could imagine we were straight out of a horror movie. Upon arrival, the sprawling property, a former pig farm, does not disappoint. The property is big.. perhaps too big considering there seemed to be a lot of unused space in the middle between the haunted houses. The haunt does a really great job with the staging/waiting area. Great detail here and I loved the way the line was situated to allow the actors to easily move about and frighten folks in line. Great attention to detail in here too. The waiting area can add so much to the overall haunt experience and I'm excited when a place uses it to full advantage. The houses themselves: DarkSyde has 4 distinct houses, but they are basically all strung together, one after another. In other words, we waited in line once and then went through each attraction in order. They did not have a hayride or zombie paintball going this year, but the 4 houses provided enough activity for the price. They had Labrynth/medieval themed maze, your now-mandatory killer klown 3D maze, an outdoor pallette maze that was actually a maze, the "rusthole" and a pirate theme maze. Of these, I enjoyed the Rusthole the most. It's an interesting theme - sort of industrial factory gone out of control. Lots of strobes, darkness and loud noises. Good stuff. Some constructive suggestions: the outdoor pallet maze was a cool idea but turned out to be too confusing. Our group got turned around and accidentally exited out of what we later guesses was a safety/chicken exit. From here we were so confused we almost missed out on the Pirate maze which comes next. The actors here could do more to help guide people through or they need to block the safety exits better. The end is also a little disappointing - there is a good final surprise in the pirate maze, but then you are left to go down a long hallway to fill out a survey. Kinda anticlimactic. Could develop the ending to be more of an intense grand finale. There is also more the haunt could do with all the space in the middle of the attraction (the big grass area with bonfire) to keep people engaged when not going in the haunted house itself. All in all a great experience in the Michigan haunted house scene!

So dope. Everything was homemade and the scare actors were very nice people (out side of being…read morescary)

We went here in 2018 for the 1st time...The staff was wonderful and offered to take pictures for us…read morethroughout the village. They didn't even make us feel silly for coming without any kids with us lol! The exhibits were very detailed...so much to see! I would have given a 5 star review, but I think $15 per adult is a little pricey.

Wow. I haven't written a yelp review in a long time but this place deserves coming out of…read moreretirement. What you will see at the town of Christmas: 1.) Dog houses painted to look (somewhat) like an igloo. 2.) Nightmare worthy elf toys that may have come from the haunted house display. 3.) Lots of old Christmas props that were on their way to the dumpster given a 2nd (or maybe 3rd...4th....5th) chance at life. 4.) Plenty of sketchy staircases with handrails that are no where near up to code. 5.) Plenty of opportunities for pictures. Actually it's pretty much the only thing to do here...some may make for a cute photo if you are handy with your camera...most will make for the type of photo you show your friends and family later when they say "it couldn't be THAT bad". Things you won't see at the town of Christmas: 1.) Heat....that's a lie...there are some space heaters that the employees are huddled around. But bring a coat..and gloves...and a hat....and some liquor. 2.) Any activities worthy of the price of the ticket. Besides photos you can color some coloring pages or sit and watch a movie that I highly doubt the owners have proper permissions to be playing. That's it. 3.) A full set of teeth on santa. Not that it's required to be a santa...I'm sure the cookies have not been kind over the years but ya know....pictures. 4.) A quality photo....there are elves all over the place eager to take a picture for you but it's incredibly dark and the props are impressively low quality and creepy. You have to use flash to see anything...but when you use flash you can see things you really don't want to see. 5.) Where your $20 went. If this were the first year this were here I wouldn't be as horrified but it isnt....this is worth maybe $5 for an adult not $20. I will say having santa tell kids to come in his backdoor was a classy touch. And the grinch character was pretty good. All the people working there were VERY nice....but wtf is this place!?!?!

Now I must say this place really creeped me out! The short amount of time I spent at the Corpse…read moreBarn Shock Haunt could only be described as the worst night of my life! I got lost and saw a ghost, a ghoul, and a small man in the distance who may have also been lost! In conclusion, this place is not for the faint of heart! Three stars!

Well last was really great lot of people came thought last . I was on my toes all night groups was…read morereally close together made us work out we little time to reset. Big guys jumping like little girls running out . made my night . people hiding there face walk trough the haunt yes they did pee in there pants too not all some did really. I did all most get punch few time jumping out at people but it's all good that my job to make people jump and scream and some don't I Give it my all thank u all that came trough hope come again. Corpse Barn.

Amazing trail set in an old apple orchard! 3/4 of a mile through some crazy twists and turns, with…read morescares everywhere! This is a haunt not to miss! Can't believe it's only the first year open!

Great decorations, lots of effort put in! Make sure you can walk, and sometimes run! Overall solid…read moreexperience.

Great haunt all around! All of these are so cool and very scary. Whole midway of fun spooky…read morecarnival games too. A lot to do here, highly recommend for a full night out!

Wow... Talk about a good time, and so much to see and do. The Wax Museum has one-of-a-kind…read morebeautifully made miniature scenes of all the classic Halloween movies. See how many you recognize. And a Giant Pumpkin display that rivals anything you will see at any Haunted House attraction. The "FUN House" was a twist and turn experience with lots of cool displays and even "Live actors" to add even more value. But wait... there's more... the Haunted Forest and Hayride make this truly a destination for Halloween Fun! We will be back with more friends!

I can't believe no one has written a review on this small town haunt! Maybe no one in small towns…read morearound uses Yelp? But I am here to review just the drive-thru haunt in this small town. I give it 5 stars for sure! The only issue I had was that the staff didn't mention to clients to wear a mask if they decide to roll their windows down only because I am from Los Angeles and the drive thru haunts I've been to mentions to wear a mask if you roll your windows down. Due to hard times, it is a blessing to have a drive thru haunt to get into the Halloween spirit! Anyway, I give major props to the scareactors that were involved in the drive thru haunt! I went the day before Halloween with my brother-in-law and my husband as I am visiting family in town. We wanted to do something Halloween-ish and found this gem. I am glad we went! I went to two drive through haunts in LA and one in San Diego and the San Diego one and this haunt were the best ones! Although I do give this one major thumbs up! (More than the San Diego one actually!) We were scared back to back, had chainsaw guys follow us, Chucky stalking my hubby in the passenger seat, scary clowns, you name it! The website didn't give much information and there are no You Tube videos in this so we were surprised. This small town haunt is pretty epic (the drive thru)! We didn't do the others that were available due to the pandemic but the drive thru was very entertaining. We loved it! It was cheap ($25 per car) and lasted around 10 minutes. I wouldn't mind flying to Michigan to do this around Halloween! This haunt is on top of my list next to Universal Halloween Horror Nights and Knott's Scary Farm! TIP: Get there early! The line of cars can get VERY long the later you go!

Very scarey fun would recommend…read more Go and check out 3 stations good price! Will come again and bring the family

The Psycho Ward was lame. Hardly anything jumped out at you. There weren't many actors. boring…read more Next was Nightmares and again, nothing too thrilling. Wasn't scared at all.

Returned to the Forest after a few years, and it's still a lot of fun. We were told it is under new…read moremanagement, and the entrance setup is definitely different and more elaborate. Our group came on a Thursday night, shortly before closing time of 10 pm, and we only waited maybe 20 minutes to get in - for $20 general admission this was great. I think Fridays/Saturdays there is a significantly longer wait, so you may want to purchase a VIP ticket for an additional $10. This year, there is only the forest as an attraction - the house is closed due to building issues. The forest itself was a good time. There were new scares and new setups, but it still felt like the classic haunted forest I've visited so many times. In my last review, I mentioned obstacles being incorporated in the walk - it seems these have been removed for the most part. Not as much crouching, maneuvering, or terrain changes, which I was sad to see gone. My only complaint is the same as several years ago - there were quite a few long stretches of no scares. Some things to look at, but nothing to spook you. Again, this could be due to coming on a slower night, but I would have liked to see more actors hiding and creeping around. This walkthrough as well, we continuously caught up to the group ahead of us, so we did have most of the actor scares spoiled. Not much can be done about scared, slow walkers unfortunately. Overall, it's a fun time. Not sure I would wait more than 2 hours to get in, but on an off night - a good haunt.

This is the second year we've been here. It's a Halloween must if you like to get scared. I'd say…read morekids over 8-10 yrs old. This place is pretty Erie. It's well done. The actors don't touch you and role play pretty well. Warning it is pretty scary and your heart will pound. You also have to do a pretty substantial walk. It's prob .5 to .75mi long. Some of the trail can be difficult and some of the buildings get tight. Prepare to get scared and be uncomfortable. Pro tip let the group in front of you get 3-4min ahead of your group. Don't be in a rush to get thru it if you really want to get scared.