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!!!

Great experience all around. The 7 houses were very uniquely themed. The haunted mansion was my…read morefavorite. Highly recommend going as a group. Great laughs, jump scares and very well designed

I've been here a few times in the past couple years, and this was the one time it sucked ass. We…read morepaid for tickets and waited an hour for each line, we were there for 4 hours and got through 2 haunted houses and my legs were already killing me so we ended up leaving. I am so unbelievably disappointed. Last year we got through every house before closing, and I'm sure that the fast pass feature made the lines move twice as slow. Fuck you joe boo

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.

THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! We came on their 1st night of opening, nothing was prepared for…read more"terrifying" experience. They were happy to charge you full admission with waiting times over an hour to enter woods. With no people, in queue, in front of you. Woods had nothing to offer, it was rather haleririous experience, where we felt like idiots paying for a late walk in the woods, if I didn't have my flash light on, I would ended up in Emergency, that was the only terrifying experience of nearly breaking your neck! After 20 minutes walk we asked for a full refund, they promised to sort it out and nothing was refunded. I received no further communication. I am extremely disappointed with above experience. They opened up to public, but did not invest in decorations, atmosphere or an experience. Wish I could score -30 for the whole night.

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.

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.

The decorations get better and better each year. Our family loves to explore the trails in the…read moreweeks leading up to the fair to see the progress. I love the fun details that the crew takes the time to build into each set. Kids always love the train ride! It can be really busy and tickets need to be purchased in advance.

I visited the Halloween Fair put on by the Lorain County Metroparks at Carlisle Reservation this…read morepast weekend with my family, and was extremely impressed! We did the haunted trail during the "family friendly" daylight hours (no actors), games, and Little Green Choo ride. The park system and volunteers must have spent a lot of time preparing for this event. The haunted trail was elaborate and amazing. The trail is wagon/stroller friendly, (the walk-thru side attractions are not), but it is quite scary even during the 'family friendly' hours, so I wouldn't recommend it for young children. The bubble machine, tricycle race track, and carnival games are all perfectly suited for the younger crowd though, as was the train ride. I also really enjoyed seeing many well-constructed child-sized Halloween character photo-ops. When we left the park around 8:00pm, the line for the haunted trail was very long, and the line of cars down Diagonal Rd. waiting to get into the parking area was even longer. They stop letting people line up at 9:30pm, so I would advise arriving far in advance of that to allow for slow entrance to the parking area and probably a line at the ticket booth. They made an announcement (maybe around 6:30pm, but I'm not sure) allowing people to queue up for entrance to the haunted trail once it turned 'scary' at 7:00pm, so I would go early for the shortest wait. Cost is $2 per person, free for 3 and under. Games and food are extra. There is a significant amount of walking involved from the parking area to the ticket booth and then to the attractions, so this event is probably not a good choice for those with mobility issues, although they do have a handicapped parking area and accessible restrooms available.

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.

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.