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    Nightmare Forest

    3.4 (22 reviews)
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    Jay R.

    As a child, I'm talking back in 1994, I visited Nightmare Forest and had the daylights scared out of me. Keeping this in mind, I looked forward to another adventure to Otter Creek's home haunt, and was very pleased after my return. A lot of love went into the haunt this year, with a stage show to greet you that included fire and sword swallowing. The entirety of the first building was redone, but unfortunately fell short due to there being a lack of actors in the area. One of my pet peeves at haunts is when actors will get that initial reaction and then come running up, only to stop as soon as they get close and stare you down. That happened a lot at Nightmare Forest, which is one reason I docked a point in my rating. The trail and buildings are set up perfect, with plenty of room to get spooked and plenty of places for actors to hide. Some characters that were memorable include the voodoo lady, two girls in a VERY creepy dollhouse, and an actor that looks to be in a cluttered yard area who crawled out and scared the pants off of my cousin. Some spots that were memorable were the Michael Myers area, the Silent Hill zone which was fantastic, and the moving bridges were neat. The scenery in all was fantastic, but the dead space and absence of actors in some spot left some noticeable lulls that detracted from the overall haunt atmosphere. That's the second reason for a point taken off. Despite that, the love that went into the atmosphere and the flow of the haunt make it worth visiting, with plenty of food options and a lot of bang for your buck, Nightmare Forest is a great spot to visit for the whole family!

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    Amanda D.

    This is one of my favorite haunted houses. I seem to always get scared while just in the parking lot. And that's even before heading down the trail! I pay to get scared and I always feel that this trail is worth it! The part based off of the movies is always my favorite but the corn maze was up there this year! Wish the trail ended with a better scare though. The fast pass is totally worth the extra $10 as well. We skipped right to the front and waited maybe 5 minutes to enter the trail.

    I didn't even fall!! Or run... how did I get this dirty!? Lol

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    25 days ago

    Have been going to this haunt for almost 30 years. Only missed a few! Top rate experience!

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    Very Scary! And Fun!! Looked like Professional Sets!! Best experience ever!! Loved it!!

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    Great experience. Will go again next year. The actors are always ready to scare you at every turn.

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    7 years ago

    Amazing haunt! The actors did an amazing job! Definitely will be going there again this year

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    Waverly Hills Sanatorium - 08.29.25 former tuberculosis treatment center that became a notorious haunted site in Louisville... Google it

    Waverly Hills Sanatorium

    3.9(135 reviews)
    17.2 mi

    Waverly Hills was my first paranormal explanation. They have 2-hour guided tours but I took the…read more6-hour tour from midnight to 6:00 am. When we entered the building they had a historical video playing. They took us through a quick tour of the whole building, then brought us back to the start to explore on our own. We had lots of rich paranormal activity through flashlights and the Estes method. My sister's roomate saw a shadow figure. All four of us heard voices in the body chute, but nobody was at the bottom. In another part of the building is also a haunted house and an escape room, but we didn't do any of that.

    Paranormal treasure [Louisville KY]…read more Hubby wanted to do this tour when he learned that it was located in Louisville. I tried booking online thru Eventbrite but all tours that weekend were fully booked. I decided to give it a shot and called them. They were able to squeeze us in the first tour of the evening which was 9:00p. We arrived 15 mins early as instructed and made our way inside the gothic building. As many other curious visitors of Waverly Hills we were in search of history, architecture and the paranormal. There was a sign posted inside as we were registering: "This establishment is reported to be Haunted. Management is NOT responsible and cannot be held liable for any actions of any Ghosts/Spirits on these premises." www.theRealWaverlyHIlls.com Background: Waverly Hills Sanatorium was a former tuberculosis hospital in Louisville KY. TB was widespread in the area, resulting in a waiting list to stay at the sanatorium. Despite its name, Waverly Hills was not a mental hospital; a sanatorium is any institution that provides treatment and convalescence for chronic illnesses. Our tour guide was a member of the Historical Society. The experience included a guided tour where we were lead, at least partially, across all 5 floors and we also had the chance to look down the body chute. Waverly Hills has a reputation as one of the most haunted places in America and has been featured on ghost hunting shows as "Ghost Hunters," "Ghost Adventures," "Paranormal Lockdown," and "Buzzfeed Unsolved." There were some 30 of us in the tour... the historical stories shared with us were interesting and cool but I did not feel any of the following: full grabs, see shadows, apparitions, or shadow people, feel permanent residents walking up to people, taps, temp changes-cold spots, or hotspots, heard screams, footsteps nor door slamming. Too many people on our tour but I can't complain because we were just lucky to get in as extras. Waverly Hills Sanatorium is on the National Register of Historic Places for both its significance historically, as well as the architectural significance of the building. Review #3911

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    Baxter Avenue Morgue

    4.2(12 reviews)
    27.3 mi•Irish Hill

    Totally worth the money! We went last night (Friday night in early October) and there was no line…read more The actors were great, just the right amount of scary.

    Their covid response is mediocre. They were not enforcing 6ft distance nor people wearing their…read moremasks in line. We even had the guy managing the line outside tell us to scoot closer to the people in front of us. We refused especially because people on the other side of the line that looped next to us weren't wearing their masks. My group was only 5 people so they put us with another small group. I thought that was weird because I think on their site they said that they were only putting people with their groups and not combining. The best thing is that the actors cannot touch you. I know haunted houses this year are weird but we still have to enforce these things especially with rates skyrocketing. Now to the scares... I had a blast. It was my sons first time at a haunted house and he kinda enjoyed himself. He was scared lol and I thought that was funny too. I convinced him to go because I told him that they can't touch you this year. Best time to go!! The beginning is what got us. They lined us up in this room and then turned all the lights off. It was pitch black. When the lights came on, the actors were standing right in front of us. You couldn't even hear them come in. That scared my son so bad. I knew this was going to be great lol. Once we started he had his ears covered the entire time. I laughed the entire time at him and the one actor that had the "dead baby". Good times!! I would go again.

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    The American Horrorplex

    The American Horrorplex

    3.6(12 reviews)
    26.9 mi•Portland

    So grateful I spotted this experience on Groupon and took a chance. My family of four came on a…read moreFriday night - a bit earlier around 9:30p so the wait wasn't bad. The haunt has several stands in the line for you to read about the story and a video screen showing movie clips. The actors were fantastic. They made the line as much fun as the haunt. We loved watching them startle incoming guests. Before going in a group picture is taken and you can buy the copy for $5. Overall, several rooms to walk through and they've really made it full of animatronics. I didn't want to walk too fast because there was a lot to appreciate - even if it meant extra attention from the scare team. There's other fun areas you're "locked" into with a character and they get real close. Some areas of caution. It is built within an industrial building and there's a few steps and bumps along the path. They tell you not to run for a reason. One area is full of strobe lights and smoke - I had zero visibility. Thankfully my kids realized I was disoriented and grabbed my hand to pull me through or I'd still be there! The finale of the haunt is what adds my fifth star. A gift shop of clothing and decor, a snack truck, animals from a sanctuary to pet, desserts to indulge in - plus an escape room. We spent just as much time enjoying this and everyone was so friendly. Street parking plus a private lot available. Security to wand folks at ticket booth. Porter potties are clean. Lighting in key areas.

    LOVE this haunt, we go every year and the make up and acting here are EXCELLENT!! Actor #71 was my…read moreabsolute fave ~ the make up and creep factor he puts are SOOOOOooooooo good!!

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