My son and I were in Virginia Beach for the NHSCA Wrestling Tournament this year, and we had an epic time. One of the absolute highlights of the trip was visiting Nightmare Mansion--and wow, it did not disappoint. This was hands down the best haunted house I've ever been to. The actors were incredible, the timing was perfect, and the scares are very real--in the best, most fun way. They do an amazing job of keeping you on edge the entire time. If you're anywhere near the boardwalk, this is a must-do. Be ready... you will get scared, and you'll love every second of it. Highly recommend! read more

Nightmare Mansion is a thrilling, spooky experience with creepy surprises at every turn. Perfect for fans of a good scare and a fun adventure. Highly recommend! read more

very spooky!!! the last scare got me so good I think something came out ALSO that Ollie dude did a VERY good job at scaring and chasing us!! they should give him a HUGE RAISE read more

3/18/23 *I had written a review on this place, but to my surprise, it no longer exists. No matter, no matter. I will write another review.* Years ago, my wife and I visited This Nightmare Mansion in 2016 I believe. I remember the signs saying "If you touch the Ghost(s) (Aka Actors) they WILL touch you. Whether this sign is still there, I can't say. Yet, it is something to remember. While walking through the Hunted Mansion, I remember several ghost doing their best to get a rise out of us. They succeeded in frightening so.e of my group members, but my wife and I found it funny. One of the ghost said something about the National Football League hat I was wearing. I said "Baltimore Ravens." A reply off in the distance said "Detroit." This is The Detroit Lions in case you don't know about football teams. On our way out I lightly touched a figure. I got a light touch to my arm just before we left. Guess it wasn't a statue after all. I found the staff to have a great sense of humor as the played off the remarks and actions of the group we were with. Nicely done. read more

This place is amazing the scare actors definitely know what they're doing !! Olly did a good job definitely spooked

I have visited here a few times but this was my daughter and her boyfriends first experience. She wanted to go here all her life growing up when we vacationed here over the many decades of my life and the last two decades that included her. so she was so excited to finally at 23 yrs old to get to go..I always get so scared and that wasn't a disappointment today either The cost is not bad $12 per person for 5 to 7 minutes of FRIGHT!!! The whole thing is a maze of darkness and fear, screaming and bad lighting and my heart beating out of my chest like the verge of a major heart attack and that is only standing at the entrance..Not sure if it is getting scarier or I am just getting too old for these things...but this scared the Be-Jessus out of me!!! It was so much fun!!! Highly recommend read more

I loved it. Really cool experience. It was maybe 10 minutes so pretty short, and prices are now $13/person, but honestly it was well done. Hats off to the staff. Also, other reviews are right that it's very dark inside. Like, I-ran-into-a-wall type of dark. But you can buy glow sticks if that bothers you, and as far as I'm concerned it adds considerably to the experience. read more

Came here for the first time for their new escape room! Our host, Nick was awesome and played his role well and never broke character! The escape room was different from all other escape rooms I've experienced so far. Without giving away anything, be prepared to scream your head off and think outside the box... or should I say coffin!? Not meant for the faint at heart and you definitely need to keep an open mind. This escape room is psychologically challenging and will make you question reality. Reminded me of an old MTV show called "Fear". So, now that you've been forewarned, definitely have fun! read more

Nightmare Mansion - Relieved.... - Amusement Parks Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

My daughter who is only 13 going on 14 soon is obsessed with all things horror related. So I spent the $$ and went. I believe the price to go in is 100% reasonable. If it was much more per person we probably wouldn't have done it. The whole thing took less than 5 min for us. She dragged my a** through that thing and slammed me into a couple walls. It was definitely scary with lots of screams and the experience was totally worth it. We could hear and feel their presence around us. But I never really stopped completely to look behind me. Nor did I really have the chance to fully stop. My only complaint would be, is it is VERY dark in there, only a few areas had some lighting. It's so dark where you can't tell where you're going, which is a "dead end" or just a corner to the hall. We felt it would've been way more scarier if we could actually see what was chasing us, just a little bit more lighting!! Like it's scary but if we could actually tell that we're being chased at that given moment vs just being terrified that it's so dark that we're just screaming because we could be . Overall we both loved it and will come back again when we're back to VA. read more

I've wanted to come here for years, and I'm glad that I finally did! This was well worth the trip! My favorite part was seeing in a mirror me and my sons walking but we looked like rotting corpses! Soon after, I had a strange feeling that we were being followed. I didn't have the nerve to look back and see o.o read more

The scariest part was when the guy at the front berated me over and over about the coupon I gave him. He asked me multiple times "where did you get this??" Honestly I don't remember, I looked through 300 coupon books. It was $1 off. You'd think I'd tried to burn the place down, the way he carried on. Told me all about how it was a mistake and this also happened last season, blah, blah, blah. You're still charging me $8/person, just shut up and let me in. The haunted mansion itself was not great. Yes, I was scared, because people would jump out and scream. So that's startling. But my husband is a huge haunted house/Halloween buff, and he was very disappointed in the quality of the displays. It also was quite short, in and out in less than 5 minutes. Overall, I would save your $9 (or $8 if you find the dreaded coupon!!) and spend 5 minutes doing anything else but going to the Haunted Mansion. read more

The worst haunted house I've ever been to. The person who runs the front desk is incredibly rude and condescending. At one point it becomes pitch black in the house and the guy from the front says on a loud speaker "keep moving don't stop" well damn I can't even see my hand in front of my face. read more

This review is for their newly added escape room. It was really GOOD, better than I expected. Nick made the experience immersive, as my friend mentioned he never broke character. The props were top notch and it definitely is eerie! The puzzles made sense and weren't too difficult, however Certain factors do make it more challenging. The disclaimer that it's emotionally demanding is true. There were a couple things asked of us for the sake of the game and storyline to do things I was seriously questioning myself, should I really being doing this?? Think along the lines of ouija board. There's actually ONE thing I actually refused to do and I'm normally ALL in when it comes to these escape games. Luckily, one of the individuals in a couple that joined our group took one for the team. It is definitely psychologically challenging and some things can be misconstrued but I didn't take it that way. I'm definitely not a prude but as my friend mentioned keep an open mind that it's JUST A GAME and you'll be okay. However a forewarning , one of the tasks can be traumatic for those who might have had some unfortunate experience associated with it. No cellphones/cameras or apple watches or smart watches! They gather them prior to you entering the room. Also you must be able to climb two flights of stairs. It's not handicap accessible. read more

Scary asf!!! I mean it's pitch black in there u can't see ship...lol!! If u like scary stuff definitely recommend...I told my companion beforehand that I wasn't gonna be scared....shiddd I nearly ripped his shirt off just at the entrance... read more

This place is awesome. The haunted mansion is scary as hell. They've also set up an escape room with a really cool theme. Well done and thought out. Was worth every penny. read more

Not scary, barley to no actors. It was supposed to be all scary but it wasn't at all.

This is a true Virginia Beach staple! Has been around since we were kids. I braved it with my husband - and at nearly 30 years old I screamed the entire way through. I'm kind of a baby, though. It was a well priced and quick fun thing to do on a Friday night. Good times. read more

I scare very easily, so I was reluctant to go inside. My wife and mother-in-law teased me into confronting my fears and entering this terrifying place. You pay the admission at the booth and wait on the steps until all the employees are ready. I was with a group of elderly Japanese tourists, and they told me not to be afraid. You enter the darkened hallway and immediately get a spine tingling sense of fear. Someone yells. A spooky spider is lowered on a string. A bright light blinks very fast. A wall appears to fall on you, but it doesn't. A clown with a chainsaw blows gently in your ear. A skeleton dances and farts. There's lots of banging and screaming and people grabbing your ankles. The whole thing takes about 17 minutes and the last 5 seconds are the scariest. I won't say what happens, but you better not be wearing glasses! read more

This place is so unprofessional, my masked slipped down on accident as I was yelling because I got scared. And the man put a flash light in my face and screamed and cursed at me and said he would kick me out if I didn't pull it back up. That is no way to treat a paying customer. I would not go here if I were you. read more

I dont get scard easily so I went in there with family and a friend just to see how it is. I have to say it's pretty scary. The light, the scary music, the hanging corps, the sawchine man, the hallway. For a second I thought it was all real. I really was scard and wanted to get out. Its was a very interesting experience that I will always remember. read more

My bf and I went here. I didnt realize it was in the dark. Being claustrophobic, we turned around down the stairs prior to even going in. We kindly asked if a refund could be issued...and would have been perfectly okay with whatever answer given to us. However, the attendant was VERY short and got defensive stating "You dont get refunds for being scared of a haunted house". There was a mom and her kid behind us about to go in. We again, very kindly asked the attendant if its okay to give our tickets to them. We were simply asking. And again getting defensive stating"How do you think we going to make oir money homie" and got argumentative fir us simply trying to do sonething nice. We found the "homie" comment to be extremely ignorant and completely unprofessional. I would give a negative 1 star if I could. read more

Went last night for the second time. It was crazy scary, definitely worth the $11. It says it take 10 min but we were so scared we went through it in about 5 min. Won't recommend for little kids, the people in the mansion were really creepy. I'd do it again, the change up things up. read more

We went to the escape room with my adult children and one of their friends. The staff was professional and the escape room itself was very well thought out. We all had a wonderful experience and we can't stop talking about it. I highly recommend this to anyone that wants to try something different. I'm not going to post any spoilers you just need to experience it for yourself but you won't regret it. read more

It was very scary and the employees were very rude yelling at us for no lights and just saying they have NO refunds

Brilliantly orchestrated madness. Sheer panic from start to finish. Unlike any other haunt we have been to. Can't wait to go back.

WASTE OF MONEY. I made an account on here just to write a review for this place. Not very scary, just obnoxiously loud. Also, my mother touched one thing and got yelled and sworn at by a worker. rude. read more

Pretty meh. Went there on Halloween and it was pretty dull and I was honestly emotionless through the whole thing. There was only a split second with a guy behind us in a hallway trying to scare my buddy and I, other than that everything else was just bad props used for jump scares that didn't work, screaming and dark rooms read more

This place was a super solid haunted house. If you're into haunted houses, it's pretty haunted, so go. Totally wicked.

Ok first let me say I hate horror movies, or hunted house I was forced in here for my birthday and I was scared for my life. Lol it was truly work the $9. I screamed almost all they through I went with a group of friends two were men and they jumped and screamed a few times. Afterwards we could truly laugh about it. But I'm to scared to try go again. But I had fun!!! The walk through is about 8 minutes long read more

Smells like cigarettes, pretty sure half the hydraulic jump scares weren't working, as we saw one guy running from behind one "scare part" to the next. read more

Me and all my family were super excited to go in. Some of us had questions and was concerned with being touched and the guys response was "there's an amusement park down the street you can go there..." and then blankly stared at us. There really should be someone at the front with patience. read more

Not scary. Even my 9-year old wasn't scared. $9/person. Pretty standard haunted house, walk through maze while guys in costumes try to scare you. read more

It's funny that I've lived here for over 20 years and have only been to this place once. The Nightmare Mansion is a fun little place, not too scary for scardy cats and enough startles to feel like you get your $7 worth. I guess to explain more would ruin the surprise, so the next time you are at the beach cough up the pocket change and get a good fright. read more

Holy shit. This place was so scary. And I like horror and it still freaked me out. I dont want to say what happens. I actually cant really say what happens because I hide my face the whole time! It was awesome though. read more

When did haunted houses default to dark hallways with people yelling at you? I was really hoping to be scared...not startled. For me, the public restroom attached to the DQ was more frightening. read more

Our group walked through the Nightmare Mansion yesterday and were so scared and had so much fun, that we decided to do the Escape from Nightmare Mansion today. It was the first escape room any of us had done and surprisingly, we made it out! It was challenging, completely terrifying (seriously... it was really, REALLY scary), but most importantly, a lot of fun. If you are a fan of haunted houses, this is not to be missed! read more

I went here on Halloween night with big expectations, but I must admit: The experience was simply ok. Nothing too spectacular. It seems like many of the props there are under-utilized. You would expect a corpse sitting in a coffin to pop up at you or something, but when we walked by, it just laid there as if it was out of order. In my opinion, there were a lot of missed opportunities for scares. The one actor we encountered seemed more comedic than scary. However, I can't complain too much because I got in for free (special deal), so with that in mind, it was a fun way to spend 15 minutes! read more

Had a great time. I think this would be a perfect haunted house for children. Not very scary, but some things do startle you, all and all great decorations and props. Staff at the front booth is kinda stand offish, not really rude just didn't seem to thrilled to be there. Also really didn't understand why the one guy in the back doing the "scarring" had to solicit "TIPS" at the end through some hole in the door. Of course we were happy to tip but I'm sure he gets a cut of the admission price. But all and all great friendly place. Try it read more

This tour really sucked. We were expecting something more terrifying but at the end, my husband and I felt like we were ripped off. Wouldn't go back. read more

This place is awesome, I really love it. I would not recommend taking anyone under the age of 12 speaking from experience. It was totally mind blowing i was even fortunate to even meet one of the actors afterwards. I would definately recommend if you are ever in the area this place is definitely worth a visit. "I wish you the worst of luck". Sorry could not provide photos no camera allowed inside. read more