Amazing haunt! Loved the theatre and walking through the town. If you love haunted houses, this is the one!!

It had been a cloudy blustery day in the grand Steel city. A day intended for hot toddy's, horror movies, and "grown up" cider. That can only mean as the sun sunk low beyond the horizon it was time to choose a haunted house. Pittsburgh is not lacking for choices when it comes to ways to scare yourself at night. (I'm not even talking about the parade of horrors on the Southside or the underage drunk college kids screaming in Oakland.) In all the options my group of four decided to try a haunted house that was brand new. I realize that this can mean a subpar haunt, but I'm willing to chance it. Parking in the Strip District on the weekend is still dicey, (I don't know why I thought that dropped off in the 90's, maybe because I haven't hung out down there since the 90's.) but even with a larger vehicle we found a spot. There is absolutely no line outside, like with other haunted houses. Just a sandwich board type sign, an attendant, and a police officer (which was a surprise). The attendant instructed us in a very non-spooky way to just head down the steps. Once downstairs, the lights are low and a greenish blue color, the air somewhat fog-smokey. Tickets were 17$ a person which seems to be standard fare for a haunted house general admission. Inside the building we found the queue. Pallets nailed together to look like the sorts of passageways cattle are lead through in a slaughter house. They had a small flat screen television playing the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A few actors came out to interact with the crowd, one was great and doing just the sorts of things that key up an audience the other just sort of stood behind you and most of the time he moved on before you even knew he had been there. The woman who ran down the rules didn't stay in character very well, and this was a theme throughout the attraction. They do have a nice large space, some of the rooms are huge and sprawling with some really interesting pieces like old grocery store equipment, cases for meat, etc. There is even a school bus inside this basement haunted house. It has potential. That's the only real compliment I have for them. It's not there yet. If they can maintain this space all year, work on the look of each room, fine tune it from kitschy to horrific, hire more actors, and talk to them about focus and the theme of their character it could become another one of Pittsburgh's great haunted houses. For now though, it's just some stumbling, some incredibly awkward talk about every girl being a "nice piece of meat that (I) can't wait to eat," a few startling scares, and at least one if not two juggalos. read more

I personally love haunted houses, and try to get to one every year. I had not experienced Terrortown, despite having lived near it for a few years. We met up with a few friends at Rolands before hand for some drinks and then sauntered on over to Terror town. I really dont understand what these other folks are saying about the lines, especially considering that we went at 930 on a Friday. To be fair, we did purchase the 25$ RIP tickets. I found the electric chair to be a little hokey, but we didnt have to wait more than 20 minutes to go in. The "tour" was pretty good by comparison. I enjoyed it every bit as much as 100 Acres Manor. Some actors were particularly adept at their roles- a shoutout goes to Walter for being an exceptionally awesome improv schizophrenic. Most of the props and rooms were pretty well put together. All and all it was a good time, and is certainly worthy of consideration in anyone's haunted repertoire. read more

Don't waste your money !!!! Go someplace else !!!!!!!!! Still in line !!!!!!! We paid 20& a ticket to wait in line for over an hour and not move... Bad business !!! The line is extremely deceiving, it looks like it's short till you come around the Corner and realized there is a lot more to the line !!!! We estimated that we would wait up to 3 hours if not more... We upgraded to the VIP which seems to he what their motto is !!' And still waiting for at least an hour.... NEver again!!! Will update on the attraction ! Update !!! We went thru the thing in 15 mins, some of their robotic things were not working. The only cool n fun thing was the clowns lol South Park one is way better. Don't waste your money here !!!! read more

Awesome authentic haunted house! A lot less of a wait than scare house and definitely better actors at terror town!!

The wait is terrible, they have no consideration for their cuatomers. The lady at the booth who we asked for a refund from, after we have already waited an hour and a half, was rude and not pleasant at all. Many people from the regular line would go and pay the extra $7 to go in thw VIP line, which extended the regular line waiting time. Instead of grouping people together they rather let groups of 2 or 3 go by themselves. The waiting area is very warm, with no refreshments or bathrooms. The fog in the waitimg room is way overboard, and makes no real sense consisering there is only one person "trying" to scare people in the line. It is pathetic. I would never return, it is a waste of time and money. read more

I had a much better experience at Terror Town this year, specifically due to less of a wait! It was more exciting to enjoy the haunted house this year without being frustrated by the wait beforehand. It took us about 45 mins to get into the haunted house, which is not bad on a Friday night and is a wonderful improvement from last year. Management definitely stepped it up! It was not as chaotic in the waiting area as last time and the wait went pretty fast. There was an actor " The Mayor" entertaining the crowd here and there during the wait, which is fun to get people in the mood. I think they could use some more entertainment for people waiting to get in to the attraction. I like that and I am sure other people do too, it helps make the wait go faster. I will start off by saying that this is the most spacious and longest haunted attraction I have been to and I have been to a lot of them! From haunted houses featured on the travel channel in different states and mostly all of the local haunted houses in the area, this is the longest and largest indoor space. They have numerous rooms and scenes, all different themes. From school buses, clowns and alligators to a butcher's shop and a twisted grocery store, this haunted attraction has it all! I would like to go into more detail but I don't want to spoil the surprises for you either! They did take a lot of time on the scenery and the props. The actors were talented and got into their roles. Pretty much every single one of them got me and my group at one point or another. They were very interactive and fun. There was a creepy area where you could not see your hand in front of your face and we were waking on dirt/moss. They definitely could have done something in this area to spook guests further than just making it dark, but the darkness was enough to creep you out alone, especially because you didn't know what was next. I do not think that they utilize all of the space they have and could use some more actors/actresses in the areas/halls where there is nothing. The haunted house lasted 35 minutes, which is a really long time for a haunted house and you really feel like you get your money's worth. It feels like it is never ending, which is a good feeling because most haunted attractions have you saying "Was that it?" afterwards. What is nice about this haunted house is that they aren't just pushing people through to make a buck. They like individual groups (over 2 people) to go in at a time instead of cramming groups together. Management really cares about the customer experience, which will now encourage me to be a regular customer throughout the fall seasons to come! I love when businesses want to make sure the customer is satisfied and Terror Town did just that. I would definitely recommend you check out Terror Town. There really are no cons to it this year- it is located in the heart of the city (no traveling to farms and places further away for a scare), it has dozens of different themed areas to walk through, it is indoor, staff is interactive, and you will see things that you haven't seen in other attractions! But don't take my word for it, go experience for yourself! read more

Get VIP tix. The $10 is worth it. The line seemed short but took a long time because they only take 4 people at a time and take VIP first. The last "scene" was Freddy Kruger who wanted us to get on our knees and bow. We wouldn't and said that's a bit too weird and sac religious. He repeated it an awkwardly long time. Said he doesn't care about religion. We enjoyed it, the acting is great but don't bow down. I hope they change that. It kinda ruined it for all of us that he was so adamant about it. read more

I went on Friday, around 9ish, wait wasn't too bad(15 minutes), it took around 45 minutes to get through the whole thing, and the thrill was unmatched by any scare houses in the area. The actors were phenomenal and scary!! This is not a place to bring kids, very realistic and eerie. I would definitely recommend read more

Really a great haunted house. The attractions were set up very well. The only bad thing is they split up or group of seven. They only allow five go at a time. read more

We are from Erie PA, my wife is originally from Pittsburgh. We come down a lot on the weekend to visit family. We have gone this year (2013) to every haunt in Erie, PA to Pittsburgh. This by far is the most raw and disturbing haunted house the Burgh has to offer. Other haunted houses have a lot of elaborate settings where Terror Town plays on the old grimy underground basement which gives it a realistic feel. The actors in Terror Town were adults not children and interacted as you went through. I would highly recommend this haunt to anybody looking to go to a great haunted house. Thanks for the Scare. We'll be back next year!!! read more

I went to Terror Town yesterday night. First off, the admission was $18.00, we had a coupon so we only paid $16.00. We got there at 9:30 and didn't actually get into the actual haunted house until 1145..yes, the wait was 2 hours and 15 min. We were all excited when we first got there and the line didn't seem too bad, they usually seem to go pretty fast and the line can be part of the fun in most cases, well not this one. This was way too long of a wait. They were letting each group go in separate by themselves whether it was a group of 2 or 6...I do like that each group gets to experience their own experience without a group of strangers with you, however in this case you just couldn't do that...everyone was getting frustrated from waiting. There was a VIP line which some people were getting out of the regular line and going to VIP. VIP saved you waiting time, but it didn't seem as quick or such special treatment. They still had to wait 15 maybe 20 minutes at the most. The haunted house itself was pretty good but It wasn't worth it for the wait. I heard the one actor who was walking around tell someone, you may have to wait longer but that means the quality of the scare is better. The actors in the haunted house were interactive. I wouldn't go back to Terror Town! read more

A great evening with a group of people. Cool effects and the actors were awesome during our visit. Line moved quickly and we were in and out in about 45 minutes. There is one completely dark really intense part of the attraction almost in the middle, but it's not horrifying - just a good thrill. read more

This was an excellent haunted attraction in the Pittsburgh area. Myself and a few friends visited on a Saturday evening, and we all loved it. Extremely short wait (total of about 15 minutes), very reasonable price, very creepy atmosphere (in the basement of an old warehouse), large number of skilled actors, and overall fantastic experience. I don't get scared easily, but they managed to make me jump more than once. I carried on conversations with a few of the actors and they are hilarious, and all very respectful. Took about 30-40 minutes to make it through, which, for a $20 haunt, that is an awesome bang-for-the-buck. I would definitely recommend taking a trip to Terror Town. read more

This was my favorite haunted house this year. We went to The Scarehouse, Hundred Acres Manor, and Rich's Fright Farm. This one was the longest as far as I could tell. They kept the groups broken up really well so you did not catch up to the group in front of you. To me that is the most important thing in a haunted house. If you have a long line of people in front of you walking there is no way to be startled or caught off guard at by any of the actors, you just see everything that is coming. The Scarehouse and Hundred Acres Manor do an okay job at this but even though I try to go slowly I eventually catch up the group ahead of us. Rich's Fright Farm does not even attempt to separate you into small groups. In their defense I don't think they could because of the massive amount of people that go there. The other thing that made this a great haunted house was the actors. They were really good and their make up was top notch. They were awesome at sneaking up on you and just appearing out of nowhere. Some people complained about the wait times but to me it is worth it to wait a little longer if they keep the groups separated. If you don't like waiting it's $7 more for the VIP tickets. For two hours of my time $7 is well worth it. I loved this haunted house and even with some stiff competition this one was my favorite this year. I hope they don't change how they send people through because that is what sets this one apart from the others. Can't wait to see this one again next year. read more