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)

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!

I attended an event at Eloise last fall during the Halloween season and it was amazing! I look…read moreforward to some day doing both the escape rooms and historical tour of the building, but the event I went to was 100 out of 10. The ambiance was sooo cool and spooky inside Eloise, I met a ton of new people and got to explore part of the building, but I was too nervous for the haunted attraction. The actors and their costumes in it were the most realistic I've ever seen. Very cool experience all around. I hope to do the escape room this fall!

Wow this place- Eloise- we finally got to check it out. I'm glad we went for the haunted houses!!…read moreIt was amazing- they were the longest and coolest ones I've ever walked through. They utilized the hospital in most of the attraction, which made the whole experience even more creepy! I went for a private event, but it opened this weekend. I recommend everyone to go check out this historical site. So much has happened here in the past, you can feel the grounds energy as you pull into the parking lot. Looking up at those old windows, you can just feel someone or something peering from one! Go check out Eloise Asylum! The best haunted attraction in the state of Michigan!

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.

ESCAPE ROOMS!!!!! Haunted Forest! Haunted Carnival and Asylum! We went here for the first time…read morethis past season and got the ultra package that lets you do everything with the VIP access to the front of the lines. It was a lot of fun! I love all things horror related and the escape rooms were a nice added bonus. There were plenty of guests screaming and being scared which is always fun, but it almost seemed like they needed more workers in some areas. There were so many places that they could have had people jump out or simply be. . .and they didnt. . It was still fun, but I wouldnt say that I thought it was scary in the slightest. The escape rooms were cool! I love doing them!! Even though I wouldnt put this up to the same level as some others that I have been, I loved going here and think its a great fun place to go for October. I would def go back!

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Great time Great scares! Even my husband who's not a fan doesn't f haunted houses loved it!…read moreDefinitely recommend!

Spooky place with a fascinating lore! A great place for any curious explorers to check out and…read morelearn more about Adrian's intriguing history.

Recently took there new bus tour. It was great. The bus is a bit bumpy on brick roads but the…read morehistory and stories make it well worth it.

Tried it last year. My best advice is save your money & skip this place. Rude staff, long wait,…read moreonly takes cash. Vip deal isn't worth it. I went to be scared, not to be yelled at by rude staff. Pretty boring.

The Old Whitley County Jailhouse is a massive sight to behold. This elaborate structure was…read morecompleted in 1875 by architect J.C. Johnson. At the time, the building had a dual purpose to serve as the county jail and it housed the county sheriff. The reason for this setup was so the sheriff could keep an eye on his prisoners. The jailhouse was in operation for many decades. The latter part of its time, the jailhouse served as a county office up until the mid-80's when they moved their operations to modern facilities a block away. Today, the jailhouse lies dormant 11 months out of the year. Age and neglect has left this building in a deteriorated state. The current owner repurposed the jailhouse to operate once a year as a haunted house in October. You will find haunted house props strewn along the exterior but don't be fooled by the façade. Paranormal investigators have visited the space and they lay claim to believe ghostly activity lies within its confines. These investigators believe they are the ghosts of former inmates, most notably, the tortured soul of their notorious prisoner, Charles Butler. When we arrived, the building was closed for the season. From the outside, I was already getting a creepy vibe simply from taking these photos. I kid you not. I did feel a bit of the chills and I was at least 25 feet away from the entrance doors. Brave souls beware and prepare to be spooked!