One word. Unbelievable!!! I've been to several haunted houses around Chicago and KC: Statesville, Fear City, The Beast, The Edge of Hell, and this is hands down the best Haunted House that I've ever been to. The entire experience is unique unto itself. First the place is entirely unassuming. It's in a dank back alley under a resturant in some small town that you've never heard of. You go behind the building and enter a busted ass door and get a sense that you've wasted your time and money prepaying for your time slot. YOU WERE WRONG! In the lobby you are greeted by a polite staff who shows you how to login and sign the waiver. The decor is ok in the lobby, a few zombie props but certainly nothing like Statesville's waiting queue (if you've been there, you know exactly what I mean) but the free to play House of the Dead and looping customized Walking Dead video was a nice touch. Now I went with my girlfriend and we did get the groupon deal but let me tell you, this experience is 100% worth full price and I'll share more about what I paid in a bit. Back to the lobby. So my girlfriend and I login, sign the waiver and patiently wait our turn. After a few minutes a staff member perfectly characterized as a military assault soldier comes out and walks the group through the rules and code of conduct of the house. He's in full character and refuses to break character at any time. This goes for all of the staff. They all sink into character and do a great job not breaking. My GF and I are given a red ticket and when the last two digits are called we are escorted into a staging area. At this point we are outfitted with weapons and a sash that registers if a we get bit. This is how the game works: while in the haunted house, zombie actors will assault guests from all angles and as a surviver your job is to move through the haunted house without getting bit and kill as many zombies as possible. At the beginning you are given 150 bullets and told that there are 250 zombies in the haunted house, so obviously you have to work together if you want to survive. Your sash registers a bite any time an actor gets within 3 feet of you, although I feel that they not only need to be within 3 feet but they also need to be "killed" within a few seconds as many zombies did get close to me but I was able to dispatch them before they were able to grab me (which they won't, these are professionals in a haunted house). So we enter the house and within 10 seconds we are attacked by a zombie. I raise my assault rifle (a mix between an Uzi and an AK47 with quite a bit of weight to it) and aim for his head. Pulling the trigger my rifle actually kicks back. The actor's headband begins to frantically light up and the actor, seeing this, falls immediately to the floor. He knows that he is dead and waits patiently for us while we clear the room. Or at least he would have if it wasn't for another actor who came up from our 6. He runs at full speed and surprises us both. Lights are flashing everywhere and this actor appears as a force of nature. Now my gf has gone through Statesville with me two times and had handled herself admirably both times, however at this time, in this moment, she completely broke down in terror. Her arm seized up and she clutched her rifle to her chest and refused to move. Honestly, I don't blame her. The entire experience was unlike anything that I could have predicted and we were only in the first 25 feet. At this point I knew instantly that she could not go further. I, as a boyfriend who would actually wanted to stay in the relationship, escorted her carefully back to the entrance and dropped her off with the staff. Now you might be thinking, "Hey Alex, isn't it the gentlemanly thing to just out right leave the haunted house with your girlfriend and calm her down by showing your love and support?" Bump that!!! I needed to finish this fight and come hell or high water I needed to see what was in store. After dropping her off I pressed on by myself. Now I've never been in a haunted house by myself. In fact the entire idea is daunting. Going it alone I mean but there I was, starting from square one by myself, 148 bullets left and the promise of 250 zombies to come. Me? Worried? Certainly not. Going through was an absolute joy! I immediately slipped into the roll of staunch surviver. Moving in and out of cover. Exposing myself only when killing a zombie or pressing on. Actors were top notch. Although I believe there were maybe 20-30 total actors within the haunt they made it seem that there were hundreds of zombies coming at you. They came from every angle. Well timed and choreographed. Multiple scares. Coming from hiding spots, under benches, through drop down walls. No where was safe! Apparently I just reached my max characters for this review. In short, I 100% endorse this haunt. It's first class all the way, a must see for any true horror fan! read more