Terror Mansion

I LOVE this place. I love all things paranormal and while I am not a fan of being startled, this house goes way beyond the chainsaws and characters jumping out at you.
Terror Mansion is primarily a commercial haunted house and if you don’t find it scary, you may need to verify that you have a pulse. Multiple rooms (their Web site says 23, but I honestly wasn’t counting) keep you on edge the whole time. There’s no rise and fall in intensity — it’s intense from beginning to end. Winding, confusing and noisy… it messes with your senses in nearly every possible way.
But that’s not my forte. Even the best commercial haunted houses aren’t for me (even though I do subject myself to them every now and then).
The best part of Terror Mansion is the «After Hours Ghost Tour.» When she bought it, the owner did not know the building was truly haunted. It was only after multiple, strange occurrences that she started to investigate the history of the building and the area. I won’t spoil the fun, but there are quite a few stories and photos that just couldn’t be coincidences. Full body apparitions and phantom phone calls are just the beginning.
Go for the thrills, but stay for the chills. You won’t be disappointed.

The only thing scary about this place is how lame it is! Last year, I bought the Living Social deal for Terror Mansion thinking it would be cool. I was new to San Antonio at the time and did not know any better. After driving around for some time because the place was so hard to find, we get to the mansion and wait in line for about 30 minutes or so. The building itself looked like a regular building with little to no decorations to make it look creepy or haunted. Once inside, I was immediately disappointed. All of the actors looked like teenagers in their street clothes with some rubber masks on. They came up to you and literally just said, «boo.» My boyfriend and I were just walking through rather than running and screaming because that is how NOT scary, suspenseful, creepy, it was. At one point, my boyfriend and I are trying to find the exit and I ask him how we get out to which one of the actors walks up and says in a regular, cheerful, non-​scary voice, «oh, just walk down the hall and to the left.» I have been to countless other haunted houses, House of Torment being my favorite and maybe that is why I found Terror Mansion to be so disappointing but this place was on par with your high school haunted house. The actors did not stay in character, the production was cheap, and the whole experience lasted maybe 5 minutes. It should have cost no more than 5 $ for what you get. If you are a parent and you want to take your child to a haunted house that will not leave them terrified then this may be for you. If you like to be scared and want to have a genuinely creepy time and get your money’s worth, then DO NOT go to Terror Mansion. For a little more money you can go to House of Torment or the 13^th Floor in San Antonio and get a real scare.