The Haunt

Went last year. Lots of family fun for 10 & up! Three fun haunting areas, a bonfire and wagon ride back to the parking area, with small concessions available. Definitely spooky and fun. If you are looking for serious gore, maybe not your style. But if you are looking for a creepy, fun time~the cost is reasonable, & the proceeds go to charity. A win in my family’s eyes!

I was excited when Groupon offered a coupon for discounted admission to The Haunt. The description on The Haunt website describes a great adventure consisting of three components: a haunted house, a 5 acre corn maze, and a haunted forest. Sounded great, but the description was FAR from reality.
First of all, the order of events was not as described. The website says you go through the house, then to the corn maze, then through the woods. We actually started off in the maze, then went through the woods, and ended in the house.
The maze was nothing like I would have imagined. The corn was dead stalks that were mashed down into slightly convoluted pathways. The only mystery involved was trying to figure out which mashed down sections were actually paths and which were just areas that had been smashed by passersby and «actors.» Figuring it out was made difficult by the godawful glaring spotlight that was positively BLINDING and unpleasant.
We were told to follow the lights on the ground leading through the «haunted forest.» Problem was that the lights were blinding, which was especially bad, given the dangers of holes and dropoffs throughout. My husband nearly fell into a large hole, inside which a «monster» was lurking in wait. To top it off, the light path we were supposed to follow would suddenly disappear, leaving us without a clue as to where to go.
The «haunted house» was the absolute lamest thing I have EVER seen. We entered the house through the basement, then went up the stairs, through the bathroom, and then out. There was nothing at all scary about anything in this house and it was a very short path. The scariest part was navigating the downhill path to the basement in the dark. Very dangerous.
Unlike other haunted houses I have been to, this one had no special effects or animatronics. Furthermore, the actors were nearly all 7 year olds in skull masks and the make up job on those wearing it was really bad. I also take issue with the fact that REAL dead animals were used. I am disturbed by the fact that dead rabbits, who appear to have been killed unnecessarily just for the purpose of this event, were displayed and touched by unwitting patrons. There was also a real hog head. This is problematic because it is unsanitary. People touch these things accidentally and can pick up bacteria that they can then transfer elsewhere.
Overall, this «haunted» exhibit was very amateurish, boring, unscary, and actually dangerous, due to the lack of visibility in treacherous terrain. It was definitely not worth the time, but had I not had less than ½ price admission, I would be thoroughly pissed!