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This year's Howl-O-Scream was themed to fashion with the slogan “Evil Never Goes Out Of Fashion.” The event was fantastic this year as almost every house stepped up to the plate and got some great scares going through the entire house. I just thought this year was incredibly good. The shows, and the houses just did wonders this year. I wanted to make a note that I saw the FIENDS show this year and that it is very good and extremely funny. If you get the chance to go to the event, hit the show for sure when you're not going through a haunted house. Speaking of the houses it’s time to get to the reviews.
Taste of Blood – The layout for this house has always been good. It’s always been a good layout with plenty of good scare spots. The scares were there this year though and that’s for sure. I sadly missed a few good scares because of timing, but there were some scares that really made up for that! The classic drop window scare is still my favorite and is used in the house very well. The subway atmosphere is pulled off well and was very creepy in a way. But in the end I give Taste of Blood a 3.5 pushing a 4 this year.
Death Row Vengeance – All I can say is wow! This house stepped up majorly from last year. I got scared good last year but not nearly as good as this year. The scares were everywhere in the house and my group was getting scared very good. I love the layout of the house and the jail atmosphere that is kept through the entire house. I just had a fantastic time in the house this year and really noticed a step up from the crew in Vengeance. The timing for the scares was good this time to. With that said Death Row earns a 5 out of 5 easily for showing a huge performance this year.
Nightshade Toy Factory – I was heavily impressed with the new house. I was wondering how the toy theme was going to be pulled off and it was pulled off very well. I’m starting to like these toy themed houses a lot because they are so fun to be in for some reason. I think it’s because they set up for some insanely good scares and they always are fun and cool to go through. I got scared a lot throughout the house and I loved it. The ending was pretty good but the house was scaring left and right which gave Nightshade a 4.5 out of 5 pushing a 5.
For my first Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun I want to say I was heavily impressed with how everything was. It was a great experience. I really liked the fact that we were sent through the houses in groups rather a continuous line, it was something new for me and I enjoyed it but the scares, the detail, and the theme at Haunt was perfect. I really enjoyed the brand new Overlords Awakening. It was unique and fun seeing all the houses being called together to one giant group then they would parade around the park to their houses. That was a fun experience and the spiel that the Overlord said was fantastic. I heavily enjoyed it. Everyone in the houses despite the cold stepped up and did their job! You’ll notice I graded each house and gave them high grades, it’s because they deserved it. We were having 30 degree weather and each house still stepped up and scared greatly!
Bloodshed – Fantastic house! I wanted to say that right away because it truly was a fantastic house. Every scare and detail was awesome. The pig scare was just so hilarious and cool at the same time. The outside portion of the house was even well done. A few nice scares happened outside. The ending was unique with the tunnel but it all played out well. The introduction of the slaughterhouse was very good with objects to push out of your way distracting you setting up for a good scare. The Bloodshed group gets 5 out of 5. The house was great.
Master McCarthy’s Doll Factory – Another great house. I was very impressed with house the doll theme was pulled off. Dolls everywhere and everything was just great. The lighting was cool in a lot of the rooms to. I can’t even pick my favorite room but rather I can say I liked the whole house. This is one of those houses you will remember because it just looks incredible. I easily gave the crew a 5 out of 5! Doll Factory is a great house and it gave me some good scares all throughout the house.
You have to get to the park before 7:30 and see this for yourself. It's a great way to start the night. We also recommend taking a short break from the haunts and riding Prowler in the dark.
For my first Halloween Haunt at Worlds of Fun I want to say I was heavily impressed with how everything was. It was a great experience. I really liked the fact that we were sent through the houses in groups rather a continuous line, it was something new for me and I enjoyed it but the scares, the detail, and the theme at Haunt was perfect. I really enjoyed the brand new Overlords Awakening. It was unique and fun seeing all the houses being called together to one giant group then they would parade around the park to their houses. That was a fun experience and the spiel that the Overlord said was fantastic. I heavily enjoyed it. Everyone in the houses despite the cold stepped up and did their job! You’ll notice I graded each house and gave them high grades, it’s because they deserved it. We were having 30 degree weather and each house still stepped up and scared greatly!
