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Isn't Cindy at the very end of the house? I remembering see her twice... And what would you have liked them to do more with the flame effect? just curious.

On the UMTH tour, they said a Hades costume was never mind for an unknown reason.

I have to agree with the masks... I think they should have done something a little more subtle with some glow in the dark paint and stuff. But I have to say that if you hit this house at the right time, you can get great scares. My first and second time through this houses was absolutely amazing. I was getting scares left and right. The third time though, I didn't really get any scares at all. As for the bedroom thing. Timing here, again, is crucial. I also think it depends on the cast as well. Don't remember what cast, but when I went through, the acting on the bed was going crazy and it was pretty awesome. Though, it's not very scary afterwards during the reset time..

I think we can all agree that this year was an amazing year. Great houses all around, as well as zones, we had a pretty kick ass icon (even though some of you thought he could be better, which I some what agree with). This year will be one of those years that no one forgets, I think. It's sad that it's almost gone, and that the past is leaving us. But remember. This year was not about the past.. It was about the future of Horror Nights its self.

I noticed the baby skeletons too! Creeped me the fuck out me. Let me tell you. I didn't want to touch the walls, but they were so close in that I couldn't not look at them... Just scary stuff. Loved your review

I will definitely be buying a ZAP shirt, and maybe even a Cindy button

ooo! ZAP shirts. I think I just might buy one of those!

Thanks CD! I hit every house 3 times, and some even 4 times. I even did the Orfanage and Zombiegeddon once during the day to see what it was like

Before I begin the review, I'd like to say that every house and scarezone was great this year in my opinion. There are some better than others, but overall, they all have something great to offer and I wouldn't miss any of them if my life counted on it. Seriously. Houses Hades This house was the scariest house for me. I honestly didn't know what to expect besides the simple Greek creatures and such. From the moment you walk in this house, you are IN hades. The facade captures you. It sucks you into this dark, evil, underground world where nothing nice happens. Once you walk into the actual house, you're practically surrounded. I wasn't expecting someone to be jumping out as you literally just start the maze. That was my first scare, and from then on I was terrified. Now, I'm not really into Mythology and stuff, so you'll have to bare with me since I don't really know most of the names of the creatures. I really liked the Cyclopes costumes in the following room. It was very cool, and they got my friend and I pretty good. Now, I'm gonna jump to my main scare of this house, that bumped this house up to number one. The Medusa room. One I first walked into this room, I knew where the first Medusa was, so she really didn't get me at all. But from then on, I was looking out for the next Medusa. So, naturally, I completely fell for the fake Medusa head in the little window. The moment I realized that it wasn't a real person, the REAL Medusa dropped her boo door and set off all the effects. I have never screamed so loud in my entire life. The combination of the shaking floor, strobes, water, sound and actor completely set me off. The rest of the house had me on edge, and every little thing scared me. This is why I go to HHN, and I honestly couldn't have asked for a better experience! The rest of the house was great. I really like the mirror gag as well. I know the house was missing a few things (Hades, and the three headed dog), but that one scare really made this house. Now, as for the hanging stuff, I personally really liked it. It made me feel very vulnerable, which made everything much scarier. Sets - 5/5 Scares - 5/5 Catacombs First of all, I love this facade. It was simple, but it worked very well and it really set the mood. Overall this house was great. The sets were a tad repetitive, but they were limited from the get go with this one. It's alright though, the costumes really made up for it, as well as the scares. The guy scaring from above was great, I wasn't expecting him, and the plague doctors coughing got me numerous times. I really enjoyed it. The final scene was very memorable for me, solely for the fact that a plastic tarp and air scared the shit out of me. Truly brilliant. The one thing I hated about this house was that it's lit too well. It was just way to light in there. This house would have been so much better if the only lights in there were those hanging bulb lights you see hanging on the facade outside. Sets - 3.5/5 Scares - 4/5 Havoc I saw this house have its cast change while waiting in line for Catacombs. The actors for this house are absolutely awesome. You guys kind of put on a show! You yelled that little song and marched out. Really got me excited. We went into this house for the first time right after Catacombs. And honestly, it was horrible. There seemed to be no scares, and the layout was very similar to past houses. That and the scenes were repetitive. But we went back through again later, and it was INSANE. You guys were great! I got a lot of good scares, especially from the room where there's red plastic strips hanging from the ceiling. You guys were on the ground, which caught me off guard! Great Job. Sets- 2.5/5 Scares - 4.5/5 The Orfanage I have to say that this is probably the best house that has been in the Jaws queue. The ashes at the entrance really set the mood, and the overall feel of the house was great. I got a few scares in here, and the fire was a really nice touch! I hope to see more effects like this in future houses. My favorite part was the room with the cribs though. Really creepy! Sets - 4/5 Scares - 3/5 Legendary Truth I have to say that I absolutely LOVE this house. If you hit this house at the right time, the scares are incredible. My first walk through was great. I got almost every scare, and saw almost every effect. The effects were awesome in here as well. The ghost in the floor and in the wall were both really awesome, and the poltergeist room was awesome. This house had awesome sets as well, and it really felt like you were in a haunted house. The best part of this house is the chair monster. I wasn't expecting it at all, and it scared me shitless! Sets - 5/5 Scares - 4.5/5 Zombiegeddon I really liked this house because I really like zombies. The facade was really nice, and I really liked the queue video. This house starts off with a very slow pace, but after the float crashes into the building, it gradually gets more intense. Sadly, the house isn't really long enough to do that sort of thing in my opinion.. If the house was longer, I think this would have been great. My first walk through was the scariest. I only got a few scares, but it was still enjoyable. I got one of the best scares of this year at the very end of the house. My friend and I thought it was over as we left the garage. But the zombie with the alarm ran out in front of us and rang the alarm. We ran out screaming. It was great. Sets - 4/5 Scares - 2.5/5 Psychoscarapy The facade for this house was great. I never got to see any of the previous scarapys, but I've seen and know a lot about them. Now, I know this was a more serious version of the house, which is fine, but I think I would have enjoyed the more crazy, funny, and intense version a bit more. Don't get me wrong, the house is pretty good, but I was really hoping to get that crazy energy that the one in 2006 had (from what I heard). I really liked the button, and I really hope to see more of these buttons in the future. The padded room at the end should have been a little longer in my opinion. But I have to say, cell scene with the fake hands is really effective, and it was a really good scare. Overall, the scares were very little here.. I got maybe a few jumps here and there. It's just not as aggressive as the other houses. But it was still fun to go through. Sets - 4/5 Scares - 2.5/5 Hallow'd Past I know a lot of you like this house a lot, and I can see why, but for me it was the weakest of the event, and a letdown. The house starts off great. The props were awesome and I loved seeing everything, but it all goes down from there. The Treaks scene was empty every time I went through, and the DE scene was to bright so the effect was killed. Almost every other scene was a scene from the past three years. The scenes I only truly enjoyed were the opening warehouse scene, the Frightanic scene, and the final. The rest I had already scene, and honestly shouldn't have been in there. I was expecting to see scenes from 2005 and back. The scares wern't there for me either. I got some little jumps, but I felt like I had walked through all these rooms already and I knew where everything was. Overall, good for a little eye candy, but not a scary house. Sets - 3.5/5 Scares - 2 Scare Zones Saws n' Steam I'm gonna go ahead and say that this is the scare zone of the year. I LOVED this zone. Everything about it. The music, the lighting, the chainsaws, the steam punk... Just everything. I hope to see more zones in Sting Ally in the future. I actually got caught off guard as we were walking out the back of sting ally by a chainsaw guy. And thank you to whoever chased my sister out of the ally. Overall - 5/5 The Coven I loved the feel of this zone. It was very dark and creepy, and the witches were very scary. One of the hags scared pretty good. I really liked the guys who were burning, although I would have rather had them on the great all bloodied up, scaring people and just had dummies up there. Overall - 4.5/5 20 Years of Fear The zone is very neat. I loved seeing all the old props.. But the one problem in this zone is that there isn't much to hide behind or anything.. Other than that, it was pretty good. Though, I think they should have picked a few different characters to go in here. Overall - 3/5 Zombiegras Fun zone. Great costumes. But the scaractors don't have much to work with.. I mean, all they have is a float. Couldn't they have put some other things in there? Just so they could be hidden a little better? I don't know.. Seemed a little empty to me. But still fun! GREAT actors and actresses. Overall - 3/5 Esqueleto Muerte I really liked this zone. It was very colorful and the costumes were sick! And the scaractors seemed to be getting some good scares every time I walked through. Very nice. Though, I think they should have chosen some other music for the zone. But that's just me. Overall - 3.5/5 Fear Revealed What can I really say? It's a photo op zone basically. I know the scaractors don't like it to be called that, but honestly, it really is. Eddie is the only one really running around scaring. Overall - 3 Bill and Ted I'll leave at this. Awful. I chuckled at the sloppy dancing. 1.5/5 Brian Brushwood Fun show! I really liked it. Brian is an awesome guy. Worth a see. 5/5 Overall it was a great year. I wish Fear would have had a bigger role, and maybe his own house. But in the end it was a great event, and I can't wait till next year. You scaractors are awesome, and I couldn't thank you all enough for making my 2010 HHN experience as epic as it was!

Tell me why Fear WOULDN'T have those zones. Is Fear not aloud to have some fun? I mean honestly..

Hahahhahaa. That is awesome!

The thing is though, it's really not that big of a deal. Last year, quite a few of the people let us in houses for a second and even a third time with the express. Some just politely said "sorry, but you've used this already". It really isn't a huge deal, and he could have been polite about it. That's my two cents

But the thing is, I only went through this house at night, and it was still VERY bright. The problem is that other lights from the rest of the house flood the building, and since DE is meant to be very dark and has nothing covering the roof of the scene, it kills the scene. They could put some black tarp on the ceiling and it would be solved in an instant. I'm surprised they haven't done it yet, honestly.

Last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

I'm assuming you play one of the chairs? I was wondering if it's difficult to see out of?

I wasn't saying you weren't doing your job, I was just saying I never saw you move. You probably just never jumped at us, since there are far more better scares usually behind us, which, I did hear screams behind us as we walked out of the room

Everything this year was great in it's own way. The first five houses on my list I could walk through over and over again a million times. The last three are also very fun. The scarezones as well were all great. Houses: 1) Hades 2) Catacombs 3) Havoc 4) Orfanage 5) Legendary Truth 6) Zombiegeddon 7) Psychoscarapy 8) Hallow'd Past Scarezones: 1) Saws n' Steam 2) The Coven 3) 20 Years of Fear 4) Zombie Gras 5) Esqueleto Muerte 6) Fear Revealed

I was there last Friday, and the wait was 60 minutes. The line moved almost constantly, but the line is very long. But since it moved constantly, I had quite a nice time standing in line with my family and friend. Two hours should be enough, and if you feel like it wont be, just do single rider, and then afterwards maybe get a Butter beer, go into a shop or two and head out

I'm not saying everyone was just standing there. Most were really getting out there and being aggressive. But some must have been resetting I guess? Right after the door hall, right before you turn to push the button is someone who got me quite a few times in there. I'm just saying that every time I went into that area, whoever was occupying that door was always in the door way, giving us a look. That was my experience.

I have to say, the pulsing is pointless. They pulsed lines when I was there at a few houses. Didn't work at all. You caught up with the people ahead of you quickly.

Sorry, but I went through the house several times and it was the exact same thing. Maybe I just hit it at a bad time, every single time?

Every time I went through, he wasn't it in there.. I REALLY wish they put a roof on the DE scene.. I was so excited for that part.

Last Thursday, the 7th, my friend and I walked through Zombiegeddon. I'm a tall, slim guy with some what long brown hair, and I was with a girl with bleach blond hair that is a bit shorter than me. I think I was wearing a purple striped jacket. Well, anyways, as we walk out of the garage, we thought it was over. No, it wasn't. a Zombie with an alarm or zombie ran at us and caught us completely off guard. We RAN out screaming. It was awesome

I got it all taken care of.. But thanks!

I have to say that this show is awful. We had an HHN virgin with us last night, and even she said it was just bad. Just do houses instead. It's not funny, the dancers weren't that great, and it was poorly written. Really disappointing.