Haunted Houses Aren't Always Fun

When I read that Helene and Sarah were hosting a Halloween themed link-up, my first thought was to share a hilarious story of when one of my friends dressed up as another friend for a Halloween party. But, since I no longer have access to those pictures and the story is more hilarious if you actually know the people involved, I decided against it.

We all know I love haunted houses though. So, I shall share some of the haunted houses I've been to and my thoughts on them.

Screemers - Exhibition Place in Toronto, ON

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Remember when I told you I went to my first haunted house when I was eight? Well, this is the one. As a kid, it was terrifying. It didn't help that my dad wanted to stop and look at everything. Oh, this door says, "DON'T OPEN" in big bold letters? Dad, what are you doing? Why are you opening it??

Seriously, terrifying as a kid. As an adult who has been through it many times? I'm over it. The last few times I went through it, I didn't get scared. At all. It was disappointing.

Screamers; House of Horrors - Niagara Falls, ON

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This was, by far, the worst haunted house I've ever gone through. I went through it with one of my dear friends, Eliane. Since this is an all-year-round haunted house, and we were going through it in the middle of winter, it wasn't very busy. Wasn't very busy, as in, I'm pretty sure we were the only people there. The "actors" took advantage of that. This next part may be a bit of spoiler, so you might want to skip over it: we were locked in a room at one point. Oh. Scary stuff. Okay, let's move on to the next room. Seriously, guys. Let's move on. Guys? .... I kid you not, minutes had gone by and nothing had happened. There was no where for us to go either. So, I sat on the floor and took my phone out. I was annoyed. And bored. An actor told me in a "scary" voice to put my phone away. I said I would when they let us out of the room. Reluctantly, they did and neither of us had an enjoyable time finishing our quest to get out of that annoying place.

Powerhouse of Terror - Toronto, ON

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Andrew and I went here last year, after my dad bought us tickets for it (the price of tickets went to a charity which was a nice touch). In terms of the scare factor, it wasn't bad. Some nice touches to non-house attractions were a great magic show and a moving coffin that allowed you to experience being buried alive. We were going to try it but the line for it was too long (they also film you while you're in there!).

We also met some Ghost Busters there!

Unfortunately, the Powerhouse of Terror has come to an end. Not sure why it closed down!

Nightmares Fear Factory - Niagara Falls, ON

 
I actually mentioned this one in this post but a few people brought it up after I published this post (how many times can I say "this" in one sentence?). Like I had mentioned, this is the scariest haunted house I've ever been through. It's pitch back and you have to follow a little red light to get through it. It's terrifying. I loved it.

If you go to their website, you'll see hilarious pictures of guests who have walked through it and gotten scared. They're really funny! If you haven't seen it yet, here's ours:

We're trying to use each other as human shields

Halloween Haunt - Canada's Wonderland in Toronto, ON

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For those of you that don't know, Canada's Wonderland is a theme park in Toronto (technically, it's a bit outside of Toronto). It's a pretty awesome one too until you visit it every year and get bored of it. In October, at night, it's turned into a "haunted park" with lots of haunted houses. The price of admission also allows you to get on the rides, so it's a pretty sweet deal.

The first year it opened, I went (once again, with Eliane) and I was disappointed. Instead of having small groups of people go through each house, the line would go in all at once. Which meant, your chances of getting spooked by something weren't very high.

I still went back though. Over the years, it got better. One of the houses, Asylum, got Andrew and I pretty good last year.

Oh, and here's something you didn't know: Andrew worked at Halloween Haunt as a "monster" for a few years. He wasn't able to get me in for free though. Boo.

What's a good haunted house that you've been to?