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Review:
Fright Town
The Advocate
Walking into the main floor of Fright Town, I was confronted with many choices: going through three haunted houses, getting in a coffin, or getting my palms read.
Overall, the haunted houses were like walking through a mild nightmare. The sets were great and the actors are as interactive with you as you are with them, leaving you to determine how involved you want to be.
"Baron Von Goolo's Museum of Horrors" was my personal favorite. It didn't have the traditional haunted house fright appeal, but just the right amount of creepiness to be enjoyable.
Beginning in a parlor of sorts, I watched two drag queens argue over one of the male patrons, resulting in the best one-liner of the night: "You are a big, fat, ugly moose!"
The rest of the museum was full of zombies, freaks, and mad scientists . . . a regular circus sideshow.
"The Chop Shop" took second place. It was based on a gas station and auto-shop junkyard. It made me nervous, with car wreckage, deranged mechanics and a hanging (slaughterhouse style) human carcass.
There were sparks, surprises, a mall directory mock-up and a man on stilts hiding in a corner. It was easy to get a fair share of screams and jumps.
Lastly, concerning the haunted houses anyway, was "Elshoff Manor." It's a twisted asylum with trap doors, hidden corridors and people with exposed organs wandering the halls.
Even though from the outside it looked quite terrifying, looks can be deceiving. It was a lot of fun but didn't give me the thrill I was expecting.
I made up for that thrill by getting in the coffin ride. Think of it as the mechanical bull of coffins. It's a short and humorous simulation of being tossed around in a hearse and dropped in a grave. There is a camera so you can see the people inside, but if you venture in, it is pitch black and has an odd odor to it.
This is definitely one haunt I would recommend you take advantage of this Halloween season, but I would use discretion when deciding whether to bring children, as it could be a little overwhelming.
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