 OHIO
STATE REFORMATORY HAUNTED PRISON EXPERIENCE: Quite
possibly the most intimidating haunt around from a visualization standpoint.
A video trailer from the movie Fallen Angels, filmed at The Reformatory
accompanies the queue line. Ascending a spooky looking staircase,
where paint etches of the walls introduces this years Haunted Prison
Experience, billed as The Night They Came Home. Overwhelmingly
loud sounds and music last the duration of the adventure. Endless
mechanical surprises, and irate monsters begin to descend upon you from
all directions. Sparks begin flying, and chainsaws rev up as the
all out assault grabs onto you and won’t let go! Death row inmates
suffer the fate of an electric chair, while other desperate convicts come
crawling out of darkened corners on all fours in search of any possible
means of escape. Deafening alarms lead through a lightless, body
bag maze, and downstairs, where a vicious fiend armed with a power tool
lurks in the shadows, and an onslaught of knife-packing, wickedly laughing
killer clowns are anxious to pick up wherever he leaves off. Blinding
strobes, powerful blasts of air, and more sinister sounds drag you through
a torture room, where death fills the air, and into the cellblocks themselves.
Row after row, story upon story, of awe inspiring confinements dominate
your surroundings. Whispers in your ears totally destroy whatever
sense of emotional stability you happen to have left, inviting you to stay,
or begging you not to leave as you progress through the unseen spirits,
astonishing terror and unexpected surprises unleashed from behind the rusty
iron bars that once housed the states most wanted criminals. Corridors
of moving skeletons, rocking walkways, a zip-line Grim Reaper and a claustrophobic
surprise deliver you to another spark emitting confrontation with a crazed
captive, who breaks free of his confinement, and charges up behind you.
Authentic metal stairs aid navigation between floors, into previously unexplored
areas of the basement, and past countless cells – through solitary confinement,
and more vicious attacks courtesy of resident Big House felons,
building to an eventual run-in with Michael Myers, and a double
Jason
Voorhees chainsaw chase-out of the Ohio State Reformatory’s
Haunted
Prison Experience entitled The Night They Came Home!
Analysis:
LENGTH – 10, Over 30 minutes!
ACTORS – 9+, Well-hidden, and aggressive in nature.
Subtlety of whispered scares is most unnerving. Good use of make-up,
and a greater density of characters in the cellblock areas that play perfectly
off the numerous distractions. Do miss the cry of “Vampires!” echoing
and reverberating off those sky-high ceilings throughout the cellblocks
present one year ago.
SCARINESS – 10, The customary assault on the senses we’ve
come to expect, and like unto no other! Arguably the most legitimately
intimidating facility in the business, its authenticity plays enormously
toward that achievement. Loudest sounds, shrieking alarms, and the
creepiest music you'll find in any haunted house.
DESIGN – 9½, The expedition encompasses a much
larger area of the structure itself, including various levels, multiple
wings of cellblocks, and even the dungy, old basement. Scenes are
vastly intensified, and much more developed in comparison to past renditions.
Abandoned office settings have been replaced by much more frightening counterparts,
and while Clowns, Michael or Jason ordinarily might
not fit the environment, this year's exposé allows them to take
part. The haunt’s theme is changed each and every year, while retaining
its scary motif.
PROPS – 9, The best to date featuring scenes, more frightening
in nature, and complimented by the most animatronics ever exhibited on
the site. Addition of some of the year’s best technological advances
helps the cause.
VALUE – 9½ Cost of admission is up a dollar this
year, and $2 over the course of the past two seasons, but the duration
is longer, and consists of more scares than ever before.
RATING – 9½ , The Prison is the
best it’s ever been! Making its strongest bid ever for our coveted
HAUNT OF THE YEAR Award, this place will absolutely make your skin crawl
via masterful exploitation of your nerves! We’d suggest arriving
early, as lines are reflective of the quality of the attraction. They’re
waiting just for you… They roam the halls and cells of The Prison
– this Hell on Earth. They’re forever a part of the walls,
the shadows, the very essence of this horrific place.
They walk
with you, beside you, behind you and whisper in your ear. They’ll
take the form of your fear, your phobia, your nightmares. They know
what scares you… The Night THEY came home… Only at The
Ohio State Reformatory Haunted Prison Experience! |
OHIO
STATE REFORMATORY HAUNTED PRISON EXPERIENCE: Quite
possibly the most intimidating haunt around from a visualization standpoint.
A video trailer from the movie Fallen Angels, filmed at The Reformatory
accompanies the queue line. Ascending a spooky looking staircase,
where paint etches of the walls introduces this years Haunted Prison
Experience, billed as The Night They Came Home. Overwhelmingly
loud sounds and music last the duration of the adventure. Endless
mechanical surprises, and irate monsters begin to descend upon you from
all directions. Sparks begin flying, and chainsaws rev up as the
all out assault grabs onto you and won’t let go! Death row inmates
suffer the fate of an electric chair, while other desperate convicts come
crawling out of darkened corners on all fours in search of any possible
means of escape. Deafening alarms lead through a lightless, body
bag maze, and downstairs, where a vicious fiend armed with a power tool
lurks in the shadows, and an onslaught of knife-packing, wickedly laughing
killer clowns are anxious to pick up wherever he leaves off. Blinding
strobes, powerful blasts of air, and more sinister sounds drag you through
a torture room, where death fills the air, and into the cellblocks themselves.
Row after row, story upon story, of awe inspiring confinements dominate
your surroundings. Whispers in your ears totally destroy whatever
sense of emotional stability you happen to have left, inviting you to stay,
or begging you not to leave as you progress through the unseen spirits,
astonishing terror and unexpected surprises unleashed from behind the rusty
iron bars that once housed the states most wanted criminals. Corridors
of moving skeletons, rocking walkways, a zip-line Grim Reaper and a claustrophobic
surprise deliver you to another spark emitting confrontation with a crazed
captive, who breaks free of his confinement, and charges up behind you.
Authentic metal stairs aid navigation between floors, into previously unexplored
areas of the basement, and past countless cells – through solitary confinement,
and more vicious attacks courtesy of resident Big House felons,
building to an eventual run-in with Michael Myers, and a double
Jason
Voorhees chainsaw chase-out of the Ohio State Reformatory’s
Haunted
Prison Experience entitled The Night They Came Home!
