| TERROR MAZE: The
all new Terror Maze gets underway with an awesome captivation reenactment
from the movie Saw, and of course, climaxes with tragic consequences.
Pay particular attention to the subject's identity. Game on!
Additional recreations are soon experienced, and performed with shocking
realism. Abhorrent murders, tortures, and mutilation scenes, 'so
real you'll think you're in the movies' (as advertised)! Some amazing
stuff! You'll meet The Reaper, Michael Myers, clowns,
a demented doctor, and many others as you twist and turn your way through
the spine tingling darkness, and gruesome settings of hangings, beheadings
and cemeteries. A recently butchered hog convulses about in agony,
while another pig-faced creature, has assumed human form, and is intent
on revenge! Visit some old favorites like Spike-Man, resting
quietly on a bed of nails, but not for long, and the patented chainsaw
entrapment, from which there appears to be no escape! Blood curdling
screams, unnerving alarms, and other deafening noises, along with a most
intimidating passage through an actual hearse combine with these wickedly
real scenes to expose your deepest fears - all part of the Terror Maze
experience.
Analysis:
LENGTH - 9, 21 mins. and easily longer depending on the
entrapment.
ACTORS - 8½, Good balance between make-up
and masks. Intensity is good, but leaves room for improvement in
order to keep pace with the ghastly scenes displayed at Terror Maze.
Initial Saw scene, the diabolical, bloody doctor, and Michael
Myers finish leave the most lasting impressions. Chainsaw fiends
also receive honorable mention.
SCARINESS - 9, Sound effects, strobes illuminating the
trees, and some really intimidating scenes provide a legitimately intense
atmosphere.
DESIGN - 8½, A new course this year, and although
entrapment, and reenactments are tremendous, they just never quite measure
up to that unbelievable beginning.
PROPS - 7½, Good use of mechanical props,
but could benefit from additional decor and fewer tarps.
VALUE - 9, Only $9 with the discount coupon available
on their website grants access to some of the most horrific scenes and
surprises around.
RATING: 8 ½, Terror Maze has really
progressed through the years. Springfield's longest running haunt
really delivers some intense scares this season. Although a portion
of the attraction takes place outdoors, they expect to remain open even
if it's raining, as paths are covered with sawdust, eliminating puddles
and keeping them mud free. Even if you've been here before, there's
plenty of new and unsettling scenes to warrant a return visit. Don't
forget to include Terror Maze among your Halloween activities. |
