This place is really fun! There were two attractions and they send each group in separately. I must say that I think the crowds take away from the attractions a bit. I went a few years ago and the experience was amazing because they did a good job of separating the groups. read more

5 for the Mansion, 4 for the Outpost! Amazing sets, makeup, and actors. The walk-through squeeze tunnel (aka the "birth canal") nearly took me out but worth it. Huge props to the cast for surviving both scares and teenagers. I'll be back next yr!!! read more

Barrett's Haunted Mansion - Haunted Houses Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

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I recommend this haunt to anyone and everyone in the New England area who's looking for a good place to visit during spooky season. Always top notch actors, makeup, design, and overall experience. They also have killer (no pun intended) merch, and a great restaurant next door who they partner with. This year was no different as I stopped by here again, and was of course not disappointed. Both attractions are good length and full of great elements to make a memorable haunt. I won't give any details away as I'm a firm believer in going into haunts blind to make for a better experience. But if you're looking for a great haunt during September or October... Barrett's is it. read more

Barrett's Haunted Mansion - My sister with her friends. - Haunted Houses Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

I don't know why it's taken so long for me to get to this haunt, but I'm glad I finally. Always rated high by industry insiders and recognized as a Legendary Haunt last year, this is a high quality haunt that avoids the common practice of animatronic and relies on great sets and engaging actors. They have been running for 33 years and change the theme and set every year. The lines are pulsed to keep the groups apart. This does lead to long waits on busy nights but they do have wandering monsters and a small stage to do some entertainment. Since they change the theme every year, they have some original ideas for scares and setting. Each actor did more than scream in your face and run. They sized up your scare level and played up to it. The makeup and costuming are excellent. The neighboring restaurant has "bite & fright" deals for the slower nights. Every the parking lot was well managed and porta-potty was clean. They were doing daytime lights on tour every Saturday in Oct . Next visit. If you're in the Boston area, Halloween season, this is a must see! read more

I have really been looking forward to doing this for the last couple of years but never had the time to go since I'm over two hours away. Luckily, we were able to find a time to go and be out in the area while we were also visiting family. I do have to say that I think the two haunted houses themselves were very well done, and had a lot of potential. The actors were great, awesome jump scares, and well put together. But I was a little disappointed since the attractions themselves seemed overpriced for not that long a time. We finished both haunted houses within 15-20 minutes. Things are not very spread out, and felt very crunched together. I would've liked to have had more space and the attractions running for longer. I also would have liked more food options. All they had was fair food like fried dough, lemonade, and chicken tenders. I'm not sure if maybe they had more food options before Halloween. We went after Halloween so maybe things were slowing down. They also said there were people online to scare us while we were waiting and keep us entertained, but none of that happened. Overall, I don't think I would travel far for this, but if I'm in the area, maybe I would check out the physical contact night and possibly total darkness. read more

READ THIS BEFORE YOU GO! Don't get me wrong, the haunted house was good but, not 3 hours in line good. I went on a Sunday paying $45 with the intention of doing both haunted house. I waited in line for 3 hours for the haunted mansion one. The actors running through the lines was just annoying and it disrupted everything. The shows were fine but, they were literally 5 minutes. The haunted house itself was 6 minutes to walk through and for next year REMOVE THE TIGHT BALLOON THING IN THE BEGINNING. They warn you about claustrophobia, but it's nothing like what actually happens. Please tell people about that or just take it away. It takes time out of the actual haunted house itself. I wish I was able to go in Outpost but, I was not waiting more than an hour again for that. Probably won't be back here for a couple years. read more

Ridiculously long lines, 2 hours for the first house and estimated 3 hours for the 2nd unless you pay to upgrade.

Do Not waste your money. Please. $40 seems cheap but you stand in line for Hour and half to walk through an Old Smelly Home for about 70 seconds. There are so many better haunted attractions around believe me. I paid $80 for both attractions ( $40/person) . After the 70 second non scary walk through, we left. My ten year old who loves the scariness of halloween, wanted to leave. So we did. The best past was the corn dogs we bought while waiting in line forever. Check out Hope RI, Scary Acres. Cheaper and the experience of a lifetime. read more

Visited on Friday, Oct 1. I hadn't been before, but had heard a lot about the long lines. I almost bought the RIP (VIP) tickets, but they were way more expensive ($60 per person vs $35), so decided to go with general admission. We arrived around 8 PM with a party of 2. The parking attendants were helpful to find a spot. We then went through the initial "mini-house" before choosing a line for the Mansion or The Condemned side. Even that freaked me out and we weren't even inside yet! It can be hard to tell which exhibits are fake and which are real people, so it definitely gave me a fright when the actors would show up at my side or right behind me. They are very good to tell you - the actors won't touch you and don't touch them. Easy enough. They screeched and yelled and followed and it was great! They really make it fun and believable. No one was half-assing their job! The first line was fairly short (Mansion) and some creepies came through to keep it fun. If you don't want to be followed, don't look them in the eye! I made eye contact a lot and then they would just stare and then come back and be scary or weird. It was all a part of the fun. I even got a "restaurant check" from the dead waitress, Delores. A nice memento from the night! The line for The Condemned was longer, but we made friends with two ladies in the line in front of us. We were all in our 30s and everyone else seemed to be teenagers! Lol. Chatting with them made the line feel faster. It was also a nice night and, again, the haunted actors came through the line to give people a fright. Everyone was super nice, customer service-oriented or very scary (as appropriate for their role). I would definitely come back here and recommend it to those who want a fun fright around Halloween! read more

Barrett's Haunted Mansion - Super creepy and we're not even in yet! - Haunted Houses Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

Barrett's Haunted Mansion, was AWESOME!! 10/10! The actors were phenomenal, and really delivered their roles! I also had a great experience with walking through... I hate when haunts put multiple groups at once in the haunt; back and front, but that wasn't the case with Barretts... It was me and my friends walking through the haunt. read more

Got tickets to their Screams and Screens event as unfortunately they couldn't do their usual haunted houses due to Covid. The staff did a phenomenal job! My husband and I enjoyed ourselves and the actors stayed in character all throughout the event. It was such a fun and safe event! Great job everyone! read more

It's was definitely a scary fun event. A bit to scary for my 10 yO but my 15 and 13 yo handled it just fine. It's a great place for some Halloween fun. read more

I got there last night at 7:50 pm and was STILL in line waiting at 10:40 and nowhere near the front of the line. Absolutely ridiculous, barely any monsters coming through the line, if you go be prepared to spend 40 bucks waiting for hours and hours. Talk about a letdown. They need a better system to get the line moving, there is no reason anyone should be waiting 3 plus hours for a haunted house.. won't be going back read more

Love love love it! Hollywood quality make up, hair and costumes! I went one year when the theme was a haunted hotel and it was amazing! the best haunted house I've ever been to by far! read more

Let me start off by saying that I hate and whole-heartedly abhor walking through haunted houses, mazes, hayrides, and the like. I do not find being scared something fun, and especially not something I would pay for. This is why I WORK at haunted houses. . . and not walk through them. Barrett's Haunted Mansion has its regular employees and haunts. . . on the other hand, the inside of the house is run primarily by volunteer groups! Groups sign up during the summer as a way to raise money for their organizations. In turn, they get made up as a variety of zombies, evil clowns, haunts, and nightmares to fill the house and its many rooms and creepy scenes. Its a fun-filled night of good scares, acting, and an experience you'll never forget. As an insider, I can tell you that you WILL BE SCARED. It's scary enough walking through swamps, butcher's lockers, blacked out hallways, etc. when you work there and know whats coming! Moving floors, static electricity, lighting tricks, and innumerable twists and turns make for a nightmarish trip through this house. I can assure you that the wait to get in is well worth it. Get there early if you want to avoid this. Last admission is sold at 10:30 pm and on average. . . the last group to walk through can be as late as 11 pm - 12 am! The roamers keep the crowd entertained and on edge as they wait for their turn to enter the house. Well worth the cost to get in, in my opinion! Several regular character that are among the best spooks and haunts out there. So grab a group, huddle together, and prepare to be screaming and talking about this place for some time to come. This was the 2nd year I've volunteered here and it keeps getting better and better! The house changes every year and the characters on a nightly basis. Always a new and frightening experience! A must-see on the Halloween circuit! read more

Barrett's Haunted Mansion - One of the volunteer haunts - ME! - Haunted Houses Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

Great Halloween venue! We got a package deal for dinner and a scare....the food was good, service was exceptional then we went out for the fright! The wait was unexpected, very long! If my memory serves, we stood in line for some two hours. But: there are actors roaming through the lines. They are all engaging and very good. It helps to pass the time...then there are TV's playing horror movies and they almost make you sad to watch the line move, almost. Inside the attraction in the actors do a very good job keeping you hopping! The outside handlers make sure the groups are staggered enough so that there's minimal bumping up against another group. All things considered; I'd recommend this Halloween happening to anyone but bring comfortable shoes and a sense of humor! read more

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2.5 hour wait in the freezing cold with basically no entertainment. Going through the actual haunted house was 5 minutes tops and was cool but not scary at all. Definitely do not recommend for $40. Not worth the wait. read more

It was my first haunted house experience. I had expected a campy production with cheap jump scares, but was amazed by the quality of the costumes and the set design. When the actors aren't scaring you, they're quite happy to take pictures with you. You do have to wait in line for a while, but the actors keep coming by and keep things interesting. The trade off between waiting in line (can be an hour or more) and the actual time inside the haunted mansion (a terrifying two minutes) may not be for you, but we were fortified by the fried oreos and hot chocolate being sold nearby. read more

First time being here and it was awesome. We waited in line for an hr each but the time flew because there were so many actors trying to scare us throughout the line. Excellent ! Also the attractions were phenomenal and very detail oriented. They put so much effort into this and made my night. Definitely recommend best haunted house ever !!! read more

We went last night. I know crazy to go the last few days before Halloween... But we bought our tickets online and went. Got there around 8:45 40 deg. waited in the Condemned line (no social distancing if that sort of thing is important to you) there were cast members meandering through the crowd being respectful and fun. 2.25 hours later, we finally went through the Condemned house. The actors, costumes and scenes were great. It was fun for 2 minutes, then it was over. It seems as though through-put could have been much faster for how short the haunted house was. Maybe it is a fire marshal thing with occupancy? We had to leave due to time constraints and did not get to go through the second haunted house "The Mansion". the party I was with were all in agreement that we should cut our losses and go. Most of the parking is out back and additional parking (where we had to park) 1/2 mile away with no shuttle, a dark walk along a sidewalk overgrown with weeds, on a high speed road. All of the waiting lines were out back strategically, so that you don't see anyone waiting until you have already payed and walk around the corner. I believe it to be more of a taking experience rather than a giving. Value factor of -1. Never mind that we did not make it to the second house we really couldn't spare to wait another generously speaking 1-1/2 hours? Nearly midnight? it opens at 7 so go early?? I think if Barrett's focused more on crowd management & through-put and less on money grabbing it would have been a much better experience. You have to like to wait in lines I guess.. maybe I am missing something socially about waiting in switchback lines?? Lastly why is this the only review two days before Halloween for 2022!!!???? there aren't many bad or mediocre reviews. I feel like something is up here. for the amount of people that were there last night alone, there should be way more reviews. let's see if this review actually gets posted and remains posted.... I will be watching. read more

Such a horrible experience! The actors flipped out on a child and then proceeded to grab him twice ! Once by the hood on his sweatshirt and then his shoulders! As she was screaming at us for him trying to go in the door too early! What a crazy experience, had all the kids we had with us in tears and saying horrible things to us! I've never in my life seen such poor behavior in my life! The owner was very nice and helpful and also appalled at this incident but nevertheless it happened and now the poor kids are terrified and not at the actual haunted attraction! read more

I came here last Thursday with two friends and had such a great time!! There's a coupon on the website for $5 off on Sundays through Thursdays, so make sure you show that at the ticket booth. We got there around 7:20, so pretty soon after it opened, and there was about a 40-minute wait to get into the haunted mansion portion. Once you're through that, you have to wait for the Condemned line, and we waited in that for over an hour. It was definitely worth the wait, but just be prepared for the line so you're comfortable! Bundle up since you'll be waiting outside, and maybe bring yourself a hot tea. I'm sure the lines must be even longer on Friday or Saturday. They had hot cocoa for sale and other snacks, and they gave you a ticket stub so if you had to leave the line to go to the bathroom or grab a snack, you could rejoin your group in line, which was a great idea. Both portions of the haunted house are the perfect level of scary and were so entertaining. The actors did a great job and made the experience so much fun!! I'll be back for sure next year. read more

The wait is long and the price is bit steep for 2 mazes but it's a high quality experience. They offer free tickets for the military and I greatly appreciate that. The lines are quite long but they have actors wandering through. With a good group it's fun experience as far as lines go. The compound is solid but a tad shorter than I'd hope for such a long line. The set is top notch and the actors are great. The mansion is probably the best single maze in New England. I've been to 7 other Halloween events in New England and this is the best. What really makes this place shine is that they allow you to go in the group you come in with. I had a group of two. So many mazes get ruined because you're in the front or back. In this place, you get a perfect experience each time. I wish there was little more to do but what's here is top notch. read more

Be prepared to wait! I think things would be better if one haunted house led to the next so you wouldn't have to wait 2-3 hours per line. There were a ton of unsupervised children who were unruly and skipping each line towards the end of the night at 11:00pm the employees tried to up sale VIP tickets..... a 5 min haunted house isn't worth the 3 hours of waiting in line I think I'll stick to fright fest. read more

My favorite year so far! They really went crazy with the details in both hauntings! Loved every minute of it! Great Job! Thanks for the scares! read more

Where my husband and I went for our first date! Where we continue to go each year! Love it! Sure waiting in the line is long and some years it's really cold. But they have the best entertainment out there with you! (clowns!! clack -clack -clack-) The haunted house is great AND every year it's different! Well worth it, even just to watch ridiculous teenagers act out their little dramas. They keep you distracted with their BS and obnoxious scampering about. Don't forget to hit the alehouse before or after your haunted house adventure. The pumpkin beer with rims dipped in sugary deliciousness are to die for! The food is great too! The staff in all areas are incredibly light-hearted and humorous! UPDATE! We got the VIP line speed pass this year - we are old enough to splurge and get the royal treatment. Watching the teenagers frown and pout as we were escorted straight to the front entrance was well worth the price! Revenge of the big kids! Trick or Treat you little bastards. :) read more

OH MAN... Barrett's Haunted Mansion is quite possibly the creepiest and most claustrophobic haunted house I've been to - and I've visited quite a few over the past couple of years. Barrett's is in a real, honest-to-goodness, free standing house. The house itself is located directly behind the Abington Ale House, and tickets are purchased in a shack across the parking lot. The thing that contributed most to the scare factor was the fact that instead of putting people together into groups of 10 or 12, or just having people walk through in one long line, my boyfriend and I were sent into the place totally alone. Groups were staggered enough to ensure that nobody would ever catch up to anyone else, so it was just the two of us vs. a couple dozen demons, evil clowns, zombies, and other assorted creepy creepsters. If I had to choose just one word to sum up the experience, it would be: DISORIENTING. There's no clearly delineated path along which victims... er... visitors can walk - instead, you'll find yourself in small space after small space, all totally enclosed by heavy curtains, feeling you way along the walls to see which one isn't solid and can be walked through. There are a number of different themes throughout the house, including a haunted subway car, a hotel room/murder scene, a creepy jungle, and various clown-themed areas. The freakiest bit for me was the "claustrophobic room." I won't get into any details (because, well, far be it from me to spoil the surprise), but you'll know it when you're in it. The place gets 4 stars instead of 5 because of the extremely long wait to get in. From the time we purchased a ticket to the time we walked in the door, we had to wait over an hour. This wouldn't be a big deal, except it's not even October yet and I'm sure this place gets a LOT busier than it was tonight. I can't even imagine how long the wait would be on, say, a Saturday night closer to Halloween. Was it worth the wait, though? Most definitely. This place certainly isn't for the faint of heart, but if you're a real haunted attraction connoisseur and you think you just can't be scared by anything anymore, Barrett's will likely prove you wrong. read more

I haven't been to Barretts since I was a senior in high school ( 10 years ago). The events that took place were far too traumatizing for me. My bf at the time and his friends on went one night. I have a love hate relationship with being scared. I love to watch scary movies but need someone to hold on to. I love going to haunted houses but hate them and want to run through them. So this time, I was scared. What traumatized me was being in a closed room with several chainsaw massacres taunting me with my name. (they knew since all the guys were telling me to open my eyes) Since then I never looked back, and the rest of the house was a blur. I don't know how I made it out alive. Come 2009, my brother loves Barretts and goes every year. It also works out that his birthday falls in October and my sisters and I had the clever idea of taking him for his birthday. We literally had to psyche ourselves up to go. Who was going to walk in first? Sad to say, we never made it out. Now enter 2010. A new year, maybe new fears can be conquered. I enter Barretts..... The wait. UGH! 1 hour just to buy your ticket. (CASH ONLY) then about 1.5 to 2 hours just to enter the house for like 7 minutes to walk through. The anticipation is fun. You have monsters and clowns walking around. I faced my fear by staring back. It didn't seem so bad... The house is is quick. Sometimes you can catch up with the group ahead of you depending on how slow they walk through. The boring part is having to wait for the "room" to clear and you are just chilling with some "monster" for a minute. Overall, its fun. Its actually fun to see the "monsters" chase after ppl who are so scared. If you have a birthday is October, show ID, you can get in for free. Bring care package items for soldiers, get $7 off. Print a coupon online and get $4 off. Its definitely not worth $18. read more

I'm the guy that always has the lame Halloween costume and have been to very few haunted houses, but I remember this one being pretty cool. It's fun because it's real people who jump out at you from total darkness and grab your arm, not some plastic skeleton. Be prepared to wait in line for at least a half hour. Tix are $16 but there is a $5 off coupon on the website. Cash only. It's right next door to the Abington Ale House, check out the review of this place as well, it's pretty spot on. read more

Barrett's Haunted Mansion is a good of time. The line is crazy because we got there at 6:00pm and there was over 40 people ahead of us. We waited about an hour for haunt house and 30 minutes for the cell. It was $23 per person but worth it. The characters would walk the line to scare people which was kind of funny. Overall, it was better then Spooky world fenway which is overpriced. read more

In terms of effort, creativity and overall enjoyment Barrett's is an easy pick for best haunted house in New England. This is not a little league fundraiser effort with a bunch of 12 year olds in repurposed Mr T costumes waiving plastic machetes in your face. There's a genuine commitment to a creative haunted house experience going on here and it gets better every year. They did an entire Alice in Wonderland theme a few years back that was completely bananas. Yeah, the lines suck. It's not exactly news that there's nothing else to do in the south shore. And good for you that you "weren't even scared." You're an adult. Big congrats on figuring out that the homicidal clown with a chainsaw works in IT for a day job. Just get over yourself. Grab some friends and some coffee. Stand in line on a nice fall night. Do some people watching and take a selfie with with a screaming Leatherface guy. There'll be plenty of time to be scared.... in hell. read more

The DIY, farmhouse vibe of this place is excellent. The scares are very well planned and delivered. I am an avid haunted house go-er and I was very impressed. This place wins on every level that makes a good haunted house: 1.They entertain their guests while they wait with characters patrolling the line (which was only about 15min). 2. They separate the groups so there's no way people can catch up behind you and you get every scare. 3. The actors are not over the top (I hate when they talk too much=cheesy) 4. The claustrophobic/how the hell do I get out of this room effect really is what makes this haunted house scary and stand out above the rest. 5. Carnival food onsite and it's right next to an alehouse making pre-gaming a breeze. This is the best haunted house in New England. read more

Goods and bads. We did the Bite and Fright package last night. The restaurant part of the experience was delightful. Despite a huge holiday weekend Sunday evening turnout, our waitperson, Karen, was terrific. The Bite and Fright price ($40/per) is a great deal. I expected them to make up any loss with the food but we were pleasantly surprised by the quality and quantity of our selections from the specific Bite and Fright menu which was generous portions of really good food. We then went around behind the restaurant and saw what we thought was the front entrance to the Haunted Mansion. It was the front steps and the main door behind a gate that was padlocked. A lady who was chaperoning a half dozen kids was already waiting at the gate and we joined them and began chatting to help pass the wait from 6:30 to the 7 pm opening time. During this time, several staff people passed by or were attending to something on the other side of the gate. Some 15-20 mins later, security staff asked us all to move from the spot where we were standing so they can park a vehicle there. As we complied, I asked if we can get back in line where we were standing. It was then and only then that anybody or anything informed us that the line was around the back of the building. There was no signage in sight and none of the people working behind the gate offered to point us in the right direction. Live and learn, I guess. Luckily, when we got to the rear of the building, we saw that only about 30 people had lined up in the giant rat mazed of ropes and posts. However, as we walked back and entered at the proper point, a half dozen teenage girls came tearing up from the rear parking lot and proceeded to duck under all the ropes, cutting in front of us, all in plain view of a security guard, who gave us a shrug and a 'hey, whatcha gonna do' look. So much for your 'zero tolerance for line cutting' posting throughout the property. Justice prevailed, but through no intervention by BHM staff. Some 15 mins later, the girls somehow found out that tickets were needed and left. Of course, it would have been delightful if they waited for the additional 30-40 mins only to be turned away. Now some good stuff: The waiting line actors are great. Tireless and nimble, they kept the crowd's spirits up and ready for what was to come. The Haunted Mansion was a lot of fun. A lot of work has gone into making so many different rooms and ideas... too many to count. A lot of dedicated ghouls, zombies and 'whatevers' doing their utmost to actually even give me, a somewhat jaded haunt vet, a few good jumps out of my skin. Our favorite was the stobe light room with the black and white Rorschach/fingerprint patterned walls and actors. Okay, back to bad stuff. After we exited the BHM, we found our way down the parking lot to where the Clubhouse/Ticket counter and Sanctuary meet. PLENTY of signage here and the actor offering to have photos taken with him also confirmed our correct path. Less than 10 feet from the end of the line, a security person asked if we have tickets. We showed her our wristbands and she told us to go through a rope path back out front alongside the front of the Sanctuary building, along the parking lot. This then led us down between the Sanctuary and BHM buildings and exited into a mess of people going in all different directions with no signage or supervision. We managed to work our way across the back of the Sanctuary venue and up the far side to where we would have been had not that security person sent us on that wild goose chase. As we got back in line, now behind lord knows how many people were now in line ahead of where we originally would have been, I mentioned to that same security woman how she had just wasted our time. She said she thought we were going to the BHM although she never asked that and never noticed that we already had the '#1' tab removed from our wrists bands. Okay, we read in the many reviews about how long the lines are and, by this time, they were a reality. The line for Sanctuary was mindbogglingly long but, to be fair, we were warned. Again, the line actors (and to some extent, the horror movie clips) are essential and integral to keep the 2 hour+ wait from turning into a mob scene. Last but (so) not least: I don't know how much more you're making off of the VIP program but, considering the high volume you are already attracting, is it really worth it? It's a horrible optic and public relations anathema. People are waiting far too long in line to see a steady stream of other people getting in long before it's their turn. At least make the VIP entrances somewhere else out of sight from the many, many people who are waiting a very long time. In this day and age, the last thing people want to see is a chosen few, even if it's just a matter of an extra 10 or 20 bucks in their pocket, being let in while the majority of your customers are spending the majority of their evening waiting in line. read more

Barrett's Haunted Mansion - Haunted Houses Near Me - Abington, Massachusetts

My brother, wife and I were trying to figure out which haunted house to go to this past halloween season and ended up at Barrett's. We did pay for the VIP tickets, the lines were very long and the weather was not good. VIP passes were 100% worth it to cut the lines. This place was awesome, we did the haunted house and the compound. The haunted house was much better, we were scared/surprised countless times. The costumes are great. Very creepy/scary. The cast stays in character which was awesome. We do want to try the area in Danvers as well, but this one is great. Highly recommend. read more

On a scale of 1 to horrifying, this was a "pleasant scary," and I think it's because we went on a Friday night. Without giving too much away, there are a variety of little rooms in the mansion, and each has its own creepy little surprise. Going through each room one by one (and with a small group) would be super scary, but on a Friday night, you end up running into the slow-poke scaredy-cats in front of you, and you see their horrified reactions in advance, which takes away from your own horror. For some, that might be a good thing, but it's just a good to keep in mind that the experience is probably very different on the less crowded days. As for the lines, even on a Friday night, it's not too much of a problem (maybe an hour for the house, tops). For the haunted house, there's a covered area where you wait before heading into the house, where you get to watch clips from all the classic horror movies of the past on a TV. I think the TV is genius - it distracts from the length of the line, while also building up suspense. And every now and then, creepy creatures manage to "escape" from the house, wreaking havoc on the least suspecting visitors. Shoutout to the employees at the house for recovering my cell phone, and being sharp enough to pick up the call when my friends were dialing it last week. I must have lost it somewhere between getting chased by clowns and zombies, but happy to have it back! read more

We went for Bite & Fright ($40 for entrance plus dinner) on Thursday, a group of five of us. Ale house service sucks pretty badly; my friend got the nachos and they forgot to put chili, the main ingredient, on it. Even when the restaurant wasn't busy, the wait staff is slow, rude, and inexperienced. They didn't even remotely apologize about the chili missing or the aggravatingly slow service. In total, we got there around 7:30p and didn't get out of there till 11p, including a 45 min dinner where we got our food so late we had to scarf it down in 5 min to make it to the second house. For the attraction, the lines were super long (about 1.25 hours wait for each house.) the scary guys in line did a good job interacting with us, and it was fun to watch cuts of scary movies through the decades on a TV screen as we moved through the line. Each house has about only 10 minutes worth of entertainment, and although some of the props and scenes are good, the creativity is lacking unfortunately. It's a random mismatch of scenes and most of this is scarily dressed people giving you instantaneous scares, ie "boo!" Gotcha; rather than something spine tingling that is truly creepy. Too pedestrian. Even with the dinner, not worth $40. Side note, if you still plan on going and have an out of state ID, make sure you have your passport. Even though we were in our 30s, they still are strict at that mediocre Ale House. read more

Fantastic experience! The $30 may be a little pricey for two mazes but that isn't all you get. You also get a fun little mini-maze before you buy your tickets and you have all of the outdoor actors scaring the guests. Once I was inside it was a fantastic immersive experience with lots of fun unique scares compared to other nearby offerings. The mazes could be a little longer but for the main mansion it was built inside an actual home so it is understandable why it was short. The sanctuary was a shorter, less intense experience, but it was still packed with amazing immersive environments. I was able to complete both mazes in under 45 minutes counting the queue along with it but I still felt like it was worth it! Fantastic night with friends, talented and kind staff, amazing immersive environments, I loved every bit of it! Can't wait until next season! read more

The line alone is horrific! I was taken aback by the stench of hormone driven teenagers that swarm this place! Thanks to previous yelp reviewers I knew I'd have to wait in line. We arrived around 8:30pm and didn't enter the house until 10:50 ish? They have several huge security guards surrounding the line which def. prevents line jumpers or people harassing the scare crew. I don't want to give much away, but at least they keep you entertained in line with clips of previous horror movies as well as creepy characters that lurk through the line. After waiting so long to get to Barrett's, we gave up on waiting for Coulrophobia. So if that was any good... womp womp. The makeup on the crew was fantastic and the themed rooms were definitely original. I've been to several haunted houses and this one had things I haven't seen before. read more

This was pretty awesome, totally worth the drive. I entered with low expectations and left completely satisfied. The line is long but thankfully there is a projector showing horror movie clips and characters in costume harassing the crowd. They aren't joking about the claustrophobia, it's used very well. Once you enter a room it's tough to tell where you came from and how you get out. Combine that with fun house effects, professional looking makeup and sets and a gaggle of screaming people and you get a heck of a Halloween experience. read more

My wife's surprise birthday party was a huge hit. We did the event at the Abington Ale House and bought tickets for our guests to get VIP access to both Barrett's Haunted Mansion and the Cell. It was AWESOME. The food was great, the service was amazing and, of course, the haunted house was a huge hit. If your considering planning something there, I highly recommend doing so! The party was a blast and it is one people won't forget. read more