100% worth the 1 hr and 45 minute drive. With all my experiences of Haunted House, is felt 'real'…read moreand extremely scary. It is not 'commericalize' to the part of feeling fake. Awesome layout! The workers/actors were really friendly. They did a perfect job spreading out groups. We never caught up to the group ahead and felt alone while be scared!

Totally affordable & totally worth it! Everyone employed here is local but dressed up as characters…read moreand beyond recognizable!! I went one year & I was scared to death! I could barely stand to move I was so scared. If you're in NC & want to try a new location for Spooky Szn, come on!

Great place for some fun scary entertainment. All actors are volunteers. All proceeds go back to…read morethe fire department.

My family and I had so much fun! The haunted house was very well done and the actors were great!…read moreThe price was very reasonable.

From the owner: Our business is the leading full service provider in the fear industry for central North Carolina…read more We conduct our monarch haunted attraction every year in October but we haunt all year round! Don't let your next event be the same old, boring, cliché event...let us come and haunt it for you! Let us turn your event into something everyone will talk about for years! We pride ourselves in understanding the true psychology and physiology of fear and will professionally haunt any occasion for a life changing, memorable, and of course, fun experience!

It was alright. Not very scary. Is a single "chicken house" thing on a farm that they converted in…read morea scare thing. It starts out promising, with an airline-themed line and then an "elevator" to hell, and a lobby that looks really cool. Immediately after that, it gets kinda mundane. Just kinda shuffling through, but is definitely better than nothing. There was no need for the VIP fast pass thing when we went, because there was no line anyway. We paid $160 for 3 people, and drove 3 hours. Probably wouldn't have done that. If it was like 30 mins away, I'd probably have done it happily, if we didn't buy the VIP passes and stuff it would have been like $75.

Great place the extra 5 dollars was definately worth it id say they pinned me up against a post and…read morewould not let me move even when i tried to walk away trying to be slick....staff is very well trained not to break character i tried my absolute best to make them break and they Didn't.....as well if you get the upgrade experience you will definitely get a great amount of fake blood on your face.

Awesome set design and experience. Very fun for two adults and two teenagers…read more We bought the fast-pass and it was well worth it. Bring cash for parking, t-shirt, and drinks. The main attraction is a mile long walk through multiple themed houses. The actors are believable, intimidating, and hide in all the right places. Jump scares are guaranteed. The path is very uneven, music can be very loud, and groups of people get clustered together. We saw young kids crying. I would rate this experience PG13.

Shady and unscrupulous business owners. Go elsewhere…read more We purchased tickets to attend this event on October 25th. We intentionally wanted to go to Darkside Haunted Estates because it was more "off the beaten path" and given how many people have moved to the Raleigh area since last year, we wanted to get away from the hordes of people. We purchased our tickets for October 25th. Yes, we purchased tickets WEEKS in advance to make sure we would be able to attend just in case there was a lot of demand for October 25th. We were so excited to come that we brought two other couples with us, all of whom bought their tickets in advance. We drove an hour to get there and were greeted by a line of cars a quarter of a mile long. Whatever, right? It's the week before Halloween, there's some demand. Cool. Well we finally inch our way to the parking lot entrance and the attendant tells us "we're closed for now, we don't have any parking available, so you can drive around for thirty minutes or try to come back another night." I'M SORRY, WHAT? We bought tickets to guarantee our spot on the 25th. We told her we want a refund and we got an email address to contact them. They're only open from 7pm-10pm. It was 8:45pm, and once we got back in line we'd be behind at least 50 other cars lined up on a dark two-lane road. There's no way we're making it back to the front of the line by 9:15, and the event ends at 10pm. We contemplated going back the next weekend but given that it's an hour out of the way, it's not exactly the place you can just pop into on your way home from work. We decided to get a refund given that we did not receive the access on the 25th we paid for. We emailed them. They're now dodging our emails and not responding. We paid for two tickets plus the quick pass for a total of $37 per person, and these shysters don't have the integrity to respond to emails and refund customers for products and services they didn't receive. We'll be contacting the NC Consumer Protection division of the NC Attorney General and filing a dispute with our credit card company. This company was greedy, oversold their tickets to maximize their profits, and now they refuse to own their mistake and issue refunds. It's just going to get worse next year once another 20,000 people move here by next Halloween. Avoid this location. You've been warned.

Very sweet people. My friends didn't have enough money & they let them go in for free. Everyone was…read morefriendly & funny. I was making jokes with the actors & they was too.. For my first haunted trail it was amazing

We brought our teen daughter and boyfriend. After reading some of the previous reviews we had some…read morereservations about how it would be. We all had a great time and enjoyed it. I am not sure how things were for previous guests a few years ago but it was a good blend of interaction from the actors, props and dark trail through the woods. It worked very well for us and had a few good scares along the way. The lines were short for a Friday night so there was not much waiting at all. Overall for the price it was a good value and enjoyable.

Once again Jo Jo's haunted house was a great time! Come check it out! No spoilers you'll have to…read moresee it for yourself. Lots of folks working hard to get your heart pumping. Fun stuff!

**Spoiler Alert***…read more The following review comes from an adult, child-free prospective. Every year I like to check a new haunted house. I came here with a MeetUp group to check this place out. It's right off 98 on the Raleigh/Durham line. Parking: I arrived at 7 PM and there was plenty of parking. I left around 9:30 PM and parking spots appeared scarce. Tickets: I purchased the general admission ticket online for $16.50. But read the Cons. It "included" Zoombie shooting and 4 smaller attractions--Phobia Room, Dark Maze, Jail Cell, and I don't remember the other one. Cons 1. You will wait in an incredibly slow line even if you purchase online. They scanned the ticket on my phone and then gave me a ticket for paintballs and the other 4 attractions. 2. You have to pay an EXTRA $10 for 100 paintballs. WHAT?!? Why wasn't that included in the price? The real cost was $26.50 total. 3. The zombie shooting ride did not have many live zombies. Most were mannequins. Who wants to shoot inanimate figures? 4. The scares were below average to average. 5. They lost the opportunity to set the atmosphere while we waited in that long line. Only one actor creeped by while we waited. Pro 1. There's a bar at the entrance. I didn't go inside. 2. Parking is free 3. They offer VIP packages so you can skip the lines. Overview: There were some entertaining moments and concepts but nothing phenomenal here.

*They do NOT enforce any mask wearing or social distancing, despite what they claim and market…read moreonline. This includes the registration/line staff - about half were not wearing masks throughout the entire night* A group of us attended Xtreme Haunt Saturday 10/24 and were surprised at the lack of control and safety measures that were being followed. I was very surprised - other haunted houses I attended this year in the area are enforcing safety measures and it was a great experience. At Xtreme Haunt, most of the 'actors' were wearing face coverings, but many of the employees you actually interact with (think: registration, monitoring lines, etc.) were not. Probably half of the attendees were not wearing any face coverings and there was no enforcement, or even encouragement, of social distancing. To that point, there was 0 organization/facilitation of an organized queue for us to safely wait in line without being packed in a tight crowd of strangers. I just called the office Sunday 10/25 AM to explain my concerns that the website markets safety measures, yet the actual experience is opposite of that. The response was "Sorry, we can't control everything." However, (1) managing your employees to follow safety protocols is absolutely possible, (2) building in a safe and organized queue process seems like a necessary planning step to have taken months ago, and (3) yes - you absolutely can require guests to abide by your requirements of face coverings. Every other haunted house in the area is doing so.

Had a great time! Would go back again. The Haunted forest was the best attraction next to the…read morehayride. Loved seeing iconic movie characters. i recommend the funnel cake fries, they were awesome.

I had SUCH a blast here!! Great walk-through trails for maximum spookiness. The actors are clearly…read morehaving lots of fun. I love to give myself over to the experience and allow myself to get scared, because how often in your adult life is it permissible to scream at the top of your lungs?? It's so much fun! My only complaint is that they sent groups in without much space in between, so we were constantly catching up with the group in front of us or had the group behind us catch up with us. I can't fault them for it though, because they have to send people through relatively quickly to keep the lines moving. Since I can't think of a solution, I won't dock a star for it. Just something to keep in mind as you're going through--I'd recommend sticking to a group size of 2-4 people, so that if you catch up with the group in front it's not a HUGE backup. Thanks so much for the great experience! I'll be back next year!