My friends and I have made it a tradition to visit ScareHouse almost yearly. It has set the…read morestandard for Halloween in Pittsburgh. The level of detail they put into the movie-quality sets and the sheer commitment of the scare actors makes it feel like you're walking through a living horror film. They consistently swap out the themes and layouts every season, so the scares never feel stale or predictable. Even though the main attraction has been on a brief hiatus recently, their legendary reputation for delivering heart-pounding terror is completely unmatched. If you love a good adrenaline rush, keeping an eye out for their next pop-up event is a must.

If you love filling up your October calendar with spooky Halloween activities like I do, it's time…read moreto book your trip to ScareHouse. I love to go with a date and a group of friends. Imagine pulling up to a mall that feels weirdly abandoned and shut down and then being transported to a world of gore, horror, dark magics and sensory excitement! I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll leave some tips below. Tips: -- the earlier you get in the night, the less waiting in line you will do. -- if you like getting the brunt of the scary stuff, try to be the leader of your pack, aka, the one holding the flashlight. -- get into it! Allow yourself to react! Don't try to be tough or a hard a**. The more you scream and react to what you're seeing, smelling, feeling, the better of a time you'll have !

Family friendly fun! My husband and I met some friends here on a Friday night. It's a small venue,…read morebut filled with family fun. We went on the haunted hayride and had a blast. When it was time to exit the hayride, I lost a gemstone ring as I was brushing off hay. The staff pitched in with flashlights and helped search. They resumed the search the next morning and called me as soon as they found my ring---a proverbial needle in a haystack! So thankful to have experience such honesty!

A really adorable bit of country, and perfect fall fun for kids during the day. I find the whole…read morecorn maze concept impressive, and this one was pretty expansive, and there were stamps you had to get throughout. The hardest part was actually finding your way out, and we did this during the day, I have a hunch that the real fun is at night. They have flashlights for rent, and on top of finding the stamps, I think it gets pretty spooky in there. The kids were loving the haunted hayrides during the daylight though, so they seemed to have found a good balance between frightening and fun. They had little fair games, pumpkins for carving and your typical concessions-the corn sling shot was the best...and we were lucky enough to be there for a zombie flash mob done by what must have been an all ages dance class, very cute. Not a lot for the adults to do/look at while the kids are running around except sit by the fire pit and sip cider, but there are worse things!

My family had an excellent time at one of this season's "No Scare Sundays" at the Beacon. The corn…read moremaze and haunted house were fantastic! The petting zoo, horse rides, and concession stand were also great. The haunted house and maze are much more elaborate than we expected, and we were very impressed. Even in daylight there was a wide variety of decorations and effects in the haunted house, and the atmosphere was great. The maze also had decorations, including some which were quite grandiose. Both the house and the maze also had tunnels. Not just ordinary tunnels, either. You'll have to visit to see what I mean! There were some additional surprises, too. I won't elaborate -- go check them out! Although we visited in the daytime, we could also imagine some of the additional awesomeness nightfall would bring. The staff was all friendly and seemed to care about giving every visitor a great experience. I would definitely like to go back for the actual haunted version of this attraction. We will also likely visit again next year on a No Scare Sunday. Our visit was memorable, and the low prices made it a great value, too. We stayed almost the entire four hours it was open, and I think many families would do the same.

I just want to let Tarot and Psychics be aware of Stacia. She got rid of a couple of really good…read morereaders and psychics, all because of being jealous/or didn't like their personalities. If she didn't like their craft, don't go around them. Maybe she could have just not talk to them, or even go near them. I was really disappointed when the owner of Haunted Hill View Manor, didn't even defend/or talk to the other talented readers and psychics. It's sad it can take one person to wreck people from going back to an event. The owner also needs to have the tours go down to where the vendors are. I have heard complaints some hardly get anyone in their room because they don't have the tours go down the vendor hall. Haunted Hill View Manor is a cool place, from what I understand. It's just disappointing the owner wouldn't talk to the others, who were blackballed by Stacia.

Oh my gosh this was so much fun! My friends and I went on the 1.5 hour tour followed by the 1.5…read morehour paranormal investigation. The energy in the building was palpable! We enjoyed the heck out of the experience and can't wait to do another investigation! The only thing were a little disappointed about was that the initial tour ran well over and cut into our private investigation time. This made the investigation very rushed. Overall, though, I can't wait to go back!

Returned here after a couple of years with a Groupon... I felt like the staff was incredibly rude…read moreto the point where I probably would never go back. If you buy the Groupon deal, your drink coupon is only good on soda or water. You can't get a hot cocoa or a cider, which is crazy to me. It really wasn't that scary or that good

Absolutely recommend this! Such a great experience. The price is definitely worth it. Admission…read moreprice gets you on the grounds and one trip through Demon House and allows you access to the fire pit and old outdoor scary movies. There's food and merch opportunities for additional cost but all the experiences are included with the entry price. Owners are awesome and have gone above and beyond to provide an atmosphere of spookiness. Highly recommended.

Last year I was really impressed with the effort and this year was no exception to that. However,…read morebeing their second year...a few things stood out a little more. It's still good, but there's a lot of ground they have to cover yet. I'd say that you should check them out if you're in the area, and I hope they continue to improve and work on the rough edges that are still present. Pro Tip: Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes or boots, you'll be doing a lot of walking/running out there! If you'd like to know more, check out the full review of 2014's Haunted Hillside: http://kitsuneverse.blogspot.com/2014/11/haunt-review-haunted-hillside-still.html

I went here for the first time five years ago and it was actually really fun. Ever since then it…read morehas only gotten worse and worse. Every actor does not care whatsoever and seems bored. The only entertainment was the painfully awkward dialogue of the actors, and the entire experience was not scary at all. The challenges did not make sense and were not interesting. The grave digger challenge involved lasers that "used to be blue but now are red because of the blood." Yes, it is truly this ridiculous. The entire experience was laughable and a waste of money. The challenge trail was nightmarish, but not in the way intended.