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DreamCorp Stutters then Starts

Delirium started slowly but settled into a methodical pace with a series of intriguing rooms, a handful of engaging characters and some surprise bits of interaction. While it largely remained a collection of disparate scenes, the DreamCorp angle allowed each…

Spirit of the Season Alive with Hallowe’en Nights

The skies were clear and the scares mild; it was a perfect night to stroll the jack-o’-lantern lit streets of Hallowe’en Nights at Greenfield Village. Each district was decorated and aglow with the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve; costumed revelers…

Michigan Hidden Gems

Halloween is big business in the Midwest and Michigan is no exception. The Mitten State is home to dozens of haunted attractions that stretch from Metro-Detroit to the edge of Lake Michigan all the way northward to the sparsely populated…

Ghostly Playgrounds & Twisted Fairy Tales

The Psycho Path had a few tricks up its sleeve last night; the mischief began with a bit of role reversal when the back of the haunt became the front of the haunt. That’s right, if you attended the show…

Black & White

Horrorlust has always been a labor of love and a work in progress. I’ve been fortunate that so many within the haunted house industry have responded to reviews, welcomed me to their haunts, granted interviews and allowed me, like a…

Past Tense After Dark Delivers the Fright Stuff

Following another Saturday night in the great month of October, we placed two more notches in the old belt after maiden visits to Tunnel of Terror in Rochester and Past Tense After Dark in Lapeer. Tunnel of Terror brought me…

Shake, Rattle & Death Roll

The Dark Box may not have knocked off Demonic Demons as the scariest haunt ever but it did offer one of the single most heart-pounding sequences I’ve witnessed at a haunted attraction. What was it? You’ll just have to wait…

Absinthe & Automatonophobia

All of a sudden it is in the air and all around — the magic of the fall season has regained that familiar foothold. Through ritual and routine we revisit all that we experience in this life and for me…