The Fright Night

I went last Friday night and while it was fun and we had a good time, it wasnt exactly scary. I love Halloween and scary movies, but i just couldnt lose myself in my imagination and kept thinking about how these are all church going actors lol, none of them scared me. Plus i feel like you go in with such a large group that a lot of the scares are wasted on the people in front
I had fun going through, it was a new experience so, but in terms of scariness I thought it wasnt that great

I’m not really sure how some can say that this is the BEST trail in the DMV area, since there are some majorly scary trails in Maryland, but… to each their own.
I think that our crummy experience was mostly due to the group of children we were with. There had to be at least 20 (maybe 25 – 30) total in our trail group, including myself & 2 friends. Enough people that we couldn’t all fit on the hay seats on our ride to the woods — we (the adults of the group) had to sit on the muddy floor. Too large for my taste, especially since everyone in this large group was about 12 – 13 years of age. Myself and the 2 friends who joined me… try about 20 years older than that!
The kids were obnoxious, yelled at the leader (who does not speak to the group, merely takes you through the trail from one fright experience to the next) things like «Are they going to TOUCH ME?!»; «You’re cute»; «How much longer?!»; «I have to pee!!»; ect ect. I even had a child latch onto my hoodie and almost choked me through many of the experiences as I was trying to walk ahead & she was shitting her pants. After one area, there was a character pretending to chase after some people. This caused a stampede with the youngsters. Mind you, we’re in the woods… I got shoved around & almost tripped over branches. I had to use my «Teacher Voice» & tell them to chill out. That worked as well as can be expected.
If it were possible, I would definitely want to try it again with a more adult group. I think then I’d have a real opportunity to actually get scared then! I encourage any of you adults out there to get a big group together & make sure you all go at one time.
Otherwise, as soon as you pull in and see the large crowd… you will be able to pretty much sum it up yourself. This is an excellent kid drop-​off place for parents. For $ 20, you can leave your kid there for like 4 hours. There’s the trail, a DJ, dancing, a bonfire, paintball… essentially, kid heaven. And I did NOT see parents accompanying them.
I will give these guys (and gals) credit, although they are a church group, they certainly do a good job of making you forget that on your journey through the woods. Although the church doesn’t look like it needs any more funding (HUGE & NEW!!), the organizations they support make me feel better about spending the $ 20 on a not-​so-​terrifying experience.

This is a very creative, well thought-​out haunted attraction with a lot of eerie sets and actors who will jump out and grab you. However, the extremely loud music at the entrance and in several sets almost ruins it. Take ear plugs with you. The high volume of the music shouldn’t be allowed for any age group unless you want to lose your hearing.
Also, it is very dark in the woods and on the sets. So if you’re afraid of the dark or walking in pitch black, don’t go.
This could be so much better.

Probably the best trail in the DMV, I only wish it were still $ 10 like when they first started! However it’s well worth it!