Frightmare Farms

Solid haunt. Excellent sets, actors and props. Worth the drive from Syracuse. I LOVE a good scene and this is pretty fantastic. We went based on the reviews on
and I have to say they were right on. Headless horseman was amazing!
Just the facts:
Three haunt areas: house;best, maze: intense, trail/​mine: very good
I recommend doing all three and then watching the movie by the bonfire. I think this is a great value, the actors are actually good, Very dedicated and have great lines– which I don’t know if they write scripts or whatnot but these people have developed the characters well. There are the cheap thrill frights but there’s a depth here not usually found at places like this. Sets are awesome, you have to see for yourself. Can’t give it away. Silly fun for the Halloween season!

I had the pleasure of visiting Frightmare Farms on a whirlwind tour of Syracuse-​area haunts led by some super-​haunt-​fan-​Syracusans (is that what you call them?). This was by far the best.
I will preface this review by saying that I am an avid haunt-​fan and have visited haunts ranging from Six Flags Fright Fest to California’s Great America’s Halloween Haunt to some more locally-​produced haunts in California and downstate New York. I’ve seen it all from tiny DIYs to the big productions with animatronics and advanced 3D technology.
All that said, Frightmare Farms was absolutely one of my favorite haunts ever.
To start with, the people who run the place are clearly enthusiasts and have invested a ton of time and energy to build the space out with an incredible amount of detail. Instead of the usual boring, cheap, cliché environments you find at most haunts, the folks at Frightmare Farms have added layers and layers of detail — even using real antique furniture to add to the overall polish. As you navigate through the space you encounter many different themes and each one is fully conceptualized.
We arrived around 7pm on the Friday before Halloween (which was the 2^nd to last night of the haunt) and I was surprised that the line wasn’t much longer than it was. They take their time and make sure that each group gets plenty of clearance ahead and behind so that you get the full experience without other groups surrounding you. After the experience I can’t help but think that I was lucky to sneak in this year before the word spreads and this place packs out next year. And the value? $ 12? I was blown away. You definitely get your money’s worth here.
The only small area for improvement would be to slightly increase the number of characters inside the haunt. There were a few characters who appeared and re-​appeared multiple times within the same walk-​through and there is room to bring in some additional monsters as the audience grows to keep it exciting.
Basically what I’m saying is that you need to get your butt here — ’cause its LEGIT and holds its own against the best the country’s got to offer.