Terror Haunted House

I admit that the line was pretty long but there are actors outside entertaining you making the wait not do bad. I went with a group of 30 and I have to admit we all had a blast… it was super scary! I highly recommend this place if you like to me scared! And all of the employees that were not scaring were extremely friendly!

Pros:
–Actors were very good. Especially the ones outside. The guy monster mocking the girl who ran away in this weird leg movement/​exaggerated steps way actually had made my night. (it’s one of those things you had to be there for)
–Owner went above and beyond to address initial issues and problems that I had.
–Distance-​Friendly. They’re less than a half hour from me which is why I picked them over a witch’s ball an hour away.
Constructive Critique:
–The wait is really long. Like 3 hours long. The only thing I can think of to ease the crowding is either expanding the facility or increase the amount of hours operated. My friend suggested providing more distractions, to quote: «Maybe have a video about the asylum and its history and supernatural sightings playing outside for the line to keep the folks waiting entertained.»
–My favorite parts were the ones where we got to interact with the actors. The thing is there wasn’t a lot of this. Not necessarily physical since that was a no-​no but just like talking and more surprises/​things to keep us on our toes.
–Which leads me into content and décor. Some of it was super creepy and some of it didn’t make sense. I just finished watching American Horror Story: Asylum – the whole season. So I had a high expectation of creepy. My friend suggested adding tunnels to crawl through, fog machines, play up the asylum theme such as more experiments, evil doctors and nurses, etc.
In the end, I have mixed feelings about Brighton Asylum but I will give it another shot in the future.

Even though I’m the biggest scardey cat when it comes to watching scary movies, for some reason I love the thrill and excitement that comes with these Halloween scares. My friend heard about Brighton Asylum and after looking at the website, I was sold.
We planned to go with our friends opening night for the 2013 season, and the date couldn’t be any more fitting, Sept FRI THE 13TH. We planned to meet at 8:30 PM. Being that it was only opening night and I hadn’t heard of this place before my friend told me about it, I assumed that there wouldn’t be that many people, especially since it was still Sept and not in the thick of the Halloween season just yet. To my surprise, the parking lot was packed and once we finally found parking (had to wait for someone to leave), we saw why — the line was already crazy long at 8:30 PM, mind you doors opened at 8 PM. More on the parking lot, it’s very small and because it was so poorly lit I couldn’t tell if there were actual parking spots/​lines or if people just parked wherever. In either case, this made for a very small and tight parking lot, so this is just an additional reason to arrive here early or carpool if you’re coming with a large group. My friends and I had bought the general admission tickets online already so when we got there, we just had to pick up our tickets at the will call window (which is the same place where regular tickets are sold). General admission tickets were $ 25 and there is a $ 1.50 processing fee. There is also a link on the website (you have to supply your email and they send you the code) that will get you $ 5 off the price.
The line moved EXTREMELY slow. From reading prior reviews and going to similar scare events, I expected the walk through to last 10 – 15 minutes. I couldn’t understand how even though we had arrived at 8:45ish, how we didn’t make it into the house until about 11:45 PM or on. It’s probably the longest I’ve waited on any line for these type of things and not primarily due to the number of people on line, but more on lack of efficiency or organization. Perhaps because it was opening night? Whatever it was, my friends and I weren’t happy. When we went through, it was fairly quick (10 – 15 min) so I’m not sure if they weren’t able to open their doors and start accepting people until after 9 PM. It was cold and windy the evening we decided to go too which made the wait even more unbearable. Luckily they had a few scary characters walking around the line trying to spook people. That was pretty entertaining.
Now onto the scare itself, it was pretty good. They let our entire group of 16 in however they broke us down into groups of 4 letting each group go in 30 seconds after the other to space them out. Being that the people behind us caught up to us pretty fast, I think they should space the groups out even longer like maybe a minute apart. The sets/​sections were well put-​together and had a good look to it. I have to say there were moments where nothing was going on — visually or characters trying to scare you, so again not sure if was due to opening night and maybe not all the actors were present or if it’s due to a timing issue of where the actors were at the moment meaning they didn’t space us out enough or if it’s meant to be like that, but I’ve gone to other places where I was literally screaming every other minute. For the look of the actors, they looked pretty scary and believable and had lots of personality.
After we finished, we were just hanging around, and one of the actors came up to us just to see how we liked it and he was very friendly and gave us a little information on Brighton Asylum and how this was the 3^rd year (I believe) that it’s been going on and how they basically have events for every holiday (Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter, etc). He also told us that this location was an actual asylum back in the ‘40s and that you’d never find this information readily available out there since many people died here and they try to cover it up. He also said that there’s been weird stuff that’s happened after hours like things moving or doors closing on their own. True or not true, I think it def intrigued us.
Even though my friends and I had a good time, the 3 hour wait was just way too long. We had other plans which we had to cancel because we didn’t anticipate being at this attraction the whole night. It’s a fun Halloween attraction to hit up with a group of friends for a good time, but def keep in mind to ARRIVE EARLY for parking and line purposes, and in the event that you too will have to wait 3 hours, at least you’ll be in the front of the line. Also don’t expect too much. I think because I’ve been to a few of these I was really expecting surprises at literally every corner.

3 hours of line … I got there at 8:20pm conscious that I’d be in line for sometime … however i was not expecting to be in line for 3 hours. I tried getting a refund or changing the date but the lady at the ticket booth said refunds or changes was not possible …
As for the attraction, I can say it was pretty scary. However not sure if its worth 3 hours wait.
Day of visit: September 13^th 2013
Time of Arrival: 20:20
Time in line: 3:00 hours
Time inside the Asylum: 0:15 mins

Its pretty scary and decorated and is in a REAL asylum but in my opinion needs a bit more as it’s only 1 attraction. I personally love Halloween haunted attractions where they have a combination of haunted hayride/​cornfield/​house like in central jersey or new York.
The single attraction is awesome in terms of scary surprises but makes me say «that’s it? Only 1 attraction?» Assuming there’s no large line, which there never is, you’ll be in and out in about 10 – 15 min. Bout $ 20 – 25 for the single attraction I believe.

Brighton Asylum is a fun seasonal experience for those who love Halloween and all things that are spooky.
In a new location this year, the Brighton Asylum leads you down dark ally ways into a warehouse section of the town which is practically abandoned when the sun goes down. As you approach the area, you will be greeted by a man in an orange vest with a flashlight — is this part of the spookiness? You’ll have to wait to find out :)
For those are are macho and don’t scare easily, you will be disappointed. For those of you who are fun and in the spirit, give it a go. Expect the unexpected, from loud noises to ghouls and the walking dead.
Lines are long, so expect to be there for about 2 hours. This includes wait times and the actual experience.
Also, buy your tickets online to save a couple of bucks. Tickets are about $ 20 each, or $ 30 a pop if you want to skip the lines.
Enjoy :)