I gotta say, that as a whole...I was pretty disappointed in the haunted schoolhouse/laboratory in Akron, Ohio this year. Its not hard to see why they dropped from 8th in the country when I worked there last year to 23rd this year. I felt like there were no actors at all in that haunt and it was just people yelling in my face.
Call me weird, but i'd like to see some acting at a haunt too. As much as I appreciate the startle scares that they try to produce, im just as much into having good acting as well.
I also felt like alot of their actors timing was way off. I know that myself, and a few other key actors werent able to work there this year...so maybe because they're new actors...but this late in the year, they should have their timing down.
- I'm gonna set this up like ohioshaunted.com does when they rate haunts in the tri-state area.
Length- 10 Design-10 Props-10 Acting- 6 Scare Effect- 7
Average: 8.6/10
The positives: The Hauntd Schoolhouse has, and will always have some of the best looking scenes, props, and everything they had is custom made by themselves, so you wont see their props or machines anywhere else. That only makes the special effects in the Laboratory all that more amazing.
Although some actors timing was off, there were a few actors in there that had their timing down great, and did a phenomenal job.
The Length is great as well when you go through both haunts.
The Negatives: The acting was just not up to par with what it was last year. Maybe I hold this haunt to a higher standard than some, but I dont want to pay $22 just for yells...i'd like to see some more acting mixed in.
They really need to help out their actors figure out the timing. That was a big issue I noticed...walked up on several monsters not hiding where they were supposed to, and others coming out way too late.
One actor in particular I thought did a not so good job was their electric chair guy. Instead of him making it looked like he was being electrocuted, he was thrusting his hips into the air making it look like he was doing something totally different...just wasnt a believable electric chair scene...he didnt deliver a good scare when he got up either. Woulda liked to have seen more intensity.
-Overall, this is still a great haunt, and will probably always be one of the tops in the country. I would still recommend this haunt to anyone that has not yet experienced it. There isnt a haunt in this country like it.
Call me weird, but i'd like to see some acting at a haunt too. As much as I appreciate the startle scares that they try to produce, im just as much into having good acting as well.
I also felt like alot of their actors timing was way off. I know that myself, and a few other key actors werent able to work there this year...so maybe because they're new actors...but this late in the year, they should have their timing down.
- I'm gonna set this up like ohioshaunted.com does when they rate haunts in the tri-state area.
Length- 10 Design-10 Props-10 Acting- 6 Scare Effect- 7
Average: 8.6/10
The positives: The Hauntd Schoolhouse has, and will always have some of the best looking scenes, props, and everything they had is custom made by themselves, so you wont see their props or machines anywhere else. That only makes the special effects in the Laboratory all that more amazing.
Although some actors timing was off, there were a few actors in there that had their timing down great, and did a phenomenal job.
The Length is great as well when you go through both haunts.
The Negatives: The acting was just not up to par with what it was last year. Maybe I hold this haunt to a higher standard than some, but I dont want to pay $22 just for yells...i'd like to see some more acting mixed in.
They really need to help out their actors figure out the timing. That was a big issue I noticed...walked up on several monsters not hiding where they were supposed to, and others coming out way too late.
One actor in particular I thought did a not so good job was their electric chair guy. Instead of him making it looked like he was being electrocuted, he was thrusting his hips into the air making it look like he was doing something totally different...just wasnt a believable electric chair scene...he didnt deliver a good scare when he got up either. Woulda liked to have seen more intensity.
-Overall, this is still a great haunt, and will probably always be one of the tops in the country. I would still recommend this haunt to anyone that has not yet experienced it. There isnt a haunt in this country like it.
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