My revisits have been much better. I can see why everyone is in love with this house, I just don't think it's scary in the least bit.
HHN 31: Dead Man’s Pier: Winter’s Wake
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- Sep 23, 2013
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is not even about not being scary but it feels like the scares take longer to reset or the cast is not as fast.
- Apr 29, 2016
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Universal needs to give the leads behind this house's set design full reign and a budget to match for whatever they'd like to do at HHN32.
- Feb 15, 2012
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It's startling, moody, and tense. There are some jump scares but it's not crazy.
- Jul 27, 2015
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Good news. It’s all the same person now.
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Last year, it was Charles and Blake. This is year, it was just Charles (basically).
- Feb 20, 2019
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I don’t wanna derail the thread so forgive me Brian but I have just one (guess two) more question(s). Is Charles still a designer for the houses now, or is someone else sorta leading that? And also who is responsible for scarezones now? I know Blake was since 2016 but left I believe last year.
- Jul 27, 2015
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As much as I want to like this one I just can’t get into it. I appreciate all the detail and thought that went into it and like the open layout, but it reminds me of SeaWorld’s pirate house last year. I almost think all the STUFF just draws attention to the fact that it’s still just a temporary walk-thru attraction. Sometimes, black walls do the trick when trying to capture the feel of a haunted house. Bummed I’m not more into it but just can’t get there.
One thing I've not heard people talking about is the lighthouse
I love when they do houses where you see an big set and then experience it from multiple angles
This was done in Monsters too
Seeing the lighthouse up close-ish at the beginning and then seeing it from the other side further-ish away was really neat
It gives the sense of place and dimension
I love when they do houses where you see an big set and then experience it from multiple angles
This was done in Monsters too
Seeing the lighthouse up close-ish at the beginning and then seeing it from the other side further-ish away was really neat
It gives the sense of place and dimension
- Feb 20, 2019
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That lighthouse set piece was basically what made me go from loving the house to considering top tier for me. Sure it wasn’t particularly scary but I tend to not find the houses scary to begin with. A scare actor May get me to go “Oh dear” if they catch me by surprise but I’m a very hard person to scare so I don’t tend to count that against a house. It was the design of the whole thing that made it top tier for me.
I don't know how it was lost on me, but I was informed that this house is largely a tribute to Rick Spencer, and knowing that does give me an additional appreciation for it. The house feels sad because it's meant to be grief in a way for Rick. There are some serious nods to him as well, which makes it great.
- Apr 29, 2016
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That moment when you turn the corner and see it again from a distance was an absolute jaw dropping moment for me. It gave you a sense of actually having traveled much further than you had.
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My group’s jaws on the floor as they turned the corner, especially my husband’s, said more than words ever could.
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