Just got back from my first time ever at howl o scream. I really enjoyed it and people were not lying when they said this event is scarier than hhn by a long shot. I can't believe how dead it was. We did freight feast (the best 20 bucks spent ever) and did 18 runs of the houses along with a ride on each of the coasters. By 11 all the houses were walk ons and my friend and I were alone most of the time in them. I think this has now become a once a year thing. Here are my ranking of the houses:
1. Death Water Bayou
2. Motel Hell
3. Black Spot
4. Zombie Mortuary
5. Unearthed
6. Circus of Superstition 3D
7. Zombie Crap Unit
I enjoyed them all except ZCU. I feel like Unearthed should have been a better house but I just seemed to get bad timing each of my 3 runs. My friend was about 15 seconds behind me the last time and got it all as I think they were empty for a few mins and not ready when I went in.