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I just heard Lurch give a shout out to this place on the show. Its called the Virginia Scaregrounds at Paxton Manor
Growing up in Leesburg and spending lots of time there I'm familiar with this place and it looks to be a great setting for a haunted house.
Has anyone been to this Haunted House before?? Looks pretty creepy and worth checking out! It opens up tonight
http://virginiascaregrounds.com/index.shtml
I also did this haunted forest my senior year of High School and had a really good time doing it. They have a really great setup and I remember it being pretty scary
Check it out: http://markoffshauntedforest.com/
Some of my family members, friends, and I have made it a tradition to visit as many haunted houses as possible each year. In fact I see my sisters more around Halloween than any other time of year. :ols:
I just went to Markoff's Haunted Forest last weekend. That is a top-notch haunt, combined with a huge party atmosphere. It was even better than last year.
So far this year I've been to:
Haunted Hollow in Warrenton VA.
Weavers Haunted Woods in Bealeton VA
Fields of Fear in Centreville VA
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA
Pennhurst Asylum in Glen Mills PA
The Bates Motel and Hayride in Glen Mills PA
Markoff's Haunted Harbor in National Harbor, MD
Markoff's Haunted Forest in BF MD
Nightmare Manor, also in BF MD
Probly go to Darkwood Manor in Luray and the Unlucky Inn in Remington this weekend.
I'd put the Bates Motel as the best overall. Then probably Markoffs and Pennhurst as 2nd and 3rd. The Harbor was the worst haunt so far this year. Pennhurst had the longest wait in line at 3.5 hours. All of them have good and bad things about them.
botched, you need to check out the place in leesburg and write a review.
also, about markoffs haunted forest. i was only 18 at the time, and i remember the waiting area that had a big fire and hay bails to sit on but thats about it. what do you mean by party atmostphere? since i was too young, i don't remember if they were serving alcohol or not
i looked up that bates motel place, and holy **** that place looks awesome. did you do the hay ride, motel, and maze?
i can't believe you drove all the way there though! it so far away
They don't serve alcohol there. Maybe I should have said a lame party atmosphere :ols: But it's ok, cause I'm not sure I would want to get wasted there anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skinz4Life12
They have a bunch of snacks, food, games and stuff too though.
i am going to the Terror after dark attraction in Dulles this weekend. I really want to go to Bennet's Castle in Maryland
Do you think you will go to the Haunted Manor in Leesburg? I really want to know if its worth checking out.
Also, I want to know if Markoffs haunted forest ends the same way it did when i went in HS. I'm putting it in ninja text as to not ruin it for anyone that may go
Ninja: At the end I remember coming out into a wide open field, and out of no where comes this headless horseman on a black horse and he proceeds to chase you for what seemed like 100 yards through the field
I was just at Dulles last weekend and saw Terror after dark in the parking lot. Couldn't tell if it was legit or not, but a lot of people were going
Bates Motel was awesome. Yeah, we did all three sections, and all three were great. The props, special effects, and actors they use are as good as you will see in any haunt.
I probly won't make it out to the Leesburg haunt this year. Maybe next year.
Markoff's ended differently.
you will drive all the way to PA but not to leesburg?!? haha jk, thats interesting that they changed up the ending on Markoffs. That really got my adrenaline going when i went through it.
Did you go through an abandoned school bus in Markoffs though? I remember that part being scary as **** and involving chainsaws
PA was nice because there were 3 haunts all pretty close to eachother, and all three were very highly rated. It was worth it. I'd like to go to the Leesburg one, but we can only do maybe 2-3 per weekend so it'll probly get left out this time. I bet it's pretty good though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skinz4Life12
Markoff's still has the buses, but they aren't part of the trail. You have to pay extra to go through them :rolleyes: They have a hayride too, but that also costs extra. The games, death jump, zip line, etc, also cost more $$.
That place brings in some serious dough. There were thousands of people there last weekend. Then when you think that it's $25 per person just for entry...holy crap.
Oh yeah...someone mentioned Bennetts Curse. I'd skip that one unless the lines are really short. Did that one a couple years ago and will never go back. The lines moved way too slowly, and one of the two "houses" was just stupid.
damn, i'm contemplating going to markoffs again over the haunted manor in leesburg.
wtf is the death jump? did you do that?
You strap into a harness and safety line, climp up a pole, and then jump off a platform that's maybe 30-40 feet high. Then you dangle there for a couple seconds while the DJ makes fun of you.
I didn't do it. I think it was 3 tickets, and those tickets are $3 each.
Oh, and if you go there, I'd suggest going as early as possible. When we left around 9:45pm, the line to get in was ridiculous. And of course after you wait in line and finally get in, you have to wait for your number to be called to go on the trail.
yea i remember it being crowded and having to wait last time, but not more than like 20-30 minutes at most