Haunted Houses Vs Hell Houses, Please visit a haunt that is safe and trustworthy

The Legend of Hell House

Legend has it, Fundamentalist Christian Churches down in Southern U.S of A decided to take their own spin on haunted attractions. If you are crazy enough to visit Hell House, you will be in for a surprise.

What should you expect to see in a Haunted Attraction?

If you are familiar with haunted attractions including The Darkness, Haunted Hollows, Halloween Haunt, or Screemers you expect to see beautiful zombies, clowns, ghosts, goblins. Their elements of scare include making noise and being unexpected.

What is a Hell House?

A Hell House has the same features of a traditional haunted house including actors, props, etc.  One of the key differences is the element of the Scare.  These haunted attractions are run by fundamentalist Christians in the Bible Belt.  Within these haunts, the actors will portray scenes of violence, satanic rituals, drug use, homosexuality, etc.  Many Hell House attractions may contain scenes that are too graphic and disturbing.

Wikipedia's Definition,

"Hell houses are haunted attractions typically run by American, fundamentalist Christian churches or parachurch groups. These depict sin, the torments of the damned in Hell, and usually conclude with a depiction of heaven. They are most typically operated in the days preceding Halloween." (hell house - wikipedia)

Elements of Scare

The Elements of Scare are not your typical Jump/Startle Scare.  Each scene inside the Hell House, the actors will re-create scenes of reality and sin.  They will scare you so much because if you do not accept Christ you could go to hell in a Hand Basket.  Almost all of the scenes are very graphic and disturbing.  Did you know that the key person in each scene dies and goes to hell.  Towards the end of the maze, there are scenes that depict Heaven and Hell.  You may arrive at the Pearly Gates of Heaven and find out that you have been cast into hell.  Once you enter Hell, you will meet Satan himself.  Following the Scene of Hell you will enter a plain room which is known as the Decision Room.

The Decision Room

After getting through the Hell House, a church member or pastor will talk to the group and ask you the scariest question ever.  "Where do you think you are going when you die?"  This question is a major thinker because many people who went through the haunt are very unsure.  The pastor may give you a 10 seconds to proceed to the next room where prayer councilors will talk to you 1 on 1 and accept Christ into your life.

Can you Chicken out of a Hell House?

All traditional haunted attractions have fire exits to use in case of a fire.  If you are a chicken and you want to exit the Power House of Terror, a Rover will help you Chicken out. Unfortunately, a rover will not come to the rescue if you need to chicken out of a Hell House in Texas.  The reason you cannot chicken out of Hell House is a safety concern. Once you enter, you must go through the Hell House and listen to a brief fire and brimstone sermon at the exit.

My Conclusions

I rather visit Haunted Hollows, Screemers, or Erebus Haunted attractions because their Elements of Scare are just plain fun and games.  If I took my children to a Hell House thinking it was a traditional haunt, my children could be traumatized for a long time.  Children do not deserve to see botched abortions, people killed in car crashes, etc.

Going to a haunt this Halloween?


If you are going to a haunt, you better do the research before you go.  If the haunt is run by any church or religious organization, you better steer clear of it.  Make sure that the haunt you plan to visit is on the safe list before you venture out.

Haunt Safe List.

Southern Ontario

Fear Farm, Bright Ontario

Haunted Hollows Scream Park, Newmarket, ON

King City Nightmares, Bolton, ON

Screemers, Vaughan, ON


The US of A

The Darkness, St Louis MO

Erebus, the Largest Haunted attraction in the World, Pontiac, MI

The Asylum Xperiment, Villa Park, IL (Permanently Closed)

The Haunted house Online Directory,  This site features mainly haunts that are safe for your eyes.

Thank you for reading this piece Halloween Information and you will not get scarred by the disturbances of Hell House.  I rather be scared by a zombie or a butcher at a traditional haunt.

Power House of Terror, Halloween Part 3

October 31, 2011, Happy Halloween

This is the closing night of the Power House of Terror.  After Halloween wraps up, it's time for uphill skiing and the Christmas Holidays.

This Half Scary, Half Non-Scary face gets in a car.  He is on his way to Much Music for the Final Push for Ticket Sales for the Power House of Terror

The Butcher of Quarantine Prison puts on his gloves.  He will be preparing eyeballs, arms, and other fresh meat for the zombies.

Would you like to Play a Game.  The Game Caller invites the guests of Carn Evil Manor to play a game and win one of these stuffed animals.  Unfortunatly, lot of carnival games, claw games are rigged.  Many carnival games do not pay out frequently or they do not make any money.

The Warden's office of Quarantine Prison.  Serious damage has been done to a fireproof cabnet.

The Police Land Rovers gather for the final pep talk with Lorn Andrews (founder of Power House of Terror)

The Actors all gather for Lorn Andrew's Final Pep Talk.

The Butcher is looking for some more fresh meat.  Click Here and listen to the Butcher's offer on meat. 

Lorn Andrews on the mic hyping up the volunteer actors before they hit the haunts for the final night of Scares and Screams.

Two Beautiful Zombies pose before they hit the haunt.  One of these beauties were in the Crates with me for the final night of screams.

Check out this beautiful zombie. 

A Power House of Terror Rep poses for the camera during an interview on closing night of Terror.

A Final shot of the Police Land Rovers who protected the actors and the props within all three attractions during the Power House of Terror.

A Power House of Terror Zombie emerges from the closet.

Zombie having a glass of choclate milk.  No more fresh meat for this zombie. 

A Zombie hiding behind some non scary movies.

This Zombie hides behind Grease, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Almost Famous.

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Page Index

Power House of Terror, 2010

Power House of Terror, 2011

Power House of Terror, Halloween 2011

Power House of Terror, Halloween 2011 Page 2

Power House of Terror, Halloween Part 2

Over the Halloween Weekend, I was a beautiful zombie within the walls of Quarantine Haunted House at the Power house of Terror.  Here are some more great photos during the Halloween Excursion to the Power House of Terror

Double Zombie Poses in the Make-Up / Costume Trailer

The General Rules for all visitors who enter the walls of the Power House of Terror. 

One of the Quarantine Zombies poses next to the General Rules sign at the enterance to Quarantine Prison.  Please do not touch the props and monsters and they will not touch you.  No Photography and Cell Phone Cameras.

Passing through the deep jungle.  Watch out for snakes, and zombies.

Emerging from the Jungle into the light.

She looks so pretty with the half white, half red face.

You can see the beautiful details all thanks to a make-up artist.

A delicacy of Quarantine Prison Cafetera.

Quarantine zombie makes a great scare.

Visit CarnEvil Manor and win a stuffed animal.

The Bull Pen like Cells within Quarantine Prison can hold up to 10 people

A downed zombie sits in a wheelchair inside a shack deep within the jungle.

Keep your Ears to the Tracks for more great photos of the Power house of Terror.

Page Index

Power House of Terror, 2010

Power House of Terror, 2011

Power House of Terror, Halloween 2011, Part 1

Power House of Terror, Halloween 2011, Part 3

The Power House of Terror, 2011

October, 21, 2011.

I returned to Toronto's Terrifying Haunted House for my first round of scares as a zombie.  The Power House of  Terror has three attractions you can visit for only 20 Smackers at the door.  The three attractions are

1. Insidious

All your Fears will be discovered within the darkness of Insidious.

 2 Quarentine

An outbreak of the Z1 virus has occurred in Toronto.  The people who are infected are housed in a special prison and they are offering public tours.  Within the walls, do not touch anybody in case you may get infected by the virus yourself.

3. CarnEvil Manor

The CarnEvil Manor is a residence for the carnies of a local carnival.  Enter their home, you will be in for a surprise.

October 23, 2011

I got to the haunt extra early to take some photos before I had to get into position for a second round of scares in the Quarantine attraction.  At dusk I got into position and had the scare to myself for the first time.  It was challenging to do and I was very successful at scaring the living daylights out of people as they past through.  I will be back at the haunt on Thursday, October, 27, 2011.

Pictures taken around the Haunt in the Daylight 

It's much safer to explore the haunt in the daylight.  Once the sun sets, the monsters take havoc on the guests who visit.  Enter if you Dare!

Passing through a cornfield on the way out of Insidious and Carn Evil Manor. Watch out, lumber jacks are cutting trees down for their camp fire.

Within the walls of Quarantine Prison.  Their cafeteria has great food for the inmates and guests who dare to visit.

Two Red Faced Carnies who reside outside enjoying some time in the Carn Evil Manor yard

That spider is waiting for its prey.  Do not get too close, it could bite you.  Its venom is very toxic,  I warned you.

A bunch of crates sit piled darken woods.  There are no treasures, gold, or jewels hidden within these crates.

The Statue stands guard on the entryway to Insidious.  Be careful.

For your Screaming Pleasure, Log on to charity haunt.ca and complete your advance ticket transaction by clicking on the Buy Tickets on the front page.

What is the best way to experience any haunted house/attraction?

Go through the haunted house at at time when the line up is minimal.  Arrive early, to get to the front of the line.  If you do arrive late, hopefully the Queue Master will hold the line for the people ahead of you to move deeper into the dungeon before your journey begins.  If the Queue Master lets too many people into the attraction at once, the scare can be ruined for the people in the back of the group.  Best to wait a few minutes before proceeding in. Fortunately, the ticket sales for Power House of Terror are capped at 2,000 and you may not have to worry about too many people going through at once.

Keep your Ears to the Tracks for more beautiful pictures from the Power House of Terror

Page Index

Click and Read about my Halloween 2010 Trip to the Power House of Terror.

Power House of Terror, Halloween Weekend, part 1

Power House of Terror, Halloween Weekend, Part 2

Power House of Terror, Halloween Weekend, Part 3

The Last Ride

What is the Last Ride?

The Last Ride is a burial simulator.  This ride has a suundtrack of your funeral, ride in the hearse and your burial.  Some attractions may re-name the attractions like "Buried Alive."  The Casket is equipped with a night-vision camera that is hooked up to a TV set outside for people to see facial expressions of the person inside the casket.  Sometimes the the smells of the flowers and the dirt are pumped into the casket during the ride.

The Last Ride is an extra charge attraction that is not included with your admission ticket.

Where is the Last Ride?

You may see this ride at your local haunted house in the future.  The Last Ride as featured at The Power House of Terror, 2010 and 2011

When is the Last Ride Open?

The Last Ride is open for the month of October or when the haunt venue is open.  Hours of operation varies from haunt to haunt.

Check out http://www.hauntworld.com/ for a haunted attraction near you.

Keep your Ears to the Tracks for Halloween 2011 dates and times.