2010 Review

Having lots of actors (probably more per square foot than any haunt I’ve been to) is the best thing about Dr Haunt’s. This goes for The Show, (the introductory attraction) Bloody Fun, (the clown house) and the main house, Dr Haunt’s Chamber of Fear. The actors work well as a team, have great timing, and are still respectful of the customers. This is in contrast to some haunted houses I went to last year where the actors seemed be determined to prove they were tough guys. As fun as props and animatronics are, there is no substitute for having plenty of quality actors.

The middle of nowhere, country feel of Dr Haunt’s is another strong point. Although it is by the frontage road for southbound I-35 in Gainesville, Dr Haunt’s has the atmosphere of a classic 80′s haunted house. Dark grounds (you have to walk in dim light between the attractions) and surrounding woods make the setting truly creepy. Roaming actors do a great job of surprising guests as they make their way between buildings.

Though scary, Dr Haunt’s is family friendly, and the staff puts the safety and enjoyment of guests first. Our newbie female reviewer mentioned that she had bad experiences in the past at haunted houses when male actors were rude to her, but at Dr Haunts she was scared, but still felt safe. This is an all volunteer group (staff and actors) and the profits go to charity, so you can have a good time and know that your money is going to good causes.

As far as the houses go, Bloody Fun has been upgraded significantly this year. What was once a fairly brief maze with clowns is now a full fledged haunted house with great actors, clown costumes, and an under the big top circus soundtrack that impressed the review team. The clowns were great at ganging up on customers and I was surprised by how many there were throughout the place.

Dr Haunt’s has an energetic greeter who leads you into the large morgue section, complete with caskets, cadavers, a funeral home, and plenty of actors. The asylum has scenes of experiments and some of the best props in the house, but the dungeon was my favorite part. Not many haunted houses go to the trouble to create a highly detailed dungeon/torture area, but Dr Haunt’s has. While all attractions frightened our group, Dr Haunt’s was clearly the scariest of the three. A developing and consistent medieval theme (the entire house will have it next year) is a welcome change from haunts that appear to be various rooms jumbled together.

With a $20 base price for a combo ticket (weekly discounts reduce the price quite a bit, check the site for details) Dr Haunt’s is a great value. It takes roughly 45 minutes to go through the three attractions, so you get a good dollar to haunt minute ratio. In fact, taking the discounts into consideration, Dr Haunt’s is now the least expensive haunted attraction in North Texas. For great actors and an old fashioned Halloween atmosphere, Dr Haunts is the place to be this October!

For dates open, hours of operation, ticket prices and discounts, location and directions, please visit the Dr Haunt’s site at http://www.drhauntshouse.com

2010 Season Has Arrived

The 2010 Halloween Season has arrived and Dr. Haunt's is having an incredible year with their opening weekend. Customers love the changes and they way each haunted house attraction builds up to the finale... Chamber of Fears. In addition, our actors are very solid this year, with over 30 returning actors we have a very strong base to start with and then with the energy of our first season actors there is never a dull moment inside the haunted house.

Other changes that the customers seem to like is the expanded gift shop, with over 30 mask and 10 different styles of tshirt to choose from, everyone can find something in the Gift Shop.

So far this season we have seen a first-time haunted house attendee go to the bathroom on themself... seriously no joke. Customers have come from Dallas, Durrant, North Richland Hills, Wichita Falls, Norman, Sherman, etc and the majority of customers have driven over an hour to get to our haunted house and they have all sung our praises say how it was worth the drive. In addition, our customers have told us we are better then our fellow haunted houses in DFW and bricktown in Okalhoma. So with great customer reviews we are very well pleased and look forward to our upcoming weekends.

2010 Chamber Design

The Texas heat has been hot but the design at Chamber of Fears has been even hotter! The design is coming together and with an amazing volunteer crew - we witness the final six scenes get demolished; get rebuilt (complete new layout); get base painted; followed by detail paint; and the finishing touches are getting added.

The volunteer crew that has made this possible in only a 10-day period is Abby, Justin, Cody, Lea, Jamie, Brian, Josh, Cody (a different one), Kim, and JoJo! It's amazing watching how fast the scene really takes a life of it's own. Actors from last year have come up to see the progress and are amazed how much the layout and design has changed.

The crew has begun creating a number of torture devices to fill these six new scenes and customers will be amazed at the new gadgets that the crew builds themself. The fellow haunts in DFW are looking at the cast and crew of Dr. Haunt's to see how high the bar is set in 2010. With all new designs and original props, the haunt industry will be pleased!