Yesterday we visited this tourist trap up in Lake George.
We didn’t really know what to expect as we handed over a Jackson, but I don’t think either of us would have predicted a museum of animatronic horror vignettes set inside an incredibly dark series of winding narrow hallways.
That’s one of them, a staked lady vampire. She was still breathing!
That’s the grim reaper taking the life of an elderly woman in bed. There were dozens of them, many obviously inspired by 1970s hammer films, with classic monsters (mummy, werewolf etc) or film scenes (torture, human sacrifice, witch trials). Some – most! – of them are extremely disturbing, such as this one called “The Bathroom Murder”…
She swung the axe up and down to the accompaniment of wet hacking sounds!
Some were surprisingly sophisticated using optical illusions, projections or audio tricks. Due to the extreme darkness it was easy to be creeped out and we were genuinely scared a few times by unexpected events.
Yes it was cheesy, a bit short and probably overpriced. But it was fun and were glad we went. Recommended if you’re ever in the area.