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| - Went here ALONE on a Friday night, wife was too scared to accompany me. Trilogy of Terror is basically 3 Haunted House attractions all set up in an empty parking lot. Circus of Horrors is the "clown" theme one, Castle Vampyre is the "vampire" one and Gates of Hell is the R-rated one where they can "touch" you as you are now going to Hell! You sign a simple waiver acknowledging you are ok to be touched.
Circus of Horrors is rumoured to be in its last year...don't know why as it was plenty scary! Too many things to remember but they did have a "white" room filled with a fog and strobe light...very disorienting! Also a ball room where the balls needed to be moved in order for you to progress. After MANY scares and illusions, the last thing you see is the Wild Man of Borneo...well, I might have missed out a bit on this as I do not recall being asked to feed it; but maybe I was...possibly too nervous to remember. In any case, wont give the ending away but you will scream.
Second up, Castle Vampyre...for me this was the best of the 3. Incredible illusions involving mirrors (or are they?)....smoke....uneven floors....moving ceilings...deep wells that you may need to lower yourself into by a rope.......laser light....and I don't want to say anything about the ending but if flying objects scare you, better bring a change of underwear.
Last was the Gates of Hell. In many ways, this was not as tough as I thought it could be. Be prepared for electrical shocks and they will happen more than once! Maybe some water as well. Bad smells. Bad breath. And being touched. And confined into a booth about the size of a phone booth. Claustrophobics need not bother coming in here. The firing squad ending, to me, was a bit weak and was a poor man's version of the Disney Tower of Terror. Enough said on that.
I have attended quite a few attractions like this...Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, 13th Gate, House of Shock, Hotel Fear, Asylum, Frightdome. All of them have strong points, but I think overall this might be damn close to the top of the list. Especially Castle Vampyre.
I was lucky enough to have a staff member sort of escort me thru each attraction. I personally think this was a great idea as it made me feel not so alone, and she kept me sort of going in the right direction. Absolutely this is a must-see haunted attraction!
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