REVIEW | Cemetery Lane: Trick-R-Treat Experience

Who doesn’t love trick-r-treating? For most of us spooky fanatics, this was our first big Halloween experience – venturing out into the world, showing off our costumes, and returning home with a pail full of candy. In Los Angeles, reliving this experience can be a challenge. Where do you even find the block of houses […]
REVIEW | Murder House Productions presents Ghosted: Reply or Die

Murder House Productions has done it again with another gorgeous and technologically advanced original haunt — Ghosted: Reply or Die! This year, creators Aurora Persichetti and Kyle Warner dive into the world of online dating, and worse than that — ghosting. Having met my husband on Bumble, I’ve seen the good, the bad and the […]
REVIEW | Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest 2022

We missed the media night for Fright Fest this year due to scheduling conflicts, but were happy to be invited to attend on another evening. We started the night by hitting this year’s new add-on event — Spirits with Spirits — for some drinks and buffet food (priorities, amiright?). Located in the West Picnic Pavillion, […]
REVIEW | Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2022

Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood is back with one of the best seasons in years! No shade to the last few years, 2022 just feels like all the pieces are falling into place at the right time. The mazes…I mean… HOUSES (that feels wrong but alas, we have to cater to the Florida crowd it seems […]
REVIEW | The Weeping Witch At Cross Roads Escape Games

Unaware of the scares that lay before us, we happily accepted the invite to preview Cross Roads Escape Game’s newest room — The Weeping Witch — ahead of its grand opening. We had done two of their amazing mini escape rooms exhibited at Midsummer Scream conventions, but it turns out neither of those would prepare […]
REVIEW | Within Our Walls, A New Perspective In Immersive Theater

Coverage by guest contributor L.J. Galvan – Warning: Minor Spoilers Ahead. I went to experience Within Our Walls with The Haunt List this last Saturday and had a very fun, creepy time. Nineteen-year-old Sam Kellman (who at his young age has already screened his short films at multiple film festivals, including the Seattle International Film […]
REVIEW | Hollywood & Vamp

Smack in the heart of Tinseltown lies HOLLYWOOD & VAMP, a sneaky little Halloween treat that is 50% immersive theater, 50% rock show and 100% a good time! We only found out about this event a week before attending, and we are so glad we were able to make it in time to share. This […]
REVIEW | BCR A Place To sCARE: Cursed Creek

This volunteer-run community haunt in Burbank, CA doesn’t have the big budget sets and lighting design that some of the professional builds have, but it easily makes up for that with fun, high-energy actors, amazing DIY props, and a lot of heart! Guests are guided through in small groups as the attraction unfolds scene-by-scene. Some […]
REVIEW | Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights

After a forced hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights kicked off their 2021 event with a sold-out opening night. This is The Haunt List’s first Halloween theme park event of the year, and we could barely hold in our excitement! One of the first things that we noticed was […]
REVIEW | Secret Theatre’s Redemption Room

Redemption Room is a new live, immersive online thriller experience from London-based Secret Theatre. In this live ‘game show,’ the audience gets to judge six disgraced celebrities as they seek redemption for their societal crimes. The show is presented on Zoom, with contestants going live from 6 major cities; Hong Kong, London, Singapore, Mumbai, Sydney […]