I went on the 18th (my first time ever going to HHN) and I highly regret not getting an express pass. I arrived at 7:20 and had to leave at 11:40. Within that time period I was only able to do three haunted houses: Scary Tales, The Hallow and Creatures!
I was however, abe to walk through all the scare zones.
My favorites:
1: SchoolHouse: I just love how creepy the scare actors are without having to be monsters. I was even greeted by a boy with a dead bunny who posed for several pictures with me
2: Ayslum in Wonderland: I am a big wonderland fan, so I naturally loved this part. However, I didn't find it that scary because no one could jump out at me due to all the bright lights.
3: Streets of Blood: Here I had several scare actors breathing down my neck. Very creepy
4: The Path of the Wicked: I felt there wasn't enough scare actors in that section but then again it was a very small scarezone
5: Fractured tales: The scareactors were more weird than scary
6: American Gothic: It felt like it was a last minute thought to me. Like "oops we need another scarezone. Quick! Put something together" I did however, love the "tree" scareactor
As for the haunted houses I visited....
I really loved Scary Tales. My heart didn't stop racing til about 30 minutes after I got out of it.
The Hallow I can barely remember, though I do recall getting the daylight scared out of me at the very very end.
Creatures I did right before I left and while I really wanted to check out the plot of the house, I was way too jumpy. The beginning was a little slow but got me some good laughs from the drunken redneck lady dancing in the corner.
I even got to fit in going on The Mummy and Disaster. I kind of wish they'd place surprise scareactors in the mummy's queue. That would have been awesome.
And... Rocky Horror Picture Show... Only got to see a little past the timewarp (all due to my time limitations). It was really amazing though.
I really look forward to next year!