TR- The Woods of Terror

[Pufferfish]

Okay, let me start off by saying, this is now my favorite haunt ever. Out of all of the ones I have been to, then one takes the cake. It features 13 mazes and a haunted hayride. This is THE best haunt in the Carolinas.

 

The place itself is located in the middle of the woods outside of downtown Greensboro. They have a really nice entry plaza with a live DJ, a couple carnival games, two food places, a gift shop, and a really cool horror museum. The horror museum was full of movie posters and production photos from several movies, all autographed. They also had several actual props from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

 

Aside from that they also have a stage show, which sadly wasn't performed while I was there, Thursday, October 15th. They also have a special opening ceremony each night where they parade out all of the actors and then they have a group of people sing the national anthem in acapella. After the national anthem stops, the actors then turn around and start chasing people in the audience before walking back to get ready for everyone to walk through.

 

Now, onto the main attraction. Each of the mazes were all strung together and you walk through each of them with the group you are sent in with. You are sent in in groups of 4 to 8 people depending on how large each party is.

 

Elements of Terror:

There's not much to say about this one. It has a couple nice props and effects including snakes, an airbag hallway, and a tilting floor. One warning, watch out for the toilet, it's not too pretty and your face will be right next to it. This maze is basically just to wet your appetite. 7/10

 

Nightstalkers:

This is your standard corn maze elevated to a new extreme. This maze makes Cornstalkers at Scarowinds look bad. They use real corn! The usage of the props in here are really good, my favorite being the two school busses. This maze is actually very reminiscent of Jeepers Creepers. 9/10

 

Heavy Metal Nightmare:

Nothing's cooler than listening to Slipknot while being chased by rockers carrying bats and guitars. Oh, and did I mention it's in 3-D? 8/10

 

Clown Town:

Nothing much to say here. This is probably the second worst maze. It's just your standard clown maze. If you aren't scared of clowns, then this one won't bother you at all. The best thing about it is, this maze is in 3-D as well. 5/10

 

The Third Dimension:

This isn't really a maze, but it's still a really nice attraction. It is basically a display of really cool airbrushed 3-D artwork. Its just very cool. 6/10

 

The Vortex:

OMG, this is THE best spinning tunnel I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. It is all lit in black light, it's extremely long, it's covered in random fluorescent paint spots, and it's in 3-D! This alone would have been worth the $15. 9/10

 

The Blood House:

This is my least favorite here. The props and the settings were great, but other than that, it was severely lacking in length and good scares. 4/10

 

The Awakening:

Classic haunted cemetery. The actors in here were some of the best in the entire haunt. They took their parts very seriously and weren't afraid to do anything to get a scare. 8/10

 

Horrorwood Cinema:

They went all out with this one including realistic sets representing several large names in horror, including a replica of the Myers house. It starts out with one of the most realistic opening areas of any movie cinema themed maze I've been in, including a full working cinema showing clips from several horror movies on the screen. You then proceed to walk through all the really good sets based off of the movies including a section themed after Camp Crystal Lake, aka my favorite part of any maze here. Also, I just want to give a shout out to the guy who was playing Micheal Myers, he was the coolest actor there. 10/10

 

Black Beard's Revenge:

The sets were very elaborate and the cast was the best in the haunt. Each one of the actors would go out of their way to talk to you. They took their parts very seriously and weren't afraid to crack a good joke or two. Also Blackbeard himself was very cool including being able to point a gun at people. This maze also had my second favorite set, the pirate ship. The ship is set up as a seesaw of sorts where it rocks back and forth depending on the balance of weight. 10/10

 

Miner's Massacre:

A long tunnel filled with several great hiding spots including ones over your head. They made this place feel like a real mine with perfect lighting. Overtime fog was getting trapped in the maze and was just increasing in density so it just kept getting creepier as you progressed through. Overall this maze was done really well and ranks up as one of the best there. It is themed to My Bloody Valentine. 8/10

 

The Slaughter House:

Fans of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre rejoice as soon as they get near this one. Just like the Myers house, they have made a replica of this house too. This is probably the best TCM maze I've been in. The sets are perfect and so are the actors. The only problem is that Leatherface doesn't really do much other than stand there and rev his chainsaw. I didn't see him once chase somebody. 7/10

 

Virus:

Zombies in a junkyard, that's all I have to say. 6/10

 

And now the piece de resistance, The Imbred Redneck Hayride!

I have never laughed this hard during a haunt attraction. This ride is like a PG13 jungle cruise through a trailer park. The actors here are THE best I've encountered, probably because most of them are just doing what comes natural (I can say that since I'm a southerner. Don't say anything like this near a true redneck unless you want a fight). The humor actually got R rated at times. This is not an attraction for your kids, but for anyone else, this is one of the funniest things you will ever do. 10/10

 

 

Now to wrap up, this place is just too awesome. The actors, even though they aren't really supposed to, will probably end up touching you. The actors here seem professionally trained and very natural in their positions in each maze. The price is totally worth its price. I recommend everyone anywhere near this place to check it out. It's a 2 hour drive for me, but I know I'm going to visit this place every year from here on out.

 

If you would like to check this place out, here's the website.

[DarkStitch626]

As of what Pufferfish has said, I agree with all his ratings here. I had joined him today during this event. The mazes were fan-freakin-tastic . The only thing I felt was missing was a Final Destination themed maze. We did the maze set twice in the time we were there. I had only wished they also woulda had more fair ground foods like deep fried snickers bars. Its not all that expensive and the quality just blew my mind. Added I agree it did get rated R at times especially the Inbred redneck hay ride. I think the toilet could have had a Guinness world record in it . I will also agree with Andrew that the Michael Myers actor knew what he was doing. He did the classis Dude Pound it fist pumps when ever people asked him to.