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Haunting Report: Darkwood Manor
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dawnhutchings, pirategirleee, and I trekked out to Luray, VA to experience Darkwood Manor. The two-hour drive down featured bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-66, banjos, and a "Jeepers Creepers" vibe coming off a car travelling waaaay too close to my bumper in deepest, darkest rural Virginia. The drive home was even more frightening and featured a REALLY scary no-tell-motel parking lot where I had to reset the GPS.
Ahem.
The attraction featured an H.P. Lovecraft-inspired theme complete with cuddly plush Cthulhu. The rooms were GORGEOUSLY decorated and we three spent much of our time admiring the props. Unfortunately, the scares were few and far between. There was a lot of -- pardon the phrase -- dead space between scares. We would walk into a room, fully expecting something to leap out of us, and there'd be nothing except the beautiful room itself. There were hallways full of non-working doors which really should have had actors lurking behind them. I'm not entirely sure how the "contaminated" corn field (Bad Wolf Corn Company Reminds You to "Eat More Corn!") and zombies tied in to Lovecraft, but the decontamination shed was a nice touch. Same deal with the pirates, but Dawn really liked the cyborg pirate captain. I, of course, got us lost in the pitch blackmaze room and PG cheated by pulling out her flashlight.
Last night was Darkwood's opening night and that might explain the lack of a fully populated haunt. We three enjoyed ourselves and the attraction was definitely worth the $10; unfortunately, it wasn't worth the two hour drive. So, if you're closer to Luray than I am, go and check out this fun haunt.
Tonight's attractions: Nightmares from Elmridge and Bennett's Curse in Maryland. Perhaps, even Terror After Dark in front of Dulles Town Center if it's not too late.
dawnhutchings, pirategirleee, and I trekked out to Luray, VA to experience Darkwood Manor. The two-hour drive down featured bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-66, banjos, and a "Jeepers Creepers" vibe coming off a car travelling waaaay too close to my bumper in deepest, darkest rural Virginia. The drive home was even more frightening and featured a REALLY scary no-tell-motel parking lot where I had to reset the GPS.Ahem.
The attraction featured an H.P. Lovecraft-inspired theme complete with cuddly plush Cthulhu. The rooms were GORGEOUSLY decorated and we three spent much of our time admiring the props. Unfortunately, the scares were few and far between. There was a lot of -- pardon the phrase -- dead space between scares. We would walk into a room, fully expecting something to leap out of us, and there'd be nothing except the beautiful room itself. There were hallways full of non-working doors which really should have had actors lurking behind them. I'm not entirely sure how the "contaminated" corn field (Bad Wolf Corn Company Reminds You to "Eat More Corn!") and zombies tied in to Lovecraft, but the decontamination shed was a nice touch. Same deal with the pirates, but Dawn really liked the cyborg pirate captain. I, of course, got us lost in the pitch black
Last night was Darkwood's opening night and that might explain the lack of a fully populated haunt. We three enjoyed ourselves and the attraction was definitely worth the $10; unfortunately, it wasn't worth the two hour drive. So, if you're closer to Luray than I am, go and check out this fun haunt.
Tonight's attractions: Nightmares from Elmridge and Bennett's Curse in Maryland. Perhaps, even Terror After Dark in front of Dulles Town Center if it's not too late.
