Awards
Chambers of Poe and Macabre Cinema Haunted Houses Press & Awards
Each house in many ways is extremely different from the others in the way it approaches the guest experience.
– Haunt World
Full Moon promotes wicked yet family-friendly entertainment.
– Envy
If you are claustrophobic, this place will really mess you up!
– Haunt World
Macabre Cinema – A-
– Ink Magazine 10/15/08
Absolutely a must-see unique haunted house experience.
– Haunt World
This is a rarified form of theater and a strange corner of show business executed by enthusiastic artisans.
– Kansas City Preview- October 16, 2009
Macabre Cinema – A-
– Ink Magazine 10/15/08
Edge of Hell Haunted House Press and Awards
Rated Best in Horror, Scariest, Most Terrifying, Thrillingly Fun Haunted Houses in the U.S.
– HauntedHouseRatings.com -- Top 31 Haunted Houses (2009)
The actors who haunt the Edge of Hell and the Beast have only one goal; to reduce us to quivering blobs of fear.
– Kansas City Preview (October 16, 2009)
The Edge of Hell Haunted House is ranked #13
– HauntWorld - 2008 Top 13 Haunted Attractions
– Editor Choice: The Edge of Hell
At the haunted houses, all 5 senses are engaged!
– Dodge Magazine (2005)
The Edge of Hell is and exceptional event that really digs into your phobias.
– HauntWorld (October 2009)
I like the theme, the temple, the slide, and the other elements so unusual and in many ways still fresh even after 35 years.
– HauntWorld (October 2009)
“Everyday people make choices in their lives that determine whether they’ll go to heaven or hell. Where will you end up?”
– Time.com (October 31, 2006)
If you have any issues with the dark, enclosed places, etc. be prepared.”
– AOLcityguide (2006)
The Edge of Hell is five floors of terror!
– Smartmoney.com (October 26, 2005)
The Edge of Hell is too scary for “claustrophobic aunts, grownup cry babies or anyone afraid of snakes.”
– Smartmoney.com (October 26, 2005)
“I’ve never been to a haunted house like this and this place scared me very much, and was fun on top of it.
– Glimmerfit’s review 08/29/2001
The Beast Haunted House Press and Awards
Hauntworld's "2010 Top 13" rates Kansas City's
"The Beast" as one of "America's Most Scariest Haunted Houses"
What tends to scare people the most is the unexpected. These places are pretty unexpected!
– Time.com (2010)
One of the finest haunts is the 100,000 square foot behemoth known as the Beast. It’s ghost effects rival those of Disney’s Haunted Mansion, and visitors exit the building via a four-story slide. It’s all unforgettable!
– Time.com (2010)
Rated Best in Horror, Scariest, Most Terrifying, Thrillingly Fun Haunted Houses in the U.S.
– HauntedHouseRatings.com -- Top 31 Haunted Houses (2009)
The Beast may well be one of the largest haunts I have ever gone through.
– HauntWorld (October 2009)
The expanse of these scenes is stunning!
– HauntWorld (October 2009)
The Beast is just insanely huge, and the open format scenes are absolutely original.
– HauntWorld (October 2009)
The Beast Haunted House is ranked #1
– HauntWorld - 2008 Top 13 Haunted Attractions
– Editor Choice: The Beast
#10 The Edge of Hell and #2 The Beast, Kansas City, MO
– AOL CityGuide’s 2006 picks for the Top 13 Haunted Houses
“A haunted house is like a horror movie and you are figuring out the story as you walk through it.”
– Time.com (October 31, 2006)
Judging from the screams that pour out of them, there’s some seriously scary stuff going on inside!
– Dodge Magazine (2005)
Hauntworld's "2010 Top 13" rates Kansas City's "The Beast" as one of "America's Most Scariest Haunted Houses"
AOL CityGuide’s 2006 picks for the Top 13 Haunted Houses: #10. The Beast
(Kansas City, MO)
Richard Christy's Top 5 Haunted Houses
5. Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Pen., Philly, PA
4. Field Of Screams, Lancaster, PA
3. Shocktoberfest, Reading, PA
2. The Edge of Hell and The Beast, Kansas City MO
1. Halloween Horror Nights, Orlando FL
Ink Magazine (10/15/08)
Macabre Cinema – A-
Chambers of Edgar Allan Poe – B-
The Edge of Hell – C+
The Beast – B
HauntWorld - 2008 Top 13 Haunted Attractions
(Other haunts not nominated that should be considered in 2009)
Editor Choice: The Beast
Editor Choice: The Edge of Hell