Dominion of Terror — Attraction in Sheboygan

As you approach the site the location starts to become quite obvious as there is a full warehouse wall size projection promoting the attraction. I parked on the street, but they did have a dedicated lot which I wandered through as I finished my contraband (in Wisconsin). During this time I got a good chance to snap a couple pictures and watch the full production on the wall. I was talking with one of the volunteers who worked on it, and when she found out who I was (actor, producer, non-profit advisor, etc) she asked me what I thought about the production values of the video. I said, "It must have been A LOT of work because that is HUGE and pretty high definition." I'm not 100%, but it seems like that was a new addition for this year and I can only imagine, based on the rest of the production, that we only saw a glimpse of what this crew is capable of this year.

I entered the attraction grounds, and this is where my ONLY complaint of the night arises. I went to the main entrance to the attraction where I was quite rudely sent back to where I was supposed to go for a pre-purchased ticket. Now, I only point out the quite rudely because it was clearly NOT in character. I sniped back quickly, "Whoa, someone needs to chill out or find a character..." and just went on my way before she could respond. I found the pre-purchased ticket window and had a great conversation with the cat at the desk. I then worked my way back to the main entrance of the haunted warehouse. I paid for the Fastpass, and I would say it was still worth it even on the second to last night of production.

When you first enter the warehouse the queue line continues through what appears to be a large section of the first floor. I proceeded to the Fastpass gate.

After a short wait, as I arrived during break time, I was let into the warehouse as my own group. Now I don't mind this, but when I'm solo in a haunted house I'm not there to be scared. I mean, if you can pull it off, awesome, but other than a small jump scare from behind it's never happened. Dominion of Terror is a warehouse that utilizes all 3 floors for a journey that takes you through MANY different atmospheres from typical indoor home scenes, to camping scenes, other random outdoor locales, a graveyard, a pub, a medical examiners office, etc. The transitions work out very smoothly and there is a solid mix of characters both consistently in your face and those trying to be sneaky for the scare. I will admit there were a couple times I was surprised that someone in a chair was or wasn't a live actor.

I'm not going to comment too much on the specifics of the content of the house, except to say that the people involved in this project CARE. Everyone in the house was there for the passion of it and it shows. They also did pretty good dealing with a 7' top hated dude laughing in their faces and occasionally trying to bump them out of character. Credit due to everyone who didn't slip, and still credit to the one guy who did.

As I said the warehouse utilized all three floors and you transitioned seamlessly from scene to scene, but I can't say it was always straight forward. There is definitely a maze aspect to the house, and admittedly, it didn't get me until the end, but it definitely got me. The group behind me caught up as I sort of floated from closet door to closet door around in circles missing the hidden exit behind a mirror (hey, that contraband combined with some edibles made the house VERY fun). I kept with the last group basically for the last area. I spent some cash at the merch table before I left.

I will be back, and I hope after you read this book you're interested in checking it out too. There may be more professional attractions, with proper financial backing, in the Midwest, but you're going to be hardpressed to find a project with this kind of quality combined with this kind of heart. Kudos to the Sheboygan Jaycees.

Smokin' Santa rates this 5 Pipes - Ho-Ho-Holy Sh*t...

I went today October 26, got there at 6:40, went in at around 8, that’s not a complaint, that’s pretty fast however, when we went in some workers went behind my group which I thought was strange, later we went into a room and saw another group, then as we walked through we got another one and then another one, we were all pretty cramped up and it slowed things down very bad, the more we walked the more we got stuck in a literal line of people walking through, this made the experience boring and very tedious, I found myself just standing talking to my girlfriend as we waited, it got to a point where we could just have a full normal conversation like we were walking through the street because there was so many people that we were just constantly in a line walking through with everyone talking, at the last room, we literally ran into at least 15 or 20 people waiting to leave, then when we left and saw that final guy, it was like a million times less scary because of everyone walking, other than that I did think the room ideas were good, there was some that I really loved like every room with flashing lights and the very artistic cool ones with projectors with lights, but yeah, very busy and boring because of it, and by the way, I forgot to mention but I do believe the workers went behind us because they were trying to check how busy it was inside, and another addition is, my mom and some other members of my family went around 2 weeks ago and they had the same issues with running into a lot of people, this always happens but is never this bad, I love dominion of terror and I’ve been coming here for maybe 5 years straight now, and they can do a better job, also this thing at the...

This is a non-profit community based volunteer-run haunted house. All proceeds go back to the community and/or a charity. With that being said, the show put on throughout is definitely entertaining. The “scariest” thing for us this year was the unruly teenagers standing in line, but there are several different scenes and jump scares within the haunt, and we do go to a lot of different haunted houses… As far as the line, yes it can be long but I believe it is worth it. You can purchase a fast pass for an extra $8 if you don’t like to wait - You will be entertained in line by some clowns if you don’t mind though! The tall laughing clown surprisingly actually got me with a good jump scare this year lol. Crowd control is managed well within the haunt - if groups get backed up the staff does well holding you back/keeping you moving depending on the situation. Please listen to the staff and the actors - they know what they are doing! There are repeat rooms and scenes from previous years, but they do add some different scenes each year as well. You can tell the haunt actors love what they do. This year it seemed like there was more dark parts of the maze and they definitely added more effects where you need to bend/push/etc. Can’t forget about the vortex bridge tunnel which I hope they never get rid of! In my opinion this haunted house is suitable for 10&up. However there were several kids in line who looked to be just under that age. Overall I would recommend this haunt if you are in the area. 5/5 stars, thank...