Sweet Dreams Scare House Haunted Attraction in South Carolina — Local services in Easley

We're haunted house junkies and have been to around 20 in NC & SC. We drove 2 hrs for this one just because of their "rated R" experience. This place was hands-down the most fun we've EVER had at a haunted house, period.

For those wondering just "how" scary is this place and just "how much" do they touch you, I'll give you my impressions.

This place deserves major props/respect for how unbelievably professional everyone is! I never felt like I was grabbed in a 'mean' or 'hurtful' way. This isn't a "Saw" movie, drag-you-off-and-lock-you-in-a-freezer type place. Think more like a big brother messing around with a little brother. Yes, they'll grab you, pull you, push you, etc. but it's honestly done completely professionally. There's a fine line between grabbing someone to hurt them and just wanting to scare them, and every single actor/character here was absolutely well on the professional side of that line.

Is it scary? Oh yeah! But it's not meant to be a hardcore, "mean" experience. There are other haunts out there that do act kinda "mean" as part of the fun, and Sweet Dreams does have mean-looking clowns, and chainsaws, and clowns with chainsaws, etc. ... but no one ever acted "mean". While still not really appropriate for ages 12 and under (13-14 is probably pushing it for many people), it's completely fine for any adult (and even for +15). There is a "PG-13" rated option where they don't touch you and even for those who get the "R" rated version (which comes with a glow-in-the-dark necklace to help them identify who they can grab and who they can't) you can still take your necklace off at any time if you feel it's too much for you. (my advise, try the "R" experience, it's likely the best Halloween decision you've made since you were 8).

This place, with the added excitement of being grabbed, was honestly the absolute most fun we've ever had. And we weren't the only ones who thought this. While standing in the entrance line, two different groups of people came up to the ticket lady and said nearly the same thing as what I've written here. In fact, they may in fact be starting a new standard in haunted attractions and in a couple of years, an "R" rated experience may be the norm.

What's EVEN better, in our opinion, is the very personal nature of the self-guided walk. The night we were there, they were letting groups as small as 2 go through - that means you don't have to be bunched together with 6-8 other people (like most attractions) and this adds 1000% more to the experience. you simply don't miss anything! It's all for you. The drawback is the wait can be kinda long, so try to get here before 9pm for a 30min wait, or come after 10pm and you might be faced with an hour wait (totally worth it though so bring a sweater and enjoy their awesome live DJ).

The total time to go through is about 30min and we never saw one other customer inside the attraction the entire time - it was the 3 of us and the actors - that's it! We came out horse, out of breath, and sweating. Awesome, awesome fun! Totally worth the drive. Great job Sweet Dreams - you may have changed local...

I’m sorry to say this “haunt” missed the mark with me. While it wasn’t the worst I have went to (and I’ve been to many.) It definitely was lacking in raw energy. I never felt fully submerged into the trail adventure and we had the can “touch” aspect—PS there was very little touching. The trail was rather dangerous in places with roots in the darkness. There were moments of the rawness I speak of in the setting with old props and such about but it didn’t go far enough—especially with the situations/shacks and the ghoul actors on the trail. Essentially, it was one big clown fest. Promote it as such in the future—so we know what we are getting into and, sadly, what we aren’t. At least it had a vision as such. Clowns do little to nothing for me. I keep waiting on the “trend” to go away or at least die down. It’s only scary with a Gacy serial killer vibe—but he looked like a man in a clown suit with minimal make-up which is what made him scary. They’re so much that could be done here with that in mind with decent realistic actors. Perhaps the worst and yet sweetest part was all the clowns came out after the trail to ask how we liked it—breaking character. This shattered any haunting illusion. The trail is thankfully not short but far more could be incorporated next year to give it that edge it needs. Think outside the box and stay away from going too over the top—especially with more unrealistic clown stuff. Sometimes the scariest things are based in reality and pure darkness. Also—be careful with incorporating too much humor unless it’s cleverly done. All it does is take away from the horror and serve as a relief—don’t you want us relentlessly scared? Don’t give us a chance to laugh and catch our breath. Then you will gain true fear and not multiple comments “great job! So fun!” Well it probably was but that isn’t the route to the essence of...

Our team came out all the way from Augusta, GA (2 Hours) and had the privilege of experiencing the special “Only Clowns” event. We were very lucky in that we had the chance to experience both the General Admission show and the Rated R show.

Without giving too much away, both shows are unique in their own way. With the General Admission the cast is limited to your standard haunt techniques and with the Rated R version, they are able to amp it up and touch you, cuss at you, and just be a little more politically incorrect.

If you are easily offended, I would stick to the General Admission show.

Overall, both versions presented some incredible moments. Whether it be the type of scare you got, the beautiful set pieces, or the sheer comedy of getting a lap dance from a clown (yes you read that correctly), this place has got it and is well worth the price of admission.

Also, it is definitely worth mentioning that the staff working the attraction are SUPER FRIENDLY. I had the pleasure of talking with some of the actors in and out of costume, as well as the “Front of House” workers and actors. They were all very good at reassuring my fears if the R Rated show and helped me to be more comfortable with taking the risk and we’re all very concerned with just making sure I had a good time.

We will definitely be returning in the fall to experience the Halloween show and are very much looking forward to seeing how things evolve from the “Only Clowns” event.

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Be sure to go check out our full review of Sweet Dreams Scare House on our podcast show, The Terror Talks

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