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Award Winners:
The annual "Frightmaster Award" is given to the
attraction chosen as the best from each year's tour. The haunted houses listed below were voted award winners by us at
Hauntedhousetour.com:
2008 Frightmaster Award: To Be Announced Soon!
Tour Review: Coming Soon!
2007 Frightmaster Award: The Dent Schoolhouse - Cincinnati, OH
Tour Review: We have toured The Dent Schoolhouse for years
now, and each year they have gotten better. This year is definitely the
largest jump forward! They have dramatically improved the quality of the
haunt by adding new scenery, more length, and new ideas to the existing
haunt. The "Excellent" rating and Frightmaster Award is based on
the overall effect and feel of the haunt, but mainly the ability to stay true to
their schoolhouse theme without sacrificing quality. The actors are
extremely professional, and the best part about this haunt is the dark
"down time" between scares. So many haunts use constant scares
and startle effects to overwhelm you, but the best scare is the anticipation of
not knowing where the next ghost or monster lurks. The Dent Schoolhouse
has done such a great job this year, and we can't wait to see what is in store
for 2008! This haunt has established itself as a premiere haunt in
the area and is highly recommended by our tour members. Congratulations
for winning the 2007 Frightmaster Award from HauntedHouseTour.com! Visit
their website at www.frightsite.com .
Best Of 2006 Award (Top Rated Overall): USS Nightmare - Newport, KY
Tour Review: USS Nightmare has maintained its place among
the best haunts in the Tri-State, and maybe even the country with the
2006 tour season. USS Nightmare was voted the highest rated haunt
we toured in 2006 with the highest possible rating of "FRIGHTMASTER"!
This is only the second time such a rating has been given in
Hauntedhousetour.com history. The length of their tour was well
above average, and the quality of their haunt is hard to match!
The actors were VERY professional and the scenery was very detailed as
well. USS Nightmare also takes a great deal of time on make-up for
their actors, which helps add to the realism of their
haunt. The old riverboat is a perfect setting, but plenty of time
and effort made this an all-around great haunt! I would recommend
this attraction to any haunt enthusiast! Congratulations on the
winning the "Best of 2006 Award" From HauntedHouseTour.com!
Keep up the great work!
2006 Frightmaster Award (Indianapolis, IN Tour): Fright Manor -
Indianapolis, IN
Tour Review: Fright Manor continues to show us why they are
such a great haunt! We have toured this haunt in the past, but
they have really put a lot of time and effort into this year to make it
different, but still scary. The actors are very professional and
they know what it takes to get a good scare! Fright Manor was
rated "EXCELLENT" in 2006 and was our highest rated haunt in
Indy! Congratulations on the 2006 "Frightmaster Award"
and another great haunting season!
2005 Frightmaster Award - Baxter Ave. Morgue - Louisville, KY:
*First ever Two-Time Frightmaster
Award Winner!!! (2002, 2005)
Tour Review: The Baxter Ave. Morgue is the first attraction
to receive a rating of "Frightmaster" with a better than perfect score
of 11 out of 10! We had been to the Morgue in 2002, and loved
it! This was a large part of the reason we chose to come back to
Louisville this year. Honestly, we thought so much of our experience in
'02, that we didn't think there was any way to do any better... we were
wrong!
The Baxter Ave. Morgue managed to change the layout to make it new,
without changing their award-winning style. This is still the most unique
concept we have ever seen. The Morgue strays away from all of the
stereotypical haunted house ideas which have been overused in other attractions,
and it is extremely refreshing. They manage to come up with new and unique
ideas, and were able to scare even the most veteran haunted house tour members!
The decision to make the Baxter Ave.
Morgue the 2005 Frightmaster Award winner was an obvious choice, and we would
like to congratulate them on their second Frightmaster Award! They are the
only attraction ever to win 2 Frightmaster Awards, and they also won the 10th
Anniversary Award! If you have not been to the Morgue, you need to get
there! And if you've been there before...go back! It is well worth
the trip. We drove 2+ hours to visit the Morgue, and would love to do it
again! GREAT JOB on another great year for the Baxter Ave. Morgue!
Congratulations!
Don't forget to visit the Baxter Ave. Morgue website at www.baxtermorgue.com!
2004 Frightmaster Award - Dead Acres - Columbus, OH:
Tour Review: This attraction raises the bar for a "sensory overload" and "in your face" type of haunt.
You can tell right away that they put some SERIOUS money into this haunt. It was a great blend of animation
and live actors. From the time you walk in the door, until the time you run screaming out of the back, you are
being scared. They had things coming at your from 360 degrees, which is something I have been preaching for
years that most haunted houses do not use to their advantage. They also used some very unique scenes I have
not seen before, which for us, is saying quite a lot. This is one of those places that you just have to see for
yourself, it is that good. So take our advice, check this haunt out, it is well worth the trip! This haunt was
rated "Excellent" and won the Frightmaster Award for 2004 with a score of 10 out of 10! Congrats!
2003 Frightmaster Award - Fright Manor - Indianapolis, IN:
Tour Review: This house was the best of the '03 tour. The setting was great, and the scenery was very well
done. Obviously a lot of time was taken on the indoor scenery to make it extremely scary and realistic.
The house was very long, and took a while to go through. This house was rated the scariest of any house on
the '03 tour as well. We were very impressed with this house inside and out. Great job!
2002 Frightmaster Award - Baxter Ave. Morgue - Louisville, KY:
Tour Review: This house was rated EXCELLENT, the highest honor of the year! In years of haunted house tours,
and multiple cities, we haven't seen a more unique, and truly scary haunted house. The website was a great
way to tell the background story, and the staff was extremely professional. The best part about the house was
the eerie silence. Most attractions overuse loud noises for scare factor, but this house's mystique is a MUST
SEE for any true haunted house enthusiast! Great work on a truly frightening haunted attraction!
2001 Frightmaster Award - Kings Island "Fearfest" - Cincinnati, OH:
Tour Review: This was a little different than the typical haunted house experience. Fearfest had multiple
haunted attractions inside. The award was decided based on an outdoor wooded trail, which was one of the scariest
walk through attractions we had been to. The woods were made to be so foggy, you couldn't see 5 feet in front of you.
They had actors coming at you from every angle, and the overall experience was very creepy, and was very scary! Congratulations!
2000 Frightmaster Award - USS Nightmare - Covington, KY:
Tour Review: We have been to the USS Nightmare many times on local tours. It has been changed in recent
years, and the updates have paid off! The setting of this attraction is located on an old riverboat.
The boat looks old and run down, and is a perfect setting for a haunted house! The scenery changes are great,
and the boat is well staffed as well. The best part of the house is the surprise twist that gets you just when
you feel safe... USS Nightmare is a great house to see on any tour!
1995-1999 Frightmaster Award - Nightmare on Glenway- Cincinnati, OH:
Tour Review: This house was the best house by far from our early years of touring.
It is no longer in operation, but in it's day, this was the scariest haunted house in
Cincinnati. It was well staffed, and the scenery inside was incredible. The extremely creepy scenery
included a walk through a full size bus full of demons, a wooded and overgrown graveyard scene, and
many rooms based on popular horror movies. It's just a shame its not around anymore, because it was truly a great attraction!
Special Haunted House Tour Awards:
10th Anniversary Award Winner (2004): Baxter Ave. Morgue - Louisville, KY:
Congratulations! We feel this is still the most unique haunt we have been to in 10 years of touring.
This was a difficult decision based on how many great haunts we have been to, but we were so impressed
with the Morgue, we had to make it our 10th Anniversary Award Winner! If you have
not been there, the trip is worth it, it will not disappoint! IT IS A MUST SEE!
10th Anniversary Award Runner-Up (2004): USS Nightmare - Newport, KY:
The USS Nightmare was a close second in this award. We have been touring this haunt for years,
and it seems to just get better and better! The great thing about this haunt is the detail they put
into every room, and it is probably the longest haunt we have toured in 10 years. It takes a good 20-25
minutes just to get through it! Even though the voting was close, USS Nightmare is still one of the best
haunts we have ever been to. It is a must see as well!
 
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