NC Fright Factory *Official* Reviews 2010

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Submitted by: k2quiere
Visited 10/24/2010

Scare Factor 2/5: There were some good startles inside the first section (they advertise the haunt as having 3 parts), and they were all caused by some well-placed actors. The clown section had little going, and the vortex had one quick startle for the leader of our group only.

Actors 3.5/5: I actually thought about giving this a lower score, but the two guys outside of the haunt were great. They were in character the whole time and interacted with us before we bought our tickets, as we were entering, and as we were preparing to leave. Also, the two clowns inside the clown section, and YES I mean there were only TWO clowns inside two humongous warehouse rooms, did their best to keep us at least entertained after they tried their initial startles. It really felt like they had very few actors there.

Set design/props/FX 3/5: This place was very interesting. For it being a new haunt, we really weren’t sure what to expect. The NC Music Factory is a massive location, but everywhere is decorated for Halloween, even the huge sign way down the street. There was a lot of detail given to decorating the whole block; however, the actual haunt itself was simple in its design. I will admit that the decorations of the clown section were very cool, especially with the 3-D effect, and they had some of the freakiest demon props inside the main event. One of the child demons eyes looked real, like she was looking at us.

Length 2/5: I had to give this rating because as we were walking out all of us were asking where the 3rd section was. I even asked the lady who came to take the 3-D glasses back and she gave me some answer that I didn’t really understand because the only separation we noticed was between the main event and the clown section. I think she meant that the vortex and its subsequent chainsaw was a section, but that would be really sad. I will say the main event had some positives about it, but overall the length was too short.

Other: They were offering free “Last Rides” with every paid admission, which was cool. I was actually surprised because usually this is an extra charge at the expensive haunts; so the fact that it was free at a $10 dollar haunt was great.

Overall 3/5: The darkness inside the first event worked well, and the few actors they had were on their game. It just felt kind of thrown together and not well-staffed. I would like to try it again next year and see if it has grown into its own.

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Submitted By: Waya
Date Attended:  10/30/2010

Scare Rated: 1/5 – This was my first time to the Fright Factory in Charlotte and likely my last. The closest thing  I saw to a scare was when  something dropped from the ceiling in the insect room 

Actors:  1/5 – The Actors at The Fright Factory were lacking  and when I say that I mean as in lacking actors, I believe I could just about count them on one hand, There were so many places you expected someone to pop out and no one was there.  There was one guy with a chainsaw,  but he just walked by us before even firing it up.

Set Design/FX/ Prop 1/5: When it comes to F/X, Set Design and Props I once again found it to be lacking, They did have the black light area done ok but if they would have had 3D glasses it would have been so much better..

Length 1/5 – I would have to say I spent more time walking from where I parked then I did in this haunt.

Overall 1/5 – I have to say I really did not enjoy this Haunt.  I feel they have a way to go to make it up to what I think the potential could be.

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Submitted By: Sabrina913
Date Attended: October 30, 2010

Scare Factor 1/5 – We drove about 2 ½ hours to go to this haunt. From their website we were very excited to attend. We were also excited because we would be reviewing a brand new featured haunt. We left a bit confused and disappointed. I tend to be a chicken and when I can be the leader of the group in a haunt it means it wasn’t scary.
 
Actors 1/5 – The actors didn’t seem very motivated at all. A chainsaw guy, the only one we saw, walked right by us with the chainsaw pointing at the ground. He didn’t even look at us. I think we counted about 6 actors total inside the haunt.  None were motivated.

Set Design/Props/FX 1/5 – The entrance to this haunt was pretty good making us believe the inside would be good. However, the inside was consisted of plain sheets of wood. There were so many opportunities that could have been used to scare us where nothing happened at all. Also, half way through you go to the next section by going outside where there was a party going on at the bar. Through the entire haunt you could hear the dance music very loudly which was not scary in any way. The second section had possibilities that were not used. They had fluorescent paint and clowns, but no 3-D glasses so, no scare here either.
 
Length 1/5 – It lasted maybe 10 minutes at the most and this was with us walking at a normal pace.
 
Overall 1/5 – We were all disappointed especially since being a bigger city we expected more. After going through we were all surprised that it made it as a featured haunt at all.