The Forest of Fear

Was a bit underwhelmed this year, however it was still fun and I had a great time regardless. I recommend buying tickets online in advance in order to bypass the large lines and get on «express» lines!

Me and a few friends went last weekend… As it is rated the number one Scare in NY, I was expecting to be terrified. We had a good time just because of the company and it was convenient to get to from North Jersey (about 35 minutes from Morristown) but I was not terrified by any means. I would say if you happen to be in the area, then swing through but I would not make a special trip.

This place was good a few years back. They had more for the money. Such as fire shows and monster mash. I went last year and it was just blah! A couple of haunted houses and nothing more. Not worth the money. Found a new spot this year.

not scary whatsoever. the actors are too welcoming. they shove large groups at once at a time to where you catch up with the train of the rest of the visitors entirely after the actors tell you to hurry through the doors over and over until everyone is ontop of eachother. either you already see someone get spooked or the actors are waiting for another ten people to pass to do their gig again. the only attraction was a dull knife toss that remained 99% unoccupied. not worth the trip or money.

I came here last night after coming out of the worst haunted house ever invented called PANTOPHOBIA, this haunted house was way better but they need to do some upgrades on their costumes. To me, the actors were more creepy than scary and they were stinky, I’m not sure if that was part of their act but it was bad. I noticed that some of the men actors were in their underwear and to me that is not scary at all, like dude, where is your costume!!! It was very long and yeah there were parts that gave me a little scare but I feel like they can do better since their sets were pretty cool and creative… maybe the actors can get more into character or follow people while they’re going through OR wear an actual costume!

$ 25 bucks to get in. I thought it was were they held the Renfair, were you would walk do hunted trails. It wasn’t. It was across the street in the lot. There was like 6 different stands selling merchandise and food. There was a tent that you had to wait in line about 45 min to get in to for a small walk through spook house. There was a coffin simulator that you can lay down in for $ 5.00 additional! WTF! Then they had the main Haunted house that we had to wait in line for over 2 hr to get into. So not worth it. Save your money and time. Don’t go. The scariest thing there was the lines!

I LOVE Halloween and try to visit a couple of haunted attractions every year. This year, we went to Bane in Livingston and were profoundly disappointed. I prefer a more visual and theatrical experience as opposed to people simply jumping out of crawl spaces and screaming. Forest of Fear is that type of attraction. The Haunted House, staff and sets are all top notch. Everyone working there is in costume and never breaks character. Yeah, it’s scary but there’s so much more to it. For my money, there is none better than this. See you again soon.

Every year is different, so some years are better than others. This year is definitely a good one! It’s $ 25 per person to enter. With your admission ticket, you have access to two houses. They probably do it a little different each day, depending on the actors. One is more of a traditional haunted house with a creepy theme in each room. The other is scary because it’s super dark and ppl come out of nowhere to scare you. One person in your party carries a glow stick and guides you through the darkness.
There’s a ride for an additional $ 5. You also have access to all the vendors (pretty much leftovers from this year’s Renaissance Faire). They sell snacks and hot beverages. The cider doughnuts with toppings (get the pumpkin pie topping) are delicious! Dress warm and go on a Sunday, which tends to be less crowded.

Waste of money. Line is too long and it costs too much for a 5 minute walk through, which isn’t even scary. The only rooms that made me jump were the last couple, from the bathroom on. There was a hallway jumper who made me piss my pants, but most of the house was LAME. I’m disappointed they got rid of the side shows and the carnival rides. I’ve been going here for years and each year it gets stupider and less scary. I only come for something to do with my children, but this will be the last year we/​I attend.
Piece of advice to those considering attending the Forest of Fear: don’t. You’d be better off renting a Stephen King movie, because those will give you far more nightmares than this place ever will.

Went to check this out this haunted house. I was truly not impressed. The house was dressed up all spooky, the characters were done up pretty well, and the secondary house was OK. Perhaps I have outgrown the scare I once had as a younger girl, but bloody characters in my face invading my space does not scare me anymore. There were some dark rooms with things hanging from the ceiling and more characters jumping out and screaming in my face. There was a minimal back story but nothing god enough to get the blood chilled. The price was high ($ 25) for a 10 minutes excite. The grounds are smaller then they have been in the past. There are barely any vendors to buy stupid stuff from when you’re done with the haunted houses. There was a silly coffin ride which looked like you just got in a coffin it shook then when you are done the characters scream at your face as they open the coffin and take a picture ($ 5). Food is insanely priced with a hot dog costing $ 5. There is no hayride, no corn maze. Lines were fairly short; perhaps due to the lameness of this attraction. 3 stars maybe generous but I am pretty sure this can scare a 10 — 12 years old — too bad they say no one under 12 should attend, LOL.

I love this place! The Slaughterhouse is the haunted mansion we all know and love and it’s just incredible. Honestly, even if there weren’t actors around every corner scaring the $h!t out of me, the sets alone would freak me right out. If you’ve been here in recent years, you’ll see that many of the rooms have been redone and rethemed this year, and they’re even more demented than you remember.
Blind Panic is in it’s second year at FoF and it’s terrifying. It’s pitch dark save one glow stick, which provides just enough light to let you see the shadowed identity of whatever masked mental patient is scaring the crap out of you at the moment. (The masks in this attraction are insane. Try to get past your terror for long enough to pay attention to the details on these «people’s» «faces.»)
Also new this year is the ability to go thru the houses more than once! I went thru three times, and each one was a totally different experience. Try going on a Sunday when the lines are short and you can REALLY get your money’s worth. The first time thru, you’ll be too busy screaming to notice the sets, but take a second walk thru to really soak it in!
Go, go, go!

Went last night in a group of 8. 6 of us ages 19 – 28 and two children 12 and 16.
This year there were a lot less vendors, no freak show, and no rides or games. The rides and games sucked anyway, so who cares? I was looking forward to the freak show and spending too much money on cool trinkets I don’t need, though. Oh well…
The lines! Omg the lines. We froze our asses off for over an hour in the first line for the Slaughterhouse. Probably close to 2 hours, actually. When we finally got to go in it was about 9:40pm. Since they close at 11, we felt a bit rushed. They were letting too many people in at a time. I remember last year we went in 6 max at a time, they let in our group of 8 plus about 6 more people together. This resulted in us being pushed through by a bunch of annoying little girls. We tried to make our money and ass-​freezing worth it by taking our time, but the little girls in the group behind us made it almost impossible.
As always, the props, costumes, and actors were excellent.
The tent, Blind Panic was eh. That line took about 40 minutes. It was cool, but too short and not really that scary. Cool concept, but needs some work.
Overall, we all had a good time, but the lines and the cold made it hard to really appreciate it.

Over priced. Not scary. Nothing to do. Too long a wait for the Slaughterhouse [haunted house]. Not worth it.

Worth the $ 20 admission. I haven’t been in about 8 years and they definitely scaled down, but still a lot of fun.
The Slaughter House was amazing and scary. It took us about 20 minutes to get through the house. The settings of each room were extremely detailed. I give this 5 stars.
The tent was great. It’s designed to not be as scary as the Slaughter House and was much shorter. I give this 5 stars as well.
The actors were awesome. There are roomers and roamers. The roomers live in the rooms of the house and tent. The roamers roam around the public areas. Their makeup and costumes were very detailed and they all play the part well. One chased my wife into the bathroom, but had to stop because he was male, so he jumped into the garbage can and hid. She saw him though and it was fun to watch. I give the actors, costumes and makeup 5 stars.
There was a lack of things to do once we completed the house and tent. The carnival aspect was missing. No side shows or rides like I remember from eight years ago. I’m sure this is due to the current economy. We did enjoy watching the roamers go after others though. The vendors were OK, but there wasn’t many. Two food and maybe five or six merchandise vendors. I wish there was a costume vendor. We did enjoy the apple cider and the Sales from the Crypt booth. They had lots of cool Halloween figures and we ended up buying two. I give the lack of things to do 2 stars.
We will definitely go back next year.

I love Halloween and was reminiscing on days past when I used to come to Forest of Fear every October with a group of friends. It was a tradition that we kept going for about five years until we realized we were either getting too old and hard to scare, or this place was getting hella JANK. It was the ladder…
Back when I first found out about the Forest, about 2005 or so it was pretty cool. They had three attractions to walk through and some cool vendors selling unique and artistic items, along with some games and snacks throughout. The attractions were of course the SLaughterhouse which was always an hour wait minimum, a cool Circus ‘sideshow of freaks’ and the another house which was a ‘clowns from hell ’ type theme. They were pretty scary and I wont lie, the first year, I made my parents stay with us.
Now the price has been raised to over $ 20 per person and included is a huge hike from the parking lot if you are lucky to get a spot close enough, a painstaking 2 hour wait in line for the slaughterhouse, and some tickets to go on their shitty carnival rides which havent been serviced since purchase. Plus its always BRICK cold and the rides make the snot freeze to your face… It happened to a friend, not pretty.
One of friends basically asked the guy at the entrance of the slaughterhouse if he ‘liked men’ and she as promptly thrown off the line and refused entrance. WTF yo?! She wasnt being rude, she was genuinely asking – I get it may not have been the best question or circumstance in which to ask but she paid her money, eff you if you think you can kick her out.
This place is total BS and has no scare factor anymore, nor good actors playing the parts. It’s a waste of a trip and your money to stand in line freezing your ballz off to utlimately run thru a house for 4 mins and then pay $ 8 for a hot cider in an attempt to warm yourself back up. They are lucky to scare 10 yr olds here. SKIP IT

Awful! Do not waste your money. I came from an hour away and paid for crap. This was so pointless. It did not live up to the hype. There is no forest, just a haunted house in a parking lot with three rides. The actors are not suppose to touch you but they do and they get too close to you and breathe on you heavily. I’ve been to better haunted attractions. This is not worth the drive. Only 10 minutes long? Are you kidding me? Save your money folks!

Don’t waste your time. I honestly wonder if the people who rated it in
the newspaper actually went or not. First of all, it’s the parking lot
of fear, not a forest as we were led to believe. The $ 20 admission
gets you into the attraction and includes 3 tickets for the amusement
rides, which there were only 3 and they were the scariest part of the
night, as we legitimately feared for our safety while riding them. The
«monster fight show» was outdone by any 8^th grade production of
anything ever, the acting was horrible and the costume for the
’werewolf’ was a bad mask and fuzzy vest. The other show was a
fire-​breather, which was mildly entertaining. As for the haunted
house, it had such good potential but it honestly was ruined by the
fact that the staff didn’t control how many people were in at a time.
We kept bumping into the group in front of us and the group behind us
kept bumping into us. When the group in front of us would get scared
by someone jumping out at them we would know what was ahead of us. The
actors really weren’t too into their roles either and at one point one
of them was sitting smoking while talking to a security guard.
Overall, it really isn’t worth the time of money.

This isn’t just a haunted house, there are shows and rides too! I went this past Saturday night with two friends. It costs $ 20 per person and with that you get your admission to the Forest, 3 tickets for the rides (all of which will most likely leave you dizzy), and your ticket to the Slaughterhouse. The wait for the Slaughterhouse is more than 2 hours (probably about 2.5 hours). My friends and I couldn’t stand the cold anymore so we left. We had been standing on the line since 11:15 and by 12:45 we knew we had at least 30 minutes left of waiting. If you go and it’s cold, I highly suggest dressing for the weather. There are additional attractions here but they are not included in the price of the admission ticket. Beware of the random characters that walk around creeping up on people. They can be a little scary!

The amusement park was shady. The actors ate amazing. Costumes and makeup really professional. It’s not scary, but the actors invade your personal space. Don’t go if you don’t want to get breathed on by a monster. They aren’t supposed to touch you but end up bumping into you a million times.