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Horror-Themed Escape Room is Coming to THE DARKNESS Haunted House in St. Louis

Before you see the movie Jigsaw in theaters October 27^th, experience this horror based escape room at The Darkness!

Horror Escape puts players inside the movie where they find themselves with a life and death decision…one member of your group must die to save the rest. Will you survive?

The new 3-minute Escape Room experience opens the first weekend of October. It is located at the exit of The Darkness, plays up to five people and costs $5.00 per person. The totally renovated Darkness opens September 22nd. This new attraction at The Darkness joins their Zombie Laser Tag, Terror Visions, St Louis Escape, Outdoor Scream Zone.

Scarefest’s other 60-minute escape rooms are located next door at St Louis Escape and include the NEW Haunted Hotel, Mummy, and Subway plus the NEW Adventure Party Room and themed lobby. For more info or to book a room: www.stlouisescape.com

At scarefest.com they’re ready for the most horrifying time of the year in St. Louis. Named among the top 13 haunts in the country, the terrifying attractions of Scarefest.com — The Darkness and Creepyworld Haunted Screampark —are ready to open on September 22.

Check out this terrifying trailer for JIGSAW:

THE DARKNESS

This year The Darkness is celebrating Its 24th Year of Fear. The Darkness Haunted House, St Louis’ longest running haunted house, has now doubled in size. The seasonal attraction now features several all-new offerings, including Zombie Laser Tag where guests hunt, kill and eradicate real zombies. The Darkness also features Silo-X haunted house where visitors are the prey of flesh-eating zombies.

The Darkness has been totally renovated again for 2017, adding a new indoor interactive queue line with monsters, special effects, and a new three-minute Jigsaw Horror Escape Room inside the facility’s Monster Museum. The Darkness won best float in the Soulard Mardi Gras Grand Parade and now those same monsters will haunt the streets outside the Darkness in 2017. See the monsters of the Darkness at the 2017 Mardi Gras Parade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg0vKT32Kg0

Horror fans should be prepared to scream inside the biggest, scariest Darkness ever. The Darkness was recently rated the best haunted house in America by Faceoff TV show Judge Glenn Hetrick. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX9e4w4leV0.

Representatives from the worldwide Haunted House industry visited The Darkness in March of 2017 and acclaimed the Darkness 2017 as the best haunted attraction in the industry. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVWVeeaAZjk&t=137s

LOUIS ESCAPE

St Louis Escape is located inside the Darkness complex. The escape room attraction now features four highly themed escape rooms, including the Haunted Hotel, Cellar Escape, Subway Escape and Mummy Escape. St. Louis Escape also features new party rooms and an amazing themed lobby. Booking for Escape rooms can be found at www.StLouisEscape.com.
The Darkness and St. Louis Escape are located at in the Soulard neighborhood, just south of downtown St. Louis and next to the historic Soulard Market at 1525 South 8th Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63104.

Tickets are available at www.scarefest.fearticket.com. Learn more about The Darkness 2017 at www.TheDarkness.com.

CREEPYWORLD HAUNTED SCREAM PARK

Creepyworld is America’s Biggest Haunted Screampark, now with 13 haunted attractions in one location including two all-new haunted attractions: Trick R Treat Haunted Hayride and Quarantine World War Zombie. Creepyworld also features haunted houses themed around zombies, clowns, hospitals, prisons, cemeteries, corn mazes and even Krampus, a Christmas Horror Story.

An all-new world-class Haunted Hayride is being opened at Creepyworld for the 2017 season. This hayride enters the deadliest neighborhood ever created, home to serial killers, slashers, demons, and worse. Trick R Treat haunted hayride is filled with amazing special effects, animations and Hollywood-style set design. To see how big Creepyworld is, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8VZ5sQfbRg

Creepyworld is located at 1400 S Old Highway 141, Fenton, MO 63026.

Tickets are available for Creepyworld at www.scarefest.fearticket.com. Creepyworld is St Louis highest attended haunted attraction. Learn more at www.creepyworld.com

Here’s a look at the Haunted Hotel Escape Room

WAMG Giveaway – Win A DVD Copy Of THE DARKNESS

In a story inspired by true events, a family accidentally unleashes an ancient terror when they return home from a vacation in The Darkness, on Digital HD now and on Blu-ray^™, DVD and On Demand on September 6, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Starring Kevin Bacon (Black Mass, X-Men: First Class) and produced by Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge), The Darkness delivers spine-tingling chills as a father (Bacon) tries to save his family from the demonic forces that have invaded their lives.

The Blu-ray^™ and DVD showcase chilling exclusive bonus content including a shocking never-before-seen alternate ending and deleted scenes.

From the producers of The Purge and Insidious, comes this terrifying supernatural thriller starring Kevin Bacon (Black Mass, X-Men: First Class) and Radha Mitchell (London has Fallen, Silent Hill). When their young son (David Mazouz, TV’s Gotham) brings home five mystical stones he found on their family’s camping trip to the Grand Canyon, Peter (Bacon) and Bronny (Mitchell) begin to notice strange things happening in their house. Having awakened dark forces bound to the rocks, the family fights for survival as malicious demons feed off their fears and threaten to destroy them.

Bonus Features on Blu-ray^™and DVD

Deleted Scenes
Exclusive never before seen shocking alternate ending

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See our list for the Scariest Children in Horror Film HERE.

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date: September 6, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 61164368 (US)/ 61164372 (CDN)
Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some disturbing violence, brief sensuality and language
Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1/DVS Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles

(Photo Credit: Universal Home Entertainment)

Scariest Children in Horror Film

In honor of upcoming film THE DARKNESS, we’ve put together a list of some of the scariest and down-right horrifying children in film!

When a family’s young son brings home five mystical stones he found on their family’s camping trip to the Grand Canyon, they begin to notice strange things happening in their house. Having awakened dark forces bound to the rocks, the family fights for survival as malicious demons feed off their fears and threaten to destroy them.

From the director of the cult classic, WOLF CREEK, Greg McLean, comes the supernatural thriller THE DARKNESS.

THE DARKNESS stars Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh and Jennifer Morrison. Directed by Greg McLean and written by McLean, Shayne Armstrong and S.P. Krause, the film was produced by Jason Blum, Bianca Martino and Matt Kaplan.

THE DARKNESS will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray and VOD on September 6th.

For your viewing pleasure here’s a list of scariest children in horror film, starting with Michael in THE DARKNESS!

(Photo Credit: Universal Home Entertainment)

THE DARKNESS

In THE DARKNESS, young Michael beings to act strange. With odd occurrences in the house and his unusual behavior it is clear something is not right. What sort of supernatural forces did Michael awaken and can the family survive?

(Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment)

THE EXORCIST

Caption: As one of the most horrifying movies in history The Exorcist had to make our list! Though Reagan herself is an innocent and sweet child, after being possessed by a demon she is truly what nightmares are made of. From Reagan’s head spinning to her chilling voice, this iconic character will haunt viewers for years to come.

(Photo Credit: STX Productions)

THE BOY

Not exactly a real child, THE BOY is still terrifying in his own right. An American nanny is shocked that her new English family’s son is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive!

(Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox)

THE OMEN

Damien is definitely one the scariest children of horror. After mysterious deaths, an American official fears the worst, that the child he is raising may actually be the Antichrist. Damien’s piercing stare alone could give us nightmares!

(Photo Credit: DreamWorks Distribution)

THE RING

Caption: Samara from The Ring scared audiences far and wide! Promising her victims only seven days to live, Samara evokes true terror. The horror only grows as we learn the truth of Samara’s past and where she came from.

(Photo Credit: A24)

THE WITCH

It’s 1630 and Thomasin is the eldest daughter of a New England family. When the family’s infant son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail the family beings to turn on each other. Are witch craft and sorcery to blame? When the family beings to suspect Thomasin are their fears simply paranoia or is she really as evil as they believe her to be.

(Photo Credit: Dark Castle Holdings)

ORPHAN

Nine-year old Esther is adopted into a loving family, but soon her adoptive mother brings to feel she is disturbed and causing havoc in their household. Esther scares us even more when we learn her troubled history and being realizing she is not all she pretends to be.

(Photo Credit: Warner Bros.)

THE SHINING

“Come play with us, Danny.” An iconic line that sends chills up our spine every time! The Grady twins from The Shining are iconic horror figures for a good reason. Creepily asking young Danny to play with them “forever, and ever” is one of the most haunting and unforgettable moments in horror movie history.

(Photo Credit: MGM Home Entertainment)

CARRIE

Stephen King’s stories always fill us with fear! Adapted from the novel, Carrie is a social outcast in high school, but soon her classmates and mother unleash a power within her that turns prom night into a deadly affair.

(Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures)

CHILDREN OF THE CORN

In another Stephen King classic, this group of children is terrifying, but their leader Isaac is especially scary. His power of manipulation and loyal followers endanger anyone who comes near.

This Week’s WAMG Podcast – CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR and Not Much More!

This week’s episode of our podcast WE ARE MOVIE GEEKS The Show is up! Hear WAMG’s Michelle McCue, Jim Batts and Tom Stockman discuss the weekend box office. We’ll review THE MEDDLER and CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR. Also, we’ll preview MONEY MONSTER and THE DARKNESS and then we’ll talk about….CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR some more!

Here’s this week’s show. Have a listen:

Turn Up The Volume, Get Close To The Screen And Watch This Terrifying Clip From THE DARKNESS

Put your face right up to your phone, iPad, computer monitor and crank up the sound.

Go ahead. We dare you. But don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Now that you’ve been frightened out of your wits and we have your full attention, we can tell you about director Greg McLean’s supernatural thriller THE DARKNESS, opening nationwide Friday May 13th, 2016. McLean helmed the cult classic, WOLF CREEK.

As a family returns home from vacation at the Grand Canyon, they innocently bring home a supernatural force that preys off their own fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy them from within, while consuming their lives with terrifying consequences.

WAMG Visits the Movie Monster Museum at THE DARKNESS Haunted House in St. Louis

THE DARKNESS is America’s Scariest Haunted House and has been featured on national media from USA Today to Wall Street Journal from History Channel to Discovery Channel. THE DARKNESS was rated the best haunted house in St Louis by Riverfront Times and St Louis Post Dispatch. In 2014 THE DARKNESS presents its most EXTREME version in its 21 year history with monsters that leap out grab you, eat you, and devour your soul!

THE DARKNESS is OPEN EVERY NIGHT October 3rd thru November 1st. (Weekends 7pm to 12:30 and Weekdays 7:30 to 9:30pm)

THE DARKNESS is located at 1525 S 8th St, St Louis, MO 63104

For admission info and other details , visit THE DARKNESS site HERE

http://www.scarefest.com/haunted_house_in_stlouis_missouri_thedarkness/home.cfm

At the end of your terrifying journey through THE DARKNESS (assuming you survive!), you’ll find yourself in an amazing Monster Movie Museum

We Are Movie Geeks stopped by The Darkness’ Monster Museum the other night and were blown away by all of the monster memorabilia, monster toys, monster movie posters, monster-related autographs, and especially the life-size monster figures that were on display.