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Hells Gate review

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  • Posted : October 31st, 2019

Halloween Blast visited Hells Gate Haunted house this Sunday. Hells Gate is located at 1300 South State St., Lockport IL 60441. This is actually the address for the metra lot nearby. To get to Hells Gate, on has to get on the buses provided there that take you a few blocks over and through the woods to the haunt itself. General admission is $30, VIP is $45, Instant Access is $65, and for $99 they will target one individual in your group to kidnap (yes, you get to pick who!). There are more deals for you to look into if you wish at https://www.hellsgate.com/tickets.html

Straight off the bus, we ran into Madam Boona. She was super Excited to see us as always and even showed me her newest ensemble piece. She now has a new sash about her waist that is a champagne color with embossed roses on it. I personally think this is one of the prettiest pieces she has worn yet.  We had already been forewarned that their cemetery had gone underwater due to the heavy rain the night before, and would be going straight up to the house after the woods scene. Not going to linger on the woods scene to long as it is mostly popouts to get you geared up for the house.

Talking about the haunt, something I noticed that was new was the twins not only greet you at the beginning, they are now also in their room. When we came through the room, both girls were facing the mirror and at first I mistook them for mannequins. It wasn’t until I turned back to say something to my crewmate that I saw them no longer by the mirror and up in another crewmate’s face hissing and spitting. I remember stopping dead and just staring. I then dumbly said, “Oh…they’re REAL.” You know you did good when a reviewer who’s been through your haunt a few times gets OWNED!

Another room we come to I’ll call the animal room because they have so many tanks full of different animals here. We walked in and here is Madam Boona sitting in a chair reading some autopsy report book or such. She just looks up at us and wants to know where we had been because she had lost us. Throughout the haunt, she had been popping in and out of rooms following our progress, and I highly doubt she actually lost us at any point the minx.

We end up in a short line in this room where the person running the line has a snake over their shoulders. Yes, a real, live snake. Being the animal person I am, you know I couldn’t just leave the room without asking to pet her. I believe is was some form of boa with white and tan coloring. She was so smooth and she was very curious about me too. She kept trying to taste my hand and her handler had to keep moving her head away.

We finally are let through and we go up a flight of stairs that leads to a giant slide. I remember I had my clipboard that night and trying to figure out how I was going to slide and hold onto it at the same time. Thankfully, my crewmate took it and put it in his coat so I could enjoy the ride down to the basement.

Now down in the basement, that’s the good stuff. This is where you will find the dragons keep. We all have this odd fascination with the dragons here and always tend to linger in this room a little to long to gently pat all their snouts. They are magnificent beasts, but are not the only ones in the haunt. Near the very end there is another little guy who I swear looks just like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon. Can’t forget to give this little guy some pats to you know?

Every year I come here expecting something new, and Hells Gate never fails to deliver. Even if it’s not something huge, I always notice the small details they change. As all other years Halloween Blast has visited, they did an amazing job. I’m looking forward to going again next year.