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Statesville Haunted Prison Review

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  • Posted : October 30th, 2019

Statesville Haunted Prison is located at 17250 S. Weber Rd. Crest Hill, IL. 60403. General admission is $30, and VIP admission is $45. 

When we arrived, we ended up in a cage under the guard tower with a bunch of people. They treat you like incoming inmates as you walk in. Be careful, the inmates are crazy and will pop come at you! Then they kidnapped the owner of Halloween Blast and made him sing a song on stage with another inmate! If you end up being the lucky one in your group, have fun! We also ran into fluffy. I brought my teddy bear to keep me safe but once again, fluffy stole my teddy bear and rip him apart. I guess fluffy just doesn’t like teddy bears.

A room I really liked was the clown room. I really like how it was set up and the patterns they used. Also, watchout for the flying clowns in this room! They come out of nowhere! 

If you don’t like creepy crawlers, they have a guy who holds a bin of them in this haunt. I was definitely creeped out because I HATE bugs! As I walked past, I swear I felt my skin tingle. My co worker Amanda actually stopped to pet and coo at one of the cockroaches. YICK! I also really don’t like mice, and there are portions of the walls cutout throughout the haunt with plexiglass over them with LIVE RATS! And of course, there was my coworker playing with the damn things! Something is seriously wrong with her…

One of the new rooms my boss pointed out was the sewer. The design of it was really good. It really felt like I was walking through the sewer. Now be careful because there are rats everywhere. There coming out of the wall or hiding somewhere, so be careful or the rats might get you. They also have an alligator call chance the snapper. You will not see snapper until it’s too late.  

When you get into the processing room, they really make you feel like an inmate. I really felt that the inmates there did a good job. I really felt like I was in a madhouse. They hand all of you uniforms to take with you to your cell.Another cool room they had was their hall of mirrors room with tons of characters in it. I still don’t know if they were all mannequins or if there were people hiding amongst them.

There was also a second part to the haunt called City of the Dead. In the City of the Dead,watch out! They have a ton of angry coal miners. While your waiting to go into the coal mines, you stand behind a gate. If someone knocks, knock back! They tell you knock knock jokes! I got, “Knock knock. Who’s there? You’re a chicken!” I was definitely a chicken going through the coal mine! Be sure to wear shoes that can get wet, it gets a little damp down there under ground!

 We are taken into the mines where this wraith gives you a warning and the creatures of the mines rush you! They had a snake room in the mines too! You can pet them as long as you get permission first. Number 1 rule of haunts: always ask first before you touch any actor, prop, or animal; for your safety as well as the actors and animals. If you are good in the snake room, you get a sticker! We got stickers. They liked us a lot because of our “manners”. We just call it common courtesy.

All in all, I think statesville did a really good job this year. There wasn’t a lot of big changes, but there were quite a few smaller ones if you have a good memory and a keen eye. I know for a fact the was something different in the clown room, I just couldn’t put my finger on it! As we talk to the warden about statesville we FINALLY GOT TO MEET SHARKY!!!!!!! Sharky was amazing to finally meet her until see pickpocket us. Sharky stole the owners keys and put it on her little chainsaw. Then all of a sudden she saw a key chain to Hells gate and scream “I found the key my ticket is free!”  the owner of Halloween blast lost it and could not stop laughing. If you know what happens when you find the key at Hells gate then you will know why this was so funny. Sharky was a blast to be around with. She is so entertaining and we hear so much about her. So when we finally met her we were not disappointed. It’s always a lot of fun going to statesville and seeing people who recognize us and purposely try to mess with us. It always makes our trip special and I can’t wait to return next year.