The 13th Street Morgue, Reindeer Manor, and Dungeon of Doom all share the same piece of land in Red Oak. The place is off the beaten path which really adds to the scare factor. When you make the turn down the dirt road that heads to the parking lot you can already start to tell you are in for a treat.

 

There is a free hayride from the parking lot to the actual haunted attraction area. You have to ride the hayride to get to any of the attractions. You might have to wait for the tractor to pick you up but never for more than about 5 minutes.

Once we arrived to the attractions we checked out the midway and food places. They have a lot of carnival type food and a lot of fun games. We then met up with the owner of the 13th Street Morgue. The owner and his wife live on the property year round. He is very passionate about his attractions and it really shows in the haunts.

 

We saw Reindeer Manor first. This haunted house is more like a walk through show instead of the traditional walk through rooms with boogeymen that jump out. It really stands out as a place that is different than any other haunted attraction in the metroplex. Almost all of the main rooms have actors that have speaking parts and create dialogue with your group. The acting in this haunt is great but there are also some really great effects that I've never seen any place else before. Our favorite area in the whole attraction was the room that you had to look through the slats in the wall to see the action. That room was very creepy and provided for a huge shock.

 

Reindeer Manor took us about 30 minutes to make it all the way through. This is a long time to be gripped with fear but it was a lot of fun.

 

The next place we saw was the 13th Street Morgue. This is a place that just keeps getting better every year. The 13th Street Morgue is another really unique place because it follows the true story of murder and evil from many years ago. You can read the full story here http://13thstreetmorgue.com/History.html

 

I really recommend that you read the story line before going to the haunted house. At least print it out and have your buddies read it aloud as you are heading to the attraction. I was pretty shocked to find out just how true it is. It is very chilling and evil.

 

The 13th Street Morgue starts off with some great effects and some moments that will make you jump out of your skin. As you walk deeper into the haunt your level of fear will continue to rise. There is so much detail given to this attraction that there is almost no way you could take it all in on way trip through. There is even a smell that reminds me of my grandmother’s house in certain areas. It's just the smell of old things.

 

My favorite room is the chapel scene where you are basically disturbing a funeral. This room was so eerie and had many unexpected scares. The other reviewers really loved the swinging girl. That was a really cool effect that I have never seen before. The actors in the 13th Street Morgue were very scary and really took the house to the next level.

 

We did the Dungeon of Doom last. The Dungeon of Doom used to be in the Arlington Museum of Art but it has recently changed ownership and been brought to the Reindeer Manor complex. The 13th Street Morgue and Reindeer Manor are the main focus of the area and the Dungeon of Doom is just an extra bonus. I do not mean to say that it is bad or anything. It is a very great haunted attraction. Quite honestly, it is still better than most in the area. It's just not fair to the Dungeon of Doom to be compared to Reindeer Manor and the 13th Street Morgue. Those 2 haunts will make most attractions look bad. There are still some very great areas in the Dungeon of Doom that play heavily on your senses.

 

My reviewers have seen many haunted attractions but the 13th Street Morgue is definitely our favorite attraction. The 13th Street Morgue is such a great combination of truly spooky occurrences and fun that it has earned all Haunt Reviews favorite haunt of 2009. The 13th Street Morgue, Reindeer Manor, and Dungeon of Doom all together in one area is like a theme park of the best haunted houses that I have ever been to. I'm not saying you should only go to one attraction this year, but if you can only go to one attraction, make it the 13th Street Morgue/Reindeer Manor complex!