Our Haunted History
Above: The original North Monroe location before demolition.
Our haunt was created by Kurt Kuersteiner of Monsterwax Trading Cards and Brian McAfee of McAfee Construction Company in 1999. We were originally called "The Mystery Playhouse of Terror " and opened our doors at 2576 North Monroe Street (see photo). We've been scaring audiences every Halloween since! Brian left in 2000 to work on other McAfee Construction projects, but Monsterwax has continued to sponsor the haunt every year of its operation. The building was previously an old restaurant called The Brooklyn Pasta Factory (and before that, Eastside Marios). In 2003, our building was torn down to provide parking for Goodwill, so we moved to our new location at 826 West Gaines Street. The new location is three giant warehouses connected to one another, making up twice the size of the old location (now 12,000 feet of interior). That new location was originally The Milk Bar nightclub, and later converted into Nightmares in 2000, and then Bloodlines in 2002. We teamed up with Terror On Highway 12, a haunted house operated North of Tallahassee since 1993 by Tanner Enterprises. (We're solo again since 2004, but we encourage you to see Terror On Highway 12 as well.) We completely reworked the new location, combining the best parts of all the older haunted houses and adding new ideas into one giant scarehouse! We continue to improve and evolve the haunt every year since, but some of our favorite illusions are from our very first haunt and continue to fascinate and entertain audiences each year. They include The Helevator, the Transformation Chamber, and the gruesome Voodoo Victim-- a living zombie that cannot die despite being slashed in half by a roaring chainsaw!
Our new location is slated for eventual demolition as well. (Originally, it was to expand the Gaines Street, but now it looks like it will be to build something different instead.) So we urge everyone to check us out while you can. Experience a thrill and part of history at the same time. See THE TERROR OF TALLAHASSEE!
To read articles about our haunt, go here.
If you wish to buy one of our limited edition trading card sets shot on location at both locations, go here.
rev. 9.24.08