13 Sinister Souls Review (2026)

While they didn’t have very many signs guiding the way to the queue line, they did have it roped off, and it was easy to navigate once you found the opening. They don’t have any fast passes currently (or at least I didn’t see anything about them), so it’s just the one queue line. The ticket booth is located inside the haunt building at the start of the queue line, so you buy your tickets once you reach the front of the line (or online in advance).

Security was walking around the haunt entrance and in the overflow parking lot across the street. There was also a metal detector inside, so leave any metal or any bags in your car. While the neighborhood looked a little sketchy at night, the haunt area felt very safe and was well lit. There was a food truck open for snacks and what looked like a tarot card reader on site that evening. They also had a new merchandise booth near the haunt exit where they had shirts for sale.

There is a phone number on the website you can call with questions about the haunt, which is rare to find. I talked with several staff members, and even the owner was on site, and all of them were very friendly and happy to help guests.

As you make your way to the front of the queue line, you’ll feel like you’re inside a gothic Victorian-style house. There is ominous music playing with dim lighting to help set the mood. The actress at the front will explain the rules in character before banging the door knocker and opening the doors to let you in.

The haunt was built around a legend of a book made from human skin that traps 13 evil souls. Each of these souls is a character throughout the haunt, all with their own stories and themed rooms.

As mentioned before, there are about 20+ themed rooms throughout the haunt, all varying in complexity and detail. Some rooms, like the area that reminded me of the catacombs, Egypt, and what looked like Frankenstein’s lab, were much more detailed than others. Some transitional areas were standard for a haunt with simply painted walls, but they kept you in the illusions of the haunt.

No haunt is complete without some fun special effects. They had a few animatronics but mainly relied on their actors and the details of the rooms to scare people. You could hear eerie music throughout the haunt in addition to all the sound effects. The music helped keep the overall eerie feeling going and prevented any awkward silent moments. Lots of loud and startling sounds, loud banging, car horns, clown horns, etc., are used constantly throughout the haunt so you never know when you’re going to jump.

Multi-colored and colored lights helped set the rooms and transition areas, while flashing lights in some areas helped with effects. Most of the haunt was well lit, and I don’t recall any long or excessively dark areas except at the end.

Throughout the haunt, you’ll meet a variety of characters, including the 13 evil souls. Some will stare you down; others will follow you, but be cautious of the ones that speak and try to lure you into the darkness. They say they want to be friends, but don’t believe their wicked intentions. They want to keep you there.

There were several characters that will interact with you and what you say and do. This always makes the haunts more fun. There were also a few characters I really didn’t expect to see. It’s not very often you see aliens in a haunt, but they made it work with the story. There were also animal-headed creatures, clowns, evil doctors, ghouls, etc. If you would like to know about the 13 evil souls before you go through, check out the haunt’s website for a list of characters and their story.

As far as costuming and props, they had a variety of details going on. Some characters were very decorated with detailed costumes and masks, while others were on the simpler side with face paint and a more basic costume. A few of the characters had props to help scare and bring the character to life. Chainsaws, electric probs, sticks, etc., were a few of the ones I saw.

The haunt features a lot of the classic scare tactics that make a good haunt. Lots of screaming and banging, horns going off, animatronics, following from other rooms, drop-down wall scares, etc. Two scares really stood out to me and got me more than I expected. While I won’t ruin the surprise with the exact details, I will hint around them, so if you’ve been to this haunt you might know what I’m talking about.

The first scare I should have seen coming but brushed it off as “paranoia”. There was a character that I knew for a fact was a mannequin dummy leaning against a wall… until it chased me. The details of the costume and the character’s placement blended so well with the wall decor that I couldn’t imagine it being a person, even when I was looking right at it. It was like I blinked and it was running right at me.

The second scare was a character that was chained up and was trying to get to you. You walk past him thinking you were safe… until the arms came off and he started charging and chasing after you. I expected him to be a stationary character, or maybe even the chains holding him to break… But not the arms. It was a very unexpected yet fun scare.

The tickets for this haunt were $27 for adults, $17 for youth, and you can buy them at the door or buy timed tickets online. It took me 10 minutes to survive the haunt, but I could see it taking 15 if you slowed down and looked at the room detail a bit more. That put this one a little bit more on the expensive side as far as MPD, but it is one of the few all-indoor haunts in the area.

Overall, this is a good haunt that’s worth checking out and is a great option if it’s cold or rainy outside. It would also make a good option for those newbie haunters since they have lots of well-marked exit opportunities.