Bloodview Haunted House Review (2018)

This was an extremely difficult review for us to write. The folks at Bloodview are friends of ours and, this year, they seemed really off their game. There were less than ideal weather conditions when we went to see Bloodview, and as such, there was a noticeable lack of actors in the haunt, especially in the outdoor areas. While many of the actors were summoning the maximum effort to push them through the night, there were still a number of performers who must have been quite tired by this point as they were off their timing and unable to recover their scares when spotted before their cue. We recognize that the miserable weather must have chased off some actors and worn down others, but we can only report on what we see, so Bloodview sadly lost some points from us in this area.

We would like to recognize the clown strolling through the outdoor midway, who not only was not dressed for the weather, but he recited a super long string of dead baby jokes to us, which we previously believed to be a lost art form.

Also, as a charity/volunteer haunt surrounded by paying haunts, Bloodview was hit hard for actors this year.

Bloodview seemed to be off on their game during our visit and we are not used to seeing them perform at this level. There were a few actors that were struggling through the cold and rain to deliver some great scares, but overall it felt like most were just ‘phoning it in’ to pass the hours until closing time.

They did make attempts to scare multiple members of our group. However, we often ran into actors out of place from their last scare that hadn’t reset yet and then they just wouldn’t really bother. It was a shame as we are used to seeing them in prime form.

Our walkthrough took around 35 minutes, which puts their entertainment received per dollar spent value at 1.75 (which is higher than most).

The fire show was not running as we waited to enter the first building, and there was also a noticeable lack of queue line actors on the night of our visit.

Coupled with the fact that ticket prices are reduced at 10 p.m., there are fire performances to enjoy while waiting on select nights, and the fact that you can go through the haunt as many times as you want on the same night, this makes tickets at Bloodview a decent value.