Field of Screams Review (2026)

Reaching this haunt was very easy to find off the main road, and they had parking attendants helping to direct traffic and get everyone situated as quickly as possible. The parking lot didn’t seem like it was very big for the size of the attraction, but since tickets were timed, they may not need a huge lot.

It’s a very well-organized and thought-out attraction. You enter from the parking lot, walk over to the ticket booth to trade in your digital tickets for physical ones. Then you are guided through security (bag check with the metal wands) before lining up for a hayrack/trailer bed ride to the actual queue lines. The ride over is short and down a dark trail road but helps set the dark and mysterious mood.

Once you reach the haunt, you go through the entryway, and a sudden column of flames shoots out from the pillars as you walk through. On a cold night, you can feel the heat at the front of the haunt. In the entrance area, you can use the restroom or gather your group before entering the queue line. There is one entrance for all ticket holders, and a staff member at the front checks your ticket and directs you to your designated queue line. Fast Pass holders are at the front, and there are several other line areas for the timed tickets. Another set of staff members are directing the queue lines, photo experience, and haunt entrance. They had several queue line actors walking around and messing with people, and a movie screen playing short horror clips and trivia to help pass the time while you waited.

After the haunt, there are several places to sit and enjoy a snack from the concession stand or wait for other people. You exit between the merchandise booth and go into a queue for the hayride to take you back to the parking area. There are two tractors constantly going, so the wait wasn’t very long. Overall, it seemed very well organized, with very friendly and knowledgeable staff.

The haunt is based on the story of Spurlock family and the chilling things that happen on their haunted land. You start inside this old room in the Spurlock family home before transitioning into a run-down shack, then placed into a literal cornfield. As you navigate the field, you walk through different shacks, rooms, and scare zones on the Spurlock family’s land, each with their own unique theme. Each transitions out into the corn again, where more creatures are waiting to greet you. I will say it did get a little repetitive after seeing the corn so many times, but it kept the transitions consistent and kept with the theme.

While some of the rooms and zones were average for a trail or outdoor haunt, several scare zones were highly detailed and unique. I thought the abandoned gas station area was especially neat and unexpected. Just know that the mechanic who lives there is wearing a shirt that says Dan on it… but his name isn’t Dan. I wouldn’t trust him if I were you. There are also the Clown Town area and the family workshop that was highly decorated as well.

Several tunnels and cave areas are located across the property. One cave is almost completely silent once you enter it; you can almost hear your heart beating, kind of silent. Not sure how they pulled the effect off but it kind of messes with you after hearing the corn stalks rustling for so long. There were also several sections dedicated to the “Clown Town” 3D area, where you will find a carnival theme and lots of clowns.

Key lighting was used throughout the haunt to help give rooms and scare zones a more eerie feel, and tall floodlights for the corn fields to create shadows and dark zones without going completely dark.

One of the most unexpected effects I noticed about this haunt was a natural effect that I don’t think was even planned. There was a point in the haunt where the bright lights were filtering through the corn stalks, casting crazy shadows. Usually shadows don’t get to me, but these were playing tricks on my eyes. I would swear someone was coming up from behind, and as I turned around, no one was there. Mix the shadows with corn stalks moving from the wind, and I was easily on edge.

The “Clown Town” 3D area uses a lot of neon paint with black lights as well as a 3D paint style that makes certain things pop out with the 3D glasses they provide you. They also have one of those spinning vortex areas that you walk through in the same neon paint.

It seemed like there were a lot of characters that were in jumpsuits and animal masks throughout the haunt, as well as lots of clowns. There were some additional unique hillbilly characters and a few creatures that also stayed with the theme of the haunt. Some featured very detailed masks and costumes, while others had face paint, fake blood, and simplified costumes. Because it was a haunted trail, and a little on the darker side in some spots, it was harder to see the full detail of the costumes. All of them looked like original characters, and I didn’t see any type of licensed character masks.

While most of them were into quick jump scares and noises, some actors had much more dialogue and played along with you. I made the mistake of telling one of them my name, and they yelled it several times. They did have a variety of handheld props in use, including electric probes and chainsaws to help bring some of the characters together.

This haunt used a variety of scare techniques, the majority of which were quick jump scares. They did have characters that followed you and got in your face (but did not touch you), banging on things, and setting off loud horns. Actors were able to provide scares from all directions and worked everyone in the group. They popped out of everywhere, and you couldn’t see them hiding in the corn even though they were so close. If you were lucky, they might rustle the corn before they jumped, but most had perfected the scares, and you had zero warning.

By the end, I did end up getting caught with the group in front and behind me, which always makes scares difficult, but the actors did their best to try and get people and be engaging. Overall, they did great, and everyone in the line was getting scared at various times.

While I was going to buy regular tickets, I found a pre-season VIP sale on Facebook and ended up buying an anytime ticket with Fast Pass for only $32. This is the same price as a general admission ticket, but with cool perks. It worked out great since I wasn’t sure what day or time, I was going to be there with the other haunts I wanted to visit, and I was able to skip right to the front of the line with the Fast Pass. Normally I don’t use Fast Pass, but this time I was glad I did.

The haunt lasted about 30 minutes, making the general admission tickets an average MPD. If you enjoy outdoor haunts and have always wanted something that felt like a corn maze with much more excitement, this is the haunt for you.