McCalls Haunted Farm Review (2026)

McCall’s Haunted Farm has a very easy-to-navigate website; dates and times for the timed tickets can be booked, as there are no tickets sold at the event. There are also details on the backstory as well as the daytime and nighttime activities. Using our GPS, we were easily able to find the attraction, and there is an expansive free parking lot. Before you go, remember to purchase your tickets on the website as there are no haunted house tickets sold on site.

Every member of staff we encountered was friendly and helpful, and there is even a help center to answer any questions one might have. While waiting for your timed entry window, there are several activities, photo ops, and roaming actors. New for this year is a beer garden if you want to purchase an adult beverage. There are restrooms located throughout the property.

The two attractions are Field of Screams and The Slaughterhouse. Field of Screams is outdoors, and there is a lot of walking through the haunts; good walking shoes are strongly recommended. There are several TV screens throughout, so it is easy to see what timed tickets are being allowed into the haunts.

Once you enter McCalls, there is a country midway look and feel. Monsters wander to provide scares and take photos with guests. Each of the haunted attractions has facades that hide the queue, with Halloween tunes playing to help set the mood. The entrance to Field of Screams was a monster house with incredible attention to detail to help set the tone for what lies within the haunt.

Neither attraction has one particular theme. The scenes flow into each other, although there are some dividers. In Field of Screams, there are corn paths in between scenes. In The Slaughterhouse, there are themed hallways. There are scares in between the scenes. The corn in Field of Screams does take one out of the immersion a little. Whereas in The Slaughterhouse, the hallways are themed to flow into the next scene. Each trailer in the Field of Screams is themed from top to bottom. Each trailer has a different theme, but there is theming in the corn path that introduces the next theme. The Slaughterhouse is indoors, located in a massive barn. Each set is themed from floor to ceiling, and some of the rooms are two stories tall. Both of the attractions exit to the midway with scenes that blend the attractions into the midway.

Journeying through both attractions at McCall’s Haunted Farm, there is an onslaught of special effects. Within Field of Screams, there was music and sound effects throughout. One of the most intense sound experiences we had in this attraction was a white, fog-filled room that had a low hum that immediately brought anxiety. Within The Slaughterhouse, there is no music, but a chaotic mix of noises like cricket chirping, machinery, and medical equipment as examples that add to the chaos.

The scenery throughout both attractions was extremely detailed. At the beginning of Field of Screams, when you enter the Monster house, it looks like it’s from the movie; there is even the uvula chandelier hanging in the middle. Each trailer had a unique theme with the space being well utilized. In the werewolf trailer, for example, there was a winding path through rock work caves. While in the trailer, there were props that wound through the mobile home. Each container uses a mix of props, animatronics, Hollywood-level sets, and smells to complete the environment. The corn in between the scenes also had props and animatronics that fit the themes of the trailers. The scenic design in The Slaughterhouse looks like you are on a movie set. Each room was fully themed from top to bottom with excellent lighting. The flow works better as well because transition spaces are themed to the next room.

Props and animatronics are used throughout both attractions. Props in both attractions are used to enhance the scares. Animatronics are used throughout both attractions. Each trailer in Field of Screams has at least 2 animatronics, with excellent timing for the best scare. Each animatronic in both attractions fit the theme for the room. While walking through, there were a few animatronics that were not functioning in Field of Screams. All the animatronics we encountered in The Slaughterhouse were working without issues. Both attractions had animatronics we had never seen before, including an alien animatronic that gave us chills. The use of fog, especially in Field of Screams, got so thick it was impossible to see in one room, with audio and lighting that completely disoriented us. In the Slaughterhouse, the barn scene had actors literally flying above our heads. Strobe lights were perfectly timed throughout both attractions as well. Each scene was also theatrically lit in both attractions, so you can soak in the details.

As soon as you enter McCall’s, you can encounter actors. In the midway area, the Wendigo can be found creeping along, as well as other cryptids. Some of these characters are more for photo ops, while others go for the scares.

Once inside the attractions, you’ll encounter a large number of actors. Within Field of Screams, each container has at least one actor, while the corn has characters popping in and out of the corn. Walking through, we did notice that there were a few areas that were lacking actors. Inside The Slaughterhouse, there were actors around almost every corner. Most of the rooms had multiple actors. In the medical room, for example, we counted at least six actors. The actors in both attractions did an outstanding job working with each other to maximize the scares. Actors in Field of Screams had developed characters. Each one had a unique look and a complete costume. When a character wore a mask, we noticed makeup around the eyes. The actors in The Slaughterhouse are more intense; they know how to work together to get the most out of the scares.

Most characters we encountered in both attractions had fun interactions with us. We had some delightfully demented conversations with the actors. From actors telling us how they were going to cook us in the slaughterhouse to a disturbing doll that stared us down. Each actor used their own scare tactics for the best scare.

Each actor had unique costumes, masks, and makeup. Throughout both attractions, we did not see the same mask or makeup twice. We did have one actor in Field of Screams remove their mask in front of us, which did break the scene a little for us in the clown area.

Costuming throughout both attractions was complete with the appropriate amount of wear and tear. The use of the props, especially the cattle prod-looking sticks, was well-used for distractions so another actor could go for the scare. The level of detail in the makeup was outstanding through both attractions. From disturbing clown makeup to mental patients, each actor had unique face and hand makeup that blended into the clothing as well. The masks are also incredibly unique, with some truly creepy pig masks and a sunflower Demogorgon. We also noticed makeup on all of the masked characters as well.

McCall’s Haunted Farms has a wide variety of scares. In Field of Screams, a good portion of the scares came from animatronics. The timing was good, but there were a few areas where an extra actor could add to the scare factor. In The Slaughterhouse, the animatronics were used more as a distraction for actor-driven scares. We had several ping-pong scares with multiple actors scaring our whole group. Field of Screams had some technical issues with the animatronics, but we did notice some actors making up for the scares. The Slaughterhouse has excellent timed scares with intense actors that get very close to guests. Throughout both attractions, we had every member of our group targeted for scares. Some areas of the Slaughterhouse had intense actors using the room and actor pathways to scare the same person multiple times.

Both attractions utilized a wide variety of scares. Field of Screams had one white-out room that had us all creeped out without an actor or animatronic needed, just a combination of a bright light, tons of fog, and a deep, disturbing tone. There are some areas in Field of Screams without scares to cleanse the palate. The Slaughterhouse has scares from start to finish, with the barn scene having so many scares jammed into a small space. Field of Screams did not have a finale that we noticed; it was just a corn path to the exit. The Slaughterhouse had a intense exit with a unsought of effects, animatronics and actors leaving guests running.