Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Haunted House Review (2021)

Final Score8.16/10
8 categories scored
Scariness
Moderate ScaresModerate Scares
Runtime25 minutes
MPD 1.00
TouchNo Touch

Scoring Criteria Transition: 2021 sits right at a change in our review categories and weighting, so this score isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison to reviews from nearby years under different criteria; worth keeping in mind if you’re tracking a haunt’s rating over time.

Summary

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Haunted House is a well-known area with a well-known past. What better place to play host to a seasonal haunted house than to choose one on the site with a history of so much madness and despair? Dubbed the most haunted place in West Virginia, the electricity in the air is palatable. Very few things in this world compare to that walk you take toward the main building in order to get to the haunt. The architecture is jaw-dropping and stays with you long after you are gone. Delirium is the name of the haunt here, and… Read More…

Cast8.03

While walking through, it seemed as though there was an adequate number of cast members. We spotted one large puppet that wasn’t in use, but everything else was moving as it should. We entered spaces with one actor in the set, and others with two or three actors interacting with each other. We were kept moving along with a cast that ‘scared us forward.’ The vast majority of the actors were wearing patient or nurse attire. They each displayed a slightly different affliction; and their words, mutterings, screaming, and other actions demonstrated this to a trained eye with experience with… Read More…

Costuming7.48

The gowns, lab coats, and scrubs were dead giveaways that we were dealing with a lot of patients and staff. Makeup seemed simple and appropriate, or what we were able to see. We spotted some colored contacts. We saw evidence of injury. The clothing appeared to fit as it should; distressed, and realistic. We saw masks that appeared to also fit as they should and matched the character. The clowns wore clown costumes and the mutated rat sure did look furry. We did appreciate the creative style of the mask on the clown with their sharp teeth protruding out.

Customer Service9.75

GPS took us directly to the haunt with no trouble. We knew to look for the massive main building on the complex to serve as a marker for the actual haunt in a side building to the left. Not only that but Delirium is beautifully displayed across the pillars of the haunt itself. The ticket booth is located conveniently near the main building, which takes care of tickets to the haunt further left, or the paranormal activities to the right. While the paranormal activities are not included in the cost of tickets to the seasonal haunt, they are also offered… Read More…

Atmosphere9.6

The iconic main building and the lighting of the lawn and front of the actual haunt told everyone to take notice. We spotted a messy lady wearing a nurse uniform, a clown, and a patient out front. Some were walking around the customers in line while waiting their turn to go inside. The patient ushering us in was clearly dressed as such and went over the rules before we could enter. He was friendly enough as he wished us luck as we crossed the threshold.

Special Effects8.25

We heard a mixture of music and sound effects along with moments of quiet. We saw rooms and hallways with furniture and equipment, and in other places, we saw bloodied and dirty sheets hanging over the walls and a spotlight over the actor in their set. Some were in the dark with a spotlight above to bring focus to them. We met a stiltwalker who got especially close to us demanding to know what we were doing. We walked through two mannequin areas. One hallway or tiny room had mannequins lined along the wall, which of course, we expected to… Read More…

Theme9

The theme was clear: patients and staff having a series of adverse reactions. The theme matched the building it was housed in. The other characters provided a little break from the continuous series of hospital gowns and scrubs and could have been played out a little more.

Scare Factor7

We received a series of different scares including: animatronics coming at us, darkness, winding paths, air cannons, excessive laughing, rantings and yelling of the patients and staff, threats of bodily harm, chainsaws, and jump scares. For most of the haunt, the scares were directed toward those in front. Later on in the haunt, those of us in the back received a little love.

Once safely outside, we were given a final chainsaw scare that is often used as a finale.

Entertainment & Value7.75

With general admission being $25 and the minutes inside also coming to 25, our minutes per dollar ratio is a solid 1, meaning 1 minute of entertaining costs a dollar. This is not a bad price at all.

There were no midway games or other entertainment provided outside the haunt, but the nurse and clown walking around a little bit and the natural beauty of the building to admire. We did enjoy ourselves walking through to find out what was around the next corner, as we just never knew for sure what to expect and were kept guessing the entire time.

Awards

2025Haunt AwardCreepiest Atmosphere (2025 – Team Night Stalkers)

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Guest Reviews

Guest Review by victoria

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Visited: 10/24/2020 | Recommended: ✅ Yes

What They Liked Most:
SPOILER FOR THIS HAUNT UP AHEADcast9/10the cast was great, they were all pretty intense and scary for the most part. there’s somebody in at least ever... Read More

Suggested Improvements:
please do not bring your kids 12 and below to this. it’s very intense and gross. wear comfortable shoes, you’ll be walking for 15 to 25 minutes.

Guest Review by Caleb Nelson

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Visited: 09/28/2018 | Recommended: ✅ Yes

What They Liked Most:
I love visiting the Trans Allegany Lunatic Asylum every year and it never disappoints. Every year the Haunt is redesigned and just beautiful. The acto... Read More

Guest Review by Johnette

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Visited: 09/29/2017 | Recommended: ✅ Yes

What They Liked Most:
Excellent variety of scares throughout 4 floors.

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