Scary Escape Room Horrors: 5 Weird Escape Rooms That Are Stuff of Nightmares

Escape rooms have been growing in popularity over the last few years, but with the coming of the Halloween season, not just any room will do. It’s one thing to work with a team of friends or colleagues to solve a series of problems. It’s another thing completely to try and accomplish those same tasks when being scared out of your wits.

Whether it’s in an identical replica of a horror movie or something that plays of our most primal fears, the following represent the pinnacle of the scary escape room.

Below are the five scariest, strangest and weirdest escape rooms to check out.

The Basement, Los Angeles, California

The Basement offers the perfect premise to chill your blood. You begin being hooded and led to a chainlink cage where the game starts. You then have 45 minutes to solve problems while a cannibal killer threatens to eat you and your teammates.

The 13th Floor, Chicago, Illinois

Two different escape rooms are offered by Chicago’s the 13th Room. The first is a play on Jack the Ripper. Participants have an hour to prevent the infamous killer from killing his next victim on the streets of London, England. Expect heavy atmosphere and period-appropriate design.

The second option is the Illusion Manner, which plays incorporates the occult and fear of the unknown for its fears. Participants enter a Victorian manor where a cult is attempting to summon a demon into. Stop them before they make life on earth a literal hell.

Nowayout, Ontario, Canada

Forgoing the typical problem-solving puzzles most escape rooms traffic in, Nowayout carries a heavy Saw influence, incorporating that movie franchises more physical desperation. Players need to crawl, climb and run their way to freedom in an effort to stay safe.

Breakout Games, Lexington, Kentucky

These terrifying Lexington Escape Rooms offer eight different experiences to meet your fears. Whether it’s finding yourself aboard a hijacked plane or visiting an island just as a volcano erupts, each one capitalizes on a specific fear to help terrify you and your team as you try to find the one way out.

John Doe, New York City, New York

Taking its inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window, John Doe has you investigating a mysterious neighbor’s house one night while he’s away. Uncover the clues of a murder mystery while being aware that the neighbor may come home at any time and catch you and your group.

The Last Word on the Scary Escape Room

Escape rooms offer an excellent opportunity for team-building, especially a scary escape room. Working with others under duress can create strong experiences that allow for strong relationships.

Adding a horror-element to escape rooms deepens that experience that much more. It’s one thing to race a clock to solve a puzzle. It’s another to race a crazed cannibal or terrorist while trying to find a way out.

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