In our post last year we featured the Top 10 Haunted Houses in America just before Halloween. This year we will count down and feature each one of these haunted homes every day in anticipation of Halloween.
Horror Hotel in Chatfiled, Ohio comes in 8th place in the list of Haunted Houses in America.
Here is Haunted Attractions describing the Haunted Hotel:
Visitors to Horror Hotel start their visit at the front desk where they meet the friendly hotel staff, including the Wicked Witch cleaning lady (she’s so good with a broom), Quasimodo as a Bellhop (very experienced with bells), the cannibalistic Leatherface as the house Chef, and various living-dead desk clerks and maids. Patrons visit the hotel library, where there is always something supernatural going on. Once the various movie Frankenstein monsters got together to look up legal advice for their class action malpractice suit against the Frankenstein family. Another time, noted FBI Agents Scully and Mulder showed up to investigate reports of spooky and mysterious goings-on (which they failed to confirm, despite being surrounded by obvious supernatural manifestations and weird creatures peeping at them from every corner). Horror Hotel also has its own Medical Lab, which has featured such sights as Jason waiting for the on-duty Mad Doctor to pry the axe out of his head, Hellraiser’s Pinhead getting an acupuncture treatment for his splitting headaches, and Mr. Hyde injecting a batch of pumpkins with the famous Jekyll/Hyde Serum and thus creating… Jekyll-Lanterns!
Visitor Information: (Updated tat owners request, 10/28/2010)
Tickets: $6.00
Dates: Every Friday through Sunday in October
Hours: and Sun. 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Friday and Sat. 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: 6977 Sandusky, Avenue (Route 4),
Chatfield, Ohio
Phone/Fax Number: 419-988-3421
The Top 10 Haunted Houses in America:
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- Netherworld, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Darkness, St. Louis, Missouri
- Arasapha Farms and The Bates Motel in Gradyville, PA
- Rocky Point Haunted House, Salt Lake City, Utah (Closed)
- Shocktoberfest in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Frightworld in Buffalo, New York
- Horror Hotel in Chatfield, Ohio
- Dead Acres in Columbus, Ohio
- Erebus Haunted House in Pontiac, Michigan
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I did not find the horror hotel in chatfield to be fun or scary. It was lame to say the least and I will not go again nor will i suggest it to others. It was the biggest waste of $6.00. They claim it is a haunted hotel, but all they do is take you on a tour of wax figures from movies. There was nothing scary about the hotel at all, not to mention that it wasn’t even a hotel. The “hotel” is just a duplex. Where they would get it is a “haunted hotel” i would like to know. I would like to let everyone know that it is a waste of money and a waste of time.
The Horror Hotel in Chatfied, Ohio is the best monster museum in the World! It is not suppose to be jump out in your face scary. It is a museum to see Dr. Lady's wonder masks and creations. His scenes he creates each Halloween are great! I love the Horror Hotel and have visited it every year it has been open. I would recommend it for anyone who does not like people jumping out at them or touching them or following them. This is a work of art. Not a bloody horror movie or a insane horror walk through haunted house! So please don't put it down just because you want to be terrified.
L.H. is totally wrong. The Horror Hotel is NOT a duplex. It is an actual, historic former hotel from the days of the passenger railroad, when it was known as the Kibler Hotel in the late 19th century..
Horror Hotel has won haunt awards and been on many videos and TV specials. The props and scenics inside are probably worth 10 times those of the average haunted house. For many in the area it is the only haunted event they attend each year. It's true that it isn't geared toward things that jump out and go Boo. The emphasis is on clever wit and humor. I suppose some people just don't get it.
i was raised in chatfield oh where is this hotel located in the villiage
ALL I CAN SAY IS IF ITS THOUGHT TO BE HAUNTED WELL I GREW UP THERE FROM DAY ONE OF MY LIFE TILL I LEFT THE VILLAGE AT 20 YRS OLD AND I HEARD AND SEEN ALOT OF THINGS IN THAT SMALL VILLIAGE THAT I DONT THINK PARANORMALS CAN EXSPLAIN . I DONT BELIEVE IN GHOST BUT I BELIEVE IN CHATFIELD OH AND I BELIEVE WHAT I SEEN AND HEARD.
im with u virgil… i grew up there as well and i NEVER heard of or seen this hotel!!! the town is so extermely small that im sure someone who lived there would have known about this. makes me almost want to go back there and look for it
but hey….. it does have a castle their.
Visited the horror hotel this evening. Definitely will NOT go back!!! Instead of being $5.00 to get in as the internet says, it is $6.00. As I do not carry cash usually, I asked if they accepted debit cards. I could not believe the rudeness of the staff. Three members ignored me and the 4th was so cold and unfriendly, you probably could have froze icicles on her behind!!! I'm with LH, a duplex is not a hotel. The only horror I felt from it was the way the staff treated the patrons.
Hello Lynn — I'm Kellie, the girl who can freeze icicles on her behind. I'd like to start by stating that I am NOT an employee of Horror Hotel; I am a member of a Relay for Life team that operates the concession stand on the porch as a project to raise money for cancer research; I have no authority concerning admission to the attraction. When I arrived on the porch that evening to work at the concession stand, you were already on the porch and angry about the admission price misunderstanding. I didn't know that you hadn't actually been to the ticket booth yet, and that you hadn't explained the situation to them. If you had actually talked to the ticket booth, you may very well have been admitted for your $5.00. You confronted me and said you wanted to see the manager; I explained that he was conducting the current tour through the hotel and wouldn't be available for 15 minutes. You asked if they had an ATM; I informed you that the gift shop accepted credit and debit cards. You again demanded to see the owner; I said I would try to direct him to you after the tour in progress was completed. That wasn't good enough. I personally offered you the required $3.00 since you didn't have enough cash. That wasn't good enough. Since I am not employed by Horror Hotel, I was not in the position to say "Okay, go on in, $5.00 is fine." If you still have concerns about the way I tried to handle the situation, I am sorry about that. But please don't deride an attraction you never actually attended because of the volunteers on the porch. I will have to add that shouting profanity at me from your car as you were leaving was uncalled for. Horror Hotel is a family-friendly attraction, open to children of all ages. I'm sure that the parents with young children on the porch that evening didn't appreciate your choice of words.
Hello Lynn I for one personally know Kellie and NO YOU CAN NOT FREEZE ICICLES ON HER BEHIND. I also think the Horror Hotel is a great Family friendly haunted attraction. I think it great to have a place to take the whole family as I will be traveling from Michigan with my two sons ages 5 and 9 to visit the Horror Hotel. I will also gladly pay the $6 admission fee with out yelling profanities from my car. Happy Halloween all !!!!!!
Lynn,your entitled to what you want to say, but i think your so right that your Wrong I think your mad at the fact that you had to pay a $1.00 more.as far as rudeness you might be a soft talker,and didn't get heard.No not cold people at all.I have known the people for years,and David Lady will go out of his way to make someone happy.He has the nicest collection of professinal made masks you will see.no mam no icicles at that place.Oh and sorry about the BIG charge to get in,but around here they want $6.00 to $11.00 TO get in.in closing I think you are mad about the extra buck to get in.Oh maybe you should have walked in backwards and they might have thought you were leaving.
I had never seen this site until the people who run the porch concession stand for Relay for Life told me a family came up thinking the admission price was $5.00 and that they got this information on the internet. Not sure how that discussion became such an incident, but none of that party ever made it to the ticket booth or the outcome might have been different. The above description was from a magazine article written several years ago and in addition to the price being different, it also has us open on Thursdays, which we are not anymore. Yes, I can see how one might get the duplex idea as there is a front door for the house and one for the store, but this was indeed an old railroad hotel and the giftshop was used at that time for a restaurant. And our show is more on the order of a wax museum than a full-blown haunted house, so we try to convey that in our advertising and on the signs at the entrance, as we want you to know what we are before you lay your money down. Our admission price is $6.00 now and we are not open on Thursday. And for you former Chatfielders, this was the Kibler Hotel from 1890 to about 1920, then what is now the giftshop became a general store and the two large front rooms were pool halls. What you may remember is that the most recent business there about 40 years ago was when the giftshop was a meat market.
From what I've heard, everyone else thinks Lynn was the antagonist who caused the above incident. Several bystanders say she began shouting at the Relay For Life volunteers and became instantly loud and abusive, all because the admission cost was one dollar higher than she read on an old outdated website that has nothing to do with the hotel. Talk about an overreaction.
Horror Hotel won numerous haunted house and Halloween awards and honors for over 15 years now, so I guess they were lucky to make it all that time without any troublemakers coming along trying to spoil the fun over nothing.
To L.H. and Lynn ,You are complaining about $6 admission charge ,when going to a cheesey haint anywhere is easy over $15 a person. To have kids jump out at you or flashing lights. Then you dont deserve to visit teh Horror Hotel Museum,because you ahve no appreciation of the amount of time and money that goes into building ,setting up,scripting and showing Horror Hotel.You get to see beautiful ,sets,masks and busts ,which each go for a small fortune,the incredible $6 CHARGE ,barely covers just electricity ,and services.
if you are not a true Horror fan and lover you cant appreciate it and its a waste on people like you .
NEXT TIME SAVE $6 ,AND STAND IN FRONT OF YOUR MIRROR AND FLASH LIGHTS ON AND OFF IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE SCARED.
HORROR HOTEL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAY IT BE AROUND FOR MANY MORE HALLOWEENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also find it refreshing that admission is only $6 which is a bargain considering what you see (and compared to the $12-30/person other haunted attractions charge). People also have to realize that many online locations advertise haunted attractions but then never update their listings, especially when it comes to pricing, hours and even location! People should always go to the attractions actual website for the most accurate and up-to-date information. As for the validity of whether Horror Hotel is an actual former hotel or not…seriously, who cares? When people think of hotels they think of the 4+ story hotels that we are all accustomed to. In the late 1800's they did not have these huge hotels that we see today…they were much smaller. People can be so petty.
David Albaugh
Horror Hotel is a creepy, fun, and FASCINATING museum! We've thoroughly enjoyed every show we've seen there, and we head back there during the Halloween season as often as we can. This is no easy feat for us because we live 750 MILES AWAY from Chatfield!! Yes, kiddies, Horror Hotel is worth a 1,500 mile round trip!
What makes it so special, you may ask? Well – the magic of Horror Hotel comes from the love and devotion of the proprietors – David and Laura – as well as the wonderful friends and family that they have helping them. The Horror Hotel crew is comprised of an amazing group of aficionados that are horror fans from way back. The care that they take in the clever set designs is amazing. Each scene is creepy, gorgeous, and – if you're observant – you may just catch a brilliant horror in-joke or sight gag. A word of caution, though, don't go to Horror Hotel expecting a "haunted house" in the traditional sense. Things don't jump out at you. Go to Horror Hotel expecting amazing horror-related eye candy and a fun, funny tour. And – I promise you – there's NOWHERE on the tour that you shouldn't look. Even the smallest corners and littlest details are superb!
Another great point about Horror Hotel – the sets change completely from year to year. Each year is an entirely different show with new, unique surprises. Our family gives Horror Hotel our HIGHEST recommendation!
Horror Hotel is a must see one of a kind halloween attraction. For the amount of work and time and dedication not to mention the fact that David and Laura Lady open up their HOME to the public, 6 dollars is a bargain. ____There are no actors in this attraction, aside from your tour guide, but what you do get is to see some of the most elaborately creative witty hilarious scenes with a chamingly tongue in cheek soundtrack. I'd liken this to a Disney's Haunted Mansion style attraction (without the ride)… family friendly, but entertaining to everyone.____Funny, refreshing, creative and spooky, and everyone involved does it for the passion of horror and halloween. Couldn't recommend it more!!____^v^____ps the nitpicking over the "hotel" in the name is silly. aside from the fact it WAS a legitmate hotel, there are other haunted houses that bill themselves as "mansions" and "castles" and no one calls them out for not legitmately being either.
LH and Lynn are straining for things to be mean about. Everybody who knows anything about this attraction knows it is a real historic hotel, the old Kibler Hotel. Can't believe anyone could look at a building that has like 6 windows going back on each side and somehow think it's a "duplex"!
I've been going to Horror Hotel for years, and it has always been a fun experience. I have always found the staff and volunteers to be friendly, helpful, and full of the love of Halloween. My friend and I drove for 5 hours each direction from another state to visit Horror Hotel last Saturday, and it was not a disappointment.
When you find information about an event on the internet, it's always advisable to call the establishment and check the accuracy of the information beforehand. Lists and reviews tend to hang around the internet frever, and hours and days of operations can change, and so can prices.
Well worth the trip, well worth the price (including gas to make the drive from another state)–I also give Horror Hotel my HIGHEST recommendation!
I have attended Horror Hotel for the last 10 years. Its the ONE and only Halloween attraction I look forward to and usually attend more than once if i have the time. I tell everyone who will listen about it and recommend it from Sept thru Oct. I could go on and on about why i personally like it, why its the ONLY place like it i know of in Ohio, and why the ppl who run it ,including the concession workers, gift shop employee's ,and the very sweet ticket taker( whom I have known since i was in grade school) are some of the nicest and most helpful ppl ever!
Furthermore….The price is CHEAP compared to ANY Halloween attractions around, and run by the ppl who actually live there not a bunch of kids or unconcerned seasonal employees……with any type of buisness or seasonal attraction, you come across ppl who WILL find something to complain about, who will cause a scene and give a bad review….all i have to say to this is anyone who knows the ppl who are apart of Horror Hotel in anyway, and have attended this wonderful attraction KNOW its one of the best experiences you will have during the Halloween season! And by no means has ever treated me or anyone I know whos gone through it with nothing but respect ,cheerful attitudes, and a wonderful Halloween experience
In the real estate business, where paperwork plays a big part and the term 'Read the fine print' is common, it is obvious that many people today have limited reading comprehension.
If the angry customer in this case had been paying attention to what she was reading, she might have noticed she was on the Real Estate Bloggers site, which doesn't sound or look like a Halloween site, much less one set up by that haunted hotel. Then she would have taken a minute to confirm what she'd read on more than one site, and quickly found the haunted hotel's information from less than 4 years ago.
Alot of people today like to act like they're in too big a hurry to devote their full attention to what they're reading and then when they become irate after the fact they need to blame someone else for their misunderstandings.
My BF & I drove from the middle of Indiana to go to the Horror Hotel and we were not disappointed. Dr Lady, Laura, Kellie and anyone else there are the friendliest of people. $6.00 is nothing to pay for this wonderful guided tour.
And the "not a hotel" comment is totally off the wall. It is an original hotel from the 19th century, NOT a hotel like todays hotels. That is they way a hotel was long ago, do a little research.
There is so much detail in the Horror Hotel that it is an absolute "feast" for the eyes. I would have loved to have gone through a couple of more times, just to see all the details, and to pay $6.00 each time would have been more than worth it!
Hello Lynn — I'm Kellie, the girl who can freeze icicles on her behind. I'd like to start by stating that I am NOT an employee of Horror Hotel; I am a member of a Relay for Life team that operates the concession stand on the porch as a project to raise money for cancer research; I have no authority concerning admission to the attraction. When I arrived on the porch that evening to work at the concession stand, you were already on the porch and angry about the admission price misunderstanding. I didn't know that you hadn't actually been to the ticket booth yet, and that you hadn't explained the situation to them. If you had actually talked to the ticket booth, you may very well have been admitted for your $5.00. You confronted me and said you wanted to see the manager; I explained that he was conducting the current tour through the hotel and wouldn't be available for 15 minutes. You asked if they had an ATM; I informed you that the gift shop accepted credit and debit cards. You again demanded to see the owner; I said I would try to direct him to you after the tour in progress was completed. That wasn't good enough. I personally offered you the required $3.00 since you didn't have enough cash. That wasn't good enough. Since I am not employed by Horror Hotel, I was not in the position to say "Okay, go on in, $5.00 is fine." If you still have concerns about the way I tried to handle the situation, I am sorry about that. But please don't deride an attraction you never actually attended because of the volunteers on the porch. I will have to add that shouting profanity at me from your car as you were leaving was uncalled for. Horror Hotel is a family-friendly attraction, open to children of all ages. I'm sure that the parents with young children on the porch that evening didn't appreciate your choice of words.
We went to the Horror Hotel last year on our way back to Columbus from the Haunted Hydro. (can't get enough Halloween) Anyway, Halloween is beside the point. I would have gone to explore just for the sake of seeing the inside of a 19th century hotel.
There is something about a Halloween attraction that is being hosted inside an old or historic structure that adds so much more to the visit. So if you are on OH-4 this season, do stop by.
Thanks for the kind words, everybody! But I did want to make it known that we will not be doing tours this year. We hope that this is not the end and we do hope to be open in 2012!
Just wanted to let people know that the Horror Hotel Monster Museum won't be open this year–I hope anyone who had thoughts of coming this year will read down this far to see this. I really appreciate the posts of support from all of you. We want so much for our show to be a pleasant experience for all.
This year, sadly, it will not be open, but we are not calling it quits just yet–we are hoping this is a "pause" and not a "stop".
Thanks for the kind words, everybody! But I did want to make it known that we will not be doing tours this year. We hope that this is not the end and we do hope to be open in 2012!
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