The Haunting

Mostly positive (33 ratings)

Waxhaw Escape

Escape room
IRL

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This game is based on real events that happened here in Waxhaw. In the late 1700s, Reverand William Richardson was the local church’s pastor. One day, his wife, Agnes, found him strangled to death in his study. Although some thought he had killed himself, others became suspicious. There were whispers that Agnes was a witch. The body was exhumed and, in one of the last witch trials in America, Agnes was forced to put her hand on his skull. Supposedly, if her hand came back bloody, this would prove that she was a witch. Of course, it did not, and to this day, no one knows what actually happened to poor Rev Richardson. Did he kill himself, or was it someone else … and if so, who? From Rev Richardson’s gravestone: He lived to Purpose He preach’d with Fidelity He pray’d for his People And being dead, he speaks

2-6
60 mins
Medium
Spooky

Ratings

All ratings (33)

Mostly positive

Gameplay: Very positive

Atmosphere: Very positive

Customer service: Very positive

Reviews

MarcoAndBriEscape

16 escape rooms

We enjoyed this room a lot!! The room was very immersive and the atmosphere was very eerie and spooky which made for an exciting experience. The puzzles had lots of variety and were very creative. The puzzles made for a really good flow and helped the story line progress in a way that made sense. Overall, it was a really creative and fun room with a spooky feeling that'll be best for a smaller group of 2-4 people.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

Was anything broken?

Yes

A very minuscule puzzle at the beginning of the game was not working properly however it did not affect the rest of our gameplay and it was handled well by our game master.

Live actors

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Mar 3, 2025 | Experienced Mar 3, 2025

darthkumar37

408 escape rooms

This is a great room! I would say more spooky than scary though. You need to talk to ghosts and try to figure out who was the true murderer was. We had a few hiccups in the game ending because one of the puzzles indicate it’s one person and another says it's someone else so we needed the gamemaster to clarify after the game, who the true murderer was. But the puzzles are great, and so is the set design!

Gameplay

It was up and down. The game starts off strong, because you are trying to communicate with a ghost. There were some haziness at the end for the goal of the game. The game starts off strong, because you are trying to communicate with a ghost. There were some haziness at the end.

Atmosphere

I loved it! You start out in an old house, but...clearly there's more to it. No spoilers, but that room where the crime was revealed! 🤯

Customer service

Really nice!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Yes, the set and puzzles regarding sins was excellent!

Story

Prevent Dracula from rising, so be irradiates prepared to stake someone!

Difficulty

Medium

A hint needed here and there, but overall excellent!

Game tech

High tech

very little mechanical, and mostly hi tech which contributed to the ghostliness going on

Ideal number of players

Scary

Spooky

You are talking to a ghost! What do you expect?

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Very for someone in a wheelchair to navigate

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jun 13, 2024 | Experienced Mar 9, 2024

Lamps85

123 escape rooms

Nicely decorated- added to the spooky feel and there were some scary moments. Puzzles tied in well together.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Story

Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

We have usually only done rooms with a group of two - however it seems to be a somewhat tight space at times, I wouldn't suggest more than 6 for this one.

Aug 24, 2023

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