We saw lots of good looks in here. From a desiccated old guy with a scraggly beard to a sewed-up-face guy with stringy hair. A pig-faced actor had boar-like tusks protruding from the mouth area, and a flat-headed Frankenstein-looking thing carried a huge hammer. Most of the actors appropriately wore some kind of medical apparel. Pérez Y, Rivero F, Herrero M, et al. Changes in brain activation through cognitive-behavioral therapy with exposure to virtual reality: a neuroimaging study of specific phobia. J Clin Med. 2021;10(16):3505. doi:10.3390/jcm10163505 We could tell that a good effort was made. However, we’ve seen this done much better at other places, or can detect areas where significant improvements can be made. This is about the top end of what we’d call “Family Friendly.” Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia - Celebrating 18 SEASONS of blood sweat and fears... we take FEAR to a whole new level! We offer lighted parking area, a hay wagon ride, food concessions, souvenirs, music & DJ, actor photo ops/entertainment, and bonfire to warm your chilled bones! Supporting us helps to provide safe and quality fall entertainment for many to enjoy. Each year we invest a large amount into improvements to our show and facilities, as we strive to constantly make Fear Forest a top notch attraction.Props and sets are hight quality & expensive! It’s a complete Halloween-themed experience that has become a local tradition!

Improved zipline environment detection to prevent placing the rope through things as much as possible Of course, there are many things in the cities that threaten us and which we are well aware of. We are used to live with them and many times we don’t even admit them. There are also many things in the forests that threaten us, but because of modern life we forgot how to deal with them. Many times, is enough to keep eyes open and be careful and nothing happens to us. We are visiting forests either to get some benefit (e.g., collect berries) or to go relax. In that case conditions have to be optimal. Nice, sunny, peaceful time… Our life has changedWe've grown more than just a corn crop at Fear Forest, and we've kept it contained...but not for long! Fear Factory!

In fairytales, the forest often serves as a symbol for the unknown, the mysterious, and the wild. It is a place where adventure, danger, and magic can all be found. From Little Red Riding Hood to Hansel and Gretel, many of the most iconic fairytales take place in or near a forest setting. We are visiting forests on a more and more rare occasion. Either to get some benefit (e.g., collect berries) or to go relax. Most of us have a chance to visit forests once maybe twice a month/year. Usually in a nice weather. The wagon started us off by going under a neon sign archway that read ‘Fear Forest’ flanked by pumpkin headed ghosties on either side. Tons of effects, interactive scenes, and actors jumping on and off the wagon kept us more immersively engaged than many other hayrides we’ve experienced. Available Separately- Requires Night Pass. What’s worse than dropping 100ft through a trapdoor? Dropping 100ft through a trapdoor in complete darkness! Take on the stomach-churning Nightfall, where you’ll stand atop the 100ft tower, and wait in suspense until the trapdoors open beneath you, plummeting you to the ground. You’re lowered safely of course, but we can’t promise there won’t be an unwanted visitor waiting for you at the end. Your Night Pass will give you all night access to The Nets. Woven within the towering trees, navigate your way through this bouncy, unpredictable netted maze. Will you end up cornered by the clowns, or will you run for your life along Europe’s longest net walkway? You can run, jump and slide, but you certainty can’t hide…This attraction owned the best scare out the exit door. It was an approach we’re all used to at the end of haunts, but timed well and performed potently for a successful flourish of a fright at the very end. Donation Amount: Would you like to help cover the processing fees? I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. A high score on our scale. They had a good handle on it and, overall, they knew how to use it well. Most attractions can learn from what these guys are doing. First and foremost, the woodland is often portrayed as a place of danger. It is a wild and untamed environment, full of predators and obstacles that must be overcome. This danger is often embodied in the form of a wolf or other fearsome creature, who lurks in the shadows waiting to pounce on unsuspecting travelers. In the fairytale, this danger is meant to represent the challenges and obstacles that we all face in our own lives, and the courage and resilience needed to overcome them.

Freitas JRS, Velosa VHS, Abreu LTN, Jardim RL, Santos JAV, Peres B, Campos PF. Virtual reality exposure treatment in phobias: a systematic review. Psychiatr Q. 2021 Dec;92(4):1685-1710. doi:10.1007/s11126-021-09935-6Fear of the Forest is a musical project started in London, UK in 2012 and fronted by Kate Arnold on hammered dulcimer, violin and vocals. The band combines influences from English and French folk, medieval, Renaissance, Middle Eastern and classical music to create a sound that has been described as 'punk baroque'. The songs draw upon folk and fairy tales, mythology, social history, dystopian doom, tensions between technology and humanity, and the strange tales of Kate's half-gypsy grandmother. We saw a prop guy with guts stuffed into his mouth like a hose and many unfortunate patients / victims in a bloody mess on exam tables. Circular saw blades came cutting at us through a door. A charred skeleton slid out of a crematory oven.