Last night I went to the CMC Haunted House with two of my friends, and we were BLOWN away! I had won the tickets from the Scarycuse.com survey - and not only was I excited to save some money, I was excited to check this place out.

The touches of free cider and treats at the end of the haunt, a creepy clown outside terrorizing people in the line, a fire to keep warm, and a "card reader" gave us positive vibes about this place.

Let me start off by saying the haunt was designed very well! The actors, the monsters/killers, victims... EVERYONE did a great job. You rarely go into a haunted house and see acting and interaction like at CMC. The scare and shock factor was spot on and at almost every corner you could expect a big jump. We were told this has been in operation for 9 years, and you can tell that all of the members take great pride in this haunt.

I would surely suggest this haunt to EVERY person looking for an engaging haunt in the Syracuse NY region. Keep it coming CMC!

CMC's 9th Annual Haunted House


CMC's is great, and so conveniently close to everything, it's a no brainer (Google maps puts it at 13 minutes from downtown Syracuse). We were lucky enough to get to CMC's late on opening night and avoided much of the crowd and lines. We were impressed with how much they've grown. They now have 2 nice tented areas; One with concessions like fried dough, hot dogs etc., and one for ticket sales and the queue line. They've also added an enclosed fire pit for warmth, a projector so we could watch horror flicks while we waited, and some interesting scareactors walking around keeping everyone entertained while waiting. At one point I heard a loud scream, and turned around in time to see a girl in a Bride's gown being dragged under an opening in the barn... Clawing to get away with her fingers in the dirt. Props to you Bride lady.

Entering the haunt was on a completely different side of the barn from previous seasons, so we knew we were in for a completely new experience. Indeed it was. Without spoiling anything, we saw some very impressive scenes that were a noticeable step up from previous seasons. One of which is a jungle scene, where we were caught off guard more than once. The scene was very creative, the costumes were custom, and it was definitely NOT something you'd see in any other haunt around CNY. We encountered a convincing beheading, a disturbing scene where a boy's step ladder is kicked out from under him... His neck jerking down fast into a noose, and some cool new effects like moving walls. The scene details were great, and as usual, no shortage on screams and startles.

We exited to a schmear of FREE Apple Cider and Munchkins! Who does that? Awesome.

I highly recommend CMC's for a lot of screams at a very fair price (that goes to a good cause).