What People Are Saying About Phobia Haunted House
The Editor
Joshua Hinsdale
Citysearch
In Short – Operating since 1996, Phobia 290 has earned the reputation as the scariest, most high-tech thrill in Houston. Tour the dark, terrifying halls of Phobia's five distinct haunted houses, all at one location. Attractions include the Darke Institute, the Asylum mental hospital, and a 3-D Clown Phobia exhibit, where high-tech clown horror is created by lasers, special-effect lighting and pneumatics. Also, check out the Simon Fowler Woods, home of the 290 killer.
11/13/09
Phobia was Gooood
by BassDude at Citysearch
Phobia is fun. We saw 3 houses.
The woods, 3D clowns (with special glasses)
and the mental hospital one. They opened last week for a special night after Halloween. Very cool. It was not crowded at all. All those strange monsters walking around the property was cool. Me likes!
- Pros: Really Big - Pretty Scareey
- Cons: 290 is far away from my house
11/11/09
Went to Phobia Last week
by HellMan1 at Citysearch
Phobia on 290 was our last stop this Halloween.
We saw The Trails (sucked) last week. Screamworld (ok but not that great) a few weeks ago and Nightmare (don't bother). Phobia was our favorite. It was very muddy from all the rain Friday. The parking lot was bad, but so was our yard., so they should try to fix that if possible. I liked the Dark Instute and Claustraphobia. My friend liked the woods and the Clown one more. The actors were very good and I liked all the mechanical props. I know the 31st is the rookie night, but it was the only night we could all go. They should open more nights. Worth the trip. We all agreed - Thumbs up. We wore old shoes that were muddy from everywhere else! I'll go back next year for sure.
- Pros: Very Large - Many Choices - Pretty Good
- Cons: Crowded - Not Cheap
11/01/09
Not What I expected!!
by calilove1 at Citysearch
Im very disappointed about this so highly talked about Phobia haunted house. For all the money that is made off of this function, you would think they would have their parking lot fixed. My family and I went yesterday 10/31 and when we stepped out of the car we stepped in complete mud.. mud .. mud.. mud was everywhere. Then we had to walk accoss the muddy lot to the ticket booth to purchase tickets where young high school kids were hanging out and seemed as if there were little people there over the age ... then we had to walk back across to get to the house we wanted to go to and again through all the mud. Our shoes we so so messed up it was sad and unbelievable. Now as for the houses .. they were cool.. funny..just a little teeny weeny scary!! lol
But why did they have young kids in costumes and standing in the walkways of the house to scare you.. how when i can see you ahead of me... I SEE YOU FOOL!! that is not going to scare me if i see you standing in the hallways and screaming and banging and chanting right there in front of me.. they would try to scare you when they are right there and they know we see them... this was just pure not what i expected!!! come better than this if you are going to charge all that money!!!! Dont waste your money... im lookin at these reviews and you guys must work there or known these people.. there is no way that this place is all that and then some.. no way!!! find something else to do. or they need to revamp that place.. my son did like it but he was like that was not scary i could see the people standing and scaing the people in front of me..... go figure. peace CAli Love babe
- Pros: alright haunted house
- Cons: parking lot completely muddy, too costly
The Details on Phobia Haunted House
Know Before You Go:
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Houston Police officers and security staff are on-site. Costumes welcomed, but no nudity or weapons.
When to Go:
Visit Phobia's official website for detailed information on haunted-house hours of operation, plus a valuable coupon.
The Extras:
New for 2006 is Claustrophobia, an industrial haunted house with tilting/twisting floors and gravity effects.
