Haunted Houses: The Beast and the Edge of Hell

October 13, 2009 :: Posted by - TravelPro :: Category - Entertainment, Interest

Take a trip to Kansas City, Missouri, to go to one of the nation’s best haunted houses. The Beast is truly a brute masterpiece of fear.

The key scaring secret (not anymore…) to this haunted house is that they train their actors to read the body language of each visitor and time their scares accordingly. The result is literally a scared out-of-your-mind, wet-your-pants experience like none other you have experienced.

Thirty-five years ago, they added an accompanying haunt, called the Edge of Hell.

The Beast
Since then, the Beast has been hell-bent on making sure the actors understand that haunted houses are another form of theater. “We have to anticipate the timing and people’s reactions so we can move the visitors from point A to point B. We spend days and weeks to get this right. It’s not about the gore element, but the theatrical element,” Amber Arnett-Bequeaith, the owner says.

Hauntworld Magazine calls The Beast “one of the biggest and best indoor haunted attractions in the nation.” The house spans five floors and features elaborate set design and Hollywood-like ghost illusions.

The Edge of Hell features a real 24-foot python residing in the place. Larry Edgar, the snake’s handler and Edge of Hell’s general manager, believes the snake is the biggest living snake in capacity weighing in at 300 pounds, and is planning to apply for a Guinness Record come Spring.

The Beast and The Edge of Hell are open to those who dare to enter on Fridays and Saturdays in September and Thursdays through Sundays throughout October. Single passes are $20, or get a combo ticket to both attractions for $33.

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