Unrelated but I just finished rewatching AHS Asylum, have very high hopes for the maze. Hopefully it won’t play out like Roanoke in that it goes from the forest to the main setting(Farmhouse in Roanoke, Briarcliff in Asylum), as that would seem too repetitive. I also hope John doesn’t rely too much on Bloodyface or the Raspers for the scares; as Sister Jude, Sister Mary Eunice, Lana, Angel of Death, & Santa all could make for great scares.
Edit: I feel bad for the actors who are gonna have to listen to Dominique in the Lobby Room for their shift.. that would drive me “insane”(awful pun I’m sorry)
I really wanna see the nun that cries black bile from the AHS: Asylum ads as a scareactor... and this song somewhere in the maze lol..
I think they could balance the scariness and funny scenes to make a very well rounded houseDouble post, sorry;
One thing I wanted to add way back, but then the topic changed, was regarding how Stranger Things is gonna be laid out, especially in WW queue, was that I feel the show is gonna focus primarily on the horror aspect, meaning we shouldn't be too surprised to not see a lot of memorable moments obviously. I know that this year will attract hardcore Stranger Things fans, and I'm sure a large portion of them aren't horror fans/haunted attraction enthusiasts. I can already see a lot of this demographic complaining about how this maze may not tap into the nostalgia or wit of the show, yet that's the point. Given that the location is a bit of a tight squeeze, it would make sense that they focus on the "pure horror" portions of the show, which means it'll most likely be more monster oriented, less kids focused. Overall I'm still excited to see the Demogorgon in person (and possibly Mind Flayer, if this maze will include the second season, because I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to just do season 1), but remembering how I heard the complaints of AHS fans, when it was first brought in 2016, that the maze focused too much on the horror parts and not the drama/sassy/funny/heart-warming aspects of the show in the attraction, I wouldn't be surprised to hear similar complaints about ST this year from it's attending fan-base.
If I can make deductions based on my memory of season 2, that layout may most likely start with the forest with the Raspers, enter through the underground tunnels into Briarcliff Manor for the majority of the maze, and enter into Dr. Thredson's lair as the finale for the final confrontation. Basically similar to the Roanoke layout last year with the forest, the manor, and end at the Polk farm. Though we may get an alien final scare for Asylum, like how last year they did the wicker men from the fake commercials for the finale.
For Asylum I could totally see a finale similar to Halloween 2015 but with the Crying Nun from the ads... would be so cool. Hopefully they can make Asylum different enough from the Roanoke format, as even though that maze was good Asylum deserves better
Yeah I can see that. I'm not sure if they'd incorporate the mirror aspect, but I can definitely see a room filled with multiple mannequins and a few live actors. I do think they may try to repeat a similar format, but so as long as they don't do a lot of black walled rooms, I'm fine. The only time I think those are understandable is for outdoor scenes anyways.
Briarcliff should be the facade. I really don't like the facade with just cutouts of the characters.Roanoke was a really good maze but the over use of the Pig Man & the unnecessary black walls prevented it from being a great maze. I’m curious about if it’ll be Bloodyface, the Crying Nun, and a Rasper on the facade cutouts or just Bloodyface
Briarcliff should be the facade. I really don't like the facade with just cutouts of the characters.