Ghastly Escapes - Ch. 1 The Bag Man

The actors were awesome, and I may have been spoiled by other games..., but this just isn't up to the same level of chase-horror you can find elsewhere (e.g., anywhere in Europe, Cornstalkers in Orlando, or Ripper at Nocturne). It is not particularly scary, the set feels empty, and the puzzles are basic. That said, it's a fun concept and I'm looking forward to the next chapter once they move locations. If they could add a few more puzzles in and improve the overall vibe/polish, this could be a blast! Wrecked remains the must-do here.

My second ever “experience” escape room! I love the competitiveness of classic escape rooms but this was a good treat!

This game was absolutely one of my favorites! This room combined interesting puzzles with a scary atmosphere for a very immersive and fun experience. There were no jump scares and at no point did we feel truly unsafe, even though only two of us played. The story was extremely well done (and connects to the incoming games) and all elements were extremely well executed. We will be back to play more of these rooms!

Wow What a fantastic room and location Let’s talk room first; this was a perfect scary room. If you like scary it will hit all your notes. If you avoid scary and shy away from live actors, this will show you a very controlled space that provides a great balance of controlled scares (scary on training wheels if you choose so but still fantastic immersion and scares) The flow and connection of puzzles to narrative was excellent. Such a great room concept, story and some world-building thrown in and cannot wait to see where the story goes for future rooms Let’s talk people - Rebecca and Beans were amazing! Great example of how live actors can truly enhance an experience with out awkwardness One of the highlights of the trip as we did a tour of about 14 rooms over the weekend and this was a special room and experience Tidbits: Easy parking Amazing staff Lots of rooms and all were wonderful

What a delightfully frightening time! I was utterly terrified, hands literally shaking, and so immersed in the experience and my own terror I took ages to calm down afterwards, but all in the best way! The puzzles were simple but rewarding and we were expertly and deftly navigated through the experience by our game master. The Bagman had a great physicality, and had a very intimidating presence, and was very well performed: absolutely terrifying. This is a must do for anyone who loves horror and if you don’t I encourage you to work up your courage to give it a try, you can really trust that you’re in good hangs here. I can’t wait to play the next chapters of the experience!

I’m a sucker for all things horror, so when a game comes along and actually scares me, I know it’s something special. Ghastly Escapes took the meta element of the premise and used it to make the game even more immersive than the average horror game. Between both performers, the game played with the distinction between escape room, haunted house, and immersive theater perfectly. The gameplay was mostly toned down to allow for the scares, but the puzzles were not simply filler - they were well designed and extremely fun in their own right. What made the game stand out was how unpredictable it was. It was genuinely terrifying to not know what was lying in the next scene, or even in the current scene. The ending was a perfect capstone to the entire experience - an appropriately tense sequence plus a great hook for future games. Plus, our hosts were incredible and made the whole experience pop in a great way. I am so glad I was able to work with Masterpiece Escapes to fit in these two games - both Wrecked and Ghastly Escapes are great examples of the power of passionate owners and incredible customer service!

This was our last room we finished at Masterpiece. We had a lot of fun in this room. Our GMs/actors were great. Mattie played the other victim and Beans played the scary Bagman. My wife was a little nervous going in since we knew that the Bagman "handles" his victims. But, Beans did a great job making us feel safe but still made it scary fun. The storyline and theming was really good. Puzzles fit the theme. Puzzles all made sense and were fun. Not a hard room for just 2 people. But IMO, the real fun in this room was the experience and the actors. Must do room IMO.

The GM had me eating out of her hand! Such an amazing idea for an escape room- I can’t wait to play more chapters!

Incredible experience. First interactive room, was lots of fun. Puzzles were perfect level of challenging... can't wait for part 2!