Ghastly Escapes - Ch. 1 The Bag Man
Overwhelmingly positive (92 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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Ghastly Escapes closed in 2016 after the mysterious deaths of two of their employees. almost 9 years have passed since then while the building and everything in it remained dormant. Luckily for you, Masterpiece Escapes has reawakened all that was asleep. Choose your nightmare and try and survive…
- 3-6
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Very scary
All (92)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
gregasourasrex
134 escape rooms
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING - MUST TRY! My GF was nervous about the live actor in the room, but the actors were very respectful and made the experience worthwhile! Top 5 room for me!
Gameplay
All the puzzles flowed well and were pretty straightforward so you didn’t have to make any leaps!
Atmosphere
Very interactive!
Customer service
Skye was AMAZING as a game master!
Easy to find location
Yes
Clissos13
254 escape rooms
Absolutely incredible experience at this room. From the design to the story to the actors and everything in between. It’s absolutely incredible! Hands down the best in Charlotte. Please go play this, you won’t be disappointed!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
💩👖
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Cogs88
169 escape rooms
This room is incredible from before you even start to finish. Seriously amazing work. This is honestly one of the best rooms I have done. Also, the GMs were amazing. This is a must do room.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Somewhat
jnhamilt0409
30 escape rooms
I have done probably 30+ escape rooms and I have completed all of the games at Masterpiece Escapes. This was by far the best escape room I have ever done. The story was fantastic and the actors were absolutely incredible. I cannot wait for Chapters 2-4.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty
Medium
Vz6418Gr
1 escape room
We loved everything about it, and definitely would recommend it to others. It was the best escape room I have ever been to.
Gameplay
Great flow from room to room!
Atmosphere
The atmosphere was very mysterious keeping you in a state of anticipation of what would happen next
Customer service
The staff were absolutely wonderful! They were very informative, fun and professional!!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Very exciting that there will be more chapters of this experience! Like a good series that you can keep going back to for the next episode!
Story
Great plot! Loved the bag man story line and history given about the building and characters
Difficulty
Hard
I would call this expert but I had some super awesome teammates that know how to work together so it was hard for us but doable
Game tech
High tech
Lots of flashing lights and creepy sounds!
Ideal number of players
6
We had four which was great for us, but when one of us was taken away by the bag man, it only left three to continue searching for clues
Scary
Scary
Very scary but not terrifying which was good for me!
Minimum age
12
I would say this depends on the persons acceptance to be scared. Someone that frequents haunted houses a lot we definitely love this.
Was anything broken?
No
Everything was working perfect
Live actors
Yes
Yes, the bag man was always after us and taking members of our team out of the game temporarily. we also had a staff member that was on our team that was with us every step of the way through the experience
Physically active
Somewhat
There was touching, but no hitting or anything super physical
Accessibility
We did not have anyone with disabilities on our team, so I cannot review this question
Easy to find location
Yes
Very easy to find very close to our relatives in Charlotte
Parking
Easy
Very convenient parking right out front
BlakeExit
24 escape rooms
An amazing and unique experience! Probably not the best for younger players. Highly recommend for people who are comfortable having a live actor in the room and being touched. The room leans heavily of providing a genuine horror movie experience. It’s best to play it with that as your mindset- you are the victim!
Gameplay
Very linear room, which I think matches the room’s atmosphere very well. Fun for all players regardless of experience.
Atmosphere
One of the most immersive rooms I’ve ever played. The atmosphere is above and behind and is a unique experience.
Customer service
Amazing staff. My group met with several staff members and all were very friendly and clearly cared for the customer’s experience of the rooms.
Difficulty
Medium
Only a couple puzzles were difficult, but otherwise anyone with a few rooms under their belt will probably be familiar with these types of puzzles.
wetherly
53 escape rooms
Ghastly is a highly immersive, adrenaline filled cross between escape room and personal haunt. It was the perfect difficulty considering everything that happens, so we didn’t feel too much pressure from trying to solve puzzles while also being scared out of our pants. Highly recommend bringing at least 3-4 players as some of the scares are more convincing with a larger group, but still a ton of fun for even just 2.
Gameplay
Live actors and interactions made this game unlike anything I have ever played before.
Atmosphere
Extremely immersive from the moment you check in. It really feels like you as a player are part of the origin story. Amazing and perhaps unexpected set design.
Customer service
Staff are AMAZING. Shoutout to Lorynn for awesome storytelling and customer service
Game tech
Mechanical
EscapingReality
156 escape rooms
This room was amazing! The live-actors add an adrenaline-filled aspect to the game that many don’t have!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary
Scary
Physically active
Somewhat