Potter’s House of Horrors

I’m slightly obsessed with haunted houses. Sure, that might make me a little bit sick and twisted, but that’s okay. There’s something about «surviving» a house full of actors and anamatronics that makes me feel slightly invincible.
That said, I’ve been through a lot and it’s rare that I actually get scared in them. Potter’s, however, did an excellent job! Yes, the line ups were crazy long, and yes it’s a bit pricy ($ 30 for two — yes, only two– haunted houses on a Friday night) but it’s worth it at least once.
We went to Fright Night a couple weeks before going to Potter’s and left disappointed. There were no real scares at Fright Night and the actors were sparse. Potter’s, however, actually managed to make both my fiancé and I scream at different points. The only thing that helped me feel brave were the number of young kids in line (despite there being a Family Hour from 5 – 6:30pm, where the lights are brighter and there are no actors). I mean, if a 10-​year-​old can go through here, why can’t I?
There’s also a photobooth for $ 4 or $ 5 that was also fun. We didn’t actually know what was going on when we first stepped in the photobooth and our pictures didn’t turn out very well. We asked if we could do it again; we were told we could, for no extra charge. We also got to use fun props with our photos!
If you like haunted houses, I definitely recommend Potter’s. The actors also do a great job keeping you entertained while you’re in line!
*Tip 1: The only washroom is a Porta Potty. If you don’t like using those, make sure you go to the washroom before you arrive.
*Tip 2: Buy your tickets online! You save tons of time (you get to skip the long ticket line and go straight to the haunted house line).

Last night was my first experience with Potter’s House of Horrors and I absolutely promise it will not be my last. It was amazing. It was the first time I’ve actually felt any uneasiness or actually being startled in a haunted house. The actors, both inside and outside the houses, were what made Potters so frightening. And the design of the houses (even smaller details that other houses don’t have, like the smell) were awesome. We were very impressed and can’t wait to make your venue a yearly tradition.

Absolutely terrifying. This place does a good job with all the details… at least some what I saw the few times I peeked out from behind my boyfriends back. The actors are creepy and did a great job. This place is on a whole different level than fright nights at playland and definitely worth making the trek out to Surrey for.

Amaaaaazebaaaaalls! A 20 minute scream fest. I thought it was a bit pricey at $ 17+tax for adults but it was worth it. Wish I could have had my friends and my reactions on video. I will be back next halloween!

I don’t know how many years we have been coming here but Potters has become an annual tradition for us every Halloween.
Potter’s House of Horrors is the evil alter ego of Potter’s Farm & Nursery, during this festive time their 9000 square foot complex is transformed in to this elaborate haunted house.
They put a lot of effort in to putting on the best show possible and you can tell, right down to their animatronic outhouse to lure people to try and open the door. If you had to go to the washroom, you might not have to anymore.
I’ll spare you the details as I want it to be a surprise to you but the feel here is that it’s a little more adult than other places. People with younger ones can come a little earlier for a more toned down show, but toned down is still pretty gory.
So instead of going to places like fright nights, skip that all together and head out to Surrey, it’s just a much better experience.

Best Haunted House ever. Hands down. I think this was better than all of the houses at Fright Nights combined.
I can be difficult to please with Haunted Houses. I find a lot of them predictable and the actors rather annoying. I get bored pretty quickly. Not here.
When we pulled up they were blasting Rob Zombie’s «Dragula» and I thought that was pretty funny. I was a little worried when I saw that admission was $ 15, but it was totally worth it.
I knew it was going to be good when we saw the animatronic pumpkin-​headed giant out front that was singing a Halloween song to the tune of an Eminem song. Wtf?
I don’t want to say too much in case this review motivates people to go. I want you to be surprised! They explained the «inner workings» after we exited.
The whole experience went by so quickly because we were running and screaming the whole time. And clutching on to each other. I am still all hyper from the adrenaline! These people know how to put together a good haunted house! Sheeeeiiiiiiiiiit. Every time one of the actors popped out to scare me I accidentally hit them and screamed «I’M SORRY» at them. Automatic reaction.
When we drove away they were blasting «Black No. 1» by Type O Negative. This place must be run by a bunch of goths.
I highly recommend it! So much fun, and so scary. My throat hurts from screaming.

I was told I screamed the loudest.
Turns out, when terrified I use my friends as human shields, cling to their jackets with my sharp grip while demanding «DON’T LEAVE ME!» but when they lose their purse I do stay with them to get it back from the creepy hooded figure so we can hold hands together and run past. So I’m not the worst friend ever.
This is the ONLY thing to do in Surrey on a Sunday night apparently. We originally rented a car an ventured from Vancouver (with Dave S, Nicole F, and our buddy) and were out to find a corn maze, but when both corn mazes AND a haunted barn were closed (what the hell) we decided to have some drinks at Chuck E Cheese where this lovely redhead girl told us about another haunted house. And her advice was sound. I knew we could trust her after she gave us a blow-​up crown and a Spiderman Balloon.
We were already pretty stoked when a giant pumpkin head anamatronic popped up and sang us a Halloween song to the tune of Eminem’s «Lose Yourself (yes, it is as awesome as it sounds) and it just gets better from there. Completely terrifying. Loved it.
Note that this is only open Oct. 12^th — 31^st, 6pm — 10pm (but 6pm-​7pm is «family hour» which probably means less scary and useless.)