The Empty Grave Review

 From the Empty Grave

On the same evening I went to Sinister Pointe, I decided to check out the Empty Grave, located in the not-so-empty Anaheim Garden Walk that is across the street from Disneyland. While The haunt is located inside of an empty department store complex, it is also located right next to the parking structure. You can park and walk right towards the haunt. Talk about convenience, huh? It was easy to spot with the fog and the monsters around the entrance.

Because of this location, the rooms felt a bit broad and not really claustrophobic. This would be great if there was more detail and sets in the environment but because the haunt mostly consisted of some sets and several black plywood walls, the intimidation factor was hurt and affected most of the scares. There were not very many hiding spots for the actors and it was mostly dependent on corner and pop-out scares rather than some clever hiding spots. Empty Grave should take a hint from Reign of Terror and use some more sets for the actors to hide in like drop-doors, closet doors, and things of that nature.

Despite these factors, the talent was good with the few scare spots they had to work with and used them to the best of what they could do. The house was very dark and foggy but it felt like the designers depended too much on this for the scare factor. There were also some obstacles along the path that had to be pushed aside or ducked under to help enhance the experience.

The Empty Grave was, overall, an interesting haunt checking out. While not worth a long drive from Glendale or the greater Los Angeles area, it is worth checking out if you happen to live in the O.C. area or are there for Disneyland or Sinister Pointe.