Unfinishable Haunted House. Claim   Somewhere in the U. S. is a famed haunted house attraction so scary that no visitor has ever completed a tour of it. Examples Collected via e mail, 1. I have heard for YEARS about a supposed Haunted Hospital here in Ohio. Not actually haunted, but a haunted house attraction set in a hospital. Supposedly its very scary and if you can make it through all the floors you get your money back. And no one ever makes it all the way through. Ive heard this story from MANY people, but NOONE knows exactly where it is. Ive heard Dayton, OH Columbus, OH even KY. Chopstick Cover Template. Collected via e mail, 1. The first time I heard this was in middle school in the suburbs of Detroit, MI. There was supposedly a huge haunted house set up in a 5 story abandoned building in downtown Detroit. The admission was around 2. The house was supposed to have the scarriest attractions so no one could complete it. Some of these included live snakes, spiders, and insects. Secret doors, dropaway floor slides etc. No exact location of the house was ever given. Recently I heard the story again at college in Austin, Texas. On Halloween two of my friends were going to Dallas to try and find the 5 story haunted house but I told them it was an urban legend. Variations   Patrons of the haunted house either recover a specific dollar amount per floor completed, or they get all of their entry fees back upon completion of the entire attraction. The too horrifying to complete haunted house that refunds money tale has been heard as a local legend in Oklahoma, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Origins   Belief in the mythical too scary to complete house of horrors appears to date at least to the mid 1. Every October in communities from coast to coast, such attractions seemingly pop up out of nowhere, complete with gory settings of horrific scenes and populated by a staff of fearsome frightmasters whose only purpose is to elicit screams from those thrill seekers whove paid to walk through the house. On a larger scale, amusement parks in large cities are routinely turned into fright themed after dark attractions e. Knotts Berry Farm, located near Anaheim, California, reinvents itself on October evenings as Knotts Scary Farm. The Ultimate Attraction 2000 Movie' title='The Ultimate Attraction 2000 Movie' />Young and old alike revel in the search for the ultimate scare, constantly seeking thrills that will both shock them right down to their booties yet do so in a perfectly safe fashion. Against such a backdrop, whispers about a haunted house too terrifying for anyone to get all the way through fall upon highly receptive ears. Such a house would prove an irresistible challenge to those determined to prove they cant be startled by anything as well as to those who just like a good heart stopping scare and dont mind paying for it. This mythical house of terror has been rumored to exist all over the United States. The Ultimate Attraction 2000 Jamaica' title='The Ultimate Attraction 2000 Jamaica' />In 1969 Lightwater Valley started life as a small selfpick fruit farm attraction which was quite popular with the local community. The farm was owned by the Staveley. The original source material for the current Law of Attraction wave that is sweeping the world, and it is the 21st century inspiration for thousands of books, essays. Wherever its been told, teens who have heard the rumor have breathlessly gone scampering on what would later prove to be naught but a snipe hunt. The attraction they searched for never existed. Common elements of the rumor are statements that the house has a specified number of floors or levels, and visitors are charged an exorbitant fee for entering, but get back a specified dollar amount for each floor or level completed. Ultimately, according to scuttlebutt, those who complete the full tour get back every cent they paid to get in. In the same breath, however, one hears that no one has yet managed this feat this place has proved too darned scary for those whove so far tried it. Some versions even posit that a few visitors never came out the exit, and were later found dead on the top floor. To fill the need created by the legend, haunted attractions have cropped up that offer money back to those who complete the tour. These houses arent so scary they cant be completed, however they employ a gimmick of some sort that renders them practically unfinishable such as mazes that befuddle the intrepid. Other spooktaculars of this ilk have been said to employ monsters who toss patrons out near the end of the attraction, or to present visitors with an openly dangerous final path to glory that few are fool enough to risk life and limb on. Wishful rumors aside, the ultimate haunted house attraction of all time was the Halloweenified home of Richard Garriott better known as Lord British, the creator of the Ultima series of computer games of Austin, Texas. Garriotts 4,5. 00 square foot mansion and its three surrounding acres were reputedly something to see even at normal times, what with their dungeon, hidden library, indoor tropical rain forest, trap doors, secret passageways, rooftop observatory and private island. Hes moved since then to larger, scarier quarters. But every second Halloween between 1. Garriott would go all out, investing more than 1. The renovations were so extensive that hed have to move out for the three months leading up to the event to allow workmen sufficient rein to do what they needed. This fright fest was in operation for just four years between 1. Only 2. 00 guests a night were led through the manse and its grounds. People typically lined up two days in advance to get in on the adventure. The tour was free the only cost was the wait to get in, and it was reputedly well worth the campout. Garriott himself claimed to have seen folks going up and down the line offering 1,0. In 2. 01. 4, Scare for a Cure, born out of the ashes of legendary haunts Britannia Manor and Haunted Trail, is once again staging a haunted house attraction to raise money for cancer related charities. Not everyone is looking for the ultimate scare, though. In January 2. 00. Universal Studios in Florida, alleging its annual Halloween Horror Nights was too scary and caused her emotional and physical damage. The outcome of the suit is unknown. Download Singing Superstar Software Software. Barbara unsuited Mikkelson. Last updated   1. October 2. 01. 4     The Associated Press. Hoax Sends Teens Looking for Haunted House. Dubuque Telegraph Herald. October 1. 99. 9   p. A9.     The Associated Press. Woman Sues Universal Studios Because Haunted House Was Too Scary. January 2. Loohauis, Jackie. An Urban Legend Returns. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3 Ps2 Iso Files. October 1. 99. 5   p. A1.     Robinson, Gaile   Dungeons and Dwellings. The Fort Worth Star Telegram. October 1. 99. 9   Home p. Got a tip or a rumorContact us here. Snopes Delivered to Your Inbox Author David Mikkelson. Published 1. 0 October 2.