Horror Escapes LA

A Google User

This was a great experience. Definitely going back. You should go with a group of friends and try to get it private... sometimes the group is too small.and random people will join. The staff was really nice and helpful.

Brian Hastings

One of the most fun and unique experiences in L.A. Bite is a perfect mix of strange, funny, and immersive. The actors are great and are talented singers as well as engaging improvisers. It's a night you'll remember for a long time and a memorable way to hang out with good friends.

Rickey Hayes II

Team reellguuddd we did it again we escaped. So we completed chapter 2 and 3. Dr. X and zombie lab. So right off the top this place only opens 15 mins before your room so dont be discouraged if the door is locked when you show up. Next the rooms are quite dark so it really added to the experience. The live actor zombie is insane had us jumping up on the tables and hiding by folk. 45 secs from the record has us a little upset but all and all a great escape room.

Kayla Hoffman

UPDATE:Came back to try out the Doctors Office (their hardest room). The set design for this one was still on the bland side but I did like it more than the Zombie Lab room design. The actor in this one was good, still not scary, but I liked the incorporation in this room better than the other one still. Our game master (GM) Landon was very good in helping us along and suggesting to us that we not take a clue since we were not he right tracks. I'm still not a fan of the GM's walking in the room for time checks and clues, it brings us out of the escape room mode. As suggested previously, this could be fixed with a simple walkie talkie system. We finished the room with 15 minutes to spare and my group found this room to be even easier than the Zombie Lab. *We've done 20+ escape rooms* Overall, we felt our experience at Horror Escapes LA was worth our Groupon cost. I still take off 1 star for the hint/time check system, lack of horror, and bland room decor. I recommend this place for escape room beginners and first timers. If you are more experienced and looking for a challenge, I'd skip this place. ORIGINAL: Just finished the Zombie Lab tonight and let me begin by saying, the pervious reviews hyped the room so much, but when we got there it was a big dissapointment. I am an escape room enthusiast and this was my 19th room. First off parking is hard to find but I suggest trying to find it on the street or at the lot at 11th and Olive. If you pass by that it will take to about 10 minutes to circle back around due to the one way streets and traffic. When we got there the host was by the door which was very nice because we were slightly unsure where to go. We entered and were told that there were going to be 6 other people in the room with us (randoms). Our first impression for the room was that it was fairly bland and lacking in decor. We got through the room fairly quick but we escape with 8 min to spare because we got hung up on a puzzle and because one of our locks was being finicky (The Game Master(GM) had to come in and help us with it since we had the correct combination in it and it still wasn't working). This room is a Gen 1 room, meaning the there is no technology puzzles in the room, just combos, locks and keys. The Zombie aspect of the room was one of the most hyped in the reviews but when we experienced it was sub par. The whole "encounter" is probably about 3-5 minutes since the zombie ends up leaving through the door (which didn't make sense in the plot line). I had thought that the zombie would be super scary and be with us until the end of the game but I was wrong. The actor playing the zombie did a good job for the time that they were in the room, I just wish they would have stayed in the room instead of leaving. The Hint System: You get 3 hints in this room, if you so close to take them. The are offered at the 30min mark, 15 min mark and 10 minutes mark (if i'm remembering correctly). During these time checks the GM would open the door and say "The doctor will see you in ___ minutes." I did not like that form of hints/ time checks at all, it really takes you out of the zone and pulls you out of the game mode. I think it would be so much better if they either had a screen with the clues and timer on it or a simple walkie talkie system. I give this room 3 out of 5 stars because I felt like they could do so much more. The decor in the room was lacking and I honestly feel as though most of the room was wasted space. There were such few actual puzzles to solve in the room and the atmosphere in the room could have been better. The actor should stay in there room for longer, even stay the until the group escapes as that would add a element of rush and fear to the game. The hint system needs to be improved. I would only recommend this place to people who have never done an escape room before. After doing so many I just wasn't very impressed with this one.