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Ghastly Escapes - Ch. 1 The Bag Man

Indian trail, United States of America

60 minutes

3 - 6

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Ghastly escapes was one of the first scary escape rooms to open, and was very popular. Until they abruptly closed due to the tragic passing of the owner and manager inside the building. The venue sat empty for nearly a decade until recently Masterpiece Escapes was offered the lease. We took the space and have begun running the original games as is. However, perhaps some things should have stayed closed....

The bag man is a legend held by many cultures, and is where the term "boogey man" originates. Tales of a creature coming at night to take children who stay up past bedtime have been told around the globe. In eastern Europe, this creature was called the Bubak and took the form of a scarecrow, who was animated and put a sack over people's heads in order to take their soul. This was Ghastly Escapes first game.


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MarcMarcEscape LegendMember since: 2021 November 23 (243 rooms played)
Posted on: 2025 october 23

Oh no, the actor called in sick

Kamertje 5 op onze USA/Canada trip en een horror kamer met acteur. We waren heel benieuwd hoe ze dat hier doen.

Na eerder hier Wrecked te hebben gespeeld, horen we onze gm aan de telefoon. Slecht nieuws, de acteur heeft zich ziek gemeld dus nu moet zij onze actrice zijn. Ze zegt het nog nooit eerder te hebben gedaan dus of we rustig willen omgaan met haar. Vervolgens lopen we naar een pand 2 deuren verder. Ze zegt dat het bedrijf een oude escape room heeft overgenomen van een eigenaar die is overleden.

Verder zeg ik niets want dat zou teveel spoilen. Wat ik wel kan vertellen is dat dit best een geinig spel was.
Het decor stelt echt niks voor dus laat dat vallen. Maar het spel was prima. De puzzels zijn echt heel makkelijk en we vlogen er door heen. (We waren na 50 minuten klaar van de 75). Sowieso in Amerika zijn de puzzels echt heel simpel tot nu toe.

Dan hetgeen waarvoor we kwamen: de acteur.
Het kostuum zag er tof uit en hij was best griezelig. Verwacht geen Athene praktijken, maar het was echt wel leuk. We werden meegenomen, aan onze benen mee getrokken, gesplitst, er gebeurde van alles en hij was regelmatig aanwezig.

Ja dit was best een leuk spel. Voor een kamer met acteur met fysiek contact zou dit een leuke instapkamer zijn

Verwacht geen wereldkamer maar een degelijke.

Simpele puzzels, grappig acteerwerk met een tof kostuum en een afgrijselijke set. Prima om mee te pakken mocht je in de buurt zijn en horror met acteur wil spelen


7.5

Ambiance: 7.5

Game experience: 7.5

Service: 8.5


Played in October 2025

Played with 2 persons

Escaped: Yes


  • Goede service
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