Halloween Guide: The Haunted Hilltop
Your night begins two miles outside of the Chattanooga city limits. You pull up at the bottom of a dark steep hill. You then begin your slow ascent to the top. All you can see up on top of the hill is a house and flashing lights. When you arrive you see a house, barn, a big bonfire, cemetery and a cornfield. You follow along a fence and a trail of tape, passing a large screen TV playing a horror movie. When you arrive at the door, you knock. The door swings open and the house looks empty. Your palms begin to sweat and your knees begin to shake. You can tell this isn’t a normal house. Are you up for the horror within?
The Haunted Hilltop returns, voted as Chattanooga’s Best and Largest Haunted attraction for the third year in a row. This attraction includes a huge haunted house, a dark maze, long terrifying haunted hayride through the woods and cornfield, and over 50 professional live actors nightly. You will also get to experience the longest vortex tunnel in the south. This year they are bringing many new state of the art animatronics and props on top of much reconstruction to make this the most terrifying year yet.
What makes this attraction stand out from the others is the fact that you get two haunted experiences in one. You have the haunted house which twists and turns through two buildings and is full of actors, props, sights and smells, but when you make it out, the relief doesn’t last for long. You will load up on what looks like a nice friendly hayride around a cornfield. Hold on tight and be aware of your surroundings. You just never know what’s going to come out of the woods. Is that a chainsaw I hear?
One of the best features of the attraction is how well they accommodate you before the haunt begins. There is no waiting in line. Tickets can be purchased online on their website or bought when you arrive. Once you have your tickets you go check in then they will call your group number over the P.A. when it’s your turn to enter. It will get pretty nerve racking as the groups in front of you have their numbered called and your time is getting closer. Your heart racing will get your blood pumping but if that doesn’t warm you up enough they also have a huge bonfire and several outdoor heaters that will do the trick.
And if that isn’t enough they have a fully stocked concession stand. Another unique element of this haunt is the fact that they have a scary movie playing on a large screen TV as you wait. It really helps to get the mood right if all the other scare factors haven’t already.