As soon as the sun had set, and the green and purple lights were left to light up the dark sky, me and about 20 friends went to queue for the Asylum. When we were two groups away from the door, we could already hear the shrieking and the sirens going off, people trying to get back through the door, but there is no turning back.

Our group consisted of 2 boys at the front, five of us girls in the middle, and one boy at the back. As soon as the house rules of no touching the actors and no running are over, they open the door for us, and we slowly pace through the door. we walked for a while down a lit corridor, thinking it wasn't scary. The group wouldn't move any further, so a friend said, "look there is nothing to be scared about you lot come on!". That was when she turned around to see what we were looking at, a bloodied woman pacing up the corridor towards us! We all scream and run back to the entrance, but another group had already came in and wouldn't let us go back, but some how, two of the girls and all three of the boys fought through them.

So us three girls had no choice but to join the group that had just come through. Walking past the girl was terrifying. She coldly stares at you with bloodshot eyes, rusty syringe in her hand. 

As soon as you cant see her anymore and you breathe a sigh of relief, a man jumps right into you and feels your face with his zombie-like hands. The next part was just a blur, as we paced our way through the strobe lights, mirrors and three more petrifying actors.

Then the next actor I could remember was standing in a corner looking at a mirror but then he leaps out into you and doesn't let any one of you pass without a deadly stare. We all sprint past him until we find a girl lying dead on the floor. Well that's what we thought. Her eyes were wide open. then she blinks looks at the nearest one to her and tries to stab you with a syringe that has no needle. Fortunately, she misses the opportunity and waits for the next group.

There are now many actors jumping out of corners, following you through the whole maze, suddenly disappearing through the flashes of the strobe light and clouds of fog. They were scuttling up the fences, blocking your way to the exit and letting out bloodcurdling screams. 

Then we hit the last long corridor. We all take a large gasp of air and head to the exit, until you suddenly stop because you can hear the chinging of chains getting louder and louder. A man with chains suddenly rushes towards you and stares each one of you out, not knowing what he is capable of in the dark and without the supervision of security guards we run at the exit doors where our friends who thankfully didn't go in were waiting.

We pleaded them not to go in for it was petrifying scary. We wait for a few seconds, until we suddenly see the boys that ran out of our group with a bunch of our friends burst through the doors white as ghosts. We all sprint to Samurai, hoping that it will take away the shakes and worries over the unforgettable Asylum.

Genuinely scary, although too much staring and not enough scaring! The strobes in there are amazing, so disorientating, and the whole walk through seems so much longer than 5 minutes. Looking forward to the new mazes this year.

Michael

Very, very disappointing. Visited a couple of years ago and it was utterly utterly amazing! This year it had all the same attractions (and 1 extra show) but it just seemed to lack that spark. One night they didn't have a scare zone (the best bit IMHO) because the park was too quiet. No chance of a refund either.

Phillipa L

Thanks for your review of Tulley's Farm - thanks to that I went and it far exceeded my already high expectations. When I visited there were actors in Field of Screams so all three attractions were brilliant. Bought a massive pumpkin too for £4.

Simon

This has to be one of the scariest and most chilling attractions in the UK. Queuing was a scary thought in the first place, as i stood looking at an hour and a half queue that stretched up and down the length of the pathway that runs from The Chief Rangers Show, all the way down to Canada Creek. Surprisingly though, this was not too bad an ordeal, with police and staff security patrolling the lines making sure there was no queue jumping or anti-social behaviour.

Loading of the attraction is very efficient, as people are grouped together before being let in, and there is also a slight gap in the queue which is also the exit, which is entertaining in itself, watching people run out screaming.

As we were let it, expectations of this attraction were average at best, but after a few steps I knew my past convictions had not been justified; this was simply fantastic, jaw-dropping, spine-tingling horror.

As you navigate your way around the black walls and chicken wire, you are 'attacked' by actors, some of which jump out at you, some follow you, and some simply stare you out.

The scariest bit has to be when you turn a corner, there is a sudden flash of the brilliant strobe lighting, in which an 'axe-murderer' jumps down seemingly onto your heads, before he manages to push himself back up onto his perch on top of the wall. Genius.

Another highlight is the chainsaw wielding maniac woman at the end, but as the Coaster Kingdom Review says, please do watch out for the cut-off head, I nearly stacked on that.

So all in all, there is not really anything to fault this ride: impeccable acting, fantastic surroundings/theming, and a potential wildly out of control kept orderly. And most importantly, one of the scariest frights of your life!

Ollie Cook