EXILED: Crooked Rose Woods

Sgt. Polaris wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 4:55 pm Thank you all so, so much. Last night truly was an experience I will never forget. I had an incredible time, some actual genuine fear, and my only true regret is that I wasn't able to find out about this and get involved during all the arg buildup elements.

This was my first immersive horror experience, could be considered my second immersive experience depending on how you classify things, and is my fourth haunt I've ever been to, and the other three were just the ones over in West Bottoms that I went to last year. So while it may not seem like a big deal to simply say that this unlike anything else I've experienced, I genuinely think that what you all have created deserves all the praise it can be given. I walked away knowing that I had enjoyed my time but feeling the need to sit with it before I could truly digest what I had seen and felt. I know events such as the this must require monumental amounts of effort, and I simply want to say that I am genuinely thankful for the time and dedication that everyone involved put in. As I'm writing this, I feel like all my words are insufficient, merely trite platitudes, but I hope that even a fraction of my genuine admiration for all of this is coming through. I am an incredibly anxious person, prone to massive amounts of overthinking, and only last year did I discover that haunted houses were a tremendous way to get out of my apartment and experience types of emotions that I spend so much time having to fight against but in a safe way, and because what you have created is so immersive and personal, it added this element of personal connection that I only hope I'll have the opportunity to experience again.

Now, in addition to my genuine and unending praise to every single member of this cast and crew, both those I interacted with and those I didn't get a chance to, for your parts in creating this absolute masterwork, I want to quickly say a few words to specific individuals/groups and I have no idea where else to do it so I'm just gonna do it here:

To Campbell and all the other guests who were part of last night's Level Three experience who may or may not be on this forum: Thank you for all the encouragement and guidance provided at various points over the evening. In a way that's hard to express without explaining a lot more of my personal situation, it meant and still means a great deal to me. You helped me feel less alone through it all last night.

To Opulens: I feel like both times we've been able to talk in person there's been things I should've said that I just didn't think about in the moment. So I will simply say two things: I first wanted to apologize again for missing your first phone calls by forgetting to turn my phone off silent after getting off work early. And secondly I just wanted to sincerely thank you for what you said during the phone call earlier this morning. It genuinely means so much that I was able to return even a small fraction of what I was given last night.

To Darren Lynn Bousman, who I have no idea if he even reads this forum but I gotta try anyway: Repo has been an incredibly important film to me ever since I first saw it in what was probably middle school or early high school (I don't quite remember when). My closest friends have all ended up being people that I've watched it with and have fallen in love with it as much as I did. While I was never able to be involved in any of them, I have been aware of some of your immersive projects such as the Tension and Lust experiences, and as someone who sometimes feels that I miss out on a lot of the coolest experimental stuff due to living in the center of this country, I wanted to thank you for bringing this experience to oft forgotten KC, and to thank you for the impact your stories have had on my life.

Once more, thank you so very, very much to all those who worked on this incredible experience. I hope I've been able to express my appreciation remotely well, and I hope that you had, and will have, as much fun putting on the show as I had, and others will have, experiencing it.

--Isaiah C.

campbellstruts wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 6:46 pm ISAIAH!!!!! Good to hear from you and I’m glad I could experience this with you. Love you man!!!

opulens wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 8:35 pm We are so grateful to you all for such kind words.

They are read and appreciated by all you might wish to see them.

The woods beckon. If so inclined, Google and Yelp reviews are also deeply welcomed.



Thank you.

It is our greatest pleasure and purpose to do this for you.

Blessings.

KCLocal wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 12:02 am Thank you to Opulens and Darren for creating something I've never seen before! I'm a regular at the West Bottoms/WoF haunts, and I came to the old Exiled several years ago. This was an entirely new experience, and was honestly leagues above any other Haunt I have seen. I tried my best to participate and I'm glad I did. This was more than just a cheap scare, it felt like a genuine experience with some uncomfortable (amd memorable) consequences. I can't wait to go further and see more than I did the first time!