2007 U.S.S Nightmare Review by R.Karshner
Haunted Cincinnati was invited down to the USS Nightmare for its
16th season. It is Located at the historic Newport landing with
the Cincinnati skyline in the background. The USS Nightmare has
also teamed with the Picked Brothers Sideshow again this year.
If you have never seen the sideshow I strongly encourage you to
visit, as it’s unique in nature and something hard to find
outside of Halloween. Allen Rizzo also added Fire Eating under
his list of talents performing a live demonstration for us. What
can you expect from the boat this season? A new path, changed
areas with lots of new surprises (no, we will not Drop any
hints), and the most enthusiast actors we have seen for the
season. There are only three more weeks remaining before this
boat sails away again for another year, make sure you don’t pass
up the opportunity to see it for yourself! Tickets are $15
dollars again this year, $20 for a combo ticket to see the
Pickled brothers.Remember you only have until the 31st!!
Actors: 5/5
This year I have not seen a more motivated well trained acting
staff which has been so enthusiast. Going through several times
got me exactly the same results! They walk, they talk and they
don’t just jump out for a quick scare.
Environment: 5/5
Take one historic boat, pepper it with the most minuet details
and lighting and you have nothing short of Hollywood sets. Throw
in the Cincinnati skyline in the background and you simply can’t
go wrong.
Scare Rating: 5/5 (Well Done!)
More information about the Pickled brothers sideshow or the Uss
Nightmare can be found at:
http://www.ussnightmare.com
http://pickledbrothers.com/
Jims 2007 USS Nightmare Review
The USS Nightmare is back with more ship than
you can shake a stick at. All of your favorite scenes are back
as well as a couple new ones. Also returning this year is the
freak show where you can see people swallow swords, drive nails
into their skulls, jump on broken glass, and allow people to
stand on them while they are laying on a bed of nails. They also
have some items you can look at that you might see on Ripley’s
believe it or not like a two headed turtle and shrunken head to
name a few. You can get a combo ticket that allows you to view
the freak show as well as the haunt.
Actors: 5/5 The acting was top notch this year at the boat. The
captain has a fresh new look and he was really quite a
character. Everyone in the house had a part to play and played
it well. One scene I was particularly impressed with was a scene
with the captain and a fellow with a missing eye. They had a
little skit together that was very entertaining. The only
negative was that the boat used a cheaper Michael Myers mask in
one of their scenes. I believe if they would have used a higher
quality mask the scene would have been much more believable. The
one he had on appeared to be a lower quality mask. I was totally
pleased with the acting in the house this year. Great Job!
Environment: 4/5 This years installment of the boat has a
totally new path. It still takes you through mostly the same
scenes, but they are done really well. With the house being
centered around an old boat it is almost impossible to come up
with different scenes that can tie into a boat. The USS does a
great job of story telling. Some of the newer areas include a
new clown room (goodbye balls), shockingly good walls, tight
spaces (not for the claustrophobic), and a close up view of one
of the boats residents over the side of a balcony.
Scare Factor: 4.5/5 Although I was not “scared” in the house I
believe it is a good place for the men to take the ladies (that
is if you want them clinging to you). The women I saw in the
house were in near hysteria. A great score for a great house.
Keep up the good work guys.
Thanks again to the cast and crew aboard the Uss Nightmare, and
the Picked Brothers Sideshow for showing us a frightful time!
