HOUNDS – Immersive Experiences & Cocktail Bar: The Acid Bath Murderer Live Experience

by HOUNDS - Immersive Experiences & Cocktail Bar (website)

12 - 13 Queens Square, RH10 1DY

2-6 players

Languages: EN

75-90 mins
different

Experience Crawley's dark history brought back to life with you at the centre of it. Delve into the killing floor of one of history's most twisted serial killers as you journey back in history and witness the making of the perfect killer right from the start.

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d.green26 expert rated this:

Played: 6 Jul 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

originalimmersivestory-driven

benny1664 experienced rated this:

Played: 21 Feb 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 75 Outcome: Successful escape!

originalimmersivestory-driven👻scary

This is a very different take on the concept. Its part escape room and part horror experience. The puzzles are good and probably 75% of the experience with the rest being the narrative and story. Its really different and well worth doing. The set/theming is fantastic and very cleverly done. Nothing too horrendously scary but a fair few jumps in there... Only issue is we now have to wait for Hounds to do something else we have done all their rooms!

Escape Enthusiast expert rated this:

Played: 28 Dec 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

immersivestory-drivenepic😨creepy

Hounds have really created something special with this experience. It's not a traditional escape room and will require you to move along at a slower pace in order to soak in the rich atmosphere and narrative. However the puzzles are as strong as you'd expect coming from Hounds and the theming/immersion is second to none. They have once again outdone themselves and have created something that is literally perfection. It's got a really nice, creepy atmosphere with some cracking dark humour. However, it's not too scary (though there are certainly plenty of jump scares throughout - just nothing too bad). Overall, it's a phenomenal experience that is well and truly one of the most spectacular rooms i've ever done. New #1 for sure!

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The Acid Bath Murderer is hard to quantify. Part escape room, part history lesson, and part true crime drama, perhaps the best way to describe it would be to call it an Immersive, Narrative-Driven Puzzletale. Whatever you call it, it’s a perfect combination of puzzles and story, culminating in a new sort of experience that is unlike anything else we’ve encountered so far, and one not to be missed.

Indeed, this is more than just a narrative walkthrough with tacked-on puzzles; it’s an absolute masterclass in storytelling and theatrics and comes with some genuinely satisfying sleuthing moments where there really has no right to be, and I can’t stress that last part enough (I have been burned before). I also wanted to give a notable mention to Tom Rainn for his unbelievable performance as Mr H; easily one of the best I’ve ever seen a host deliver.

Hounds has crafted something truly unique, standing apart from the majority of escape rooms in the country. The enthralling story, enjoyable puzzles, and stunning sets make for an unforgettable and immersive experience.