Terror Mountain 2017
As we stated last year, The Silver Mountain Experience is set in an apparently very deserted part of Wales. Fortunately, there were a few more people visiting than when we went in 2016, so we were a bit less concerned about being murdered and left for dead in the woods at the back of the site! Not that we weren’t scared – there was just a bit more safety in numbers so to speak. The increase in visitors also helped create a better atmosphere and with roaming characters and screams echoing around the site, we felt the experience had a much stronger vibe this year.
The new experience for 2017 is The Unknown – a re-purposing of the Wild Woods maze from last year. The story was new and told of an unknown alien presence, and then a lot of the attraction went through the pitch-black woods as before. This time, instead of just finishing the trail and returning to the main site, this attraction had a decontamination finale that provided some fantastic scares as we finally got to see the alien creatures for what they were. We really preferred The Unknown as the finale made the attraction feel much more cohesive and complete.
Virus is once again the main maze of the event and as it goes done into the silver mine itself is easily the longest. The trip into the mine was a dark, wet and claustrophobic as ever and the atmosphere here is really created by the location as opposed to any major effects or actors. This does lull people into a false sense of security, as once again the main scares were all reserved for the upstairs section and we had many great jumps throughout.
Cursed was as fun as it was last year with a great opening and some sustained scares throughout. Once again, the acting talent were making the most of the space and doing their best to scare us multiple times.
Night Stalker was new last year and takes the form of a theatrical show with scare effects. There were a few changes to the experience for this year, but generally the show was pretty much the same. But that isn't an issue, especially with the long pauses and darkness throughout.
Generally, we had another great night at Terror Mountain and it's once again great to see the event growing and changing. It may be in the apparent middle of nowhere (actually just a few miles from Aberystwyth) but the event is worth the long trek across Wales!
The new experience for 2017 is The Unknown – a re-purposing of the Wild Woods maze from last year. The story was new and told of an unknown alien presence, and then a lot of the attraction went through the pitch-black woods as before. This time, instead of just finishing the trail and returning to the main site, this attraction had a decontamination finale that provided some fantastic scares as we finally got to see the alien creatures for what they were. We really preferred The Unknown as the finale made the attraction feel much more cohesive and complete.
Virus is once again the main maze of the event and as it goes done into the silver mine itself is easily the longest. The trip into the mine was a dark, wet and claustrophobic as ever and the atmosphere here is really created by the location as opposed to any major effects or actors. This does lull people into a false sense of security, as once again the main scares were all reserved for the upstairs section and we had many great jumps throughout.
Cursed was as fun as it was last year with a great opening and some sustained scares throughout. Once again, the acting talent were making the most of the space and doing their best to scare us multiple times.
Night Stalker was new last year and takes the form of a theatrical show with scare effects. There were a few changes to the experience for this year, but generally the show was pretty much the same. But that isn't an issue, especially with the long pauses and darkness throughout.
Generally, we had another great night at Terror Mountain and it's once again great to see the event growing and changing. It may be in the apparent middle of nowhere (actually just a few miles from Aberystwyth) but the event is worth the long trek across Wales!
Terror Mountain 2016
The Silver Mountain Experience is set in a very deserted part of Wales. Well it's actually just a few miles from the busy town of Aberystwyth, but when you approach in the darkness, you may as well be in the middle of nowhere. A few lights could be seen stretching up the mountain, but generally, apart from the welcoming entrance shop, the site was in darkness. It didn't help that we arrived at opening time on a very quiet night, so there were only a couple of cars in the car park. If this was just a ploy to lure us to our deaths, and hide our bodies somewhere, then our murders would go unnoticed - it really felt that desolate!
Once inside - we had a very warm welcome from the event staff (all just a ploy to lure us to our deaths surely?) and were accosted immediately by a gypsy fortune teller. Hoping to hear that we would be safe, we each had our fortunes read, but the news wasn't looking good. So we headed into the mazes with even more trepidation!
Cursed was the first maze we experienced, and for such a simple concept, was executed beautifully. From the tense opening scenes through to the terrifying maze section, we were on edge from beginning to end and we lost count of how many times we screamed or jumped. The actor working the maze section, was just relentless, and seemed to know where we were and timed his scares perfectly. It probably didn't help that we were also panicking to find a way out and probably looped the room three times in the search for the exit!
The Wild Woods is another simple concept - just follow the rope through a pitch black wood - the only rule being DON'T let go of the rope. Not that you would want to, as it was the only thing keeping us on the path. We were in awe of the actors working this attraction - how they managed to get round that wood without tripping over or hitting a tree is beyond us, but they were so lively and made us jump and scream multiple times.
Virus is the main scare attraction and it is the only one that descends into the mine itself. The mine is dark, wet and claustrophobic and surely this was where we were going to die? Murdered deep underground and left to be fed to the underground creatures? Fortunately our passage through was fairly uneventful, until we started to ascend back to the surface. The final rooms of this attraction pulled out all the stops with some great jump scares, periods of darkness and some very lively actors.
Night Stalker was new for 2016 and takes the form of a theatrical show with scare effects. It's best to enter knowing nothing about this show, but the sustained use of darkness and tension, had us on edge throughout. Very well done.
So, we didn't get murdered and we survived our trip to Terror Mountain - but that doesn't mean we weren't terrified at times! The setting, the effective mazes, the impressive actors and the general ambiance all combined to make a genuinely scary and unnerving experience. Even getting back to the car we dashed through the darkness, quickly jumped in and locked the doors. Well done Terror Mountain - we will be back!
Once inside - we had a very warm welcome from the event staff (all just a ploy to lure us to our deaths surely?) and were accosted immediately by a gypsy fortune teller. Hoping to hear that we would be safe, we each had our fortunes read, but the news wasn't looking good. So we headed into the mazes with even more trepidation!
Cursed was the first maze we experienced, and for such a simple concept, was executed beautifully. From the tense opening scenes through to the terrifying maze section, we were on edge from beginning to end and we lost count of how many times we screamed or jumped. The actor working the maze section, was just relentless, and seemed to know where we were and timed his scares perfectly. It probably didn't help that we were also panicking to find a way out and probably looped the room three times in the search for the exit!
The Wild Woods is another simple concept - just follow the rope through a pitch black wood - the only rule being DON'T let go of the rope. Not that you would want to, as it was the only thing keeping us on the path. We were in awe of the actors working this attraction - how they managed to get round that wood without tripping over or hitting a tree is beyond us, but they were so lively and made us jump and scream multiple times.
Virus is the main scare attraction and it is the only one that descends into the mine itself. The mine is dark, wet and claustrophobic and surely this was where we were going to die? Murdered deep underground and left to be fed to the underground creatures? Fortunately our passage through was fairly uneventful, until we started to ascend back to the surface. The final rooms of this attraction pulled out all the stops with some great jump scares, periods of darkness and some very lively actors.
Night Stalker was new for 2016 and takes the form of a theatrical show with scare effects. It's best to enter knowing nothing about this show, but the sustained use of darkness and tension, had us on edge throughout. Very well done.
So, we didn't get murdered and we survived our trip to Terror Mountain - but that doesn't mean we weren't terrified at times! The setting, the effective mazes, the impressive actors and the general ambiance all combined to make a genuinely scary and unnerving experience. Even getting back to the car we dashed through the darkness, quickly jumped in and locked the doors. Well done Terror Mountain - we will be back!
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