Each October at Roseville’s Placer County Fairgrounds, Callson Manor had been the top notch place to get scared and in the mood for Halloween. This year, Callson Manor has joined with and been renamed Direworld.

In the past we have been to Callson Manor and the haunts from Direworld this time around seemed very similar to last years. Having gone in them before, they were a bit predictable but still remained just as bone-chilling.

The layout of the scare park was also familiar to years before but the scenery was just as haunting and Halloween-esque as horror junky would hope for.

They had a lot of people dressed up walking around and scaring random people who were either waiting in line or just in their sight. The key to avoiding contact with them: show no fear. The same rule applied in the houses because in the haunts they are much more talkative and do not try to scare you as much if you don’t show fear.

Malice was the trippiest one of all, as it comes with 3D glasses to enhance the black light glow in the dark setting that is similar to Alice in Wonderland. It used to be clown based, but this year it had a variety of creatures like a venus fly trap and rabbits coming out of the depths of the 3D haunt.

Dark Realm was one of the scarier ones in which you start by going through blown up balloon like hallway that was pitch black with very close walls. They ask you if you’re claustrophobic before entering though which is quite understandable. The rest of the haunt remains pitch black and they give you a tiny flashlight to see while people hide in the shadows.

To top it off, they had two hawks held by people dressed up in victorian costumes in the main area of the park which added a very authentic vibe to the whole experience. We were even able to touch the birds which were very well tamed and soft, and even allowed some to hold them.

This year a new attraction, Panic featured and interactive escape puzzle room where you work as a team to get out. Unfortunately for us, we did not get to go in because we were under 18. But seeing it from the outside, we wanted to.

Overall Direworld is a good local place to get spooked and scared by strangers in costume and enjoy lots of food and drinks throughout the night.