About 2nd Annual Haunted Maze
This 8-minute maze is a haunted house tour through our Performing Arts Center and is curated to scare you. There are haze/fog effects and strobing lights throughout the event, so if you are asthmatic or epileptic, you are not recommended to attend.
The Haunted Maze: The Legend of the Lost Boy and the "Theatre of the Macabre"
(The following story is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and events depicted in this story are the product of the this year's theme “Theatre of the Macabre” and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental)
In 1993, on a chilly October night, the Victor Valley College Performing Arts Center was host to a sold-out performance of Theatre of the Macabre, a traveling production infamous for its dark and unsettling themes. The audience was captivated by its haunting visuals and disturbing plot. Among those attending was an unsuspecting family—a mother, father, and their 12-year-old son, Alex Matthews. That night, however, the show’s terror would not be confined to the stage.
During the second act, Alex excused himself to use the restroom. Security cameras captured him entering the restroom down the corridor, but he never returned to his seat. His parents, growing anxious, alerted security. The footage showed something bizarre: a brief, blinding burst of light emanated from the bathroom, only minutes after Alex entered. The cameras then flickered, and the boy was gone. No trace of him was ever found, and the theater's crew scrambled to explain the strange occurrence.
Over the years, local authorities dismissed the event as a tragic, unsolved disappearance. But rumors spread among the staff. Some whispered that the boy had been claimed by something far darker than anyone could imagine—drawn into a hidden world beneath the Performing Arts Center, a place where reality itself warps and bends.
Shortly after Alex's disappearance, the theater began experiencing strange occurrences. Stage lights would flicker violently, casting long shadows in places where no one stood. Crew members reported hearing whispers echoing from the walls and encountering unnerving cold spots backstage. Some claimed to see fleeting glimpses of a young boy wandering the halls at night, only for him to vanish into thin air.
Investigations into the building's history revealed that the land the Performing Arts Center was built on had been a site of mysterious disappearances dating back decades. Stories of strange symbols carved into the earth and eerie creatures sighted on the edges of the property were passed down in hushed tones. But the true horror emerged only after Alex vanished.
It's said that the boy wasn't just lost—he was taken. The burst of light captured on the camera was not a glitch, but a portal, a gateway opened by malevolent forces lurking beneath the theater. Demons and creatures of unknown origin, summoned by the macabre energy of the performance, now roam the hidden depths of the building, hungry for more souls.
Now, the VVC Performing Arts Center has opened its doors once again—but only for the brave. The Haunted Maze plunges you into the chilling tale of the lost boy and the creatures that haunt the theater's depths. As you wander through the darkened hallways, you will encounter the demons that claimed Alex, twisted creatures from another realm that feed on fear, and the faint echoes of a boy still calling for help, trapped between our world and theirs.
This experience is not for the faint of heart. Enter at your own risk, and beware: you may not leave the maze the same as you entered. The spirits of the Theatre of the Macabre are restless, and the creatures that lurk beneath are waiting.
Will you survive the terror, or will you join the lost boy in the depths of the unknown?