THE STORY BEHIND TWISTED CRYPT

Meet The Family

Out on the edge of Rockford lives the Duson family, a backwoods clan with an appetite for visitors. Tonight they’ve sent you to find Smitty and bring back the “ingredients” for dinner. It’s a trap. It always is.

Who’s Waiting Inside

More than 40 members of The Family work the house every night. A few you may meet:

Warfield Award 2019MamaThe blood-soaked head of the household. Don’t be surprised if she greets you before you reach the ticket booth. Played by Amanda Powers, winner of the 2019 Jim Warfield Acting Award and a Scare Factor Shout Out Award.
Warfield Award 2025Tavis DusonFamily through and through. Played by Zach Webb, with The Family since the very first season and winner of the 2025 Jim Warfield Acting Award.
House callDr. TaytumThe family doctor. A cold German surgeon’s bedside manner, questionable medical ethics and no second opinions. Fits right in with this bunch.
The witchThe MistressA classic hunched-back witch. She has plans for you, and none of them end with you getting out.
ChainsawJackJack carries a chainsaw, and you’ll hear him long before you see him. Whatever you do, keep moving.
Don’t be fooledSprinkulsSprinkuls sounds sweet. Sprinkuls is not.
Working the lineShannonYou’ll find her out in the line. She just wants to play with you, and to show you her baby. Beyond that, Shannon is a mystery.
MissingSmittyThe one you were sent to find. He has the ingredients. You are the ingredients.

Characters change and new family secrets come out as the season goes on.

What You’re Walking Into

10,000Square feet, all indoors
14Rooms
40+Live actors
35–45Minutes, lobby to exit
13thSeason in 2026

The lobby show

The scare starts before you get inside. Music, fog and members of The Family work the covered line and the lobby while you wait.

The house

Fourteen rooms of special effects, strobes, fog and strong smells, from mummified bodies on the walls to the new-for-2026 butcher room, with old meatpacking footage and the stench of rotting meat.

Actor-driven

The Family is live, interactive and personal. They’ll hand you tasks along the way, and every group gets a different show.

PG-13 terror

Intense, dark and loud, but the language and situations stay PG-13. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

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Behind the scenes

The People Behind The Family

Twisted Crypt was founded in 2013 by Peter Dunn and Matt Johnson, and some of today’s cast have been with The Family since the very first night.

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