Toronto's Chilling Escape Game Traps You In An Haunted Village With Cursed Streets

You'll only have a lantern to guide you.

Four people with cloaks holding candles. Right: A house at night with candles in the windows.

Four people with cloaks holding candles. Right: A house at night with candles in the windows.

Secret City Adventures
Lead Writer, Travel

Something sinister is coming to the city this summer, and it's not for the faint of heart. The sleepy village of Black Creek has been overtaken by a curse, and it's up to you and your bravest friends to lift it.

Secret City Adventures is bringing its chilling escape game Where Dark Things Dwell back to Black Creek Pioneer Village. The experience will open June 18 will run until November.

The immersive adventure lets you and your group explore the village by night and see if you have what it takes to banish the evil that has taken hold of it. Guided only by a lantern, you'll have to solve puzzles, challenges, and more before the final bell tolls.

The entire game takes 90 minutes to complete, plus a 15 minute intro and outro. The experience is available on Friday and Saturday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., which means you'll be able to explore the village by the darkness of night.

Tickets are available online, and you can book a spot for teams of 6 to 10 players.

This isn't the only immersive escape game happening in the city this summer. An Alice in Wonderland experience is taking place in August, and you'll feel like you've fallen down the rabbit hole.

If you're looking for more spooks, then check out some of these chilling places in Ontario which are said to be haunted. From pubs to lighthouses, you might just spot a real ghost when exploring these spots.


Where Dark Things Dwell

Price: $40 per person, $215 for a group of 6

When: June 18 to October 31, 2022

Address: 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy., North York, ON

Why You Need To Go: See if you can lift the curse before the curse gets you at this immersive escape game.

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  • Lead Writer

    Madeline Forsyth is a Toronto-based Lead Writer for Narcity Media. After earning her B.A. (Hons) at Queen's University, she spent a year travelling much of the world as a flight attendant. Now, she uses her experience in the travel industry and passion for writing to share stories about buzzworthy events and adventures across Canada and the globe. Madeline has been published in PopSugar and has interviewed sports and entertainment personalities for Narcity. She has covered and photographed restaurant openings as well as event launches such as the world premiere of the Dr. Seuss Experience. Some of her favourite things to write about include charming small towns and anything to do with Harry Potter.

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