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The Haunting

Chapter one of Cathy’s house, and the only horror room that takes a dozen players.

In short: The Haunting is a 15+ haunted house escape room at Escape This Northbridge for 4–12 players, open since March 2021. Its sequel is The Possession; its own site is thehaunting.com.au.

The Haunting escape room poster

The Haunting is where the house and its ghost were introduced, before The Possession sent players back a decade later. Groups of up to twelve make it the obvious horror pick for a big birthday in Perth.

Official site

The Haunting has its own site with the full story, every rule and its leaderboard. Horrorscape keeps this page short on purpose: the live numbers, how it compares, and where to book.

thehaunting.com.au ↗
Escape This Northbridge
4–12 players · 15+ · from $59 · 60 min
Escape rate 51% over 1,875 games · record 24:23 · 8th hardest of 8 in Perth
Playing since March 2021
Difficulty
7/10 (Escape This rating)
Rating
4.95★ from 179 five-star reviews

ER-OS, 25 October 2026. Hardest = lowest escape rate among Perth horror rooms with 100+ games.

Where The Haunting plays

TypeVenuePlayersAgeFromEscape rateGamesRecord
HorrorNorthbridge4–1215+$5951%1,87524:23

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Reviews

What players said about The Haunting

4.95
★★★★★
179 five-star reviews
★★★★★
We enjoyed The Haunting!
It was challenging, fun, and creative.
The game masters, Daniel and Matt, were very professional and accommodating. I especially liked how open they were to feedback and how they asked for suggestions on how they could further improve the customer experience at the end of the game.
Excellent customer service.
The lighting, design, and effects definitely created a scary atmosphere and vibe. But if I’m being honest, it was overshadowed by my fascination with the sequential trigger system — the way one action cleverly set the next mechanism in motion was incredibly satisfying.
Overall, it’s a great activity for friends, family, or a date night.
Highly recommended
★★★★★
We really loved The Haunting escape room. As first time 'escape roomies' we were pleasantly surprised at the quality and detail of the props and puzzles. A perfectly creepy little room with awesome sound and effects. The fact we were in a legit old 'haunted' house made it even more special.. My husband wasn't really interested in doing an escape room at the start...but he ended up enjoying it just as much as I did! The lovely staff Matt and Dan were great. Definitely recommend this for something different.
★★★★★
The haunting escape room was excellent. Sage was such a sweetheart. The only down side I really loved the teddies and wanted to take it lol
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Questions, answered

The Haunting: questions

Are any of the horror stories set in real places?

Two Northbridge rooms borrow real streets. Cannibal’s story starts with remains on a William Street building site and missing tourists, pointing to a copycat killer called the Northbridge Butcher, and The Haunting is set in Atkins House, a decaying heritage home on Lake Street that locals avoid. The house and the killer are fiction; the streets are a short walk from the venue.

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