{"id":3956,"date":"2018-06-07T14:06:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T14:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiqets-blog-staging.local\/forest-of-the-dead\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T10:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:52:26","slug":"forest-of-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/blog\/forest-of-the-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"A Survivor’s Guide to The Amsterdam Dungeon’s Forest of the Dead","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2013<\/em>\u00a0This post was written by\u00a0Oscar O\u2019Connor<\/em>\u00a0\u2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Something sinister is lurking between Amsterdam’s twinkling canals<\/a> and charming boulevards. The Forest of the Dead<\/em> might sound like a description of Rembrandtplein after 3am, but it’s actually the latest\u00a0terrifying attraction at The Amsterdam Dungeon<\/a>. With the emotional support of two plucky colleagues\u00a0and some locally brewed Dutch courage, I paid this grim spectacle a visit…<\/p>\n

\"amsterdam<\/a>Welcome to The Amsterdam Dungeon<\/h2>\n

Arriving at the gates of the dungeon, we were\u00a0greeted by a stern inquisitor dressed in blood red robes. With a blunt decree, he directed us each through separate entrances, in order to disorient us and sew fear in our ranks early on. Tiqeteers are fearless by nature though, so gathering ourselves, we descended\u00a0the dungeon’s cavernous hallways. With arms linked and pulses racing, we prepared for the horrors within.<\/p>\n

\"amsterdam<\/a><\/p>\n

The Dark Past of Amsterdam<\/h2>\n

Like all of the attractions at The Amsterdam Dungeon,\u00a0The Forest of the Dead<\/em>\u00a0is based on the real events of the city’s gruesome past. With so many Nutella shops and hipster bars scattered around these days, it’s easy to forget that Amsterdam was once a place of witch-trials and torture chambers.\u00a0The Forest of the Dead\u00a0<\/em>takes you back to the aptly\u00a0named\u00a0Gallows Field\u00a0of the city’s northern harbor. This is where 17th-century convicts came to hang out – literally!<\/p>\n

\"amsterdam<\/a><\/p>\n

The horror! The horror!<\/h2>\n

We were lead through a dark narrow passageway into a misty clearing, where a dodgy-looking hooded figure was waiting. Decaying corpses swayed\u00a0in cages above, and a conspicuously\u00a0empty noose dangled before us. One creepy sermon\u00a0about the Gallows Field later, and it was time to enter the forest pathway – into the belly of nightmarish scares.<\/p>\n

The Forest of the Dead<\/em>\u00a0did not disappoint. We crawled and stumbled\u00a0through dusty cobwebs, slimy\u00a0vines, and ghastly hands that reached out through the thicket to grab us as we passed. An ominous cacophony of shrieks and thudding sounds barely masked the beating of our stout Tiqets\u00a0hearts. We knew it couldn’t be real, but the overwhelming sense of dread wasn’t to be reasoned with. Fear is a funny thing indeed!<\/p>\n

A couple of brave souls even dared to film their experience. It’ll give you a good idea of the horrors (and cackles) to come!<\/p>\n