Friday 16 October 2026 · Buried Alive, Asylum, Cannibal and Meat Grinder

A Letter to My Gamesmasters

In short: The Undertaker’s letter doubles as a checklist for the day: arrive about 15 minutes early, come sober, leave phones in the lockers and carry ID. All four of his rooms are 18+ and run for 60 minutes.

16 October 2026

Friday. Dear gamesmasters, all of you, in every city.

I am writing to thank you, which is not something I do, so please frame this.

Thank you for greeting my guests about fifteen minutes before their hour begins and walking them through the rules, so that nobody wastes my precious time asking where the toilets are.

Thank you for checking that everyone is old enough, and for asking for ID when someone looks suspiciously fresh-faced. Thank you for turning away anybody who has been drinking. My rooms deserve a clear head.

Thank you for putting the phones and watches in the lockers. Nobody in a coffin needs to check the football.

I am less grateful for the hints, the panic buttons, the friendly voice in the dark and the photographs afterwards. But I have come to accept that without you there would be no guests at all, merely a lonely man in a top hat practising a laugh to an empty room.

Yours, with grudging respect and a fresh wax seal,

— U.

The Undertaker’s mulberry wax seal, stamped with a U

Out of character

Behind this entry

Buried Alive

Villain: The Undertaker himself
Premise: Two players wake in two separate wooden coffins and must work together to get out within the hour.
Plays at: Escape This Northbridge, 48 Lake Street, Northbridge
Escape This Sydney CBD, 630 George Street, Sydney
Escape This Melbourne CBD: from 1 March 2027
Players: 2 players
Age: 18+ only, strictly; staff may check ID
Time: 60 minutes · difficulty 8/10
Access: Not wheelchair accessible; you lie in a coffin, crawl and spend long stretches in darkness. Players taller than about 196 cm (6′5″) are advised not to play.
Official site: buriedalive.com.au

Asylum

Villain: The unnamed voice on the intercom
Premise: Players wake cuffed in a padded cell while a cheerful voice promises therapy, and must escape before he returns.
Plays at: Escape This Northbridge, 48 Lake Street, Northbridge
Escape This Sydney CBD, 630 George Street, Sydney
Escape This Melbourne CBD, 259 Collins Street, Melbourne
Escape This Brisbane CBD: from the first half of 2027
Players: 2–4 players
Age: 18+ only, strictly; staff may check ID
Time: 60 minutes · difficulty 8/10
Access: Not wheelchair accessible; includes crawling, tight spaces, darkness, flashing light and jump scares. No smoke effects.
Official site: asylumescape.com.au

Cannibal

Villain: The Northbridge Butcher
Premise: Players come round in a copycat killer’s meat locker on the night of his dinner party and must read his diary to get out.
Plays at: Escape This Northbridge, 48 Lake Street, Northbridge
Escape This Sydney CBD, 630 George Street, Sydney
Escape This Brisbane CBD: from the first half of 2027
Players: 2–6 at Northbridge and 2–8 at Sydney CBD
Age: 18+ only, strictly; staff may check ID
Time: 60 minutes · difficulty 8/10
Access: One wheelchair per session at both venues; no crawling and no smoke. Lighting includes darkness and strobing.
Official site: cannibalescape.com.au

Meat Grinder

Villain: The waiter who was choosing more than your table
Premise: Players wake in a cannibal’s slaughterhouse and realise last night’s waiter was choosing tomorrow’s special.
Plays at: Escape This Melbourne CBD, 259 Collins Street, Melbourne
Players: 2–8 players (four minimum on Saturdays)
Age: 18+ only, strictly; staff may check ID
Time: 60 minutes · difficulty 8/10
Access: Wheelchair accessible (one per session); no crawling or tight spaces; uses theatrical smoke and needs strong English reading. Four-player minimum on Saturdays.
Official site: horrorscape.com.au

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Out of character

Questions this entry raises

What should we know before arriving for one of The Undertaker’s rooms?

Arrive about 15 minutes before your session, sober, with ID for the 18+ rule. Phones, smartwatches and cameras go into lockers before the game. Each of The Undertaker’s rooms lasts 60 minutes, has panic buttons and is watched on CCTV, and wear clothes you can move in; Buried Alive and Asylum involve lying down or crawling.

How do I book a room from The Undertaker’s diary?

Through each room’s official page. The Undertaker’s diary doesn’t sell tickets; the rooms page here links to buriedalive.com.au, asylumescape.com.au, cannibalescape.com.au and Meat Grinder’s page on horrorscape.com.au, and to each venue’s booking page on escapethis.com.au, where live session times and prices are shown.

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