Christmas is a special time of year, filled with festive carols, delicious foods, delightful presents, peace on earth and goodwill towards men. Unless you are locked in the new Krampus Room at Countdown Escape Games, wherein your evening will be filled with fiendishly twisted puzzles, cryptic clues, and a countdown timer giving you 60 minutes [...]

I recently was able to go to two different "escape rooms" here in Southern California, and, even though I died both times (spoiler alert!) I still had a terrific time.  By the way, if you haven't read Taylor Winters' excellent article on escape rooms in Mexico or his equally great article about the creators of these fiendishly fun entertainments, [...]