The haunted maze is set up by Rasmodius the [[Wizard]]. The villagers say he was so committed to creating a frightening maze that it took him all day to set it up. The [[Wizard]] cannot be reached, but in the game's data files he has dialog that says "The affairs of mundane folk matter little to me, but the elementals like a chance to see you up close. It was for them that I created this silly maze."
A large majority of the townspeople are either frightened or confused by the maze (especially [[Abigail]], who can't continue due to her fear of spiders). [[Jodi]] does not allow [[Vincent]] to go in the maze because it is "too scary for children".