| Do you like going to haunted houses? Because I don't! I'm not talking about a spooky rustic tour to a supposedly haunted locale. I'm talking about the kind of haunted house that you're supposed to go to for the purpose of being scared for Halloween. Usually its in a converted community center or legion hall, some such place. I hate them. Why? First, I'm not a pussy. Yes, I like figure skating and Days of our Lives and musicals, but I'm no pussy. I'm not afraid I'm going to wet myself when people jump out at me. But I don't like the type of peeps that tend to work at them. I find peoples day to day activities horrifying enough which is why I have elements of horror in my writing and characters anyway... I don't need to amp that up with the unpredictability of local funsters jumping out at me, fighting to get a scare out of me for my ten minute tour through a spook house. I'm more likely to punch them or knee jerk defend myself than take it in the spirit it was intended. I fear these haunted house volunteers the way I fear the local toothless prison population that work in my hometown Wal-Mart. That said. I LOVE going to the Haunted Mansion in Disney World... but it's predictable and on a track, so apparently that makes it okay in my book. Also, I was that kid who showed up at eight dressed as D'Artanian with sword, cape and cheesy French mustache at one of them, as they said to dress up. I was the only one dressed up... that's a deeper psychological discussion than I'm willing to get into right now... |
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I went to one a couple of weeks ago. When I agreed to go my husband gave me a weird look. I usually avoid scary movies and hate when people jump out at me. But fortified with a couple of beers I was ready to go. We went with another couple and the wife was a screamer. Therefore Freddy, Jason and the Psychotic clown focused on chasing her. When confronted I'd just avert my eyes and refuse to look at them. That pissed off one guy so he cornered me and punched the wall next to my head. But I made it through without pissing my self so I consider it a success.
The last time I went to a haunted house I didn't have the time to be scared. My roommate had never been, and she spent the whole walk through clinging to me, threatening to sue any monster who touched her and shrieking. She actually ripped the hem out of my jeans from stepping on the back of my pants so much. She wouldn't let me get too far from her. I was laughing so hard, I could hardly see.
I like the Disney haunted house but don't really care for the other ones. I think the only other haunted house I've been to was at the local zoo years ago. And it wasn't that scary.
Michelle / Mist
I've always figured I was too chicken to go to a haunted house, but a couple years ago, they had one at the Grand in Oshkosh, an old theater that was a gorgeous opera house, degraded down to a porn theater, and now built back up again. I liked touring the backstage and such, but the "scary" things weren't scary and I ended up laughing through the whole thing. Another time we went on a haunted hayride, and that was much scarier, all foggy in the woods, freaks with real chainsaws chasing after the wagon.. and one guy that grabbed me when my back was turned and startled the crap out of me. That same place had a little haunted house, kid friendly, and we took my friends two kids through. The three year old LOVED it, but the ten year old nearly pissed his pants. It was hilarious. :)
I agree with you Anton. I'm afraid I might hit one of the "actors." I'm not a scream and run kinda guy. Well, unless it's my In-Laws at the front door.
Tom Gallier
I don't go to haunted houses due to the punching someone issue...as in I did once, so don't go anymore. :P
~J
JSB- restraining orders are no fun, but the beauty of Halloween is you can totallly disguise yourself and get some more punching in!
i don;t like them all that much because sometimes they try to be scary and fail. miserably
I can honestly not remember when I last went to a haunted house but after reading everyone's stories...I don't see myself heading to one anytime soon.
Plus, I would be the innocent bystander who actually ended up connecting with the punch...since it seems that this is the natural reaction of many and those creepy haunted house workers would eventually have to catch clue and realize that they needed to duck after "scaring" the crap out the paying customers.
I agree. I Love Disney's Haunted Mansion. But I can totally live without ever going into another Halloween Haunted House. They are never really scary and just have graphic images I can see on TV with people jumping out at you.
OMG! Anton. LOL I can so see you in that Dartanian outfit!
I LOVE the disney haunted mansion. The rest of those places blow. I used to go to the ones that supported a charity.
That was years ago...around the same time I convinced myself I liked camping too.
All those things are behind me now. LOL
I don't go to haunted house because of my knee jerk reactions. An actor would be lucky to just get punched by me. My natural instinct is to kick. I'd feel pretty bad afterwards if one of those guys had to have their testicles surgically removed from the their nose.