Haunted Houses/Trails/Etc...

Juniper · 10-11-2008, 11:51 PM

I don't get them, really. Never have.

I just got back from our local haunted hayride/haunted trail thingy, with the kids. Hey, if it's fun for them, that's great. This particular one benefits the kids' wrestling program, in which my son participates, so I'm all for it. In fact I have to volunteer selling tickets one night. It's very popular and well done.

For the kids, say, between 8-16, I'm sure it's a blast and even kind of scary. But there are lots of adults in those lines too, even without accompanying children. I don't understand why it's fun for adults. I mean, are you really scared? Can you actually set aside your adult logic and experience anything more than a startle or two and mild disorientation?

Now, I like Halloween. Parts of it, anyway. I like candy, I like dressing up and seeing the cute kids in costumes. I like parties.

I like the dark humor. But so much Halloween stuff is gross gory stuff and so over the top it's not even realistic enough to be scary, it's just silly.

I've never been into scary movies either. Give me Twilight Zone over Jason or Freddy or whatever....maybe that's why I can't get into the haunted house stuff.

What do you think of them? Been to any really good ones?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-11-2008, 11:55 PM

Those people in line have better drugs than you.

ZenGum · 10-12-2008, 03:32 AM

What do you think they're in line for?

Ask the skeleton guy for "joints". The Zombie guy can help for pills, but for needle drugs, you need the vampire guy. Don't trust him, though.

Razzmatazz13 · 10-12-2008, 08:14 AM

I love haunted houses and hayrides, and I'm 20, so I'm not sure if that's qualifying me for the "adults" mentioned in your post yet, but I probably won't ever stop loving them and going to them when it's possible. Halloween is my favorite month. (Yes, that's intentional) Even if it's a corny cheesy hayride and I don't even get startled one time, it's cool to see someone putting in the effort to entertain someone else. Especially since most of the time it's in your own community. They're like little skits that anyone can put on, and it's cool to see people make an effort like that. As for haunted houses, I get startled very easily so they are a bit of a scare for me, but again that's not why I go to them. I like the thrill, yes, but I also love to see what different props they're using. A horrible cheesy haunted house with foam mummies and glow-in-the-dark blood everywhere is funny, and if you do see a prop (or if you're lucky, a whole haunted house) that's realistic, it's cool to see how much effort went into making it that way.

When I was younger my family owned a costume shop, so halloween was (and still is) a big thing for us. That's when the magazines for ordering new costumes get super thick, and they usually included haunted house props. For really realistic ones, you can spend thousands of dollars, easily.

If I'm ever rich someday I'm going to make a haunted house, it's always been my "if someone gave you a million dollars" answer. I just think they're cool.

Trilby · 10-12-2008, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Those people in line have better drugs than you.

Made my day, bruce.

ZenGum · 10-12-2008, 09:11 AM

Razz, maybe you should get a job in the morgue.
Or just kill a few hobos, and keep 'em as decorations.

Cicero · 10-12-2008, 09:37 AM

I was just actually thinking of going on a "ghost tour". Those are mainly for adults.

The old state penn. here is still standing. Just looking at it gives me the creeps. There are ghost tours of the inside. I find it both fascinating and creepy. Love it! I wanna go. I also watch ghost hunters, scary movies, and have even dabbled in some ghost hunting of my own. Yes......I love fear and jumping right into it with both feet. I doubt a hayride would cut it for me. I'm advanced creepy!!

Sundae · 10-12-2008, 12:26 PM

I've been on a couple of Ghost Walks. I think they are what Cic is referring to though. They marry history with haunting.

I am so ridiculously easily spooked that a Haunted House is my idea of hell. I don't think I would come out with my sanity intact. I've even looked some up (in America, we just don't do it on the same scale here) and then wished I hadn't because the website has sparked off my imagination.

Seriously, I would be in tear and begging the actors to come out of character and show me the way out before I was through the first room.

So you could say I "don't get it" but in fact I do. It just scares me too much to enjoy it.

skysidhe · 10-12-2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Those people in line have better drugs than you.

Your one-liners kill me.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2008, 02:34 AM

So do drugs.

ZenGum · 10-13-2008, 02:46 AM

The trick is to stop at one line.

Sundae · 10-13-2008, 05:39 AM

Are we still talking about drugs?

Shawnee123 · 10-13-2008, 08:14 AM

I love being fake scared, the kind of scared where you know deep down it's not real (like movies) but you suspend that belief for the thrill.

I would love to go to a haunted old place like what cic speaks of. FUN!!!!

Bullitt · 10-13-2008, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I love being fake scared, the kind of scared where you know deep down it's not real (like movies) but you suspend that belief for the thrill.

I would love to go to a haunted old place like what cic speaks of. FUN!!!!

http://www.forgottenoh.com/LimaTB/limatb.html
http://www.forgottenoh.com/Roseville/roseville.html
http://www.forgottenoh.com/Chippewa/chippewa.html

Get on out there and check some of this stuff out! The Ridges was always a fun place to go to when I was at OU. Numbered gravestones of civil war vet mental patients, etc.

Shawnee123 · 10-13-2008, 09:48 AM

Cool.

The one in Lima mentions someone from Ada...where I went to college!

Once I get some time in my new job, and some money stashed, I'm going on a solo road trip to find places just like that! Thanks Bullitt!

10-11-2008, 11:51 PM	#1
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Haunted Houses/Trails/Etc... I don't get them, really. Never have. I just got back from our local haunted hayride/haunted trail thingy, with the kids. Hey, if it's fun for them, that's great. This particular one benefits the kids' wrestling program, in which my son participates, so I'm all for it. In fact I have to volunteer selling tickets one night. It's very popular and well done. For the kids, say, between 8-16, I'm sure it's a blast and even kind of scary. But there are lots of adults in those lines too, even without accompanying children. I don't understand why it's fun for adults. I mean, are you really scared? Can you actually set aside your adult logic and experience anything more than a startle or two and mild disorientation? Now, I like Halloween. Parts of it, anyway. I like candy, I like dressing up and seeing the cute kids in costumes. I like parties. I like the dark humor. But so much Halloween stuff is gross gory stuff and so over the top it's not even realistic enough to be scary, it's just silly. I've never been into scary movies either. Give me Twilight Zone over Jason or Freddy or whatever....maybe that's why I can't get into the haunted house stuff. What do you think of them? Been to any really good ones? Last edited by Juniper; 10-12-2008 at 12:25 AM.

10-11-2008, 11:55 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Those people in line have better drugs than you. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-12-2008, 03:32 AM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	What do you think they're in line for? Ask the skeleton guy for "joints". The Zombie guy can help for pills, but for needle drugs, you need the vampire guy. Don't trust him, though. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-12-2008, 08:14 AM	#4
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	I love haunted houses and hayrides, and I'm 20, so I'm not sure if that's qualifying me for the "adults" mentioned in your post yet, but I probably won't ever stop loving them and going to them when it's possible. Halloween is my favorite month. (Yes, that's intentional) Even if it's a corny cheesy hayride and I don't even get startled one time, it's cool to see someone putting in the effort to entertain someone else. Especially since most of the time it's in your own community. They're like little skits that anyone can put on, and it's cool to see people make an effort like that. As for haunted houses, I get startled very easily so they are a bit of a scare for me, but again that's not why I go to them. I like the thrill, yes, but I also love to see what different props they're using. A horrible cheesy haunted house with foam mummies and glow-in-the-dark blood everywhere is funny, and if you do see a prop (or if you're lucky, a whole haunted house) that's realistic, it's cool to see how much effort went into making it that way. When I was younger my family owned a costume shop, so halloween was (and still is) a big thing for us. That's when the magazines for ordering new costumes get super thick, and they usually included haunted house props. For really realistic ones, you can spend thousands of dollars, easily. If I'm ever rich someday I'm going to make a haunted house, it's always been my "if someone gave you a million dollars" answer. I just think they're cool. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

10-12-2008, 09:11 AM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Razz, maybe you should get a job in the morgue. Or just kill a few hobos, and keep 'em as decorations. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-12-2008, 09:37 AM	#7
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I was just actually thinking of going on a "ghost tour". Those are mainly for adults. The old state penn. here is still standing. Just looking at it gives me the creeps. There are ghost tours of the inside. I find it both fascinating and creepy. Love it! I wanna go. I also watch ghost hunters, scary movies, and have even dabbled in some ghost hunting of my own. Yes......I love fear and jumping right into it with both feet. I doubt a hayride would cut it for me. I'm advanced creepy!! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-12-2008, 12:26 PM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've been on a couple of Ghost Walks. I think they are what Cic is referring to though. They marry history with haunting. I am so ridiculously easily spooked that a Haunted House is my idea of hell. I don't think I would come out with my sanity intact. I've even looked some up (in America, we just don't do it on the same scale here) and then wished I hadn't because the website has sparked off my imagination. Seriously, I would be in tear and begging the actors to come out of character and show me the way out before I was through the first room. So you could say I "don't get it" but in fact I do. It just scares me too much to enjoy it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-13-2008, 02:34 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So do drugs. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-13-2008, 02:46 AM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The trick is to stop at one line. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-13-2008, 05:39 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Are we still talking about drugs? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-13-2008, 08:14 AM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I love being fake scared, the kind of scared where you know deep down it's not real (like movies) but you suspend that belief for the thrill. I would love to go to a haunted old place like what cic speaks of. FUN!!!! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-13-2008, 09:48 AM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Cool. The one in Lima mentions someone from Ada...where I went to college! Once I get some time in my new job, and some money stashed, I'm going on a solo road trip to find places just like that! Thanks Bullitt! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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