The House of Shock (New Orleans) from NOLA.com
When I was a young kid I always wanted to go to the haunted houses or whatever there was going on during the season. The few times I did get taken to them I made it to the first scare and from then on had to be carried through while I hid my face in a family member's shoulder. I liked the idea of being scared but wasn't able to grasp the concept of these ghouls will not harm me.
As I got older though I still kept an interest every October when you'd see signs for corn mazes or haunted hayrides or whatever. As a young adult it was worth it to get a group of friends together and see who would get scared and who wouldn't. Hell, even as an older adult I still love going with a group of people and watching them get scared.
While I've matured quite a bit from the crying child clinging to someone's neck, I learned to love a good scare. I don't react to most things in haunted houses now. In fact, a lot of times I'm the person that will walk up to an actor and just say "do you need a hug," but I've learned that these scares are controlled. It's still worth it though, come every October, to go through the cobwebs and fake blood even if it's just for the laughs.
From fire departments, to community organizations, to full blown haunted house companies, there has to be something going on somewhere for you to go to. So go have fun!
As I got older though I still kept an interest every October when you'd see signs for corn mazes or haunted hayrides or whatever. As a young adult it was worth it to get a group of friends together and see who would get scared and who wouldn't. Hell, even as an older adult I still love going with a group of people and watching them get scared.
While I've matured quite a bit from the crying child clinging to someone's neck, I learned to love a good scare. I don't react to most things in haunted houses now. In fact, a lot of times I'm the person that will walk up to an actor and just say "do you need a hug," but I've learned that these scares are controlled. It's still worth it though, come every October, to go through the cobwebs and fake blood even if it's just for the laughs.
From fire departments, to community organizations, to full blown haunted house companies, there has to be something going on somewhere for you to go to. So go have fun!
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