Haunted Houses/Trails/Etc...

[Juniper]

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?