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Thrillvania!!
Apparently, east Texas is not the place you want to be at night. It's downright creepy out there. Nothing's well lit, nothing's easy to find, and the people that live out there are so Christian and white, it's scary. The perfect local for one of the most spectacular haunted attractions in the country, right? Right.
Last night, an old co-worker and I headed out to Thrillvania Thrill Park, to jump start our Halloween season and get our spook on. It had eight haunted attractions, and we were able to go through almost all of them. There was a neat, and cute, magic show, and plenty of other activities too.
Here's what I thought of the attractions:
Haunted Verdun Manor:
This was a huge haunted mansion, probably the biggest I've ever been in. And it was pretty neat. The graveyard out front was extremely well done, and the laboratory room inside was fantastic!! I want one.
Like all haunted houses, my biggest regret is that you have to go so fast that you can't enjoy the amazing surroundings. Apparently you're not supposed to enjoy them, you're supposed to run through them screaming like an idiotic teenager. I guess I just don't get it.
VooDoo Bayou:
This was cool. It's basically the path leading up to the big mansion. The fog was creepy, and there was plenty to see. A dark, cloudy night made it all that much better.
Cassandra's Labyrinth of Terror:
We went in this one first. So it was probably my least favorite. Being a normally alert person, especially one who had just been driving in frightening, barely visible conditions in East Texas... I saw all the spooky things coming. Maybe it's the martial artist in me, but I saw each and every one of them coming. It took me a good two attractions to zone out enough to be even remotely surprised.
Dr. Lycan's Trail of Torment:
This trail was through the woods, which would have been my absolutely favorite part, had it not rained so hard yesterday. Everything was muddy, much muddier than we'd anticipated. Most of the people who were supposed to jump out and scare us were pointing flashlights at the mud puddles that would go up to our knees. And it was hard to stop and admire the creepy woods, or the toilet with the guy crawling out of it, etc... when you had to watch your step so closely.
Granny Lupus's Séance Theatre:
This was a sit-down show. It was all animatronics, and to be honest, it sucked. Nothing spooky about it. And the seats vibrated, but not in a good way.
Maze of Chaos:
We couldn't do this one. It was too muddy. I do love mazes, though. And I wish we could have done it, even if it was just a lot of chicken wire.
Six Feet Blunder:
You know... we missed this one. And I have no idea how we missed this one. But if it was anything like the other sit-down show, that was probably a good thing.
Thorn Hall:
This was their new attraction this year, and I think it was probably my favorite. It did the one thing you wouldn't expect from a haunted house - it took away all the lights and made you wander through in the dark. Since you couldn't see anything, you had to feel your way through, even through billowing plastic sheets with giant fans behind them. Those were so hard to squeeze through, especially if you're a small person. I kept getting stuck!
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