Author Topic: The Polling Place Haunted House (Read 53569 times)

David In Indy · « **on:** October 31, 2008, 12:25:42 am »

Welcome To The Polling Place Haunted House

Soon you will be walking through a very scary and very HAUNTED house. There will be plenty of ghosts, vampires, zombies and witches to satisfy everyone's Halloween palate!

Before we go in, I should point out a few minor details:

* Although none of the images are real - they are pictures from actual Halloween haunted houses taken throughout the country, Halloween parties, and occassionally a picture from a movie set - you will be seeing some very scary images, such as open graves, coffins, corpses, and other bloody and gory things. So I should warn you NOW... if you don't like seeing such images, PLEASE BACK AWAY NOW and GO NO FURTHER!!!

* To help break up the horror of the house, and to give your quickly beating heart a rest, we will have several "cuteness breaks" throughout the tour. In reality, I found some very cute Halloween pictures while searching for pics to use in the haunted house, and this was the only way I could think of to incorporate them into this thread!

* In case you are wondering, if this haunted house were a movie, I'd rate it a PG-13. But once again, if things like coffins and simulated corpses bother you, you probably shouldn't go in!

And now, let's begin the tour!

David In Indy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:32:02 am »

As you can see, the house is very big.... and it sits way up on a hill. So, we'll have to walk up there.

Take my hand, hold on tight and don't let go. Rumor has it some people have entered the house and never came back out.

DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU!

Okay. Here we go....

David In Indy · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:37:46 am »

First, we must cross the swamp. There are alligators, crocodiles, and green slimy swimming things, so watch your step!

David In Indy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:39:47 am »

Eww. Gross. Look what I just found floating in the water!

David In Indy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:41:17 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:43:29 am »

And now through the haunted woods!

Watch out for werewolves and witches!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:45:23 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:48:52 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:50:36 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:52:51 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:56:03 am »

WATCH OUT!!!!

He bites.

David In Indy · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:00:09 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:03:53 am »

Okay. It looks like we're coming out of the woods now.....

Whew!! I told you it was scary in there!

David In Indy · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:09:07 am »

Now we're almost to the house. Let's walk up the stairs and knock on the door.

We must knock in a special way, or the door won't open. We must knock using three sets of sixes.....

...... yes. 666.

Let's try it.......

*knock* *knock* *knock* *knock* *knock* *knock*

*knock* *knock* *knock* *knock* *knock* *knock*

*knock* *knock* *knock* *knock* *knock* *knock*

David In Indy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:12:15 am »

*Loud sqeaking creaking sound as the heavy door slowly opens*

Anyone care to enter?

David In Indy · « **Reply #15 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:15:55 am »

Time for a......

CUTENESS BREAK!!!!!

It's......it's......it's....... Count Dracudog!!!

Okay, back to the haunted house!

David In Indy · « **Reply #16 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:21:20 am »

THE VAMPIRE'S LAIR

David In Indy · « **Reply #17 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:22:42 am »

Don't look now but I think I already see a VAMPIRE! Over there! On the balcony!

David In Indy · « **Reply #18 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:26:57 am »

Come on! Let's keep moving. If we keep moving they'll be less likely to strike!

David In Indy · « **Reply #19 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:27:52 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #20 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:32:08 am »

Holy Bloodsuckers, Brokies! It's another vampire!! This one looks "asleep". I sure do hope so, because we'll have sqeeze past the coffin in order to get to the next room!

Who's going first?

David In Indy · « **Reply #21 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:36:08 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #22 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:37:20 am »

Touch the vampire and win a cookie!

Go on! I dare ya!! Go see if he has a PULSE!

David In Indy · « **Reply #23 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:40:00 am »

Ooops! I don't think we were supposed to go into that room.

Shut the door!

David In Indy · « **Reply #24 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:42:06 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #25 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:44:55 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #26 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:46:26 am »

Apparently somebody already dispatched this one....

David In Indy · « **Reply #27 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:48:38 am »

See? This is what happens when you separate from the group and go exploring on your own....

David In Indy · « **Reply #28 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:51:22 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #29 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:53:04 am »

Are they REAL? Or are they just two kids goofing around?

David In Indy · « **Reply #30 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:55:32 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #31 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:57:37 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #32 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:00:43 am »

Here's another one we must sqeeze past.....

David In Indy · « **Reply #33 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:02:39 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #34 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:04:20 am »

Ewww YUCK! What happened in there?

David In Indy · « **Reply #35 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:08:10 am »

Alrighty then!

Moving on........

THE MUMMY'S TOMB

Oh, before we go in I should probably warn you to WATCH YOUR STEP! He didn't listen to me and look what happened!

David In Indy · « **Reply #36 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:10:17 am »

Why does he have chains on him?

Maybe we don't want to find out!

David In Indy · « **Reply #37 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:12:10 am »

Get back in your sarcophagus and stop pestering these nice people!

David In Indy · « **Reply #38 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:14:39 am »

That's not MY mummy!

David In Indy · « **Reply #39 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:21:01 am »

CUTENESS BREAK!!!!

Awww! Now see, this is what Halloween is all about!

It's a shame we'll never see it again.... that is unless we get out of this house alive!!!

Okay, on to the next room.......

David In Indy · « **Reply #40 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:28:20 am »

Before we go in, I thought I'd show you something.....

We have our own in-house pharmacist and doctor!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #41 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:30:40 am »

The Frankenstein Tower

David In Indy · « **Reply #42 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:32:25 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #43 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:34:18 am »

It looks like even the kids in here are little monsters!

David In Indy · « **Reply #44 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:35:22 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #45 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:38:24 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #46 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:39:26 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #47 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:40:35 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #48 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:41:46 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #49 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:44:12 am »

Don't you wish this was just an innocent carnival ride? Well, IT'S NOT!!!!

On to the next room.....

David In Indy · « **Reply #50 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:46:33 am »

ZOMBIES, TOMBS AND CRYPTS

David In Indy · « **Reply #51 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:58:11 am »

Question: When walking through an old dusty crypt, which is better? Opening a coffin and finding it occupied? Or opening a coffin and finding it EMPTY?

David In Indy · « **Reply #52 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:59:30 am »

WTF??

David In Indy · « **Reply #53 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:02:29 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #54 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:03:22 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #55 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:04:22 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #56 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:05:55 am »

The doctor is IN!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #57 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:07:03 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #58 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:08:27 am »

I'll bet THAT hurt!

David In Indy · « **Reply #59 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:09:53 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #60 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:11:24 am »

Ohhhh that hurts my head!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #61 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:12:21 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #62 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:13:39 am »

I think he's suffering from severe chest pains. What do you think?

David In Indy · « **Reply #63 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:15:43 am »

Don't worry. He won't hurt you. He just wants to eat your BRAINS!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #64 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:16:59 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #65 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:18:27 am »

"We've been waiting for you!!"

David In Indy · « **Reply #66 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:19:39 am »

There's that doctor again!

RUN!!!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #67 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:21:17 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #68 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:23:06 am »

IS that Rob Zombie?? What's HE doing here?

David In Indy · « **Reply #69 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:24:10 am »

I think it wants our attention...

David In Indy · « **Reply #70 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:25:34 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #71 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:27:06 am »

Ooops! I think a couple of the werewolves escaped their enclosure!

Nice puppy!

David In Indy · « **Reply #72 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:28:11 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #73 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:29:51 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #74 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:32:37 am »

Time for ONE MORE.......

CUTENESS BREAK....

before we start making our way back to the safety of Bettermost....

What a cute little puppy!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #75 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:34:20 am »

THE GRAVEYARD

David In Indy · « **Reply #76 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:37:03 am »

Now it's time to step out into the backyard and over to the cemetery......

Oh MAN!!! I HATE when that happens! And what will the neighbors think?

David In Indy · « **Reply #77 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:38:53 am »

There's another one!

David In Indy · « **Reply #78 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:41:01 am »

And ANOTHER one!!! Somebody be a pal, will ya? Go over there and push them down! I hate it when this happens!

It makes the yard look so tacky!

David In Indy · « **Reply #79 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:48:06 am »

Okay. Now here's the thing....

You'll have to run from here. See that path way over there, on the other side of the graveyard? Run to the path, and keep running. RUN FAST!! Run like your pants are on fire!

Don't stop running until you get to the Bettermost, Wyoming logo. Once you get to the logo, you SHOULD be safe... assuming nothing followed you.

Are you all ready?

RUN!!! RUN!!!!!!

*David shouting*

Run through the graveyard, and all the way down the path! DON'T STOP RUNNING!

David In Indy · « **Reply #80 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:49:13 am »

RUN!!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #81 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:49:56 am »

KEEP RUNNING!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #82 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:51:08 am »

DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO HIM!!! KEEP RUNNING!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #83 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:52:17 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #84 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:53:07 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #85 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:54:15 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #86 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:55:44 am »

GO!!! RUN!!!!

David In Indy · « **Reply #87 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:56:58 am »

DON'T LOOK BACK.... JUST KEEP RUNNING!

David In Indy · « **Reply #88 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:58:19 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #89 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:59:39 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #90 on:** October 31, 2008, 04:01:04 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #91 on:** October 31, 2008, 04:01:48 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #92 on:** October 31, 2008, 04:09:58 am »

David In Indy · « **Reply #93 on:** October 31, 2008, 04:16:41 am »

Whew!!!

*David panting*

We made it! I think......

I TOLD ya it was scary!!

Now here's your reward for making it through alive and in one piece.... you did make it back in one piece didn't you?

Lots of candy bars for everyone!!!

Now, who wants to go back up there and do it again?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

Penthesilea · « **Reply #94 on:** October 31, 2008, 09:01:21 am »

David!

Your Haunted House absolutely takes the Halloween cake! Gawd, I LOVE it!
So much work you put into it, and you're so creative! Cuteness breaks, LOL

. I totally loved, loved, loved how I was guided through the dangerous and spooky tour by your comments.
Big thank you kisses

*Chrissi still panting from all the running*
I take some water, but I can't eat no candy now.
*still panting*

Brokeback_Dev · « **Reply #95 on:** October 31, 2008, 11:47:00 am »

Reaaallly Scary!

southendmd · « **Reply #96 on:** October 31, 2008, 12:05:39 pm »

Casper, dear, that was so scary I almost peed my mavericky pants!

mariez · « **Reply #97 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:49:46 pm »

WOW!!! APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE!

That was terrific, David! Thanks for taking the time to give us such a great Haunted House!

Was that Cody in one of the cuteness breaks? He's beautiful!

Marie

David In Indy · « **Reply #98 on:** October 31, 2008, 04:10:10 pm »

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Marie, no that is not Cody in the picture. It does look quite a bit like him though when he was a pup!

serious crayons · « **Reply #99 on:** October 31, 2008, 09:45:19 pm »

What a masterpiece, David! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for working so hard to entertain us BetterMostians on Halloween. You rock!

Luvlylittlewing · « **Reply #100 on:** October 31, 2008, 10:31:09 pm »

Awesome haunted house, David! Thanks so much for hosting it for us! This is better than many of the real haunted houses I've attended over the years!

David In Indy · « **Reply #101 on:** October 31, 2008, 10:49:05 pm »

Quote from: Littlewing on October 31, 2008, 10:31:09 pm

Awesome haunted house, David! Thanks so much for hosting it for us! This is better than many of the real haunted houses I've attended over the years!

It's better than even the real haunted houses? Even the ones out there in California?

Wow!! I think that is the ULTIMATE compliment! Thanks Marie!!

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Kerry · « **Reply #102 on:** October 31, 2008, 11:27:51 pm »

That was ~~hilarious~~ really scary, David!

~~I loved it!~~ It terrified me!

I'm sure that if I lived in America, I'd really get into Halloween in a big way. I can see that it can really be a lot of fun.

I need to go have a nap now. I'm exhausted after all that running haha!

{{{ DAVID }}}

David In Indy · « **Reply #103 on:** November 01, 2008, 12:10:41 am »

Quote from: Kerry on October 31, 2008, 11:27:51 pm

That was ~~hilarious~~ really scary, David!

~~I loved it!~~ It terrified me!

I'm sure that if I lived in America, I'd really get into Halloween in a big way. I can see that it can really be a lot of fun.

I need to go have a nap now. I'm exhausted after all that running haha!

{{{ DAVID }}}

I'm really glad you enjoyed the haunted house Kerry! Thanks for taking the time to go through it!

{{{KERRY}}}

David In Indy · « **Reply #104 on:** November 01, 2008, 03:40:29 am »

Quote from: GDwitchOAUS on October 31, 2008, 09:45:19 pm

What a masterpiece, David! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for working so hard to entertain us BetterMostians on Halloween. You rock!

You're welcome Katherine! You ARE Katherine, aren't you? I can't tell with your costume on!

injest · « **Reply #105 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:39:01 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 12:32:02 am

As you can see, the house is very big.... and it sits way up on a hill. So, we'll have to walk up there.

Take my hand, hold on tight and don't let go. Rumor has it some people have entered the house and never came back out.

DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU!

Okay. Here we go....

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD....

hold TIGHT, DAVID!!

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD....

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD....

injest · « **Reply #106 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:41:18 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 12:25:42 am

Welcome To The Polling Place Haunted House

Soon you will be walking through a very scary and very HAUNTED house. There will be plenty of ghosts, vampires, zombies and witches to satisfy everyone's Halloween palate!

Before we go in, I should point out a few minor details:

* Although none of the images are real - they are pictures from actual Halloween haunted houses taken throughout the country, Halloween parties, and occassionally a picture from a movie set - you will be seeing some very scary images, such as open graves, coffins, corpses, and other bloody and gory things. So I should warn you NOW... if you don't like seeing such images, PLEASE BACK AWAY NOW and GO NO FURTHER!!!
* To help break up the horror of the house, and to give your quickly beating heart a rest, we will have several "cuteness breaks" throughout the tour. In reality, I found some very cute Halloween pictures while searching for pics to use in the haunted house, and this was the only way I could think of to incorporate them into this thread!

* In case you are wondering, if this haunted house were a movie, I'd rate it a PG-13. But once again, if things like coffins and simulated corpses bother you, you probably shouldn't go in!

And now, let's begin the tour!

it looks SCARY, David!! I dont' WANT to see scary stuff!!

do things jump out at you!!??

injest · « **Reply #107 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:41:59 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 12:39:47 am

Eww. Gross. Look what I just found floating in the water!

AAAAAAAAAAEIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

injest · « **Reply #108 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:42:56 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 12:48:52 am

WAIT!! what IS that!!? right there...on the left!

RUN DAVID!!! RUN!!

injest · « **Reply #109 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:43:40 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 12:56:03 am

WATCH OUT!!!!

He bites.

NOT looking at this...nope....scrolling by REALLY fast...

injest · « **Reply #110 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:45:06 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 01:12:15 am

*Loud sqeaking creaking sound as the heavy door slowly opens*

Anyone care to enter?

EEEEWWWWWW!!!!

*Jess stomping her feet cause she wants to run but knows David wont go with her and she doesn't want to be in the woods alone!*

injest · « **Reply #111 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:46:02 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 01:26:57 am

Come on! Let's keep moving. If we keep moving they'll be less likely to strike!

*Jess SPEEDWALKING like a madwoman...*

injest · « **Reply #112 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:46:34 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 01:32:08 am

Holy Bloodsuckers, Brokies! It's another vampire!! This one looks "asleep". I sure do hope so, because we'll have sqeeze past the coffin in order to get to the next room!

Who's going first?

uh...uh...

YOU!!

injest · « **Reply #113 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:47:28 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 01:37:20 am

Touch the vampire and win a cookie!

Go on! I dare ya!! Go see if he has a PULSE!

I aint touching that!! YOU arent EITHER!! I will buy you cookies LATER....don't you DARE touch him!!

DAVID!!!

injest · « **Reply #114 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:49:02 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 02:12:10 am

Get back in your sarcophagus and stop pestering these nice people!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

*Hiding behind David*

injest · « **Reply #115 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:50:21 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 02:58:11 am

Question: When walking through an old dusty crypt, which is better? Opening a coffin and finding it occupied? Or opening a coffin and finding it EMPTY?

answer:

leave the durn thing CLOSED!! we dont' need to see in there!!

injest · « **Reply #116 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:51:21 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 03:15:43 am

Don't worry. He won't hurt you. He just wants to eat your BRAINS!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!!

SCROLL SCROLL!!!

injest · « **Reply #117 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:52:25 am »

Quote from: Casper on October 31, 2008, 03:41:01 am

And ANOTHER one!!! Somebody be a pal, will ya? Go over there and push them down! I hate it when this happens!

It makes the yard look so tacky!

YOU go push them down!!

or better yet....RUN!!!

injest · « **Reply #118 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:56:17 am »

*pant pant pant*

I am NEVER going NO where with you again EVER!!!

*Slaps David's arm*

I can't believe you made me go through that! I have NEVER been so scared in my entire LIFE!! I think I am gonna have a heart attack!!

*pant pant pant*

whew....thank GOD for finger filters!

did you SEE that scary guy chasing us? that was NOT right! that was SCARY!!

injest · « **Reply #119 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:56:48 am »

thanks David!! GREAT job....very inventive and clever!

Kelda · « **Reply #120 on:** November 01, 2008, 11:04:30 am »

David! That was so fun! Thankyou!!!

injest · « **Reply #121 on:** November 01, 2008, 11:07:42 am »

Quote from: Kelda on November 01, 2008, 11:04:30 am

David! That was so fun! Thankyou!!!

KELDA!! if I had known you were fixing to go thru it, I woulda waited for you..then you could have gone thru with me and David! (then maybe David woulda shoved YOU at that creepy guy under the stairs instead of me!)

*glares at David*

that WASN'T very chivalrous of you!

Kelda · « **Reply #122 on:** November 01, 2008, 11:09:49 am »

Quote from: injest on November 01, 2008, 11:07:42 am

KELDA!! if I had known you were fixing to go thru it, I woulda waited for you..then you could have gone thru with me and David! (then maybe David woulda shoved YOU at that creepy guy under the stairs instead of me!)

*glares at David*

that WASN'T very chivalrous of you!

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #123 on:** November 01, 2008, 03:07:24 pm »

David!!! This haunted house is just soooooooooooooo awesome!! Thanks so much for going through the effort of putting it together! What a fantastic BetterMost Halloween activity!! And, I can just imagine it becoming a tradition too... we can bring it out next year and years after.

And, I love the concept of the "cuteness interlude"!!

I'm such a wimp when it comes to real-life haunted houses. The last time I attempted to go through one, I was 13 and went with my Dad and my best friend. I swear I almost peed in my pants. And, I've never even thought about going through another one since them.

Halloween is an exercise in contradictions for me. I **love** the concepts of haunted houses, ghosts and ghost stories, etc., but I get so easily spooked by them that I can hardly tolerate them in real life. It's ridiculous situation for me.

CellarDweller · « **Reply #124 on:** November 01, 2008, 03:42:24 pm »

Cool haunted house, David! Nicely done!

David In Indy · « **Reply #125 on:** November 01, 2008, 03:48:07 pm »

I'm glad you liked the haunted house, Kelda, Jess and Amanda!

Quote from: Barrel Racing Legend on November 01, 2008, 03:07:24 pm

David!!! This haunted house is just soooooooooooooo awesome!! Thanks so much for going through the effort of putting it together! What a fantastic BetterMost Halloween activity!! And, I can just imagine it becoming a tradition too... we can bring it out next year and years after.

And, I love the concept of the "cuteness interlude"!! I'm such a wimp when it comes to real-life haunted houses. The last time I attempted to go through one, I was 13 and went with my Dad and my best friend. I swear I almost peed in my pants. And, I've never even thought about going through another one since them.

Halloween is an exercise in contradictions for me. I **love** the concepts of haunted houses, ghosts and ghost stories, etc., but I get so easily spooked by them that I can hardly tolerate them in real life. It's ridiculous situation for me.

Amanda, I had NO IDEA this was you until I checked your profile and saw the word Pennsylvania. Super good costume!

I sometimes have a difficult time going into those haunted houses too. It depends on who I go with. Some of my friends like to play pranks on me when we go in them. I remember one time in particular, several years ago, when my friends all took off and left me stuck in some crazy looking room with a vampire! The room had strobe lights flashing, and the ceiling, walls and floor were covered in black and white checker type squares. The vampire was also dressed in black and white and he was extremely spooky looking. I couldn't find the way out and my friends were loooooooong gone. I don't know how long I was trapped in there, but I finally had to ask for the emergency exit because it got to the point where I was terrified. Once outside I almost got sick because I was so scared. That happened at the old State Mental Hospital which is no longer a hospital anymore and they have a haunted house in there each year. I will never EVER go back to that haunted house again.

For some reason the workers in those haunted houses target me nearly every time I visit one of them. I don't know why that is. Most of the time they are very nice though, they just gently pick on me and tease me.... MOST of the time!

David In Indy · « **Reply #126 on:** November 01, 2008, 03:49:18 pm »

Quote from: Zombie on November 01, 2008, 03:42:24 pm

Cool haunted house, David! Nicely done!

Thanks for taking a look at it Chuck! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

CellarDweller · « **Reply #127 on:** November 01, 2008, 03:50:21 pm »

One pic made me laugh out loud!

It was a zombie one, a bunch of zombies with a city in the background.

Whoever made it put a little zombie cat in the front.

Shasta542 · « **Reply #128 on:** November 01, 2008, 03:58:52 pm »

Fun, David!!!

I had to work last night, so no Halloween fun for me, darnit. $:-\$

Until today--then, I got to tour your haunted house.

The Haunted Mansion at Disney World--that was fun. I don't think I'd like to go through one that had real people who try to jump out and scare you.

There is one not far from here that they put on at an abandoned air base. It sounds pretty scary. Maybe I'll go to that one someday if I get up the nerve.

Thanks for the great haunted house tour, David!!!

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #129 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:46:22 pm »

Quote from: Casper on November 01, 2008, 03:48:07 pm

I'm glad you liked the haunted house, Kelda, Jess and Amanda!

Amanda, I had NO IDEA this was you until I checked your profile and saw the word Pennsylvania. Super good costume!

I sometimes have a difficult time going into those haunted houses too. It depends on who I go with. Some of my friends like to play pranks on me when we go in them. I remember one time in particular, several years ago, when my friends all took off and left me stuck in some crazy looking room with a vampire! The room had strobe lights flashing, and the ceiling, walls and floor were covered in black and white checker type squares. The vampire was also dressed in black and white and he was extremely spooky looking. I couldn't find the way out and my friends were loooooooong gone. I don't know how long I was trapped in there, but I finally had to ask for the emergency exit because it got to the point where I was terrified. Once outside I almost got sick because I was so scared. That happened at the old State Mental Hospital which is no longer a hospital anymore and they have a haunted house in there each year. I will never EVER go back to that haunted house again.

For some reason the workers in those haunted houses target me nearly every time I visit one of them. I don't know why that is. Most of the time they are very nice though, they just gently pick on me and tease me.... MOST of the time!

Thanks David! I'm glad you like my costume! Profiles are definitely handy these days in at least trying to figure out who people are. There still one member that posted in a different thread that I can't figure out who it is. And, my costume is flexible... yesterday I was the "Rodeo Queen" and today I'm the "Barrel Racing Legend"... since they're two sides of my costume's identity I thought it would be fun to flip them around from time to time this weekend.

By the way I think your Casper costume is adorable! I loved the Casper cartoons as a kid.

As for real life haunted houses... when I lived in Philly during grad school I got many invitations to accompany folks to tour the haunted house that's always put up in Eastern State Penitentiary. I always declined those invitations because I know it would be more traumatic than fun for me. It's a very, very professionally done haunted house (from what I understand). I think I would be hopeless in any of the really elaborate, professionally staged haunted houses. I wonder if Jeff's ever been to the haunted house at Eastern State? I remember they also have Halloween tours of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philly too (another thing I couldn't handle participating in).

LOL, thinking of this kind of thing... it makes me remember my parents and I going through Madam Tussaud's wax museum together in London when I was about 12. Most of the museum was just marvelous with all the wax statues of celebrities, artists, kings and queens, politicians, etc.... but the end of the museum was the chamber of horrors and there was no way to bypass it. In order to exit the museum you had to go through. So, I remember holding my Mom's hand and looking directly at the ground as my parents led me through. I remember hearing all the spooky sound effects. But, I didn't look up or peek even once. LOL, I remember looking at the pictures in the museum's souvenir book out of curiosity about what I missed once we were out... but the pictures in the book were about all I could handle.

David In Indy · « **Reply #130 on:** November 01, 2008, 11:33:18 pm »

Quote from: Shasta542 on November 01, 2008, 03:58:52 pm

Fun, David!!!

I had to work last night, so no Halloween fun for me, darnit. $:-\$

Until today--then, I got to tour your haunted house.

The Haunted Mansion at Disney World--that was fun. I don't think I'd like to go through one that had real people who try to jump out and scare you.

There is one not far from here that they put on at an abandoned air base. It sounds pretty scary. Maybe I'll go to that one someday if I get up the nerve.

Thanks for the great haunted house tour, David!!!

Thanks Shasta!! Thanks for the compliments! I'm glad you enjoyed the haunted house!

David In Indy · « **Reply #131 on:** November 01, 2008, 11:35:28 pm »

Did everyone go and get their virtual candy in my Trick or Treat thread? I'm handing out Whatchamacallits!!

I'll be handing them out all of Halloween weekend, so if you didn't get your candy bar, you'd better scoot over there and get one!

Kelda · « **Reply #132 on:** November 02, 2008, 10:05:50 am »

Quote from: CellarDweller on November 01, 2008, 03:50:21 pm

One pic made me laugh out loud!

It was a zombie one, a bunch of zombies with a city in the background.

Whoever made it put a little zombie cat in the front.

ha.. must try and got thru the thead again to find it!!

optom3 · « **Reply #133 on:** November 03, 2008, 12:31:39 am »

Well it's take me until today to pluck up the courage to go through. It must have taken you ages to do, I think I missed most of it, because I put on my distance specs which make things close to, very fuzzy.

I know, I have a big yellow streak down my back. However you deserve a massive thankyou for all the effort you must have put into it.I am the original chicken, love the candy, less keen on being scre witless.

David In Indy · « **Reply #134 on:** November 03, 2008, 12:48:20 am »

Quote from: optom3 on November 03, 2008, 12:31:39 am

Well it's take me until today to pluck up the courage to go through. It must have taken you ages to do, I think I missed most of it, because I put on my distance specs which make things close to, very fuzzy.

I know, I have a big yellow streak down my back. However you deserve a massive thankyou for all the effort you must have put into it.I am the original chicken, love the candy, less keen on being scre witless.

Thanks Fiona! And a belated Happy Halloween to you!

David In Indy · « **Reply #135 on:** November 06, 2008, 09:31:12 pm »

It's time to close the haunted house down for the year. You are welcome to go through it any time you wish - it will still be here - but I am turning OFF the sticky post and it will slowly move down the list.

I will put it back up at the top again next year, probably with some new rooms and monsters! So check back next Halloween!

southendmd · « **Reply #136 on:** November 06, 2008, 09:38:18 pm »

Thanks again, David. This was such a labor of love and fright!

I look forward to next year's scares!

Lynne · « **Reply #137 on:** November 06, 2008, 10:48:15 pm »

Hey there, David! I'm just now going through your haunted house because I was out of town then set upon by ~~swamp monsters~~ microbes.

That was majorly awesome! I *loved* it! Thank you so much for putting so much energy and enthusiasm into our BetterMost Halloween celebration! Like Amanda (I think) said, this can be resurrected

year after year!

Here's a treat for you!

David In Indy · « **Reply #138 on:** November 06, 2008, 10:56:01 pm »

Mmmmm! I love those!! The gooier the better!

I'm glad you enjoyed the haunted house Lynne!

David In Indy · « **Reply #139 on:** November 06, 2008, 11:23:59 pm »

Quote from: southendmd on November 06, 2008, 09:38:18 pm

Thanks again, David. This was such a labor of love and fright!

I look forward to next year's scares!

Thanks Paul! I'm glad you enjoyed the haunted house! And I'm pretty sure all the monsters, vampires, werewolves, mummies, ghosts and the other spooky critters LOVED scaring you TOO!

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #140 on:** November 07, 2008, 12:48:51 am »

Quote from: DavidinIndy on November 06, 2008, 09:31:12 pm

It's time to close the haunted house down for the year. You are welcome to go through it any time you wish - it will still be here - but I am turning OFF the sticky post and it will slowly move down the list.

I will put it back up at the top again next year, probably with some new rooms and monsters! So check back next Halloween!

Thanks again for all your hard work on the haunted house David!!

Can't wait for next year!

David In Indy · « **Reply #141 on:** November 07, 2008, 12:50:24 am »

Quote from: atz75 on November 07, 2008, 12:48:51 am

Thanks again for all your hard work on the haunted house David!! Can't wait for next year!

You're welcome Amanda! I'm glad you liked it. And I must admit, I think the monsters enjoyed scaring YOU too!

jstephens9 · « **Reply #142 on:** November 09, 2008, 11:31:58 am »

David this is absolutely great!!! You are so creative!!! Thanks for doing this.

David In Indy · « **Reply #143 on:** November 10, 2008, 03:20:25 am »

Quote from: jstephens9 on November 09, 2008, 11:31:58 am

David this is absolutely great!!! You are so creative!!! Thanks for doing this.

Thanks Jack!

Thanks for taking the time to go through the haunted house. I think probably all those monsters in there thought you were great too! I hope none of them managed to git ya! At least not permanently!

Monika · « **Reply #144 on:** October 30, 2009, 04:48:43 pm »

*snacking on a candy bar*

Hey - I made it out! Thanks for letting me hold your hand, David!

what a great thread

David In Indy · « **Reply #145 on:** October 30, 2009, 05:08:07 pm »

I'm glad you enjoyed it Monika!

And you have a creepy looking clown avitar! "IT" was a good movie! And Creepy!

Monika · « **Reply #146 on:** October 30, 2009, 05:10:02 pm »

Quote from: David In Indy on October 30, 2009, 05:08:07 pm

I'm glad you enjoyed it Monika!

And you have a creepy looking clown avitar! He reminds me of that clown from the Stephen King movie! Creepy!

You´re spot on David. It is the clown from IT. He´s very creepy!
Clowns aren´t cute..they´re scary!

David In Indy · « **Reply #147 on:** October 30, 2009, 05:12:44 pm »

I have a fear of clowns too, Monika! I think that is the reason that movie terrified me so much. Mom once had a picture of a clown hanging over the piano in the living room. He looked like Count Dracula!

Mom loved that picture. I hated it! lol

Kerry · « **Reply #148 on:** October 30, 2009, 06:54:23 pm »

I'm terrified of clowns! When I was a little boy, I was with my Mum in a big department store in the city. Halloween was unknown here in Oz back then, so it was probably at Christmas time, when the city department stores put-on kiddies-entertainment for the children. I found myself looking down an upward-moving escalator, and on the escalator was a clown. I can still see that scary looking clown traveling towards me, at speed, on that escalator - it looked like he was floating towards me. I ran screaming to my mother and hid behind her skirts. And I've been uncomfortable about clowns ever since!

Sason · « **Reply #149 on:** October 31, 2009, 02:15:31 am »

*pant*, *pant*, *pant*

OMG what a scary house!!

Thanks for guiding me safely through it!

And thanks for the cuteness breaks, they probably saved my life!

What a great thread! Thanks for putting the whole thing together.

Sason · « **Reply #150 on:** October 31, 2009, 02:17:28 am »

Quote from: David In Indy on October 31, 2008, 03:28:11 am

This made me LOL. That shoe shelf is from IKEA, I have the exact same!

Somehow it calmed me down considerably in all the scaryness....

optom3 · « **Reply #151 on:** October 31, 2009, 04:40:53 pm »

AMAZING ! you are so talented, thank godness forthe bits of light hearted relief I may still need to sleep with the light on.

David In Indy · « **Reply #152 on:** November 01, 2009, 12:04:38 am »

Quote from: optom3 on October 31, 2009, 04:40:53 pm

AMAZING ! you are so talented, thank godness forthe bits of light hearted relief I may still need to sleep with the light on.

Why thank you for the compliment sweetie! I'm glad you enjoyed the haunted house!

optom3 · « **Reply #153 on:** November 01, 2009, 10:13:23 am »

Quote from: Wolfen on November 01, 2009, 12:04:38 am

Why thank you for the compliment sweetie! I'm glad you enjoyed the haunted house!

your'e so welcome. I did not vanish at midnight so all is well !!

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