I stood silently outside of the Big Top waiting for my turn to be terrified. There were evil clowns, who resembled Pennywise from Stephen King’s “IT,” roaming around the outside of the haunted house, making me even more anxious. From inside I could hear screams. Then came the sound that I had hoped I would not hear: a chainsaw.
The group I was with consisted of some actors (who loved to ham up the scary parts), a young girl, two male adults with her, and my husband (who doesn’t like clowns). We entered the “elevator” that took us to its only destination: a chaotic, horrifying carnival of monsters and gore.
At first, I tried to help the girl in our group as she seemed frightened and my motherly instinct kicked in. However, after we made it through a dizzying tunnel, I couldn’t keep my bearings or composure enough to help.
The first thing I ran into after stepping out of the tunnel was the sound of a chainsaw and then I saw the two men holding them standing directly in front of me. My skin felt clammy and I could feel the blood drain from my face. I don’t think it was until I ran (even though I told myself not to run and show fear) by them that I fully realized how much a chainsaw scares me.
After that, the next 15-20 minutes was a blur of clowns, gore, screams, flashing lights, striped curtains, and a random guy dressed in a goat’s head. In a room full of body parts on a grill I was invited to dinner by a nasty ghoul. My stomach turned at the thought of a meal with him. In another room my husband got a good scare: a bunch of hanging “dead” clowns. I got lost in a maze of curtains and began to feel hot, nauseous, and dizzy before I made it through. It was maddening! After that, a few more clowns caused me to jump a bit and then I was out. The fresh air and breeze was a welcome feeling after the stifling air in the haunted house.
While the “Big Top of Terror” is not the scariest haunt I have been through, it definitely started off right and made an impression. I would recommend going and I think that mature children can handle it.
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