Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Netherworld...

So, I went to Netherworld Haunted House on Saturday night.  This haunted house was rated #1 by many magazines and is known nationwide for its terrifying atmosphere.  Really what I want to talk about is the theatrical make up.  These monsters are put together by professional Hollywood make up artists and it's just amazing how realistic, and scary, these guys look.


This image in particular has three characters I'd like to talk about.  The goblin guy on the left had a special talent.  He would run and drop down to his knees, skidding across the road and he would make sparks fly up at peoples' feet.  To me, he wasn't scary, just so cool.  The girl in the middle... Oh how I hate her.  As soon as we got to the haunted house, she ran toward me, and my boyfriend had told me not to show fear, or they'll flock to you.  I stared her right in the eye and she started toward me specifically.  The way she ran... I can't even explain it.  It was very jerky, and she was surprisingly quick.  It really was like a horror movie where you couldn't get away no matter how fast you ran.  I finally hid, and she got right up in my face with that blank stare and she shook her rattle at me, making me scream.  I hate little girls in horror movies...  The man on the right, the mad doctor, was in the second haunt called Dead Salvage.  I got so scared after going through the first one with vampires, gargoyles, and ghouls that I couldn't bring myself to go to Dead Salvage.  If it's anything that would really scare me to death, it's human on human things.  I don't mind demons and vampires, but when it comes to people mutilating other people and pulling guts out and things, I can't take it...

Overall, it was AMAZING.  Please go.  You'll love it.

2 comments:

  1. This looks so scary. I bet it wasn't only their actions, but their look, that frightened you. Art has a way of really adding to the "heat of the moment" in a situation.

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  2. I have been to Netherworld every year for the past 6 years, and this year we went on opening night . This time around I finally got the courage to take pictures with all the monsters AND with a giant hissing cockroach on my hand.
    Also, for anyone who sees this, be sure to bring someone who can really prove to be "fearless" to walk in front of AND behind your group. Have a cowardly leader/tail leads to unhappy times within the grounds of Netherworld.

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