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Halloween attractions ask guests to investigate spooky mysteries, solve creepy puzzles
Ghost tours and haunted houses are common attractions in many countries in the weeks leading up to Halloween. But this year, some popular sites in the U.S. are doing something different by adding interactive elements.
Now, guests aren't just shrieking at the sight of zombies — they're shooting them with paintball guns at a haunted house in Michigan. They're not just listening to ghost stories. They're learning how to do their own ghost-hunting investigations during overnight stays at a historic village in Texas. And they're not just slowly walking through a haunted house in a long line, screaming as monsters pop out to scare them. Instead, they're paying extra to be stuck in a room where they must complete tasks and puzzles in order to escape, as in the "Trapped" attraction in California.
Pat Konopelski, president of the U.S. Haunted Attraction Association, said the increased interaction shows the development of an industry that started out 25 years ago "scaring people with rubber masks." "Every year people came back and wanted more." So now, he said, "not only are monsters jumping out and scaring you, but some attractions have turned it into a challenge, into an interactive game."
The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, an abandoned prison and historic landmark, hosts an annual "Terror Behind the Walls" Halloween event. Billed as the U.S.' largest haunted house outside an amusement park, the event offers a very creepy monster-filled experience for people over 12. It also has special family nights for parents who want to bring kids aged 7 to 12.
With its castle-like walls, the deserted complex already has a particularly spooky air. What better place for scary scenes and sinister sound effects? "The building is abandoned, it's beautiful, and it's eerie," said Sean Kelley, director of public programming. "People travel from all over the world to come here for Halloween."
This year, the attraction is offering visitors a glow-in-the-dark necklace that indicates their willingness to be more than just observers. Necklace-wearing guests might be grabbed by scary-looking actors and separated from their group.
In case you can't manage to take a selfie while you're scared out of your wits, a ghost attraction in Michigan is taking a page from theme parks that sell pictures of roller coaster riders. The attraction has mounted 48 cameras in a single room where visitors typically scream their heads off, and they can now purchase 180-degree images of themselves screeching in terror.
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