Hotel Creepy

Nov 05, 2015

The worst part of the claustrophobic, dark, scream filled, zombified trip through the transformed motel rooms at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn on the evenings of Octoerb 30 and 31st was the fact that every one looked so familiar.

It's one thing being scared by a bunch of strangers, but having about 20 people from your own community transformed by costume, moving stiffly with a far away look in their eyes creates more than a bit of unease. Then there were the teddy bears that came to life, the white rabbits, the haunted kids asking for help, the woman in a cage, the life sized puppet in a mask come to life, and the woman tied to a table while a man in a gas mask stood over her with the intention of cutting her into pieces.

All in all, it was not really an event to bring the kids to, or squeamish adults for that matter.

As a piece of active theatre, put together by a large group to bring Halloween to life by creating an event to remember, it was rather brilliant.

This was the third year that the White family (and they were all involved) along with hotel staff, friends an neighbours, have put on a haunted house. 80 people went through on the first night and many more on Halloween.

Who knows what will happen in year 4?