Haunted

Hi Mom,

First there was trick-or-treating, then there was haunted housing.

After years of being a regular at the white-trailer-turned-haunted-house next to K-Mart, I graduated in high school to haunted houses in Milford, Pontiac and other hard-to-find venues. We'd all pile in someone's car in costume and see where adventure took us.

In New York, they've taken it to a whole new level.

Went driving out into Pennsylvania somewhere to a combination haunted cornfield, hayride and house fiasco. They really left no rock unturned, and must have employed at least 150 people between the caramel apples and the ghouls leaping out from, well, everywhere.

To their credit, the haunted house's elements were much more Disney's Haunted Mansion than they were Freddie versus Jason. The special effects were neat, and the makeup well done. Apparently the team that runs it usually does staging for shows.

My favorite part? Clearly the carmel apple.

Love,
Karen