Extreme Haunted House - McKamey Manor

Tide1986 · Oct 30, 2015

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/30/extreme-haunted-house-masochists-mckamey-manor

Modern audiences demand extremes; torture porn franchises such as Saw and Hostel have now migrated to the mainstream. Less well known is this boom in “extreme haunts” in which people sign liability waivers and pay more than $40 to stumble through dark, dungeon-like places where actors grab and manhandle them to amplify the frights. The pioneer, Blackout, has staged slick events in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. If things get too disturbing, punters yell a contractually stipulated “safe word” to exit the fantasy.

McKamey Manor, in contrast, does not make money. It operates as a nonprofit, taking just a handful of visitors each weekend and accepting payment only in dog food. It is also unique in not having a safe word, says Jon Schnitzer, who is making a documentary about extreme haunts.

“This manor gave me actual nightmares. It’s the only one where you don’t decide when to quit,” he says. That can be an issue when you’re being being bound, masked and held under water, slapped and stomped on, and compelled to eat your own vomit.

TideEngineer08 · Oct 30, 2015

That's something I've never understood. Pain and torture as something someone would want to experience. Never understood it, and never want to take part.

I don't do haunted houses of any kind, but especially not this.

cbi1972 · Oct 30, 2015

TideEngineer08 said:
That's something I've never understood. Pain and torture as something someone would want to experience. Never understood it, and never want to take part.

I don't do haunted houses of any kind, but especially not this.

I guess it's like how some people like chitlins.

TideEngineer08 · Oct 30, 2015

cbi1972 said:
I guess it's like how some people like chitlins.

I reckon. To each his or her own. But I had trouble even reading through that article.

I made the mistake of going to theaters to watch the second SAW movie. I was able to watch the first one at home. Well, 15 minutes in and I was so sick I had to get out and compose myself. And the theater was packed, so I had to step across 15 people to get out. I got my wits about me and thought I'd go back in and give it another try. Nope, 5 minutes later and I had to walk back over all those people again and couldn't go back in. I wasn't alone. A couple of others bailed out, including one of the friends I went with.

Gr8hope · Oct 30, 2015

Not for me but I'd like to sponsor a few politicians for the tour.

Bama Reb · Oct 30, 2015

TideEngineer08 said:
That's something I've never understood. Pain and torture as something someone would want to experience. Never understood it, and never want to take part.

I don't do haunted houses of any kind, but especially not this.

No one who knows how far that can go would ever want to be on the receiving end.

cbi1972 · Oct 30, 2015

TideEngineer08 said:
I reckon. To each his or her own. But I had trouble even reading through that article.

I made the mistake of going to theaters to watch the second SAW movie. I was able to watch the first one at home. Well, 15 minutes in and I was so sick I had to get out and compose myself. And the theater was packed, so I had to step across 15 people to get out. I got my wits about me and thought I'd go back in and give it another try. Nope, 5 minutes later and I had to walk back over all those people again and couldn't go back in. I wasn't alone. A couple of others bailed out, including one of the friends I went with.

I don't normally have a problem with gore, but when I went to see Hostel, I did so on an empty stomach and it was churning.

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