Saturday-Trip Journal Day Two (Part 2)

Saturday evening: Walked downtown a bit and went in a couple of the biker bars in search of French fries. Gave up and went to the Tastee Freeze and McD’s then headed to Raven’s Grin Haunted House.

The front door of this place was crazy, even had a shotgun poking out the doorknob hole. The owner drops the door like a drawbridge and comes out in military gear complete with gun.

Because I’m such a punk as soon as we got in to the all dark room and screeching clowns I started having a panic attack and ran out. Because I was near tears the owner dropped the crazy talk and was very sweet. Assuring me this wasn’t a place that uses chainsaws and Freddie Kruger. I mostly just hate places that jump out at you constantly and he said to give it a try, that it was mostly art and funny. theMan graciously said he’d leave if we wanted to but I thought I’d give it a try.

Turns out to be one of the best haunted houses I’ve been too. In fact, it inspired us to go ahead and make our house fucked up as well when we start building. He built the entire maze like house himself over the past 25 years and lives in it as well. Turns out it is really haunted so he thought might as well go all out. It went on forever and the guy, although pervy, was really funny and sweet. He could also weld like a mofo. Some of his art hung on the walls too which I would have loved to own. You could tell he was just a big kid having a really good time constantly creating art to make people flip out.

At one point you crawl in the back of a hearse and end up walking down a long winding corridor shaped like the inside of a coffin. The highlights though…the slides. Long dark and scary and you go really fast after he dumps you down about 3-4 stories. You pretty much never know what level you are on it’s so winding.

After the haunted house we headed back home because theMan started having bad stomach cramps and the runs. So we set up shop in our big comfy bed, watched a movie and fell asleep.