Halloween (Halloween??)

I've been meaning to post about our adventures to a Haunted House that we went to just before Halloween.  Crazily enough, it was at a private house on Dunbar Street.  I had no idea what to expect but "El Matador Gigante" had heard that it was quite frightening.  It was a very rainy night - not drizzling but coming down pretty hard.  When we got there, the line wound around the block, half way down the other side.  People were standing there, many without umbrellas.  So, we figured that it must be good and decided that we would brave the line (we live in Vancouver, that's just the way it is...).  Hopefully we weren't just waiting to get to something that wasn't worth it (like when Bart & Lisa joined a queue at an amusement park thinking that it must have been something good because it was a huge line up - it ended up being a line up for the complaint department...)

We waited for an hour or so.  I thought that we would have to pay but it ended up being a donation.  It was really good.  I don't scare easily, but when we entered the clown room, well, there's nothing scarier than clowns...

The images above were from http://www.dunbarhauntedhouse.com

They had live actors dressed up in some really good costumes and masks.  The one guy who came by had an awesome mask, taller than ST or I and deep, booming voice - he was just there to tell us that it would only take an hour to get through the line!  The scarier Line-Visitor was a short little clown that would not say anything and just stand in front of you with some sort of weapon, I can't remember what it was.  Apparently this year they raised $42,300 for the three charities they donate to.

Check it out: Dunbar Haunted House, 2008 Gallery

More news to come, need to keep up with Marko Polo...