Haunted House

Brothers and sisters were on discussion about haunted house. I didn’t care much. I thought they must be murmuring something nonsense.

Later, I got to know haunted house exist in real. Now, you must be thinking what’s the new point on it? We do all know about haunted house. We’ve seen it in movies, heard in many stories, even read in books blaah blaah blaah………………..Well, I think I’m not talking about the haunted house you might have thought. I could be wrong too but will try to present an interesting haunted house.

The story is of Shillong, capital of Meghalaya in India, while I was on tour with my family. We visited many other places and finally, the day came where we thought of exploring the most awaited place, “haunted house.”

I imagined about it all the way. “There would be a bungalow where we had to go, no ghosts would be there, but still we will be getting much afraid. This must be going to happen all in haunted house” I said to myself. After all who could believe they will see ghosts at once?  Imagination rocks!

I surprised at once when I saw it from a distance.  It was quite different from my notion. “It seems just like game parlor? Oh gosh! Is this haunted house of which we all had a panic?” I laughed inside.

 We took the steps and reached to the place. But, as soon as we arrived there, we listened some horror sound coming from inside, the screaming of the lady, perhaps might be the phantom! A cold entered into my soul, then! We started watching into each other’s face.

 There was one of the man, perhaps might be the owner of haunted house. “Everything here is artificial, you don’t need to worry”, said he along with other suggestions. We calmed down. After listening him, we thought why not have a new experience? Dad bought the tickets. I started reading the instructions printed in the entry door. All we need to go from entry and come out from exit which was about 1 meter far from that entrance. I was going through the instructions; I found people having heart problems and high blood pressure, medically insecure ones, children less than 5 years etc are suggested not to go there. That moment, I realize it is not going to be easy. One of my brothers started screaming and he didn’t want to go there. We all forced him to get a new experience.

We were waiting for our turn. People who were inside came out crying, with their face red and sweating all around. Looking at their condition everybody dreaded again. Only because we knew, the set up was artificial we build up courage to go inside. We made a train of us catching the shoulder of one another and became ready.

          Finally, we went inside. Dad was ahead of us all. A complete dark place was it. We could see nothing but heard many horrible sounds.  With fear and anxiety we started walking. Wherever, the way takes, dad went, touching the wall and we followed him. Suddenly, something pulled my hair from upside. I looked up. I saw  a skeleton hanging above me! "Oh my god! Save me today"; I screamed a lot. Meanwhile one of us yelled out. He started crying “Somebody hauled my legs.” The situation got worse when we all saw a mummy approaching in front of us from graveyard. Everybody seemed to panic according to the way they were shrieking. The heart left the place. We neither could leave the place, nor could reach the exit. Encircled by the situation, enclosed by the room, horrified by the specters I was about to cry. The way was of about 2-3 minutes, but it felt like it was hours since we entered there. Automatic appearance of a ghost, sometimes skeletons, mummies from graveyard, wraith etc really frightened us. It was like do or die situation. We were in compulsion to complete the way. We went on searching the door. Thanks to god, lastly, we found it. The door was exit. We were all happy to find all of us good. I mean, none of us were fainted.

Having a new experience of haunted house, I found it quite scary but interesting too. Going back to situation, now I think, how creative set up was it to earn money. Just build an dark haunted house, mix the sound effects with artificial ghosts, create enthusiasm in people, take the entry fee and earn, lol….!! I wish if there would be such place in Nepal too. Moreover, it will be a new kind of experience for everybody in our own country as well.