The American Scream Page #9

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>> OH.

>> THERE.

>> YOU KNOW, DURING THE DAY,

WHEN WE'RE SETTING UP, YOU KNOW,

I'M DROPPING TOOLS, I'M DROPPING

DRINKS OR WHATE-- I AM SO TIRED,

I CAN BARELY FUNCTION.

AND YET WHEN THAT HAUNT OPENS

UP -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS --

I DON'T FEEL TIRED AT ALL.

I FEEL SHARP.

I FEEL, YOU KNOW, INTENSE.

I DON'T GET IT.

I WISH I COULD BE LIKE THAT ALL

THE TIME.

GET IN YOUR PLACES QUICKLY.

TELL EVERYBODY WE'RE OPENING

RIGHT NOW.

AH!

WHAT?

>> I'M LOOKING FOR ABBY.

>> NO. GET BACK IN.

WE'RE READY!

WE ARE READY.

>> OH, MY GOSH!

>> THERE'S NO MORE INTENSE

EMOTION THAN FEAR.

>> [ CRYING ]

>> YOUR BLOOD IS PUMPING, YOU

KNOW.

YOU'RE MORE ALERT.

UM...

AND YOU GET TO DO THAT IN A SAFE

ENVIRONMENT.

WHEN YOU CAN SCARE SOMEBODY IN A

FUN WAY, YOU'RE MANIPULATING

THEIR EMOTIONS.

SO IT'S VERY EMPOWERING.

>> THE MINUTE THEY STARTED

COMING, IT DIDN'T STOP.

EVERY TIME I LET A GROUP IN THE

YARD, I LOOK DOWN THE STREET --

HERE COMES ANOTHER GROUP.

HEY!

DID YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM

BEFORE YOU COME HERE?

>> YEAH.

>> OH, THEN YOU'RE FINE.

YOU WON'T PEE YOUR PANTS.

>> YES, SHE WILL.

>> WE'VE HAD A PRETTY STEADY

CROWD.

>> [ GRUNTS ]

>> EVEN I'VE GOT A MASK.

PRETTY SCARY CHARACTER.

KEEP MY HEAD WARM, AT LEAST.

>> [ CRYING ]

>> COME WITH ME.

I'M NOT WALKING WITHOUT YOU.

[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]

>> AAH!

>> [ LAUGHS EVILLY ]

>> OH, MY GOD!

>> AH!

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> AAH!

[ GIRL SCREAMS ]

[ CHAINSAW REVS ]

[ ALL SCREAM ]

>> I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S JUS ABOUT SCARING PEOPLE.

THAT'S THE PLUS.

IT'S BASICALLY, I THINK, TO GE EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

>> I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS SCARED

SINCE I WAS A KID.

>> AH!

AH!

[ LAUGHS ]

[ ALL SCREAM ]

>> GET OUT OF MY ROOM!

[ GIRL SCREAMS ]

>> AAH!

[ ALL SCREAM ]

>> [ GROANING ]

AAH!

>> RUN AWAY!

>> OPEN THE DOOR.

[ GIRL SCREAMS ]

>> AAH!

[ ALL SCREAM ]

>> AAH!

>> WHAT IS THIS --

>> AAH!

[ CHAINSAW REVS ]

>> AAH!

>> [ SCREAMS ]

>> AAH!

[ BOTH SCREAM ]

>> AAH!

>> [ SCREAMS ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> AAH!

[ ALL SCREAM ]

>> [ CRYING ]

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO GO?

>> NO!

>> YOU SURE?

>> NO!

>> YOU'RE SURE?

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> CHECK OUT THE LINE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HUGE LINE.

I WISH I HAD A BODY COUNT.

THERE'S GOT TO BE WELL OVER

1,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ALREADY,

SO...

>> ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS IS THE

BEST HAUNTED HOUSE IN ALL OF

FAIRHAVEN.

I CAN TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW.

>> REALLY FUN.

>> I'VE BEEN IN IT FIVE TIMES IN

A ROW, Y'ALL.

>> STILL SCARES ME.

>> I ALMOST PEED MYSELF.

>> IT WAS SCARY!

>> EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU DID GREAT.

>> AWESOME. THANKS FOR COMING.

>> OKAY.

>> EVERYBODY'S SCREAMING.

THEY'RE SMILING.

AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.

THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR.

>> OH, MY GOD!

>> [ LAUGHS ]

HALLOWEEN IS INTENSELY SPECIAL

TO ME, AND IT FEELS VERY

DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER DAY.

IT'S A COMMUNITY THING.

IT'S NOT JUST A FAMILY THING.

THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS ARE

FAMILY HOLIDAYS.

HALLOWEEN BRINGS A WHOLE

COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE THAT ANY

OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR.

[ LAUGHTER ]

95% OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING

THROUGH THIS HAUNT ARE STRANGERS

TO ME.

YOU KNOW, I MAY NEVER SEE THEM

AGAIN.

BUT THEY'LL REMEMBER THIS.

THEY MAY NOT REMEMBER ME, BU THEY WILL REMEMBER WHAT I'VE

DONE.

>> FEELS GOOD THAT THEY'RE

HAVING SO MUCH FUN, AND I WAS A

PART OF IT.

I CAUSED IT.

[ CHILDREN SHRIEKING ]

I THINK THIS HAUNT IS MY LEGACY.

I THINK THEY'RE GONNA REMEMBER

THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

>> All:
THANKS, MANNY!

>> YOU'RE WELCOME, GUYS.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE.

STARTING TO WIND DOWN A BIT.

PROBABLY GONNA CLOSE IN THE NEX FEW MINUTES FOR THE NIGHT.

WASH UP AND GET SOME REST.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, AND I'M

GONNA SLEEP SOUNDLY TONIGHT.

>> YOU CAN'T GET PERFECTION

DOING THIS.

IT'S -- IT'S NOT GONNA BE

PERFECT, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU

TRY IT.

>> WE HAD A PLAN.

WE TRIED TO ADAPT.

SOME THINGS DON'T WORK.

BUT WE DO ALL RIGHT FOR A

COUPLE OF AMATEURS.

>> IT'S SAD.

EVERYBODY FEELS THAT.

EVERYBODY THAT DOES THIS FEELS

IT.

IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU WORK SO

HARD TO PUT IT TOGETHER, AND

THEN IT'S GONE IN A FLASH.

>> THIS IS ALWAYS SAD WHEN IT'S

OVER.

YOU KNOW, THIS HAUNT'S LIKE MY

THIRD CHILD.

IT'S LIKE SENDING MY CHILD OFF

TO BOARDING SCHOOL FOR A YEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA SEE IT FOR ANOTHER

YEAR.

A LOT OF THE GUYS COME OVER, AND

THEY GET TO WORK ON IT, AND THEY

GET TO GO HOME, AND I'M NO SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE A LO INVESTED IN THIS, TOO, BUT FOR

MY FAMILY, IT'S PRETTY ROUGH FOR

THE MONTH, AND I KNOW THAT.

[ SIGHS ]

MY FAMILY WERE AWESOME.

THEY WERE AWESOME, AWESOME,

AWESOME THIS YEAR.

AND, UH, I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

IT'S KIND OF BITTERSWEET.

YOU KNOW, YOU WORK FOR A PLACE

FOR 11 YEARS, AND THEN THEY'RE

JUST DONE WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW, THE LONG HOURS,

WEEKENDS.

SOMETIMES YOU GET CALLS A 3:00 A.M. THAT YOU HAVE TO

HANDLE -- YOU KNOW, WAKE YOU UP

OUT OF YOUR SLEEP.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I WON'T MISS ANY OF THAT, THAT'S

FOR SURE.

I'M GETTING A SEVERANCE PAY

THAT'S GONNA KEEP ME GOING FOR

CLOSE TO A YEAR, SO I HAVE SOME

TIME ON MY HANDS.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR

YEARS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.

AND THE STARS ARE ALIGNING NOW,

AND SOMETHING'S TELLING ME NOW

IS THE TIME.

GOING PRO WITH THE HAUNT MEANS

EVERYTHING TO ME.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS FOR

SO, SO MANY YEARS NOW.

JUST BEING HERE IS ALMOS UNREAL.

IT'S SCARY.

I'M SPENDING MY LIFE SAVINGS

HERE.

I'VE BEEN WARNED TIME AND TIME

AGAIN BY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO

HAVE ATTEMPTED IT, "YOU'RE NO GONNA MAKE A LIVING DOING THIS."

BUT I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT, BECAUSE

THERE ARE GUYS OUT THERE DOING

IT.

OH, SO YOU DON'T WANT A MONSTER

UNDER THE BED.

YOU WANT A VICTIM UNDER THE BED,

TRYING TO ESCAPE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU'RE A SICK LITTLE GIRL.

YOU KNOW THAT?

>> YES.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

WELL, IT MIGHT BE BETTER OFF IF

HE STARTS OUT HERE AND HE GETS

PULLED UNDER THE BED.

>> OH. YEAH.

>> IF I DON'T PULL IT OFF, THE

DREAM GOES DOWN THE TOILET.

AND IF THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW

WHAT?

IF THAT HAPPENS, FINE.

I'VE TRIED.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE IMPORTAN PART.

I DON'T WANT TO LOOK BACK AND

GO, "I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT."

THIS IS ALL ANYONE REALLY WANTS

IN LIFE -- TO BE ABLE TO DO WHA THEY ENJOY.

>> NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHA THEIR DREAM IS.

THEY MIGHT THINK THEY DO.

BUT IF THEY HAVE A CHANCE, WOULD

THEY TAKE IT?

IF HE HAS A CHANCE, I TELL HIM,

"TAKE IT."

>> YEAH, IT'S SCARY.

DOING THIS IS VERY SCARY.

AND THRILLING AT THE SAME TIME.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE WALKING

THROUGH A HAUNTED HOUSE.

IT'S THRILLING, AND IT'S FUN,

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