Visitors have to agree to a set of rules and sign a lengthy waiver before they can even take part in what is likely the most ‘extreme haunted house’.
In fact, calling it a haunted house hardly feels accurate, not simply because ghosts aren’t actually real, but because the experience seems closer to a survival experience than a cutesy Halloween event.
A video of a woman after the experience has started doing the rounds on social media.
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TikTok user Scary Terry started a six-part TikTok series breaking down the bizarre video, and explaining what the haunted house experience is actually like.
Halloween comes once a year, and it seems some people use it as a great opportunity to sign up for McKamey Manor, an interactive 'extreme haunt' in Tennessee which has a cult-like devotion on the internet.
And this isn’t just a few people in masks jumping out at you and giving you a fright; the attraction has built up quite the reputation for being considerably extreme.
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So extreme in fact, those wishing to partake have to agree to seven requirements ‘for your safety’, according to its website.
Some of them are pretty standard, others are a little more concerning...
According to the website a person must be: “21 and above, or 18-20 with parents approval.
“Completed ‘Sports Physical’ and Doctors letter stating you are physically and mentally cleared.
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“Pass a background check provided by MM. Be screened via FB face time or phone. Proof of medical insurance. Sign a detailed 40-page waiver and pass a portable drug test on the day of the show.”
So yeah... they really aren’t playing around.
Those that sign up to it are volunteering to be kidnapped and essentially survive the brutal and lengthy ‘interactive experience’.
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The video the TikToker has been focusing on was 44-year-old participant Christina Buster who was recorded after going through the experience.
"You are a tough chick", someone can be heard telling Buster off-screen, as the woman appears drained after the ordeal.
Her hair also appears to have been cut, and the TikTok commentator points out that she had a 'full set of hair' before she started the experience.
The woman also thanks the workers for 'pushing her', 'even though there were times where I wanted to quit so bad'.
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Buster, for some reason, had taunted the organizers on Facebook for over a year before deciding to take part in it herself. She only lasted five minutes before being pulled out of the experience and in a shock twist, begged to return.
Ahead of her second time at McKamey Manor, according to a Guardian report, Buster said: “Last time was brutal.
“I’ve come back to test my limits, push myself further. I’m nervous and I’m scared. I’m expecting to be torn limb from limb, to get it worse.”
But she ultimately got what she wanted; an extreme experience in which she can say she did better than last time (I mean, she ended up being inside that place for four and a half hours, which is pretty impressive).
Not for me, but if it is your cup of tea, there is a waiting list for those hoping to experience something more extreme than a guy in makeup yelling 'boo' this Halloween.
Gerrard Kaonga