noooooooooooo…
visiting friend’s lakehouse
woke up early
went to make coffee
looked on the shelves
this is what i found
a whisper of real coffee
and a full tin of decaf.
horror in the morning.
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at the haunted house
while waiting to enter
the performances began
monsters
pumpkin head
evil clowns
lasers, smoke
even a bad dj – (‘diablo -international dj’)
like being caught up
in a campy carnie rave party
and then
we went in
for a long stretch of terror
adrenaline pumping
my startle response at full tilt
a creepy clown jumped out of the dark near me
my reflex reaction was a quick punch to its face
(the clown bent over in pain, and i felt so bad i hugged it!)
the man behind me said
‘i thank you for that, now i feel safe’
we continued on
through a creepy water illusion room with an uneven floor
a tight fabric tunnel we had to push our way through
spider webs sticking to our faces
monsters crawling on the floor
mirrors, doors, ramps, screaming, darkness, banging, running
quite a wild ride
but we made it out intact
and my heart is beginning to calm a bit.
“where there is no imagination, there is no horror.”
-sir arthur conan doyle
*LEARN AND PRACTICE VENTRILOQUISM AND PUPPET SKILLS!
(*This offer recently popped up on my local Meetup Group feed, inviting me to join. It would be one of my worst nightmares. Hopefully, the puppets don’t know where I live.)
‘This group is for anyone who wants to learn to do ventriloquism. After buying a puppet and learning to do ventriloquism, I decided to form this group.We will go through all the basics. I have a guide that will help us and we will follow the lessons. I will only use the skills from the best ventriloquists in the country. This group is something that I have wanted to get together for a long time. This group is open to the public. ‘
noooooooooooooo……..
“here’s something you never hear:
now that i’ve worked through all my emotional issues,
i’m free to dedicate my life to ventriloquism!”
– dana gould
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image credits: google images