Just Say No!

Calvin has schoolaphobia

           

What scares me the most is just about anything horror related. I can’t watch a scary movie to save my life and I can’t go through a haunted house without almost crying. I haven’t gone to anything “haunted” since I was about seven years old. That was enough for me.

            The last time I was at a Halloween Haunt Attraction was many years ago. There was a Haunted Barn and a Hayride. Before you ask, it was not KimGlo or Snyder’s Family Farm as it is now called. It was in Newmarket and I was there with my family and my aunt and cousins. We went through the Haunted Barn and I hid in my Dad’s arm the entire time except for when a man popped out of a coffin. My Mom screamed so loudly that the “actor” came out of role and asked her if she was okay. He thought she was having a heart attack. So I guess that I get my semi-phobia from my Mom.
            Even when I was younger and was out Trick-or-Treating, I refused to go to the houses that were really dark or had spooky music. My Dad remembers that when I was almost three and my brother was four we wouldn’t go out because the man across the street was playing creepy music. My Dad got us out the door and over to the neighbor's house but that was enough for us. We went home before the crying started. I have had a fear of horror since I was very young.
            I am fine with historical ghosts and so called “encounters” but I can’t stand anything fake that has people jumping out at me. I hate it when I when I am in the basement of my house and I have to turn off the lights to go upstairs. I run as fast as I can to escape the darkness. I hate it when I’m walking alone at night and I feel someone’s eyes on the back of my neck but there’s no one there. I went through Haunted Hall in grade nine and I was freaking out the entire time. Weirdly enough, I am now a part of Haunted Hall so I guess I’m okay with scaring other people. Some people get their thrills through scares but I much prefer a good rollercoaster. That’s enough of an adrenaline rush for me! As a last note, I have learned one important coping mechanism over the past few years: just say no!! I wish you the best of luck dealing with your own phobias. ~Rachel