Creative Writing On Paranoia

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Every couple years, my friends and I go to experience the bone chilling event that is Fright Farm. It is comprised of the Haunted Mansion, The Terror Maze, and the Paranoia. Fright Farm is known statewide for being terrifying and a fun event for thrill seekers. Every year we dare to go it gets more horrifying and harrowing as the owners ramp up the scare factor. First, we entered the Haunted Mansion, a Victorian style house that loomed above us, leaning in as to devour us. Our footsteps creaked on the floorboards, announcing our presence. It was as if we were unwelcome intruders and now had to pay with our screams for trespassing. As we made our way room to room, fog clouded our already dark vision. There were lots of gore, …show more content…
The Paranoia is known for being creepy, considering you're blindfolded, it very well should be. As we walked to the entrance, a woman dressed in rags with chalky white hair and blood running from her nose and eyes, told us to hold onto the rope and not to let go no matter what. Her screeching laugh chilled us as we entered. As we shuffled on, gripping the rope, there were haunting sounds being played all around us, I held fast to my friend Sarah, her coat soft between my fingers. I heard people creeping around us, whispering unidentifiable words in our ears. It was often hard to find our way, only being able to use out other senses. I followed blindly but as I would hear someone's footsteps approaching, I would feel their rough fingers at the back of my neck, I would tense up and clench my teeth together. Often, they would take my arm and try to pull me away from the rope and from Sarah, I would scream till they let me go, chuckling as they went. I could feel them all around me, raspy breath breathing on my neck, or touching my arms or hair. I knew they were there but couldn't see the threat, that was the most terrifying

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