I grew up loving the camping experience. My dad was an "outdoors man" so I naturally gravitated towards wanting to be a part of the things he enjoyed, as most young boys are want to do when it comes to their fathers. I joined the Boy Scouts, went on countless camping trips, and generally enjoyed my time in the wilderness.
Then I saw the Blair Witch Project and that fucked everything up for me. While Jaws scared people away from the water, Blair Witch took me out of the woods. Since then I have overcome my hesitation to return to the forest, but there was a good chunk of my life where I couldn't be bribed to go camping again.
I guess it's a good thing I got over all that, because now I can be attacked by real terrors in the Los Angeles State Historic Park this summer. Time to relive some childhood trauma!
"The Great Horror Campout," taking place June 7th and 8th, will be a twelve hour long experience that'll immerse you in a terrifying horror movie-esque camping excursion.
While mostly a haunted attraction, the event will still be a genuine camping trip lasting from 8pm to 8am the next day. You and four other people will share a tent together, enjoy fine camping food like sausages and beans and even sit around a campfire. Though instead of telling scary stories, you'll enjoy horror movies.
That's where the traditional camping experience ends and the real terror begins. While eating your food and enjoying the campfire you'll be in the "safe zones." However, once you leave those areas and return to the regular campsite you'll become a target of horrific creatures. Unfortunately, the camp is located at the site of a tragic train crash which unleashed a horde of mutated monsters into the surrounding wilderness.
Thinking about hiding in your tent? They can get you there. Want to wuss out and stay by the campfire? I hope you can hold your bladder for twelve hours, cause the bathrooms aren't in the safe zone. Like in any camping horror movie, sooner or later you'll have to come face to face with a gruesome monster. Just hope you see them before they see you.
More adventurous campers can even participate in the Hell Hunt. Think of a scavenger hunt at night, but with terrifying creatures around every corner waiting to get you. This level of interactivity puts the event a step above any normal haunted attraction. Even if you're not participating, it'll be great to see people desperately scrambling around in the dark.
The whole adventure will set you back $150, but when you take into account how long the event is and how much you get out of it it seems like a fair price. Still, I know that's a lot of money for most people and while this all sounds very exciting, I'm not even sure I could fully recommend buying a ticket just yet. However, the event is still four months away so I hope we'll see some more details and promotional stuff to get people excited. Until then, be sure to visit their official website to get a taste of what's to come.
While mostly a haunted attraction, the event will still be a genuine camping trip lasting from 8pm to 8am the next day. You and four other people will share a tent together, enjoy fine camping food like sausages and beans and even sit around a campfire. Though instead of telling scary stories, you'll enjoy horror movies.
That's where the traditional camping experience ends and the real terror begins. While eating your food and enjoying the campfire you'll be in the "safe zones." However, once you leave those areas and return to the regular campsite you'll become a target of horrific creatures. Unfortunately, the camp is located at the site of a tragic train crash which unleashed a horde of mutated monsters into the surrounding wilderness.
Thinking about hiding in your tent? They can get you there. Want to wuss out and stay by the campfire? I hope you can hold your bladder for twelve hours, cause the bathrooms aren't in the safe zone. Like in any camping horror movie, sooner or later you'll have to come face to face with a gruesome monster. Just hope you see them before they see you.
More adventurous campers can even participate in the Hell Hunt. Think of a scavenger hunt at night, but with terrifying creatures around every corner waiting to get you. This level of interactivity puts the event a step above any normal haunted attraction. Even if you're not participating, it'll be great to see people desperately scrambling around in the dark.
The whole adventure will set you back $150, but when you take into account how long the event is and how much you get out of it it seems like a fair price. Still, I know that's a lot of money for most people and while this all sounds very exciting, I'm not even sure I could fully recommend buying a ticket just yet. However, the event is still four months away so I hope we'll see some more details and promotional stuff to get people excited. Until then, be sure to visit their official website to get a taste of what's to come.
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