Right, well while I can't really fully appreciate the haunted house attractions, as we don't have those in Denmark, then I will say that there was still some entertainment value in sitting down to watch the 2017 documentary "Haunters: The Art of the Scare".
It was actually fun to see the creativity that the people behind these attractions were coming up with, and to see the passion that drove them to invest so much effort, time, sweat and money into their projects. Not to mention seeing the fruits of those labors in the form of the videos of people experiencing the thrills of the haunts.
One thing, though, that didn't sit well with me was the attractions where people are physically assaulted, violated, abused, etc. It was just taking it too far. One, I don't see the point in doing that, as it was just too extreme and just a ticking timebomb waiting to go off until someone takes it too far. Two, why would people willingly subject themselves to aforementioned abuse?
The interviews in the documentary are good, though it is a very biased documentary, as you only have the views from those positively attuned to these events. It would have been interesting to have had some points of views from people opposed against these events. It would definitely have painted the documentary in a more nuanced perspective. Some of the people in the documentary are just sadists, because that kind of need to inflict emotional distress and physical torment on others is just not a healthy mindset to carry around with you.
I will say that writer and director Jon Schnitzer's 2017 documentary "Haunters: The Art of the Scare" is worth checking out, regardless of you having access to such events or not.
My rating of "Haunters: The Art of the Scare" lands on a five out of ten stars.
