Haunted House

Written by Ethan Hecker

I've never seen a scary movie or been to a haunted house. I've never gone because I've alway been too scared to go. My expectations for the 13th Floor are that I'm going to cry because of how scared I am. The reputation for the 13th Floor is unreal. The 13th Floor is one of the top haunted houses in America and it's right here in Denver, Colorado! The admission for the 13th Floor is about $20 per person but you have to wait in a long line. For an extra $15, you can skip the line and go to the front. Although I may not have seen any scary movies or been to any haunted houses, I'm going to go to this one as my first ever haunted house. I'm absolutely terrified to go to this haunted house.

I asked one person how they think it will go for someone who has never been to a haunted house or seen a scary movie. A sophomore student at Thunderridge said, “You're gonna shit yourself.”

Lillian Mullen, a freshman here at TRHS, thinks it's funny that I've never seen anything scary and told me, “You will cry at the 13th Floor.” I’m now terrified for my life.

I went to the 13th Floor over fall break. Surprisingly, I did not cry, but I screamed and said a lot of poor language towards the employees at 13th Floor. Overall, the haunted house was an amazing and terrifying experience. I would recommend starting with something smaller, like a haunted drive if you're like me and never seen a scary movie or been to a haunted house.

If you decide to go to the 13th floor, you should be ready to wait a little while in the line. I myself had a fast pass and waited about thirty minutes. Then you have to wait about ten minutes to actually get into the building. When you get in, you better be ready to get terrified by some jumpscares. Some of my favorite jump scares were not what I was expecting! For example, one actor crawled out of a barrel at full force and screamed and then jumped scared me. I jumped about four inches in the air after that barrel scare. Another honorable jumpscare was when one of the actors ran at me full force and slid on his knee and scared me to death but although he scared me the way he slid on his knee was very clean.

Although the 13th was a great experience and a spooky one.If you’re like me and you've never seen a scary movie or been to a haunted house, I would not recommend it. However, if you do start with the 13th Floor, you will find you can jump higher and scream louder than you can imagine.