Sodus Scouts
haunt barn
By Melissa White

On Friday night we decided to venture through the Haunted Barn on Buerman Rd. in Sodus. Believing there would be safety in numbers, we met Katie, Patrick Bacon and their mom, Beth, in the parking area.

After we paid our $2, we tried to be brave as Tina Bramhall, dressed as a ghoul, led us through the cemetery along the path outside the barn. We found a scary-looking dude propped up on the tractor and we continued toward the entrance of a really terrifying Halloween experience.

I, being the bravest, followed my husband, Beth and the small children - just in case someone tried to get them from behind. (You can never be too careful, you know.)

The barn was filled with glow-in-the-dark paint and Cub Scouts with great costumes. For some reason, kids just love to scare us brave adults as we walk through. I snapped some photos of a few of the ghouls who seemed to be afraid of the camera and the bright flash. (After all, they had been stationed in a dark barn for a long time.)

One ghoul carrying a detached arm (hand attached), nicely asked everyone if they had lost it. (It's nice to know even ghouls are decent beings.)

The Scouts and their parents did a great job. It's hard to believe the barn transforms from a normal everyday barn into a horrible place where ghouls and goblins live with their spider webs, scary faces and torture devices.

Well, we, the visitors (or victims as someone fondly called us), really enjoyed our terrifying tour and would like to thank everyone who was involved in creating it. We thank everyone who stood in the dark barn with hot costumes, or struggled to breath through difficult masks, the people standing in the refreshment area who were getting chilled, and to George and Jan Knowlton. Also thanks to everyone who donated the great cider, donuts and other refreshments that were served at the end of the tour.

When the weekends of terror are done and Halloween has gone, George can safely put his cows back inside for the cold months. (The animals have no idea about the things that went on in their home while they were out in the field. I wonder if they look at the scary pictures on the walls and ponder what happened.)

It's not over yet, though. You can still be terrified this coming weekend! Come see it October23 and 24 from 6:35 p.m. to 9 p.m.

(This will be the last year you can enjoy the fun. To read that story, click here.)

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