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You tiptoe past a mother crying for her baby in a coffin. She looks you in the eye, begging you for help.
Around a corner, a clown lurches toward you and then follows you for a spell.
A man wielding an axe bears down on a boy laying on a gurney.
Walk on. The next room is empty and for a moment, you think you can breathe.
But don’t let your guard down. There is life in the dead zones.
The characters at the Naples Jaycees Haunted House are convincing.
“We’ve literally had people pee their pants,” said Beth Moran, acting president and chairman of the project.
The group has been holding the annual event in Naples for more than 40 years. The organization is comprised of people 18-41 who serve the community through holiday food drives, disaster relief and back-to-school projects to help the needy in Collier County.
After weather slowed the opening, the Haunted House is ready and waiting to terrify you — for a good cause, of course.
And if it’s left up to these volunteers, only courage will get you out.
Dan Simpson, 56
Years volunteering: 6
Character: Man in an electric chair
How do you get in to character? “Every mask tells its own story. I decide which mask to use and that’s how I get in to character.”
When was the last time you were really scared? “Last night (Monday) when I came home my wife jumped out from a tree when it was really dark. She was in her costume, and it worked.”
Natasha Goodwin, 14
Years volunteering: 2
Character: Mad surgeon
How do you get in to character? “Scary movies inspire me.”
When was the last time you got really scared? “I really don’t get scared of anything. I know there’s no such thing as monsters and I’m not afraid of the dark.”
Mandy Moran, 14
Years volunteering: First year in costume
Character: Jester
How do you get in to character? “You know that eerie feeling when you watch scary movies? You want to feel that when you do this. You want to psych yourself out so you can really scare others. We get so mentally in to our characters. The look on peoples faces is priceless.”
When was the last time you were really scared? “About a month ago. I was left in the dark watching a really scary movie. The power went out. It was freaky because I’m afraid of the dark.”
Brittany Burlinson, 15
Years volunteering: 1
Character: Vampire
How do you get in to character? “I start screaming and ask people (who walk through the Haunted House) to help me.”
When was the last time you were really scared? “Last night (Monday) I was walking through the Haunted House and the (clown) jumped out and scared me. My boyfriend pushed me into it. I’m terrified of clowns. When I was little, I watched the movie “It” and it scared me.
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