Can we ask, what's your happiest horror memory? Or should I direct this to the mod blog?
This is fine here! It’s horror-related, so I accept it. :)
If we’re talking just horror in general, I’ve been going on once-annual trips every year since 2012, I think, and each time we visit some sort of spooky or haunted location (sometimes multiple). So far we’ve seen Waverly Hills, Gettysburg, Trans-Allegheny Asylum, Eastern State Penitentiary, but I think my favorite scary place I’ve been to was Salem, Massachusetts.
The experience itself wasn’t exactly ‘scary’ in that anything spooky happened there, but the town’s “365 Day Halloween” vibe is fucking incredible. We went on a late night tour about town with a group of witches, and it was just amazing to see so many wonderfully spooky, and incredibly friendly people all over the place. Everyone is so learned in the history, but there seemed to be a universal sense of humor as well, which was so welcoming and fun.
Of course there were solemn moments where we were kind and respectful to our surroundings, and folks were forming circles for spellcasting in the colonial graveyard and we saw flowers placed on the stone bench memorials and all. It was beautiful, and spending time and exploring town with so many fascinating people was just amazing. It was one of the few places I’ve been where I missed it as soon as we left. It’s been about two years and I still think constantly that I just want to be in Salem again and hang out by the cold, windy-ass ocean and mingle with the spooks.
Also, the attractions were fun as shit.
