Zombie House, Haunted Plantation among students’ favorite Halloween activities
As America’s spookiest day of the year quickly approaches, students find themselves wondering what to do on “All Hallow’s Eve.” Some students prefer haunted houses while others prefer to do the dressing-up themselves. Two popular haunted attractions on the island are the Haunted Plantation and Zombie house, which several BYU–Hawaii students have attended.
Koal Apuna, a sophomore majoring in exercise science from Molokai, said, “I went to the haunted Plantation in town. I had to pretend I wasn’t scared because there were ladies present, but it was cherry.”
Chandler Howell, an alumnus of BYUH from Texas, enjoyed the ferocious and hungry zombies at the Zombie House in Waikiki. “It has really good acting, [my friend] Daniel Lawler freaked out when some guys came after him with chainsaws,” Howell said recalling the fond memory of his friend’s terror in the face of the scary creatures featured at the haunted house.
Justin Abregano, a senior majoring in exercise sports science from Laie, admitted that he and his friends were pretty terrified at the Zombie house. Abregano said, “Yeah, I don’t know, that place is so scary my friend almost peed his pants.” During this ‘spooktacular’ time of year, witnessing the scared reactions of both friends and strangers may be the most memorable part of Halloween.
Tawney Gorbutt, a senior in anthropology from Fairfax, Virginia, said that part of her Halloween tradition is going to Waikiki and scaring strangers on the strip. Gorbutt said, “Last year, around twelve of us went to the strip dressed up as Zombies.” She explained how they stayed in character the entire night scaring everyone that walked by. Gorbutt’s favorite part of dressing up was the responses from the by-passers. “They’ll scream or try to talk to you, but we never break character. It’s just funny hearing people’s reactions.”
Gunstock Ranch becomes zombie infested as the masterminds responsible for the Haunted Plantation have brought horror to North Shore with the new Gunstock Zombie Hayride. The ranch-style adrenaline rush happens Oct. 25, 26 and 28 from 7 to 11 p.m. when participants are loaded into trailers and are driven through the moonlit ranch. Tickets are $20.