I LOVE classic haunted house stories and attractions. I’m not talking about modern ones that appear in every major city at Halloween – where actors try to gore you out or have people jump out screaming while dressed up in leatherface costumes or as zombies. And especially not ones that submit you to highly questionable experiences.

My favorites ones are dark rides. I got addicted to spooky rides as a kid going to Indiana Beach. They had 2 major rides I would take as many times as I could. First was Dr Frankenstein’s Castle and the second was the Mystery Mansion dark ride.

Later in life I got to visit the spiritual father of them all – Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride. I loved that ride and did it too many times. Turns out, Park Ride History has done a great job on how the attraction evolved. I had no idea there were so many amazing ideas – I wish they could even do another or expand the mansion further to include some of them.

There’s lots of interesting other YouTube videos about the Haunted Mansion – including the reason the stretching room exists. Give them a go.