The Only Haunted House I Can Stomach Is At YBCA
What happens when you turn the creation of a haunted house over to local artists? Spinning wolf heads, hanging entrails, and one very good fluffy dog.
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The Only Haunted House I Can Stomach Is At YBCA
What happens when you turn the creation of a haunted house over to local artists? Spinning wolf heads, hanging entrails, and one very good fluffy dog.
As the kind of person who was legitimately scared watching Ghostbusters, the idea of being in an enclosed space filled with things meant to scare me is truly my version of hell. But even I found a lot to love about The Haunt, a timely homage to haunted houses hosted by San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. If Oscar the Grouch, John Waters, and the Addams family all entered a polycule, this is the kind of art they’d make together.
Under the projector-generated glow of a sinister full moon, visitors to The Haunt are invited to wander a maze-like structure to witness scenes reflecting the best of B-movie horror. Behold: flying bats ready to suck your blood! A giant spinning wolf head! Hanging entrails made of party streamers! Dancing witches! A stuffed toy plane held captive in a massive spiderweb! Eek!