Citizens throng new haunted house

Visitors have been both wowed and terrified by the new attraction

LAHORE:

A haunted house and snake house have been built in Greater Iqbal Park to thrill residents of the provincial metropolis. A private company has built the haunted house in collaboration with the support of PHA, which has become a center of entertainment for citizens.

Circuit bodies, ghosts and automatically running water taps await visitors in the haunted house. Children and women, eager to see the haunted house, are inevitably frightened by what lies within. Some visitors have even tried to leave immediately. In spite of this, citizens visiting the park say that the haunted house is a nice addition. However, people with heart problems have been discouraged from entering the haunted house.

A student named Bisma said that this was the first time she has seen a haunted house and a snake house. She added that she was quite afraid at first, but accompanied by her younger brother and friends, she managed to complete a tour of the haunted house with a strong heart.

Among the visitors to the haunted bungalow was seven-year-old Ibrahim, who was quite excited before entering. Upon coming out however, he was pale and not even talking.

Zeeshan Haider, a local citizen, said that his children and family were refusing to see the haunted house at first, but after entering, they were reluctant to come out.

Along with the haunted bungalow is a snake house where many species of snakes, including the Indian Rock Python, are kept. Visitors also took selfies with the pythons.

Rana Muhammad Naeem, the organizer of the haunted house and snake house, said that he had proposed these additions to the Greater Iqbal Park Administration and they were readily accepted. The models populating the haunted house work with the automated motion sensors. As soon as one approaches these models, they start to move.

Rana said that there are haunted houses in two other parts of the city, however people are placed there instead of automated models. He added that the haunted house and snake house will be further expanded in the coming days, where rare breeds of foreign snakes will also be kept.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 9^th, 2023.