
McKamey Manor: Haunted House or Torture Chamber?
10/26/23 • 24 min
Tonight we’re talking about McKamey Manor, which is said to be an "Extreme Haunted Attraction," and "Survival Horror Challenge", according to their website - but some believe it is actually just a straight-up modern-day torture chamber.
Guests who meet seven basic requirements can expect to experience up to eight hours of extreme horror that may include being waterboarded, buried alive or having their heads wrapped in duct tape. With two locations in Tennessee and Alabama and a low voluntary donation entrance fee, some have jumped at the opportunity to experience something so unique, while others have petitioned to have operations suspended due to the severity of the violence they inflict on their guests.
So is McKamey Manor a unique horror experience for adrenaline junkies or is it a modern-day torture chamber?
Sources:
https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a45460509/russ-mckamey-manor-history-controversy/
https://lugula.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/mckamey-waiver.pdf
https://whnt.com/news/mckamey-manor-participant-recounts-experience-in-extreme-horror-house/
https://femanin.com/2023/03/06/dark-secrets-from-inside-mckamey-manor/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LCB_k9jrYc
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Tonight we’re talking about McKamey Manor, which is said to be an "Extreme Haunted Attraction," and "Survival Horror Challenge", according to their website - but some believe it is actually just a straight-up modern-day torture chamber.
Guests who meet seven basic requirements can expect to experience up to eight hours of extreme horror that may include being waterboarded, buried alive or having their heads wrapped in duct tape. With two locations in Tennessee and Alabama and a low voluntary donation entrance fee, some have jumped at the opportunity to experience something so unique, while others have petitioned to have operations suspended due to the severity of the violence they inflict on their guests.
So is McKamey Manor a unique horror experience for adrenaline junkies or is it a modern-day torture chamber?
Sources:
https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a45460509/russ-mckamey-manor-history-controversy/
https://lugula.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/mckamey-waiver.pdf
https://whnt.com/news/mckamey-manor-participant-recounts-experience-in-extreme-horror-house/
https://femanin.com/2023/03/06/dark-secrets-from-inside-mckamey-manor/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LCB_k9jrYc
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Sources:
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Arpana Jinaga: The Last Halloween Party
The date was October 31st, 2008 - Halloween night. A young Seattle woman, 24-year-old Arpana Jinaga had plans that evening to participate in a Halloween party at her apartment complex. Several of her neighbours and Arpana would decorate their apartments and open their doors to guests who would pop in and out over the course of the evening.
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However, despite a lengthy trial spanning almost a decade, the murder of Arpana Jinaga remains unsolved to this day. We’re going to talk about the night of the murder, the vast amount of evidence found at the crime scene, and how we got to this point, where a killer has so far walked free.
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