In the dead of the night
> Get in line to be scared out of your life at Sunway Lagoon’s Nights of Fright 6
THE NIGHTS are getting dead-lier at Sunway Lagoon every Friday to Sunday, from 7.30pm to 11.30pm, until Oct 31. It’s the return of the Nights of Fright, and its sixth edition promises more frightening scares.
“In this instalment of Nights of Fright, our team has worked tirelessly to meet the expectations of our faithful patrons,” said Sunway Lagoon general manager Sean Choo, who got into the spirit of things by dressing up as Count Dracula at the launch of the event on Sept 28.
“We have further personalised our attractions by targeting specific fears that are common among people.
“Through Nights of Fright 6, you may find out a little more about your family and friends, in the form of phobias they’ve never revealed, while getting a good scare yourself!”
Lynton V. Harris, whose The Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company helped create the spooky attractions, added: “This year’s attractions have largely been inspired from Western horror stories with a ‘splatter’ of traditional Asian folklore and real occurrences.” The purple suit-clad showman said this year, there are seven haunted houses – Ghostbusters Halloween in New York, Zombie Zoo, Horrorwood Studios, Slaughterhouse 13, Wendigo: The Legend in the Mist, Phobia: Coulrophobia the Fear of Clowns, and Ghostface: The Face to Make You Scream in UV3D. There is also a haunted theatre, which dares fans to enter. At the Scarytales Theatre, presented by Hellfest, guests can watch a short film featuring eerie Malaysian folkhorror icons like toyols, pocongs, and pontianaks, interspersed with cuts of recent slasher film Hellfest. Don’t be surprised to feel something rush past you in the dark. Take a seat at the last row if you’re feeling extra daring.
On the other side of the park, blood and gore fill Slaughterhouse 13. The abandoned meat-packing plant is made even more frightening with brilliant cleaver-wielding actors, and rooms with dizzying lights.
Outside, the evil spirit Wendigo preys on human flesh, in an attraction that takes you through dark caves and misty forests.
Don’t be afraid to hold on tight to a friend in case it gets difficult to find your way through the mist, or if you hear shrieks and screams echo in the distance!
Speaking of fears, even if you don’t have coulrophobia, the creepy clowns in Phobia will certainly give you goosebumps with their unsettling stares.
The carnival-like dystopia was impressive, despite being a rather brief experience. Make sure you’re at the front of the group, where you’ll be first greeted by a ‘carnival worker’.
Before you enter Ghostface, you will be handed a pair of 3D glasses to make your way through this trippy haunted house.
Colourful lights projected in the dim walkways might lull you into a false sense of calm – until one of the many iconic masks that adorn the walkway jumps out at you!
Just make sure to watch your step as you try to guess which face is real.
Normal tickets priced at RM69 come with a choice of a Bloodbag drink or an LED devil’s horn headband. To avoid long queues, splurge on the Express Lane combo at RM114.
For more, visit the Sunway Lagoon website or Facebook page.