Blood Moon at Saluda Shoals Park gives teenagers the opportunity to be scared and startled as they dodge ghastly ghouls on a long walk through dark woods.
Blood Moon is a haunting experience that takes visitors down a dark trail fraught with fright and through two very spooky and dark mazes that end with a trip through a scary farm that will leave interlopers believing they really shouldn't be there.
Delaney Horel, also a seventh-grader at Dutch Fork Middle School, says it was scarier her first year, but there were still plenty of "scary parts this year."
It's the fourth year Saluda Shoals has been the site of Blood Moon (formerly Blood Moon on the River). The production takes months to put together, says Marianne Zajac, special events coordinator at Saluda Shoals.
In fact, Blood Moon is not recommended for kids younger than 12 — those kids must be accompanied by an adult. The trail is targeted for ages 12 through early 20s, although you'll see some older folks clutching strangers, screaming and ultimately laughing just as much as the younger visitors.
In fact, it's a rule that visitors can't touch the ghouls. They also can't use foul language, eat, drink or smoke on the trail or use flashlights, cell phones or other "light emitting devices."
After the first night, folks realized it might be a good idea for visitors to wear sneakers or other shoes that tend to stay on despite a frightful flee. One worker estimated 14 flip-flops or sandals had been found during the first three hours.
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