Extreme Haunted Houses: Blackout & McKamey Manor

On this week's spooktacular special episode for October, Felicia & Lauren both take us through a couple of extreme haunted houses!  Felicia kicks it off with the grandfather of extreme haunts - Blackout. This notorious NYC/LA-based immersive horror experience, tailored to people's individual fears, was created in 2009 to be the antithesis of the traditional haunted house and has been called "more performance art than haunted house" by its creators. Participants had to sign a liability waiver as Blackout's performers are able to touch and physically interact with the participants.  And yet it still pales in comparison to Lauren's pick this week: the infamous McKamey Manor. McKamey Manor was created in San Diego by madman Russ McKamey, who describes it as a "survival horror boot camp experience." If you beat McKamey and the manor, you receive a $20,000 grand prize. No one has ever won this prize, but participants do have to sign a 40 page waiver. The experience may involve guests being physically assaulted, waterboarded, forced to eat and drink unknown substances, or being bound and gagged, but the list goes on. And as you can imagine much controversy surrounds McKamey Manor and its creator.  Listen with caution this week for a very spooky and memorable episode.  PS: If you have requests for future episodes or just want to hang out, follow us on Instagram @sinistersisterspodcast