I had a long weekend with the magical girl, and one of the things we did while she was visiting was go to the Nightmare in the Country Scream Park, an annual attraction near Woodward, Oklahoma.
We had a lengthy drive to get to the place. I’d never been before and neither had she, so we didn’t know what to expect. In the end, I think it was more elaborate and impressive than we anticipated.
Nightmare in the Country is one of those haunted house walk-throughs in which people in makeup and costume jump out and try to startle you. I’ve been to some of these before and even participated in one once, but Nightmare in the Country is the most elaborate I’ve ever seen. It is constructed on a farm and opens annually for a few days in October. It has grown both in size and in popularity over the last few years. The creators promised that this year was much more elaborate than the years previous, and much more immersive.