jagman
16th October 2011, 02:16
The moment haunted house visitors encounter the scariest sight of all... their own faces (caught on hidden cameras)
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048275/Nightmares-Fear-Factory-visitors-encounter-scary-sight-faces.html#ixzz1a9Tt98Ll
There is only one thing more frightening than a really scary haunted house - seeing your own petrified reaction.
These visitors to Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls endured an extra dose of horror after their reactions to the spooky attraction were secretly photographed.
This series of hilarious snaps shows tourists to the creepy Canadian building shrieking and grimacing with fearhttp://http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E5Scary stuff: Tourists fall over themselves to get away from the ghosts
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The groups are seen clutching hold of each other and putting up their hands defensively as their eyes boggle in what looks like absolute terror.
Unfortunately for them, it simply looks amusing for anyone looking back at them - and the photos have become an internet sensation.
The haunted house owners began posting photos of the moment tourists are met by a car full of ghosts on Flickr.
The company's website later crashed - either because of ghostly forces or because so many people were trying to find out just what had been so scary.
The unsuspecting victims have to wander around the Fear Factory in complete darkness.
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They encounter a shaky bridge, a tunnel and a room where the walls close in.
Nightmares Fear Factory is the oldest haunted house in North America and has been providing 'spine tingling terror' to adventure seekers for more than 30 year.
The house is said to stand on the site of a former coffin factory, in which the owner was killed when a stack of caskets fell on top of him.
The 'amusement' attraction is so frightening that visitors have a 'safety word' - Nightmares - which they can utter at any time if they wish to be escorted out.
More than 110,000 people have elected to use the 'chicken exit' during the 15-minute tour.
The photos have now featured on hit U.S. programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and attracted attention from celebrities including America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon.
The Fear Factory's director of sales and marketing, Vee Popat, said: 'It started on Thursday, October 6. By 1pm we noticed we were at twice the normal daily traffic on our website and by the end of the day, traffic increased by over 10,000 per cent!
'I credit the spike to the power of social media. The activity sizably increased engagement on our social platforms Flickr, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, and our website temporarily crashed; going from approximately 600 visits per day to over 60,000 unique visits in less than 24 hours.'
The photos were first circulated when website Buzzfeed.com picked up on the haunted house's Flickr site.
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Tough guys: These men are overcome with horror as they walk through the attraction
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Save me: A couple find their bravery severely tested at the creepy enclave
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048275/Nightmares-Fear-Factory-visitors-encounter-scary-sight-faces.html#ixzz1a9WtwWJh
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048275/Nightmares-Fear-Factory-visitors-encounter-scary-sight-faces.html#ixzz1a9Tt98Ll
There is only one thing more frightening than a really scary haunted house - seeing your own petrified reaction.
These visitors to Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls endured an extra dose of horror after their reactions to the spooky attraction were secretly photographed.
This series of hilarious snaps shows tourists to the creepy Canadian building shrieking and grimacing with fearhttp://http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E5Scary stuff: Tourists fall over themselves to get away from the ghosts
[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E5772E300000578-914_634x371.jpg
The groups are seen clutching hold of each other and putting up their hands defensively as their eyes boggle in what looks like absolute terror.
Unfortunately for them, it simply looks amusing for anyone looking back at them - and the photos have become an internet sensation.
The haunted house owners began posting photos of the moment tourists are met by a car full of ghosts on Flickr.
The company's website later crashed - either because of ghostly forces or because so many people were trying to find out just what had been so scary.
The unsuspecting victims have to wander around the Fear Factory in complete darkness.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E57758700000578-280_634x417.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E5773A800000578-319_634x470.jpg
They encounter a shaky bridge, a tunnel and a room where the walls close in.
Nightmares Fear Factory is the oldest haunted house in North America and has been providing 'spine tingling terror' to adventure seekers for more than 30 year.
The house is said to stand on the site of a former coffin factory, in which the owner was killed when a stack of caskets fell on top of him.
The 'amusement' attraction is so frightening that visitors have a 'safety word' - Nightmares - which they can utter at any time if they wish to be escorted out.
More than 110,000 people have elected to use the 'chicken exit' during the 15-minute tour.
The photos have now featured on hit U.S. programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and attracted attention from celebrities including America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon.
The Fear Factory's director of sales and marketing, Vee Popat, said: 'It started on Thursday, October 6. By 1pm we noticed we were at twice the normal daily traffic on our website and by the end of the day, traffic increased by over 10,000 per cent!
'I credit the spike to the power of social media. The activity sizably increased engagement on our social platforms Flickr, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, and our website temporarily crashed; going from approximately 600 visits per day to over 60,000 unique visits in less than 24 hours.'
The photos were first circulated when website Buzzfeed.com picked up on the haunted house's Flickr site.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E57757A00000578-440_634x423.jpg
Tough guys: These men are overcome with horror as they walk through the attraction
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E57752F00000578-736_634x450.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/12/article-0-0E5773C500000578-244_634x407.jpg
Save me: A couple find their bravery severely tested at the creepy enclave
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048275/Nightmares-Fear-Factory-visitors-encounter-scary-sight-faces.html#ixzz1a9WtwWJh