On the previous Thursday I went to a place in County Meath called Farmaphobia. It was my second year in a row going and to be honest I love it. It is basically a farm that is done up to scare the living bejaysus out of you with actors jumping out at every opportunity.It was bigger this year then last and is divided into 4 parts.The first stage was a bit irritating to be honest.You have to make your way through a pitch black room with just the aid of strobe lights and very loud, bad dance music.Every now and again a horrifying face would appear,it was a bit like being in a nightclub in Darndale actually.The second part was strange but turned out to be really cool.After being dropped off in a holding area a guy runs in with a chainsaw.At this point a few guys flipped out and ran from the tent leaving the girlfriend's to fend for themselves.When we left the tent the pathway was lit by only a few stakes on fire, a crashed hearse,tunnels and bridges.We could see the scares coming but it felt like we were in a real horror movie.
The zombie morgue and the house of horrors completed the tour.I have to be honest and say that at one point I was really scared.There was a room barely lit and this really small old woman came running at me screaming,i'm normally composed but it happened so fast I just panicked and tried to get out of there.The room was so dark that I struggled before finding a small hole in the wall.The old woman's voice changed from terrifying screaming in my face to 'oh I'm sorry lovie you cant go that way',kind of ruined the moment!
On the Sunday night I was dj'ing in a club in town.It was a fancy dress party and turned out to be a really good night.I was originally going to go as a surgeon but got the bright idea to order a costume instead.I went as a midget rock star. The problem with this was that after paying 50 euro for the costume and 20 euro to get it delivered to my house it turned out that the guitar in the picture was an extra.Also the boots were PVC and the the trousers were leopard print so I actually looked like a kinky midget.I went with it anyway and it was only when I got the the door of the club one of the bouncers who I know quite well and says it how it is said to me 'Ste that's just fucking weird, take it off'. I did and changed into my surgeon clothes which are real scrubs from St James hospital (thanks Jasmine).
The final part to my Halloween weekend was that one of my favourite horror movies was on the big screen in the IFI in the city,halloween 4 and the little girl from the movie was doing a Q+A session and signing autographs at it.I fancied her as a kid and I fancy her now.She also played Bruce Willis daughter in the last boy scout if you are not familiar with her.She sat a few rows back and watched it with us,this to me was like William Shatner watching Star Trek with a Trekkie.I had a question prepared for her and just before me some asshole asked her who would win a fight between Bruce Willis and Steven Segal,it descended into chaos after that with the questions getting dumber by the second but she laughed and had a good time.
