Name of the event: Halloween Horror Nights 12
When is this happening? It runs from Sep 27 to Nov 2 at Universal Studios Singapore.
What can I expect? Per publicity notes, highlights include “4 terrifying haunted houses”, “3 sinister scare zones”, and “3 live shows”.
Sounds scary, yes? Er, not really. But that’s just me.
Why so jaded? Listen, I have a high threshold for make-believe death and carnage, but reality is way more terrifying — geopolitical unrest, economic uncertainty, climate change, AI-driven cyber threats, after-hour work e-mails, you name it. Humans dressed up as demons don’t scare me.
In other words, you’re numb to the mayhem. Abso-f***ing-lutely. Plus, HHN 12 is my third tour; I was there in 2019 and last year. It’s hard not to be blasé about it: If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.
Why are you even there in the first place? I was curious. And I needed to take a few hours off from visiting my mum in the hospital. Add cancer to that list of real-life terrors. What’s the question again?