Jeepers Creepers For Horror Fun!

There are some brilliant Halloween sims in SL and one of the best thought out and detailed locations I have found is Jeepers Creepers at Calas Galadhon. Even the pumpkins heads have an extra streak of evil as you pass them by; they turn to glare menacingly at you as if they have a life of their own!

I went to explore Jeepers Creepers with friend Drax Ember and we set out through the cemetery with its ancient looking tombs. We didn’t get far before we were confronted by ghosts and ghouls appearing out of the mist. Zombies too joined in the chase as we tried to avoid their rotting hands reaching out for us! There is a creepy haunted house as you wander further up the hill and you have to be careful what you touch in there, as Drax found out! he ended up laying prone on the floor with a heavy chair smashed over his head! Be warned don’t look at the baby in the pram in the living room, it’s not a pretty sight! Worst of all for me were the giant spiders scuttling all over the floor! Back in the grounds again, we came a cropper with a bunch of vultures waiting to eat the flesh off of our bones!

There is much more to Jeepers Creepers than you first suspect, there are the caverns below the surface of the sim, which are full of hidden horrors! I thought I had seen giant spiders in the haunted house, but those were nothing compared to the ones waiting for me underground! eeek!! Drax even got caught in a web and struggled for ages trying to get free! I think the whole thing has had a devastating affect on him though, giving him a taste for human remains! As you can see by the main picture, he happily sat down to a banquet of brains and other nasty bits! Not me, I’m a vegetarian, I legged it out of there!

Janey Bracken

The Amazing Enchantment Island

Many of the places you visit in SL have nothing much going on, although a lot of work has been put into making the sims eye catching and pretty, most are just nice gardens or beach resorts. It was with this thought in mind that I teleported over to somewhere called Enchantment Island, but how wrong could I be about this sim!

Enchantment Island has so many sights and things to do that you will have to go back time and time again in case you have missed something. Owner BambiTwice Nitely must be one of the most creative people in SL, she has crammed so much into the Island and all of it well worth seeing.

On arrival, as you click the notice board which shows all the attractions, you are given a notecard with a list of the places and landmarks to use, so it's nicely organised and you can visit each place without getting lost (which was helpful to me, because I usually get totally lost whilst exploring!).

On the Island there is the Great Marine Adventure with a Treasure Hunt and a large selection of marine life to see, including some free gifts on the way too. You can also visit the Swampy Marsh, The Museum of Amazing Illusions, go on a Sub-aqua Tour, visit the Ghost House, Alchemist's Grotto, Cave of Dreams, The Eerie Woodland Glade, the Museum of Surrealism, plus you can experience a Mega-Bubble-Mania ride. Also on the Island there is the Club Tornada and Community shops, which sell some mystical and wonderful items.

I went over to the haunted house and instantly fell down into a trap just outside the front door, it was a ditch full of spiders, not for the faint hearted! I climbed out and went into the haunted house, which was fun. Inside there is an entrance to an 'Adult' rated crypt which lies below the house, and I ventured down there with a little apprehension in respect of what I would see. You have to be age verified before you can enter this part, and choosing one of the three doors, I fell down into what looked like the inside of someones gullet. I was met with some gruesome sights there! It was more difficult climbing back up, but I made it in the end. Just outside the haunted house there is a small graveyard with some wacky headstones bearing inscriptions such as 'Not Over My Dead Body' and 'Bye' etc. There's also a memorial to Michael Jackson as well.

I moved on to see what the Museum of Amazing Illusions had in store, and this was fantastic. Bambi is exhibiting other SL inventor's works in the museum and there are many interactive things to do. I became a giant spider in one illusion and in another I lost my head in a bowl of fruit and hoped no one else came by fancying such an odd looking apple!

I met one of the museum security guards, Alf Brun, who was having a nap, or I thought he was, but he was very alert when I spoke to him. It did cross my mind that he might want to go out for a drink with our very own Old Bert, as they looked a similar age, I will have to introduce them one day! Alf told me about the other Museum on the Island called The Museum of Surrealism and he said that the Mega-Bubble-Mania ride was also great to go on. Saying goodbye to Alf, and letting him nod off again, I went on my way and came across a Hall of Mirrors. This was really nice, lots of things to look at again, including a little train travelling around the room with it's deep reflection in the shiny marble surface of the floor.

I had to go back to real life, but came back later with my friend Drax Ember who liked the sim as well. We explored the Museum of Surrealism, which had some amazing exhibits including a copy of Andy Warhol's sofa, shaped like a pair of red lips. We had a little sit down before moving on to the caves and finally to the Mega-Bubble-Mania ride. Alf was right, this ride is not to be missed, it was very exciting and well done, Drax and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Give yourself plenty of time to go and explore BambiTwice Nitely's incredible SL world. I promise you, you won't be bored wandering around Enchantment Island!

Janey Bracken

Ghostly Fun At Willow Grove

As Halloween is getting closer I decided to look around the grid for some haunted places and I liked the sound of one called Willow Grove Haunted House, so I teleported over and landed in a space just outside the building. I took the offered notecard which advised me that this was not a house that you walked around, it was a ride, and you had to rez a pumpkin car by clicking the sign.

After clicking, the pumpkin car arrived, and there was room to take a few friends too, as each car holds 5 avatars, I should imagine a crowd would have a lot of fun at Willow Grove. The ride was quite amazing, I have no idea how long it took the owners to build this maze of rooms that you go through, but there is a lot to it. Set your environment settings to midnight and sit back and be terrified. I won’t go into too much about what you will see, as it would spoil it, the same with the pictures that I have here, there is much, much more going on and it’s very blood thirsty indeed in parts. I thought I had reached Hell in one room and just about managed to cross it without the car catching on fire. The noises are scary too!! All in all, a well-done haunted house if you don’t mind too much blood and gore!

Janey Bracken