Tips From A Scaredy-Cat: How To Handle Spooky Events This Season

If you're clinging to your partner's side, those actors will immediately target you. Essentially, you've made yourself low-hanging fruit; they know they can easily scare you, and that's their job.

If you walk tall, you not only look confident, but can also see them coming. Most scary creatures like to go for jump scares. If you clearly see them before they can sneak up, they have to work even harder to get you.

This was a tip from a friend of mine who's an actor. You know that feeling when you notice a continuity error, or some messed up detail in movie, and it's all you can think about? The same concept applies here.

If you find the flaws in the character, it's so much harder to take them seriously when they try to scare you. It's kind of like Monsters Inc. – they freak out if they can't scare you.

The main task of an actor is not to break character. So try to get them to do just that. Joke about their costume, or maybe ask where their character is from. It'll disarm them pretty quickly.

Seriously, don't. These actors aren't typically allowed to touch you, but they can definitely chase you. And they will. It'll only amp you and your fear up. Plus, odds are you won't watch where you're running and end up running smack dab into another creepy character.

At the end of the day, chances are pretty good that you'll be scared at least once. Sometimes, they're just sneaky. (It was a clown that got me. I saw him coming, I just didn't see the airhorn in his hand).

Always go to places like this with people you're really comfortable with. It'll add a subconscious layer of security, and they'll be the best people to comfort you if/when you get genuinely frightened.

Best of luck this season!