Craig House of Horror offers scares for all ages through end of month
By day, Harvey Preston works for the Neenan Company on the Craig Middle School construction project.
By night, Preston dons a bloody mask and wields a chainsaw in the dark corridors of the Craig House of Horror.
Saturday, he stood in a back corner near his hideout wearing dark coveralls, recalling his childhood experience with a haunted house.
"I went through one when I was little," he said. "I was so scared I had to leave. If I walked through here, I would be scared, I imagine."
Then, he heard the pounding and screaming in a nearby tunnel that meant his next victims were approaching.
He pulled on his mask and a skeletal, mangled face covered his friendly smile. He picked up a small chainsaw and hid behind a wall. In under a minute, he would become the main event of the Craig House of Horror for a few terrified adolescents.
The Craig House of Horror began last year as the brainchild of Dave Payton and his stepson, Daniel.
Located next to Brass Key Realty on Victory Way, this year's venue features about 3,300 square feet of mazes, strobes, black lights and several scenes of horror designed to entertain, delight and utterly terrify.