Didn't they require major liability waivers? I don't remember from the write-up.

Waivers don't really cover much when you can't legally consent to assault (that bit of legality varies from country to country and state to state; and different jurisdictions choose to enforce it or let it slide as they see fit.)

(I don't run a haunted house, but my extracurricular interests mean I need to know about the legalities of this shit.)

Waivers don't really cover much when you can't legally consent to assault

I didn't know that!

I can't remember what this dress does.

Look closely at the picture. I think the caption helps too.

I just read the books, so it's all fresh in my mind. During the second book, I was, like, "What? Delayed scones again?"

Waivers don't really cover much when you can't legally consent to assault

That's what I figured. Sure, they give people a safeword to yell if they want out of the scare attraction, but I don't think that would mean a lot in court if the victim said, "and then after a hood was put over my head, I was waterboarded".

I love horror, but I like it at a remove -- I can't even get through most normal haunted houses if people jump out at me.

Thanks to ND and Pix, I've gone to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios twice, and the way I was able to get through the haunted mazes without completely freaking out was to deliberately put myself in the headspace of "Awww, spooky creepy family members! Cousins in our extended Addams Family!", so when scare actors jumped out at me, I smiled and waved at them. Plus, I was really interested in paying attention to the mechanics of the mazes. That helped distract me from the SURPRISE! CLOWNS LUNGING AT YOU WITH CHAINSAWS! aspect.

Waivers don't really cover much when you can't legally consent to assault

Isn't a dojo consenting assault? I mean, paying for the privilege of getting your nuts kicked in, pretty much?

(Although the bargain is getting to do it...)

I need to go read this writeup now.

A strong contender for the greatest movie trailer of all time (NSFW)

Chock-full of WTF-ery.

Dear Hollywood, please stop making movie trailers. Why? The art of the preview was perfected 29 years ago in The Philippines by the 1983 horror movie The Killing of Satan. Does The Killing of Satan also win the best title of all time contest? I wouldn't bet against it.

In TKOS, a mustachioed Catholic wizard named Lando tracks down Satan (who frequently appears in red tights) to, natch, kill him. The trailer is uncut magic, as it provides select snippets of Lando's adventure with absolutely no context. The audience is left so confused and titillated they have no choice but to see the film.

Look closely at the picture. I think the caption helps too.

I think I had the right thing the first time, then, and I can't remember the second thing.

Waivers don't really cover much when you can't legally consent to assault

Isn't a dojo consenting assault? I mean, paying for the privilege of getting your nuts kicked in, pretty much?

Sports/martial arts are different because there are (putatively) rules/regulations/governing bodies/referees/etc. It seems like a minor difference, but apparently it's enough. (The "what about BOXING?" question is one of the first ones I asked w/r/t the legality of punching your loved one in the ass and whatnot.)

Krav doesn't have rules. Contracts. No rules, no regulations, no governing bodies. I'm not sure what would constitute a referee--I mean, we have teachers, but when I took capoeira, there wasn't even really that.

I can't see how a jury would find in your favour, but I guess I've been involved in some Fight Club kind of shit. That and the Shocknife.

but I guess I've been involved in some Fight Club kind of shit. That and the Shocknife.

I can see how the first rule of Shocknife would be Do Not Talk About Shocknife. Because that way the newbies have no idea what to expect.