Scream For A Good Cause At This Haunted House In Randlett, Oklahoma

When I was in high school, weekends in October were filled with my friends and I driving, typically to the middle of nowhere, for a local haunted house. Although I spent most of the time hiding my eyes, I'll never forget the night we endured the House of Carnage in Randlett, Oklahoma.

I'll admit, haunted houses are not my favorite Halloween activity. Although Halloween is my favorite holiday, I'd much rather enjoy a pumpkin spice latte at the pumpkin patch than go through a haunted house in the middle of the night. But, when I was younger, haunted houses is what my friends wanted to do, so I went along. I at least gave them a good laugh or two with my shrieks.

The first and last time I went to House of Carnage was my senior year of high school, so well over 10 years ago. We got there pretty late but were able to snag the midnight time slot. It was the perfect October night with a chill in the air and a slightly overcast sky with a full moon.

As we waited for midnight, we enjoyed our hot dogs and hamburgers and a spooky movie inside the Randlett fire station. All of which came with our ticket. And we soon found out that all admissions went towards the Randlett Volunteer Fire Department, which made feel only slightly better about paying to be scared.

House of Carnage starts out with a spooky hay ride.

Once midnight arrived, we got onto the hay ride to head out to the haunted house. Again, it was the perfectly spooky October evening. As we made our way through the farmlands around Randlett, the hay ride would periodically stop for a scare.

Once we arrived at the haunted house, I remember looking up at the old, two-story home. It was dark with a lone light from the front porch. We get up the steps, go inside, and a small, hunch back man told us the story of the home. To be honest, I don't remember much after that. But it felt like we were in that house for hours.

When we finally made it to the end, every scary person that was in the house came out and walked with us back to the hay ride. Some of them even jumped on and rode with us back to the fire station.

House of Carnage is open in Randlett for spooky season.

For those in southwest Oklahoma who are looking for a scare while supporting a good cause, they can check out House of Carnage this month. The haunted house opened the first weekend of October and will be open every weekend this month through Halloween weekend.

Costs to enter is $20, and each ticket includes a drink and choice of a hot dog or hamburger. All proceeds benefit the Randlett Volunteer Fire Department.

For more information, check out the House of Carnage on Facebook.