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Exit Interviews

In short: What teams say on the way out. Escape This bills The Possession as scarier than The Haunting, with strong adult themes, jump scares, darkness and flashing light; in the story Cathy has become something worse and keeps her ‘friends’ as décor.

Friday, 8.05 pm. Methodology: stand by the exit with a clipboard and put one question to each team leaving The Possession. ‘Describe the entity.’

Responses, in order. ‘She’s not the same girl.’ ‘Worse than last time.’ ‘Is that clipboard for us?’ ‘She’s been decorating.’ ‘Don’t, Dad.’ ‘I screamed so loud they must have heard me on the street.’ They did. I was on the street.

Common theme. In the old room the entity wants to play. In the new room, ten years on, she seems to have moved on from playing to collecting. Several respondents used the word ‘ornaments’ and declined to elaborate.

9.40 pm. One team asked whether I was part of the game. I said I was an independent researcher. They said, ‘So, no.’ I have added a column to the table headed ‘Rude’.

Conclusion: the entity has escalated. Recommendation: further observation, from a safe distance, with a thermos.

— D. Crouch, Northbridge Paranormal Society (President, Treasurer and Members)

FAQ

What this file answers

Is The Possession scarier than The Haunting?

That’s how Escape This pitches it. The studio says The Possession “ups the ante on horror” and bills it as the most terrifying escape room experience in Australia, which is its own claim rather than an independent ranking. Expect strong adult themes, jump scares, total darkness, flashing light and some gory touches.

What has Cathy turned into since the first escape?

Something much worse than a lonely ghost. In The Possession, Escape This says Cathy has become “something else”: she turns visitors into grotesque playthings and dresses the house with what remains of her “friends”. Your team has to get through her collection without provoking her.

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