Submitted by Julianne Fost
When my sister and I were younger, our mother used to play a game with us that we simply called ‘Vampire’. I’m fairly certain that my mother was the one who created it, although I’m not sure how it began. The premise of the game was simple. We would turn off all the lights in the house and my mother would hide somewhere inside, playing the part of the ‘Vampire’. My sister and I would creep throughout the house, searching for her in each room. Sometimes we would find her first, but typically she would jump up first without us seeing her. She would grab us and hiss, pretending that she was going to bite our necks. We would always scream in terror when she popped out and grabbed us, but we loved playing it and begged her to hide again. We would typically play it for a few times in a row, until my mother got tired of playing it with us.
We would always play this game after dark so that no light would shine in through the windows. Additionally, it would usually be while my father was out of the house. I’m not actually sure if my father even knew about it, because I think my mother was embarrassed about how much fun she had. In fact, while most of the time it would be me or my sister begging to play, sometimes it would be my mom who would suggest that we play. Needless to say, it was something that all three of us enjoyed playing!
We obviously engaged in this play purely for our own amusement, and part of its appeal was definitely the thrill of being scared. As read in “Haunting Experiences”, children are often fascinated with the supernatural and the building suspense it often contains. We loved the feeling of tiptoeing around the house, never knowing at which turn we would run into the ‘vampire’. We knew it would happen at some point, but the fun part was not knowing when.
Posted on Thursday, 5 April 2012
