There is a lot to be said for the people that run haunted houses and those that subject themselves to the terror every year. That is at the heart of the documentary film Spookers (2017) which takes a personal look at the people that work at the New Zealand based haunt house Spookers. Spookers now resides in a former mental hospital which adds to the spook factor of the facility but it is the haunters in which the heart of the place resides.
Through behind the scenes footage and interviews audiences
get a candid look into the people who operate the facility and the haunters who
have become a family of diverse people from all types of backgrounds. You get the sense that everyone and anyone is
welcomed into the Spookers family as they do more than just reside at the spook
house but they interact with the community.
The film contains many personal stories of people finding a
place where they aren’t judged and that they can be themselves or virtually anyone
they want to be in a place that is completely accepting of everyone.
The film doesn’t really reveal much that hasn’t been
showcased before in other similarly themed films about the people that run
spook houses but this one presents some unique and personal stories as well as
is one of the few that is located in a formed mental hospital. This is a candid look at the world of spook
house that does an amazing job presenting a complex and accepting community of
diverse people.
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