HONEYDEW – Residents encounter scary creatures at Fear the Night Run.
Residents had to run for their lives from ghosts, ghouls and other monsters with murderous intent at the annual In-Reach Halloween event at Jackal Creek Golf Estate, Honeydew.
About 1 000 residents enjoyed food stalls, fashion shows, fire dancing, spray painting and creepy crawlies, and of course, the main attraction – the Fear the Night Run.
The 1.5km run/walk was followed by a trick or treat walk on the same route. The journey was a frightful one, winding in the dark on a narrow path through a haunted house, a corn field, a forest, and a spooky graveyard, with scary creatures waiting to jump out at you when least expected.
During the run, residents had to see how many times they could complete the run in 40 minutes. Some of the runners were able to do it three times. When it was the children’s turn to trick or treat on the route, the scary monsters proved very frightening. Several children screamed, cried and turned back. Only the truly brave children could finish without shedding a tear through terror.
“It has really been fantastic,” said In-Reach owner, Corné van Zyl. “Next year it will be even bigger and better.”
Kelly Glover and Craig Gurnell.
The start sign.
Children brave the Fear the Night Run.
Rouke Loubser shows off all his sweets.
Children walk the Fear the Night Run.
Teresa Hutchinson and Sharon Bwalya.
Luzuko Mabaso, Boikgantsho Motau, Lutendo Nhlapo and Reneilwe Pheena.
The Fear the Night Run takes residents through a spooky graveyard.
Horrors await in the haunted house.
One of the horrors in the haunted house.
Monsters are ready to scare people in the haunted house.
The haunted house has horrors behind every door.
A tombstone in the spooky graveyard.
A coffin stands open in the spooky graveyard.
A coffin stands open in the spooky graveyard.
A monster awaits in the corn field.
The path leads through a corn field.
Horrors lurk in the corn field.
Heads hang along the route.
The dark route makes for a frightful experience.
Monsters ensure that anyone would finish the run quickly.
Kirsti and Mason Brown.
A fire dancer entertains the crowd.
A fire dancer gets up close to the audience.
A fire dancer entertains the crowd.
Back: Karl Kremnitzer. Middle: Mogaka Maimane, Tia Kremnitzer, Unathi Moyo and Katiso Daitle. Front: Tate Kremnitzer.