Pete Kaliner

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"Most Haunted House" seems more like a CIA black site

Have you heard about the "haunted house" in Tennessee that promises $20,000 to anyone who makes it through the entire tour?

The tour is actually free (a donation is suggested but not required) but the Manor has a warning for wannabe visitors: "Each tour will be different based upon your personal fears, and can last up to 10 HOURS. Each guest will be mentally and physically challenged until you reach your personal breaking point. You will be tested to your very core."
They are not beyond waterboarding and slapping, and according to Russ, one person even had a heart attack during the experience.

This isn't a haunted house. It's a torture chamber. It's called McKamey Manor and is run by Russ McKamey and a band of psychotic associates who delight in the torture of (initially) compliant customers.

He puts out a video every year to advertise, but also keeps video of all participants. He doesn't make those video available to customers, of course.

While the trailer covers truly terrifying terrain in its own right, it’s nothing compared to the required viewing below. And we’re not talking required as in “must see TV,” but that McKamey won’t scare (humiliate) the crap out of you unless you watch the entire hour and 48 minutes of torture porn that’s he’s performed on past guests to his Summertown, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama locations. Granted, watching the film is far from the only requirement.   

While I have questions about the mental state of the people who seek out this kind of experience, I am more concerned about the people who staff such a place.

Pete's Prep: Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

  • WBTV: "Mecklenburg County Sheriff Gary McFadden has not returned calls and emails from leaders with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency said, despite repeated calls from McFadden for he and the agency to sit down together and find a solution to their ongoing problems."
  • NC CIvitas: "The Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C. based research group, just released their 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index. In spite of modest decreases in the personal and corporate income tax rates this year, North Carolina’s ranking slipped a few spots, falling from 12th to 15th."
  • Ed NC: "Why the governor and Republicans can't agree on teacher pay"
  • WWAY TV: "Governor Roy Cooper announced the creation of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming in effort to continue growing North Carolina’s film industry."
  • Carolina Journal: "The House Redistricting Committee discussed several proposed redistricting plans Thursday, Oct. 24, intending to make the process as nonpartisan as possible. A timeline regarding a committee vote doesn’t exist, and members adjourned without notice of a future meeting. Ideally, they’d have a plan around the time they receive new census data — no later than March 2021."


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