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We all know this brief moment in the movie, where Jack climbs out of a tomb on his mission to set things right:

This is one of many entrances to ‘corridors’. A corridor is a hidden path that works as a shortcut between two locations, such as between the graveyard Jack crash-landed in, and the one in Ha.llowe’en Town. The distance travelled is far shorter than expected. 

The statues over them give an indication of where they will go. For instance, demons are for the human world, and two matching hooded figures bring you from the new graveyard to the older and vice versa. There are also ghastly, horror-stricken figures that lead to places where the deceased reside. Given Jack’s connection with guiding lost souls, it’s no surprise that such corridors have popped up.

In order to use them, one simply enters and focuses on where they want to go. With the corridors linked to the human world, this is crucial if you want to visit a certain location, otherwise you’ll get dropped off in any cemetery. (Jack would normally do this for his own research of locations, but it’s not advised if you’re trying to go home).

Every graveyard has a spot that holds the entrance to the corridor to H.allowe’en Town. Normally, they are larger monuments with a door that not everyone can open. In circumstances where there isn’t such a piece (especially in old, abandoned graveyards), it will be in the guise of a headstone that can be pushed back to reveal stairs. The entrances snap shut once you’ve entered, so there is little worry of anything unwelcome following.  Residents attuned to the corridors (such as Jack) will have no problem finding the doorway, but one can learn with practice. Jack has been known to show friends how to use their local entrance should they want to come and visit.

This also applies in locations where the dead reside, (for example, the Land of the Dead in Cor.pse Bride). However, if a deceased visitor that isn’t originally from Ha.llowe’en Town stays too long, they will feel a tiredness and a pull to ‘go home’. This is usually why Jack opts to visit instead, as he isn’t restricted in such a way.

Yeeee. Sorry, this is late.

UT!Sans: 

He’s a pretty chill guy about most things, but haunted houses aren’t really his cup of ketchup, if you get me. In the spirit of the season though, and with your urgings, he’ll tag along with you. He probably already knows you’re a scaredy cat and figures he should make sure you don’t die from fear or something. Can humans do that? They probably can.

Anyway, you two go to one of the local houses, nothing too extreme but the local kids put a lot of effort into it so it actually looks pretty creepy from the outside. After getting tickets you two enter and you are immediately glued to his arm. Not that he minds. To get your mind off of the situation, he’ll say some haunted house puns that inadvertently cause one of the actors to snort.

This becomes a game of how long does it take to break the poor actors. Most of them are chuckling by the time you two leave their area, and more than a few give Sans a high five. So, in short, Sans both ruined and relieved the whole situation.

UT!Papyrus:

Ah, Papyrus. He jumps at the chance to go to a haunted house with you, excited at the prospect of being your ‘knight in shining armor’. This bean is ready, though he is a little nervous. He’s not a big fan of scary things and doesn’t want to embarrass himself in front of you.

Turns out, haunted houses aren’t so scary after all! Human monsters are a bit weird and very bloody for some reason, but he can’t see what makes them different than regular monsters! When one jumps out at you he can’t help but try to start up a friendly conversation.

By the time you guys are done, he’s befriended most of the actors and has a few new phone numbers stored away for later hangouts. You don’t really know how he managed it, but he did and it’s nothing short of a miracle. When he asks you how he did in his endeavor to protect you, you should assure him that he was a great help. He’ll be beaming for days.

UF!Sans:

Hell yeah, UF!Sans is down for a haunted house. An opportunity for his scaredy-cat s/o to cling to him? Sign him up. Sure, he’s a little nervous. Not that he’ll admit it. He’s a very anxious, jumpy guy. It’s a human haunted house though, how scary can it be?

He’s questioning his life choices by the time you arrive. The house is decorated for the season and looks very spooky. The local college kids went all out with the attraction, even renting an old, creaky house to add to the atmosphere. UF!Sans isn’t one to back away from a challenge, however, so he swallows his fear and follows you in. If he’s gripping your hand a little tighter than usual, don’t mention it.

This was a bad idea. He’s nearly killed three of the actors and has your hand gripped in his own so tight that you think you can hear your bones creaking. No, he did not scream like a baby-bones. By the time you guys are out of there you both are shaking, though relieved it is over. He’ll never admit to being scared, and don’t you dare try to say he was.

UF!Papyrus:

Ug, really? UF!Papyrus thinks the whole idea of a haunted house is childish and immature. There’s no real danger, so what’s the fun? Plus, from what he’s seen on the internet, they’re not scary in the slightest! With a little bit of tailbone kissing, however, you manage to convince him to join you, singing him praises the whole drive there.

When you arrive at the attraction, he’s mildly impressed. They’ve got a good atmosphere going, he’ll admit. It is a touch overdone, and some of the blood splatters are not realistic in the slightest, but it’s better than what he was expecting. When you tell him you need to hold his hand because you’re scared, he’ll scoff but allow it. Why would you go somewhere to intentionally scare yourself?

When you get frightened you get a sense of achievement. 

I nearly skipped it, but I remembered why I wrote it. As you know, this blog focuses on the idea of Hallowe’en needing both fun and fear to survive. But the fun can be scary. Take the example of haunted houses, or other spooky events aimed at kids. They give frights, sure, but at the end of the day people go home and all is well. It helps train the kids and (if done right) helps them learn more about the Holiday in a way that they can engage with.

But think about it. You go to somewhere like this, experience the scares, and get a surge of energy afterward (or maybe tears before this) because you survived it. No matter how shaken, how upset, or how wound up, you did it. Not only that, if gives you the tools to help you overcome it if it happens again one day.

And in a way... Isn’t that a great approach for life?

UT!Sans: It’s fine, he knows how to pick them. After more than a little laughing and putting away the limes, he gives you his phone number (if you didn’t have it already) and asks if you two can meet up again later. Yes, that’s a date invitation. (Needless to say, he is charmed and happy his instincts about his crush were true).

UF!Sans: Oh wow, you have no idea what you just started. UF!Sans, when he’s not an anxious bean, is the pickup line King. He has thousands of them just waiting to be used and trust me, he will use them. While on the outside he might seem calm and confident (with just a little bit of a blush), on the inside he’s freaking out because, oh my stars, his crush just confessed in the best way ever. You two are definitely going out sometime that week.

US!Sans and UT!Papyrus love your accent, so when you start changing it they legit think something is wrong with you. Are you okay datemate???!!

US!Papyrus, UF!Sans and UT!Sans thinks it’s hilarious and will probably dare you to spend the entire day doing the fake accent. They’re really good with tech, so they’ll give you a hidden camera to put somewhere on your person so that they can see how people react.

SF!Papyrus thinks you are adorable and will snort at your poor attempts.

I love this. If you have any questions/want explanations I will accept them in my ask box.

UT!Sans: Star Wars, Bill Nye, Doctor Who, The Stanely Parable

UT!Papyrus: Earthbound, Portal, MTT, Sherlock Holmes

UF!Sans: Until Dawn, The Last of Us, Bioshock

UF!Papyrus: Legend of Zelda, MTT, Big Brother, Musicals/Operas/Stageplays

US!Sans: Minecraft, Ntron, Marvel, DISNEY, Transformers

US!Papyrus: Slenderman, Myth Busters, Horror Webseries (Marble Hornets, TribeTwelve ect.), FNaF

SF!Sans: NTron, GoT, The Bachelor/Bachelorette

UT!Sans: He snorts when he laughs too hard, you hiccup. The two of you push each other to the breaking point, ribbing one another, unable to even get a word out. You both look like you’re dying.

UF!Sans: At first he’s a little worried? It’s probably the first time he’s seen this happen so he’s taken off guard. He’ll tease you about it while trying to contain his blush over how cute you are.

US!Papyrus: He finds this hilarious and loves to push you to the breaking point. It’s sort of a game to him. If he can get you to hiccup, it's a win in his book.