It's that time of year!

It's that time of year!

“This was not your routine answer at a job interview. ”Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh,” was the sound of the hair-raising scream made by one of about 150 job applicants who were interviewed Sunday for two dozen jobs as monsters at two Akron haunted houses,” reports Jim Carney for the Akron Beacon Journal.

“Krystian Wolansky, 18, of Akron, had just been asked by interviewer Ryan Haidet, who works as a reporter for Rubber City Radio group, to give him his best monster scream, and he blared out a yell,” reports Carney.

”I would prefer to be a monster and scare people, but I’ll take whatever position they would have me do,” Wolansky said.


“The interviews were for 24 part-time slots at the Haunted Schoolhouse and the Haunted Laboratory, which are side by side on Triplett Boulevard,” reports Carney. “The two Halloween attractions are open 23 nights during the scary season, starting Sept. 25 and running through Nov. 2.”

“About 100 actors are coming back from previous years to play various roles. But Cindy Johns, owner of the business, said two dozen more actors are needed,” reports Carney. “Those who work every night the two venues are open during the season will be paid minimum wage, or about $717 for the season, reports Carney. “Supervisors will be paid more.”

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