The end of October means cooler air, leaves changing and walking through corn mazes haunted by scary figures popping out of the darkness to scare the living crap out of someone.
Sheila Davis and her family run the Darkest Night Haunted Maze in West Point, Ga.
For those brave enough, the 5,000 square feet offer a night of fear every Saturday night in October.
Davis said her family decided to create a maze because they enjoy them so much.
"We're a funny family that likes doing these kinds of things," Davis said.
The drive to West Point from Auburn is about 45 minutes and is not hard to find, Davis said.
Davis would not reveal the haunting figures inside the maze, but does promise a good scare.
The maze offers all live characters instead of animated ones.
This is the Davis family's fifth year welcoming people into their maze.
In the past, the Davis' also had a hayride, but a staff shortage this year only allowed the maze.
With high school and college football games in full swing, Davis said it was too much to compete with on Friday nights.
"Next year we hope to do it on Friday nights as well," Davis said.
The staff's age ranges from 17 to 55, but it is mostly people in their mid to late twenties.
Davis said her 55-year-old husband is taking part in the festivities this year.
"(Mazes) have a tendency to be gory and evil," Davis said. "They're not cutesy for little children."
The owner recommends teenagers and anyone older to go through the maze, but said she does see people bring their children through.
Each year, they change the characters and other elements in the maze.
Davis said they've changed the characters from week to week this year.
Although the 45-minute drive may be a deterrent, Davis said people coming out of the maze told her it's the scariest one around.
Anna Larson, undeclared sophomore, has never been to a haunted maze.
"If I had friends go with me, I think I could handle the maze," Larson said. "I would definitely bring guys with me."
The Web site previews some of the maze's characters, but what goes on in the maze is a secret until you walk through.
"It's a little far away, but if I don't have anything to do, I'll go," Larson said.
Even with the promise of an adrenaline rush, some students don't want to venture into the maze.
"I get really scared when stuff pops out at me," said Caitlin Stojcich, undeclared sophomore in science and math. "The gory doesn't bother me, but I just don't like stuff popping out at me."
Both Larson and Stojcich said the most scary thing they could put in the maze would be clowns.
The maze takes 30 minutes or more to get through.
For $10, terror seekers can roam through the dark corn field.
Directions to the maze are on the Davis family's Web site at darkestnighthayride.com. The phone number is 706-881-3492.
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