Haunted drive-in opens up in Japan!

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

So this is neat! Because of the Covid pandemic around the world, a lot of things have had to shut down to stop the spread of the virus. This includes movie theaters, music concerts, and haunted houses/escape rooms. However, an entrepreneurial company in Tokyo, Japan called Kowagarasetai has created the first "drive-in haunted house" . Here's the official description:

Kowagarasetai has created what they say is the world’s first drive-in haunted house…technically it’s a haunted garage, located in Tokyo’s swanky Higashi Azabu district. According to the event’s provided backstory: “This is a garage where a horrible incident occurred long ago. Now people say that if you park your car inside and honk your horn three times, something will happen.

In keeping with the event’s social distance regulations, all guests must be inside a vehicle, and admission pricing, 8,000 yen (US$75), covers everyone inside your car. However, there is a way for non car-owners to get in on the fun. The drive-in haunted house will be held for two days. July 4 (from noon to 7:30 p.m.) is for people coming in their own cars, but on July 5 (11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.), Kowagarasetai will have parked vehicles for walk-up guests to sit in, for an additional 1,000 yen per car. Each of the provided cars can seat up to four guests and is thoroughly disinfected between sessions, with each car only being used for guests arriving in the same group (i.e. strangers won’t be placed in the same car).

What's also cool is that story details will play over your car’s radio, giving off some serious SILENT HILL vibes. This also extends to the "creatures" attacking your car, which seem to be of the undead/vengeful spirit variety ala JU-ON or RINGU.

So what do you guys think? Anyone reading this currently residing in Japan? If so, you gonna check out this "haunted drive-in" out? Either way, sound off below!