Security to the Haunted House by Dana Huse
A group of amusement park security guards dream up a great prank to pull off in the Haunted House. Perfectly harmless. Nobody gets hurt. But they overlooked Oooonnne thing and now they’re trapped and don’t dare reveal themselves.
Author’s Bio
(1955 – so far, so good) Born in Hoboken, NJ, Dana has wandered the United States as a child, finally settling in Ventura, CA, which is a pretty cool place to live. He does not surf, the water is too darn cold. Currently he lives in his own house with two dogs and a huge mortgage.
He gets along well with his parents, who are both dead.
He had a career doing things with computers. He’s working on winning any award for any accomplishment.
Interesting things happen to him, which he writes about. He’s building a collection, so keep checking his list of books. Right now he’s going for short, humorous fiction because most of his life happens in short, funny chunks.
He recently got his black belt in Taekwondo. He doesn’t enjoy being kicked but he keeps going because it does good stuff to his body and brain. Sometimes his age is higher than all the rest of the class combined.
He does Tarot readings. Not about what your future will be, but about what you have to do to get the future you want.
He has constant computer problems.
Don’t get him started on the roommates he’s had.
Things that happened to him that weren’t his fault:
His dog brought him a rat as a gift. It wasn’t dead.
Ended up in the middle of a rail union riot … in Brussels, Belgium.
Taught English in China.
Had a cell phone stolen by a motorcyclist in Ho Chi Minh city.
Lost a cell phone by leaving it on top of the hood of his so-called car.
Left a cell phone in a movie theater in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ran through the main glass door in the biggest mall in Huntsville, AL at a peak hour.
Majored in computer science.
Majored in theater
Majored in business
Majored in psychology, which he actually got a degree in. All this took thirty-three years.
Showed up for a flight in the wrong airport in the wrong city in the wrong state. This story won the “Stupid Traveler’s Tricks” contest in Salon.com.
As Kurt Vonnegut said, “And so it goes.”
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My Review
5 stars
Tommy and Dana had the idea that as soon as they graduated from high school they would move from Huntsville, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia and work for an amusement park. It would be cool, work during the day and ride the rides for free on their days off. On their orientation they learn from the veteran security staff how the customers are not as wonderful as you would think. Dana didn’t want to think of them that way but by the end of the week he is about fed up with them too.
After work the employees find themselves in a local bar and reminisce about their days and past events. While talking they come to the realization that one of the senior staff must have a fear of the Haunted House even the group finds it lame. So they set up a plan to scare him. But thinks don’t go the way they planned.
For anyone that has worked with the general public, you will understand this book. It is a tough job yet funny how these high school kids learn the hard way about work. And the surprise, I loved it. Not what they thought they were going to get but a fitting end to the prank.
This is a humorous short story. I laughed at the different things they went through and could relate to a prank gone bad. If you want a good laugh give this short story a read.
I received Security to the Haunted House for free from the author. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
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