Awesome People We Met on Day 1 of Escape: Psycho Circus 2016

You think day one of Escape was awesome? We spent some time wandering the grounds of Escape: Psycho Circus 2016 and getting to know some pretty awesome peeps who were hiding underneath all those imaginative costumes. Meet some of your fellow Headliners below, and get to know all their awesomeness.

Name: Sophie, Susan, Michael, Frankie
Ages: 22 (Sophie), 26 (Susan), 18 (Michael), 20 (Frankie)
Hometown: Antioch, CA (Sophie), Whittier, CA (Susan), Riverside, CA (Michael), Sacramento, CA (Frankie)
Number of Escapes: Second (Sophie), First (Susan), First (Michael), First (Frankie)
If you could choose one Halloween pet, what would it be?
Sophie: A black cat, for sure.
Michael: That little dog from The Nightmare Before Christmas—Zero!
Do you have a favorite horror movie?
Sophie: Cabin in the Woods.
Susan: Scream! All of them.
Frankie: Psycho.
In a zombie apocalypse, what would be your weapon of choice?
Sophie: Peanut butter.
Susan: A katana.
Michael: A wooden bat.
Frankie: Some sort of gun—a big one.

Name: Alan, Denise
Ages: 24 (Alan), 23 (Denise)
Occupation: Student (Alan), Preschool teacher (Denise)
Hometown: Stanton, CA (Alan), Westminster, CA (Denise)
Number of Escapes:
Alan: However many there have been since the beginning—five?
Denise: Third time.
Do you have a favorite horror movie?
Alan: The original A Nightmare on Elm Street!
Denise: I can’t do scary movies.
In a zombie apocalypse, what would be your weapon of choice?
Alan: A machete.
Denise: A knife—a big one.
What’s your favorite thing about Halloween?
Alan: It’s a good time to change things up. Be different. Try something new.
Denise: That everyone has their own outlet of self-expression. They can be anything, and that goes beyond just the costumes.

Name: Ramon
Age: 24
Hometown: Baldwin Park, CA
Occupation: Distribution center
Number of Escapes: First rave ever.
Favorite horror monster or villain? I really don’t have one, but my favorite monster is a werewolf. They aren’t immortal or anything like that, but they nearly have superhuman strength. They’re just badass. Second to that are vampires, because they’re immortal. Oh dude, I would definitely be a vampire: live for eternity, party it up, just live life.
You’re home by yourself and hear footsteps in the other room. What do you do? I turn on all the lights. I check outside and make sure the doors are locked, and then I grab something to eat and just play video games till I go to to sleep. I always carry a bat in my room. There’s no reason to be scared or anything; just be prepared. And if I do find somebody, fists are flying or bats are swinging first, and then questions later. What are you doing in my house?

Name: Laura
Age: 27
Hometown: Walnut, CA
Occupation: Full-time student
Number of Escapes: First time at a rave.
What’s your Halloween spirit animal? A cat. I know it’s very stereotypical, but they’re just so free, and it’s what it stands for. Everyone has their own meaning of what it stands for, but I love cats! I’m a cat lady at heart.

Name: Alberto
Age: 25
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Number of Escapes: First time.
If you had the power to cast a magic spell on anyone, who would it be, and what would you do? I’d cast a spell on Deorro to make sure he can come to Escape, because he’s the best DJ I’ve seen.
What scares you more than anything else in life? Life itself. You never know what to expect. You plan something, and then something else happens. You never know what life is going to throw at you. You always have to prepare yourself for whatever happens.

Name: Louis
Age: 25
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Occupation: I work with kitchen cabinets; I finish kitchens.
Number of Escapes: Second time.
What is your favorite thing about Halloween, and why? That you get to dress up and listen to music.
Who is your favorite horror monster or villain? Freddy Krueger—he can attack you in your dreams.

Name: Christina
Age: 28
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Occupation: Property manager
Number of Escapes: Second time.
In a zombie apocalypse, what would be your weapon of choice? A sword, because I can slaughter more heads at once.
If you had the power to cast a magic spell on anyone, who would it be, and what would you do? I would cast a love spell on everybody who doesn’t feel loved.

Name: Alex
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Occupation: Waitress and criminal justice student.
Number of Escapes: First time.
What is your favorite thing about Halloween, and why? I feel like it’s where everyone gets to dress up and have tons of fun; everyone steps out of their comfort zone.
If you could be any horror monster or villain, who would you be, and why? A vampire, so I would never have to look in the mirror again.

Name: Holly, Gene
Age: 29 (Holly), 36 (Gene)
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ (Holly), Georgia (Gene)
Occupation:
Holly: Just got my Ph.D. in quantitative psychology; I work for a university.
Number of Escapes: First time (both).
If you had the power to cast a magic spell on anyone, who would it be, and what would you do?
Holly: I would cast a spell of eternal happiness for all the people I love.
If you could be any horror monster or villain, who would it be, and why?
Holly: I would be the countess from American Horror Story, because she is badass.

Name: Cecilia, Mike
Age: 21 (Cecilia), 22 (Mike)
Hometown: Buena Park, CA (Cecelia), Los Angeles (Mike)
Occupation: Full-time student and employee (Cecilia), full-time student and firefighter (Mike)
Are you superstitious, and if you are, what are you superstitious about?
Cecilia: Not superstitious.
Mike: I wouldn’t say I am.
What is your favorite candy?
Cecilia: Chocolate.
Mike: All of them!

Name: Wilson
Age: 27
Hometown: Monterey Park, CA
Occupation: I do valet.
Number of Escapes: Third or fourth time.
What is your favorite thing about Halloween? The costumes, and you get to have fun with your friends.
What Halloween pet would you rather have: a black cat, bat, owl, rat or wolf? A wolf.

Name: Alex
Age: 22
Hometown: Las Vegas
Occupation: In the military.
Number of Escapes: First time.
What Halloween pet would you rather have: a black cat, bat, owl, rat or wolf? Owl.
What is your favorite thing about Halloween? How crazy it can get for people.

Name: Claudia, Felix, Brittany
Age: 24 (Claudia), 23 (Felix), 24 (Brittany)
Hometown: Los Angeles (Claudia), La Puente, CA (Felix), West Covina, CA (Brittany)
Number of Escapes: Third time (Claudia), second time (Felix), first time (Brittany).
What Halloween pet would you rather have: a black cat, bat, owl, rat or wolf?
Claudia: Owl.
Felix: Wolf.
Brittany: Wolf.
What is your favorite thing about Halloween?
Claudia: How wicked it is.
Felix: Costumes.
Brittany: Costumes.