Haunting season in Montreal has begun, with all kinds of Halloween parties, haunted houses and pumpkin-related activities in full swing this fall. In between leaf-peeping and apple picking, now is the time to revel in Canada’s most haunted city.
The Village Québécois d'Antan, in Drummondville, Quebec—located between Montreal and Quebec City—wrote on its Facebook that the management decided to close its Hotel 31 horror house due to complaints from the public.
The Halloween destination an hour and a half’s drive from downtown Montreal is a literal ghost town. Set in the houses of a historic village in Drummondville (worthy of a road trip anytime of the year, to be honest), this creepy experience has both a kid-friendly section (including face-painting and a candy fairy) and a thematic restaurant.
According to The Village Québécois d'Antan’s Facebook page, the goal of Hotel 31 was to offer a different horror experience than what is usually offered in the rest of the Haunted Village—dealing with taboo subjects like sexuality, sadism and vulgarity in order to make visitors uncomfortable.
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“We are aware that this may have been a shock to visitors. Some opinions reported that the experience could be damaging to the image of women, and The Village Québécois d'Antan does not support this at all,” said the post.
The closure has sparked controversy on the village’s Facebook page, with 2.9K comments at last count.
The village will continue its Halloween festivities without the haunted house this year.
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