Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes doesn’t understand the appeal of haunted houses
‘Tis the season to be scared.
Halloween is on Friday and there likely will be an uptick in the number of horror movies being streamed this week.
One person who won’t be watching is Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
“I’ve never been a scary movie guy,” Mahomes said last week during his weekly interview on 96.5 The Fan. “I was scared as a kid of them. And now it’s like, I’m not a big fan of them. If it’s on TV and everybody’s watching it, I’ll watch it. But I’m like, kind of closing your ears, because the noises and stuff get me. So I’m not a big scary movie guy.”
I suppose the prospect of being smashed by 300-pound defensive players each week is frightening enough.
Radio host Carrington Harrison said he doesn’t visit haunted houses, because he doesn’t want to pay money simply to be scared.
“I’ve literally had that exact argument with Brittany,” Mahomes said of his wife, “and everybody every single year. It’s like, why am I wanting to go somewhere where I’m just scared the entire time, or I’m kind of like, just fidgety.
“I’m not as scared anymore because I’m a little older, but at the same time, I don’t want people trying to scare me for whatever it is for 10-15 minutes. So why am I gonna wait in line and go to one of these things?”
Imagine bumping into Patrick and Brittany Mahomes while waiting in line for a haunted house. Or being a haunted-house worker and seeing the NFL’s best player.
Although he’s not a fan, Mahomes doesn’t find it strange that others visit haunted houses.
“I’ve done the ones in Kansas City, all the main ones,” he said. “And I mean, they’re awesome, they’re cool, but it’s just not a thing for me. But I understand people do love them.”
