Poko Ponders: Haunted houses

Lights, camera, scream!

Haunted houses have been part of the Halloween season for a long time - including, fake ones.

For a small fee, you can experience the joys and horrors of a haunted house with ambient sounds, simulations and actors to get you into the Halloween spirit.

But what is so appealing about being scared senseless so much that we would pay for it?

SaltWire host, Sarah Poko, spoke to co-owner of Phantom's FreakShow Haunted House, Aaron Peerless, to find out why.