At the beginning of the month of October, a friend, Michaela, and I finally went to a place that wants to be unusual and intriguing. It's been several weeks that we had promised to discover this new so-called haunted house located in the heart of Paris. Called "The Manoir of Paris", it's installed in a building listed amongst historical monuments, the headquarter of potteries of Choisy-le-Roi, and it's meant to become like "a living museum dedicated to the legends of Paris". Frescoes adorn the high walls tiles of that place deep and narrow. But, you will not have time to admire before being accosted by two characters repugnant and not overly friendly. Archibald and Camille may be "lepers" or "zombies", they nevertheless remain courteous hosts. Even if theu threaten you, no one is going to be eaten before actually getting into the mansion.

And certainly, this mansion is a a strange building. Halfway between a museum and an amusement park, they definitely have fun trying to scare us. A little or a lot, I think this will vary according to the stress, fear that everyone can not help but reveal. However, the mansion is open to everyone above 10 years old. The stress is present permanently. So faint of heart, beware!

What attracts so many different people is probably the theme of the manor. The central theme is indeed the City of Light, Paris. But a dark and relatively unknown Paris, a sort of "city of fright". Thirteen stories are chosen. Some of them are well known as Phantom of Opera, Quasimodo and other more sensitive as the baker or the bloody crime of the Paris metro... Thus, each legend is associated with its own decor and ambiance. Participants wandering along them all. You set aside the curtains and open doors, you are the master of your own journey. They only have one desire: to make you tremble while telling you these stories, both French and English if you have not yet mastered the language of Moliere.

They will sometimes scream, as Nicolas Flamel. The Alchimist, quite upset in his library, is ready to fight. Nobody is really immune to a prjection of postilion. The experiment was at least "wet" in the back room of pastry bloody, is not Michaela? The actors are also there to make us participate. They ask questions, give orders, leading the way. Of course they have to be answered. You have to know how to play the game to enjoy. Over the course walking 30 to 45 minutes, you find out a disturbing Paris, confusing, and yet so close to us.

What next? What about the future? If  The Manoir de Paris, which only opened in May, meets its public, other creepy rooms and tales could enrich the experience. This could even delight those who would like to die of fright or deliciously accentuate the intensity experienced.

However, Michaela and I came out with a rather mixed feelings. First, some scene were quite gory, disgusting but we have not been frightened as much as we were expecting. On the contrary, we laughed a lot. But, most people would definitely and naturally be terrified with no shame in having. On the other hand, this event is quite expensive for a short duration (around 40 minutes). Therefore, this is not something that you will often renew, but surely it's worth to be done once. Then, more than the excessive price, it's the time spent inside the mansion that we would have liked to be longer to keep an even more unforgettable memories. But, it's true that some would not come out alive in the same condition than others.