A lot of you have read reviews about Knott’s Scary Farm from every day people and news media groups, but have you ever heard about it from the monster’s view?You see these men and women who spend hours each night trying to entertain you, and I’m sure a lot of you wonder why it is that they chose to do that as a job. I can tell you it is not for the money. $8 an hour is not worth the blood, sweat, and tears that are put into this event. It’s done for the love of Halloween, the money is just a bonus. Being a monster myself I can say that the people you would call co workers to us is family. We also do not call each other by our “normal” names we each have our own “haunt” name that is given to us by the veteran monsters based on how we act or what we do or sometimes even what we look like.“Well the auditioning was intimidating, but not impossible and I had fun with it,” said Phillip Blaine, Numa around the theme park. “It’s improv and I love improv. There is no such a thing as a stupid suggestion; you just roll with the punches.” “I personally went into auditions with the mentality of giving it my all, but being happy wherever I go,” said Aaron Frame, who plays Fidget at Knott’s ghost town. “I talked with vets, got opinions and advice, and compiled it.” “The ladies [in costuming] were very nice and my wait wasn’t long,” said Troy Plummer, a first-time monster this season. “They had everything laid out and were so nice with making sure everything fit. I was just like ‘dude I got an actual costume!’Leanna Baehr, Knott’s employee. “Guests seem to forget that no matter how drunk or upset they are it is never ok to grab or yell at a monster, behind that mask or make-up is a person with feelings. They don’t want to hear that their hard work, time, means nothing to you. No one wants to come into work to find customers ridicule what they do and cause annoying problems.Aaron Frame, another of this year’s monsters. “T“There is something magical about being able to turn a 6 foot 4 inch marine into a blithering mass of terror. Being a monster is a life changing experience,” said Mark Burgland, known around Knott’s as Death“I love scaring people,” said Randi Loyd of the Slaughterhouse maze. “It makes me laugh and brings me joy to scare the crap out of someone. That’s what they pay for. Bringing them the most terrifying experience is what makes it worth it.“