I’m not unless I’m in a group.
I was put though a psychological test to see if I could be one of the many volunteers to be frighteners at Fear NZ’s charity fundraiser Victorian Horror, to be held in Oamaru in July.
In a whisky-scented room in the top floor of Oamaru’s Loan and Merc building, South Canterbury farmer and Fear NZ managing director Rory Foley asked me some very personal questions and then I’m sure he regretted it.
The test was done on the understanding I would not share the questions, but I can say they come across as benign and not very exciting.
The questions are designed to see if you can follow orders, are a risk to others or yourself, have the personality to work in a group or by yourself, and will turn up on the night ready to perform for a paying public or flake.
I was given the OK despite admitting that if I broke something I would try to avoid telling anyone before being crushed by guilt and confessing in a puddle of tears.
Mr Foley said the test was introduced after an incident in which, after finishing a shift, an actor went home still in character. The risk to the public and the business was too great, so steps were taken to address the episode.
"We were like, ‘whoa’."
