ESSEX, Maryland – An off-duty Baltimore police officer, Eric Michael Janik, 36, was taking his 9-year-old daughter through the haunted house attraction, The House of Screams, along with another police officer, Lisa Michelle Hinkley. When they reached the end of tour, they ran into Michael Brian Morrison, 32. An employee of the attraction who gives the paying customers one final scream dressed as Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw MassacreThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre reviews films. After his act of cutting a girl in two, he chases after people with an unchained chainsaw as they exit the attraction. But when he approached Janik and his daughter, Janik pulled out a handgun and pointed it at Morrison’s chest. Morrison dropped the chainsaw and held up his hands. Janik then holstered the gun, stated “it’s alright, I’m a cop,“  and attempted to shake Morrison’s hand. Another employee called police.

Responding officers found Janik in his car in the parking lot.When he rolled down his window, the responding officer noted  “a strong odor of alcohol” and slurred speech. Him and his Hinkley identified themselves as police officers and showed their badges. Janik also denied ever brandishing his firearm in the attraction. When presented with witness statements including a tour guide and another worker, Janik changed his original statement and said that he did brandish his firearm, but pointed it at the ground. He told the officer that Morrison “did not stop advancing toward him,” and that while he knew it was part of the show, he pulled his gun “to stop him.”

The reason why Morrison went after Janik and not the kids like he usually does? Because the girl was already upset and crying. The owner of the haunted house, Tony Sapanero, said that a security guard was already following Janik as they seemed drunk when they arrived. He states that Janik and Hinkley were rowdy throughout the attraction, including Janik holding his screaming daughter close to the characters.

Janik was charged with first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. He was released on $25,000 bail and suspended by the Baltimore Police Department. As for Morrison, he says fuck it, he’s going to continue what he does and will be back in costume on Wednesday. “I’ll probably be a bit more leery,” he said.

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Speaking of drunk assholes, did you know that Leatherface is my all-time favorite character from a horror film? I disregard all the sequels and the remakes. Just the Leatherface from the first film. Aside from owning multiple copies of TCM in VHS, DVD and BluBlu-RayRay reviews formats, I also collect Leatherface and TCM memorabilia. A couple of my favorites are:

Mezco Plush Leatherface and 18-inch McFarlane Leatherface

And of course, my two of three houses from the TCM movie. The home not pictured is the Franklin home. These pictures do not do them justice.

The Sawyer Family Home Decked Out For Halloween

The Sawyer Gas Station

You may be asking why the hell am I posting my Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fanboy Badge in this story, and my only answer to that is simply because I can – and I usually do whenever I find the opportunity.

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