America Haunts YouTube this Halloween
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“As experts of scaring people every Halloween, we are committed to doing everything we can to frighten our visitors in new and exciting ways each year,” said Amber Arnett, a board member of America Haunts, a professional association of elite haunted houses. “This video series demonstrates the dedication we have in making our haunts a place where visitors’ wildest imaginations come to life.”
This October the experts are taking the curious, and adventurous, behind the scenes of some of the nation’s top haunted attractions in a new series YouTube videos. America Haunts: The Tricks Behind the Trade is five part series which kicks off 5 October 2012 with a look inside The Darkness, St. Louis’ legendary haunted house. Each week, viewers will tour a different haunted attraction to peek behind the curtain and see how the masters create everything from creepy environments to realistic-looking monsters. These scare experts, including craftsmen, engineers, computer programmers and makeup artists, aren’t just revealing high-tech secrets, either, they are also showing off the low tech techniques used to create terrifying experiences for thousands of visitors during each Halloween season.
Each video premieres Friday morning at 9 a.m. on the America Haunts YouTube Channel. All are free to view and star the amazing talents who bring their, and your, nightmares to life every October.
Beginning 5 October 2012, America Haunts reveals how St. Louis’ The Darkness uses CGI technology to create characters ripped straight from the depths of dreams and the silver screen. From dancing ghosts to portraits whose follow visitors to creatures you won’t believe are real, the professional behind The Darkness reveal not just how they scare but how they keep scaring night after night after night.
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On 10 October 2012, America Haunts uncovers the techniques that have stood the test of time and some that are still being tested with the Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses in Ulster Park, NY. To give visitors the feel they have just stepped back in time to when Sleepy Hollow was cursed by this frightening and deadly ghost rider, the experts at Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses combine cutting edge technology with techniques first introduce back in the 1930′s.
Bernie lives in Pontiac, MI though he’s not exactly a member of America Haunts. On 12 October 2012 viewers can join Bernie, as he keeps an eye on the visitors, animatronics and special effects of Erebus Haunted House. With more that 100,000 feet to monitor, it’s now surprise that Bernie is the computerized system that runs Erebus Haunted House and keeps everything running…sometimes literally.
America Haunts takes viewers from the ghost in the machine to the animatronic machines and live actors who elicit the most screams at Philadelphia’s The Bates Motel. The combination of talented actors and animated props has made The Bates Motel one of the nation’s top haunted attractions for more than 20 years.
On 19 October 2012 America Haunts: The Tricks Behind the Trade wraps things up with a behind the scenes visit to Netherworld in Atlanta, GA. This episode will look into how Netherworld turns ordinary humans into some of the most spectacular and terrifying monsters on the planet night after night.
If you’ve ever fantasized about operating a haunted attraction, America Haunts: The Tricks Behind the Trade is a great place to start and you’ll learn why haunting is for the faint at heart!
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