Advice from the Professionals on How to Scare People

21/10 12:30 - Advice from the Professionals on How to Scare People
October is prime time for fundraising haunted houses in your small town. It's also money making season for the big professional haunted attractions found in all corners of the US. These are where you pay good money to have your pants scared off, and the people who design such attractions go out of their way to make them scarier every year. The goal is to outdo last spooky season in frightening people while still avoiding injuries and lawsuits. In Los Angeles, the land where Hollywood dreams are made, the largest fright attractions lean heavily on special effects and professional actors. Their designers have plenty of resources, but there's an art to shocking repeat customers. L. A. Taco spoke to the fright designers at five of the city's biggest Halloween attractions about how they got into their jobs, how they understand fear, their proudest creation, and some tips on making their Halloween haunted tours the scariest possible. -via Nag on the Lake ...