Word: haunt
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...Twenty years ago, these haunted houses were smaller and open for a shorter period of time, often for charity. Today, attractions in this $300 million industry require anywhere from $150,000 to $400,000 to be worth a howl. Marketing, particularly web sites, and advertising eat up a chunk of this, while sophisticated props like animatronics (robotic creatures) might run as high as $16,000 for a lifelike monster. Some places create entirely new sets each year. Some scenes take two to three years to build and can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000, according to Amber Arnett...
...about creating a realistic atmosphere that includes the smell, the feel, the sound, and the look of everything - if you miss one part it is suddenly not real any more," explains Cydney Neil, the producer of Salt Lake City's Rocky Point Haunted House, one of the oldest and most recognized haunts in the U.S. Neil invested three-quarters of a million dollars this year in her haunt, and she anticipates a hefty return as well. Imported live kelp lends authenticity to a pirate scene, the putrid scent of rotten meat permeates a slaughterhouse, complete with a locker from Texas...
...take a lighthearted daytrip with the blockmates in honor of the upcoming Pagan holy day? If so, you happen to be in luck—New England contains some of the campiest Halloween entertainment in the history of ever. Witch’s Woods in Westford, Mass. features a haunted hayride, two haunted houses—a medieval castle and an abandoned mansion—and a mysterious attraction called the “3-D Keeper’s Crypt,” which the website solemnly promises will elevate visitors to “a whole new dimension...
...Cover: The Ghosts Of Haditha What happened one November morning in a dusty Iraqi town threatens to become one of the war's major debacles, an alleged atrocity committed by a small group of Marines that promises to haunt the hearts and minds of liberator and liberated alike
...Cover: The Ghosts Of Haditha What happened one November morning in a dusty Iraqi town threatens to become one of the war's major debacles, an alleged atrocity committed by a small group of Marines that promises to haunt the hearts and minds of liberator and liberated alike