Greetings Haunters:
Anticipation is always key is building a scare and, as we are a haunted forest, that first shriek of terror from a guest is a great build for those waiting in line. This year, I'm a little stumped as to that first scare. Guests launch from the base of a small hill, pass through a gate / fence to block line-of-sight, and arrive in an execution area just outside our traditional old world village. There is a set of stocks, a gallows, and a working guillotine.
The original idea was a bit of a gag - have a headless character lying on a stump at the guillotine; a distraction happens, the blade on the guillotine falls with a clatter...then that character stands up and chases the guests out of the scene.
The more I've thought about it, the more I've come up with a resounded "Meh." I want something with real punch. Something that fits the general old-world style section (think 19th Century), with those props possibly still in use, but makes people scream so the guests in line can hear it.
Any thoughts?
Mephisto the Great
Dark Hollow Haunted Forest
www.DarkHollowHaunt.com
Anticipation is always key is building a scare and, as we are a haunted forest, that first shriek of terror from a guest is a great build for those waiting in line. This year, I'm a little stumped as to that first scare. Guests launch from the base of a small hill, pass through a gate / fence to block line-of-sight, and arrive in an execution area just outside our traditional old world village. There is a set of stocks, a gallows, and a working guillotine.
The original idea was a bit of a gag - have a headless character lying on a stump at the guillotine; a distraction happens, the blade on the guillotine falls with a clatter...then that character stands up and chases the guests out of the scene.
The more I've thought about it, the more I've come up with a resounded "Meh." I want something with real punch. Something that fits the general old-world style section (think 19th Century), with those props possibly still in use, but makes people scream so the guests in line can hear it.
Any thoughts?
Mephisto the Great
Dark Hollow Haunted Forest
www.DarkHollowHaunt.com
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