Originally posted by horrorfiend99
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And gimmicky might not be the right word. It sort of implies "200lb man eating chicken" and that doesn't exactly fit either. But sure, we've done variations on the dot room but it's not new anymore. And we've got some air blasts that will peel wallpaper but those aren't exactly earth shattering either. They are reliable though. But I cut my teeth with my dear friend Thurston Hamerick who is a career entertainer. He taught me how to put on the show. HE was one of the best rodeo clowns going down the road for many years and now puts on rodeos and a big haunted Hayride at his arena each year. And now I work with Ray Bivins http://us.vdc.imdb.com/name/nm0084633/filmoyear and Tony Cook on Tony's Haunted Pyramids. We're out in the middle of nowhere but still pull the crowds. And frankly we're using the movie special effects in the place. We make beds jump up and down, we fly actors around in the air, and the pyrotechnics are just bad ass. You combine that with good acting and you've got a show that I'll put against any body's. WE hosted Kersey Valley Spooky Woods a few years aga and I seem to remember them being quite impressed.
Probably my favorite scene this year is the character of Pinhead from Hellraiser, which Ray did the effects for. When the group turns the corner there he is floating above an in front of them. He waves them in holding the puzzle box and speaks to them (we've got a headset mic on him in the mask and run it through the amps and out the sub so it shakes the floor). He floats down to them and about a 12 foot fireball burst up beside them. It's really quite safe but the feeling is that the door of hell just opened. It's THAT bright and hot on you. Then he floats back up and they pass underneath. I'll be working tomorrow night. If I can get the digital camera to work right I'll try to get you a pic or two. It's cool as hell though.
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