Thread: I want to thank HalloweenForum.com for giving the me the inspiration TO GO PRO!

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I want to thank HalloweenForum.com for giving the me the inspiration 2 yrs ago to "go pro".

I have hit tons of obstacles, but I am still here and push thru about 1000 ppl per night, 3000-3500 ppl per weekend!
Most of my ideas come from the "tutorials" page of HF and I am happy to report that "Most" of them actually work

Here are some of the pics. If you want to know HOW to get good pics in super dark rooms, I learned from the best!
Set your camera on a tripod, open the exposure for 30 secs (yes 30 secs) and then "paint the room" with your flashlights. Its amazing~!



The Entrance to my Haunted House:



The first room you enter is "Sallys House":




The Exit is tricky.. instead of a door, then whole wall moves. I love secret doors:




After a long series of hallways, you then Hit the graveyard and our screaming 'Monster in a box' coffin:




And of course "Billy", the reaper:




Exit the mausoleum and head towards our 6ft tall rock ball that crashes down after running its 20 ft long track. Its amazing~!:




Round a few corners and head to our biggest scare, the jumping spider "Larry":




and finally at the exit you get "ankle" blasted just when you think your done:




This whole process what quite an undertaking.. here is where I spent most of my nights tucked away in a hidden corridor:





I love halloween!
~Ted Campos

Nice job!!

Wow, that's definitely kick ass. Congrats on owning/operating your very own haunted house !!

Wow good job.

Excellent job bro! So was this your first year going pro? As in you started charging admission or? And what percentage of your walls are constructed that way, pallet frame with OSB skin?

The lighting on those shots is just ... well ... I'm so jealous!

Ezekiel... thanks for the kind words!!!
Here is some more info:
The entire house is pallets (sprayed with fire-barrier) and Visqueen (http://www.globalplasticsheeting.com...house-plastic/)
I had 2 weeks to build (in a convention room)
I don't charge.. I was contracted to build this attraction for the Springs Preserve. (http://www.springspreserve.org/)
And I learned that the ONLY difference between adult scares and kids scares in a haunted house is LIVE ACTORS. I used ZERO actors and all of a sudden my haunt was kid friendly!

Here is the "walk-thru" with the lights on!