Thread: America's Haunted House

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Found this on the Hauntworld forum. Looks like Halloween displays might become the next big thing. Reminds me how paranormal groups exploded after Ghosthunters premiered.


The sci-fi channel has announced after months of research and consulting that they will air : America's Haunted House starting in late Sept. The network has chosen the most elite designers, make-up artists, prop makers and actors in the industry. To create America's best Haunted House in ten weeks, and open it to the public!
Ten Haunted attraction professionals living under one roof, to create the most Haunting attraction anyone has ever seen! Will they be able to design, and construct this beast in under ten weeks before the doors open to the public? Or will their in-different personalities clash, making their project fail. Be sure to watch Sept 2008 as America's Haunted House will be unveiled!



Eddie Dupuy started out as a home haunter for 10 years, and moved to the professional and commercial level two years ago. Now running his attraction the Chamer Of Horrors. Bringing with him his knowledge of running the buisness side of a haunted attraction and scenic design to the house.

Jackie Steinert is the freshman of the group, she has only been in the
haunt industy for a year and a half now. She focusus mainly on acting skills and costume and character creation. She brings, wit, sarcasm, and wry humor to the house.

Jon Frost is a Haunted house magician and hopes to bring his
knowledge of magic and illusion to this house for an ultimate experience.

Ken Van Ness has been working with metal and building props for
as long as he can remember. Also the owner of prop building company, boo crew production.

Rob Johnson has run his own prop company Body Baggin for a
number of years. he brings his knowledge of makeup and props to the house.

Kale Hamel has been in the industry for 8 years. Designing props, haunts, and animations for haunts around the states. Owner of Sophisticated Terror Productions, and haunted attraction owner for five years.

Scott "tater" Lynd has been acting in the haunted house industry for 16 years and now travels across the globe hired by numerous professional haunted attractions, hes seen it all and brings his 16 years of acting to the house.

Jonathan Shroyer has been working in the haunted house industry for the past 9 years as a sculptor and special fx artist specializing in prosthetics, makeup, and prop design.

Deborah Haire has owned and acted in a haunted house for 5 years also doing the special effects makeup for all of their actors--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I've been told that this is a joke. I'm going to do some further investigation.

There is nothing about this on the Sci Fi channel's Web site.

Unfortunately with so many channels to fill up with some kind of content a great deal of the programing we are subjected to is usually pretty heavilly defined as a "Joke"as far as logic or relevantcy.
I have been featured on a few shows because of my haunted house (wait til they find all those buried bodies, Then they will come back with cameras!) My experiences being filmed vary from a lot of fun to a miserable experience I would not ever want to do again.
If any of you find yourself infront of those cameras remember to not believe everything they tell you .After you sign away all your rights (and get paid nothing for it) they will be doing whatever they feel like with your image and words and they might be editing it to make you look like a certified idiot, not that this bothered me, I'm used to it. I even filled in the blank on a marriage license stating that my occupation was :"Village Idiot". (I tried to warn the woman!)

Speaking for myself, I hope it's an unfounded rumor. I never liked the manufactured drama of "reality" shows and if that promo above is real, you can see how they're already setting up the personality "conflicts" to raise the tension level. If something like this ever does make it to the tube, start watching for knock-off props that are labeled "As Seen on America's Haunted House" and the like, resulting in a bunch of cookie-cutter yard haunts. I'm all for promoting Halloween, but I feel that something like this would only diminish the holiday.

I mean no offence to those involved in this possible production or to those who enjoy "reality" programs.

that goes something like:"You change as soon as one more person enters the room"
Point a camera and most people change because it's there and not always in a positive way.