Hi. My name is Scott & I'm a movieholic.
It's been 8 hrs since I last viewed a movie. lol Love most types of movies. Totally love the horror classics & can't get enough. Just turned 44 yrs old. But, I'm a kid at heart & refuse to grow old. Am married & have a couple kids. Have always been very creative all through my life, & used to draw a lot. After completing all the art courses in school, interviewed for Commercial Arts classes at local Votec. Instructor liked my portfolio but, didn't have enough sample pieces to get into the class. Took two years of Graphic Arts & graduated with honors.
Finding a job in the field was more difficult then usual & relocated 100 miles north of my home town. Worked for 2 yrs as a color proofer in a large printing company. We decided that we didn't want to raise kids in the metro area, & relocated back to our home town. Have always been a restless spirit when it comes to jobs. Maybe that's because of my art skills & get bored? It's been a year since the trauma of being laid off from my previous job as a Dental lab tech for 6 1/2 yrs. Still hurts but each day gets better. After two months of unemployment (was denied any benefits- unemployment, unpaid vacation, etc. Don't want to get into the messy details. But, I was forced to sign papers that weren't true.) I worked temp & searched for jobs. Finally found a job in Electronic Assembly (have 6 yrs previous experience) for a local company. Being over qualified & taking a pay cut of $3 less an hour hurts but, somehow I survive.
Volunteer at my local video store that I frequent, helping customers with suggestions. Am good friends with the owner & get rewarded with free movie rentals & sharing the latest movie news. Do have fish & a dog for pets. My allergies prevent me from having a black cat or even a raven. Would love to have a tarantula but, am out voted.
Have always loved Halloween & the love for it grows each year. Is that possible? lol Started Haunting in 1990 with our first Halloween party & haunted maze. Ended up taking the whole thing over after relocating back here. The party is different every year & so is haunt. Last year the haunted maze was 3,000 sq. ft., our biggest yet!
Have attended Horrorfind Weekends in Baltimore, Maryland every year since 2005. Am also on the haunt crew for the convention haunted house. Volunteer with the design, setup build, Q & A / lights on tour, & tear down. I'm a non-profit haunt consulter online & do that 7 days a week. Find it rewarding helping others all across the world & continue to learn things myself. This year was my first Hauntcon & even though I had to do it on a budget, I had a blast!
I'm so close with my haunting skills to open a professional haunt, just lack the funds to do it. It will happen some day just don't know when.