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Okay, it's like this....
Just came back on the scene after a looong sabbtical. So, forgive me if this thread is a repeat.
However, this is a subject that has always intrigued me -- What is your haunt's name and how did you arrive at that.
I'm big on labeling things (not people). I drove my crew crazy naming the scenes:
Me: "Barrabas, I need you in Come Hither My Lovely. Come Hither."
Barrabas: "Huh? Oooh, you mean the vampire scene."
The name of a haunt will literally turn me off and around to another one if the name is silly or unexplainable.
I'll be put on the cross a moment and tell you what I've named my daughter's:
Nightmare on Gillespie: The Bog
Explanation? Simple.
She lives on Gillespie (bet you didn't guess that). However, The Bog part derived from the fact that in 1986, the entire area where she now lives was almost completely wiped out by a flood. My sister lived there when it happened and barely escaped with her life. It has been recorded that 13 people died in that flood. Some say the city officials opened the flood gates on them and has since paid for it by settling a lawsuit with many angry residence. So...I am taking the area's flood history, the anger and 13 deaths (perfect number!) to create a bog setting with emerging bog people.
Now, it's your turn......
Just came back on the scene after a looong sabbtical. So, forgive me if this thread is a repeat.
However, this is a subject that has always intrigued me -- What is your haunt's name and how did you arrive at that.
I'm big on labeling things (not people). I drove my crew crazy naming the scenes:
Me: "Barrabas, I need you in Come Hither My Lovely. Come Hither."
Barrabas: "Huh? Oooh, you mean the vampire scene."
The name of a haunt will literally turn me off and around to another one if the name is silly or unexplainable.
I'll be put on the cross a moment and tell you what I've named my daughter's:
Nightmare on Gillespie: The Bog
Explanation? Simple.
She lives on Gillespie (bet you didn't guess that). However, The Bog part derived from the fact that in 1986, the entire area where she now lives was almost completely wiped out by a flood. My sister lived there when it happened and barely escaped with her life. It has been recorded that 13 people died in that flood. Some say the city officials opened the flood gates on them and has since paid for it by settling a lawsuit with many angry residence. So...I am taking the area's flood history, the anger and 13 deaths (perfect number!) to create a bog setting with emerging bog people.
Now, it's your turn......