Haunters Wanted!
Haunts are great at Halloween time, but what about something for families?
I designed Haunters Wanted! as a reverse-haunt experience where kids and their grownups get to do the scaring! Called upon by the late candy heiress Carmelia Beuchaunters herself, guests help their ghostly hostess trigger different “haunted” effects in order to scare away the meddlesome and silly production crew of a ghost-hunting TV show. Young kids love to jump out and surprise people, and they’ll be giggling like ghouls when they see the over-the-top reactions the ghost hunters have to their scares.
A sign/marquee is always more satisfying when it exists within the universe of the attraction’s narrative. So for Haunters Wanted!, I built the story right into the sign: the carved stone of the “Beuchaunters Manor” has been invasively covered up by the ghost-hunting equipment of the paranormal investigators who’ve invaded the house. The only text left visible is “haunters,” making up the attraction’s name. So the sign simultaneously exists in-universe AND symbolically represents the narrative conflict. And it’s spooky, so… win win.
