Top 3 Haunted Attraction Trends Creating a Fury of Fear
\nAmerica Haunts finds common ground on the evolving thrills in demand to scare<\/p>\n
DALLAS, TX. 2018 \u2013 America Haunts, an association of the most successful U.S. haunted attractions, has announced the scare trends for Halloween 2018. While the industry has its mainstay characters from zombies and werewolves to witches and vampires, and the best haunted houses have their own haunt-borne characters to manufacture fear, these trends are recognized for those elements that bring frightful traction to the experience.<\/p>\n
De-mystifying what it takes to heighten fear is second nature for America Haunts\u2019 members, given their decades in the business offering high-caliber fear attractions. Kansas City member Edge of Hell opened in 1975, and despite being the oldest commercial haunted house in the nation, it continues to be recognized for its adaptations to petrify visitors.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s trends incorporate the mystic, the innately frightful, and raises the undead from cemeteries from another century. The coast-to-coast trends include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dragons
\nMagical and mythical. Fiery dragons come to life with technology that makes realistic fire breathing, and roaring sounds \u2013 appearing from the depths of dark, fantasy storytelling.<\/p>\n
\u201cDragons will definitely have a big presence this year and do their job to create fear,\u201d said Amber Arnett-Bequeaith, Queen of America Haunts. \u201cThey are spell-binding and attack from above while breathing fire that can burn you alive. They\u2019re terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 Killer Bees & the Creepy Crawly
\nKiller bees, spiders and creepy insects tap into our phobias. Inside haunts, the scare is amplified when these creatures touch visitors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe old days of haunted attractions with scary sets visitors view from behind glass are gone,\u201d Arnett-Bequeaith explained. \u201cToday, all senses are activated. It\u2019s 4D. See, feel, hear and smell inside the haunts. Horror is big because horror is smarter. Guests may hear buzzing sounds and suddenly feel the sensation of killer bees swarming over their face, igniting the phobia of getting stung in a swarm of bees \u2013 then discover they are underneath giant hives with killer bee animatronics creating buzzworthy fear.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 Graveyards Resurrected
\nMassive realistic graveyards within the haunt attractions create a perfect scene for screams.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s human nature to run from death,\u201d said Dwayne Sanburn, 13th Gate in Baton Rouge. \u201cA staple of the south, our New Orleans-style graveyard has elaborate stone crypts and mausoleums – creating an uneasiness that something is lurking behind the tombs. The smell of death leaches from the coffin and penetrates your nostrils.\u201d
\nFor a haunt near you, visit www.americahaunts.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Top 3 Haunted Attraction Trends Creating a Fury of Fear America Haunts finds common ground on the evolving thrills in demand to scare DALLAS, TX. 2018 \u2013 America Haunts, an association of the most successful U.S. haunted attractions, has announced the scare trends for Halloween 2018. While the industry has its mainstay characters from zombies…<\/p>\n