Hello I am new. :D

[ghosty]

I found my way here through http://creepy-gifs.tumblr.com/, 'cause yay creepy things. c:

I'm 22, f, and I'm from good ol' mormon utah. Uhhh.. I know the title says don't be shy, but I am kind of a lurker. I'll try to contribute a bit, though.

[Fi Skirata]

Well, feel free to lurk, we certainly don't mind. It's nice to just have someone new around.

[Nexeria]

Well, it's great to have you around nonetheless.

[Mr. Fountain]

I am fine with people doing things and I am fine with people watching people doing things. So, welcome aboard!

[ghosty]

Thanks for the welcome, guys. :')

[Megantron]

Welcome! Glad to have you here. And no need to be shy; we don't bite.. much

[Fi Skirata]

Welcome! Glad to have you here. And no need to be shy; we don't bite.. much :)

She's right. We actually bite alot more than "much" XD

[Mr. Fountain]

We're cannibals. Ghouls.

[Fi Skirata]

We're cannibals. Ghouls.

You're post was wrong. I fixed it.

[ghosty]

I actually get paid to be a ghoul, so you know what? That works for me. :'D

[Megantron]

Do you work in a haunted house or something?

[ghosty]

Yup, for the past seven years. It's one of the reasons I'm so into spooky stuff.

[Mr. Fountain]

Is that you? Niiiiiiice.

[Fi Skirata]

Yup, for the past seven years. :) It's one of the reasons I'm so into spooky stuff.

I'm sorry you work in a haunted house? Are you kidding? Best job evar.

[Megantron]

That's crazy! I've always wanted to work at like Howl-O-Scream (since I live by Busch Gardens, FL) but I'm always busy with school and stuff. I'm crazy jealous!!

[ghosty]

Yup, that's totally me. And it absolutely is the best job ever. Some jobs sound nice in theory but actually tedious and gross in reality; but haunting is literally every bit as awesome as it sounds. Though that might be in part because I work at Nightmare on 13th Street, which is the #4 rated haunt in the nation. (Not to brag, haha. c;) Typical practice for most haunts is volunteer-basis, but Nightmare actually pays it's actors, which definitely helps my ability to keep coming back every year.

Oooh, Howl-O-Scream looks like a really cool event. I've always wanted to try a non-traditional haunt like that. It says there are ghouls wandering around area; I wonder how it's structured for those actors. Typically we have one room that we stay in all night and guidelines or scripts for how we act- do those guys just get to wander around the entire park for the entire event?

[Megantron]

Usually, they have specific haunted houses and then areas in the park that designated "scare zones" that you have to walk through to get to other areas of the park. Then even in the non haunted houses/scare zones, there are what they call "hordes" (of zombies, clowns, ghouls, etc.) that walk about. I imagine they have a set path they have to be on.
A lot of them walk up behind people to scare them.

[Mr. Fountain]

This conversation is relevant to my interests.

[ghosty]

It's relevant to my interests, too. :'D

Oh my gosh I want to be in a horde. That sounds like so much fun. Our house does street-team events, but our whole goal with those is to be family-friendly and not cause havoc or ruin public events. So we don't get to go crazy and chase people and be wild.

How long do they stay open? We're in operation for about 6 hours a night, and I know we have some roles that I wouldn't ask somebody to do for any longer than that haha!

[Mr. Fountain]

Ever thought about being an extra in a movie? Like one of the zombies or monsters. That'd be cool.

[Nexeria]

This is all really cool. Ghosty, you're really cool.

Like Mr. Fountain said, you should be a zombie or monster in a movie/TV show if you ever get the chance.

Personally, I can't say I'm a huge fan of very many horror movies, but I do love the ones that use practical effects and make-up as opposed to a lot of CGI. That's one of the reasons I love The Walking Dead so much.

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