I've got one Hell of a haunt to tell you about...
This month, we're off to Louisville, KY to visit
The Devil's Attic. In 2012, they ranked as one of Louisville's Top
Must-See haunts and they are rapidly gaining a reputation as the one's to watch
out there...
Their website is www.thedevilsattic.com, they have a
presence on Facebook and even their own YouTube channel...search for The Devil's
Attic TV.
The Devil's Attic is a text-book example of what a
superb haunt should be.
Why is that? A lot of it comes down to atmospherics,
lighting and prop designs. These folks get it that a lot of an attraction's
effectiveness comes down to presentation and they are extremely good at it...plus the actors here are top notch, going
above and beyond to make you scream your lungs out.
This is another terrific example of making the most of
props and actors and limiting the CGI and
animatronics. The Attic harkens back to the '70s and '80s when imagination was
king and your haunt lived or died based on these.
The line actors here are hilarious - two in particular
work in tandem - one, an ancient vampire, Orlock Von Killmeister - he's so old, he even has his own Facebook page! - the other, a silent
demonic scarecrow, work the crowd so well they should have
their own show!
Even the Devil himself - Shaitan Baphomet, has his
own Facebook page.
Several of the staff at The Devil's Attic spent many
years building all variety of model kits as kids, and the skills learned from
this do translate into the haunting arena.
As for myself, I've never made any secret of my love
of Monster Models at an early age, and the hobby still is with me. For example,
there's the recent string of classic monster kits from Moebius Models - check
'em out at www.moebiusmodels.com...
By way of a side note, I have a page on DeviantArt if anyone would like to take a look - it highlights both my model work and many of our past haunts. Feel free to stop by and have a look around - the link is www.evysther.deviantart.com
Wrapping things up here, I'd like to extend a very special
thanks to Jason Besemann, owner of The Devil's Attic, for his hospitality this
past October and for his assistance with this review. Keep up the Devilish
work...
Next time around, we're off to Transworld Halloween Convention in St. Louis, MO....
Until then, STAY SCARY!
Orlock Von Killmeister and I give the late Ronnie James Dio some respect...
Orlock contemplates lunching on my Lisa!!!
The Silent Scarecrow makes a new friend....
