For the uninitiated, Krampus is a horned, devilish anti-Santa who punishes kids during the holiday season for their misdeeds. He is also the title character of “Krampus,” a holiday horror film coming Dec. 4 and starring Adam Scott and Toni Collette.
Friday, October 02, 2015
Etna's ScareHouse teams with makers of new horror film 'Krampus'
For the uninitiated, Krampus is a horned, devilish anti-Santa who punishes kids during the holiday season for their misdeeds. He is also the title character of “Krampus,” a holiday horror film coming Dec. 4 and starring Adam Scott and Toni Collette.
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I have been to the ScareHouse before and it was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life hands down. I loved the ScareHouse because it was fresh and new and it was getting Pittsburgh national attention in terms of haunted attractions. They pushed the edge each year and they built beautiful and utterly scary attractions. However, I am not exactly thrilled that they have teamed up with "Krumpus" this year. I understand from a business stand point why they would make this decision though. It comes with the territory of entertainment that at some point it makes sense to use product placement and corporate partnerships to advance each company's products to relevant, appropriate audience. However, I do believe in the ScareHouse and I think that they will be able to turn this story into something that is a unique experience from the movie and still scare audiences.
ScareHouse always brings me back to my first year here. I was, not scary, to me. On the other hand, it was fascinating. It was very fascinating to me as a person who at that time back then, never combine haunted house and theatre together, just never thought of it that way before. I like the idea that they try to come up with something new every year and they dare to try on something new. It looks like the team always try to play with people emotions and common background, rather than just playing with darkness, light, sound, and fake ghosts pop up and scream every 5 second. I found it was not scary and I tried to evaluate why and I came up with the answer that because these things, including the context and the setup don’t tie to my background and my childhood ghosts stories, I still have no idea why people are so scare of clown while yes I thought Chucky is pretty scare because I know the movie. I’m sure like in this case Krampus must be horrifying. And so if the film came out and I watch it I may got different thoughts about it.
I've never been to scare house but I've heard its very good! Some friends and I are planning of going this year near halloween. I personally love haunted houses because it is a widely loved and accessible form of themed entertainment. The use of clever allusions and makeup make a truly terrifying experience to those attending. I love designing them as well because you are able to transport people to a totally different place and as long as it is scary or mysterious the audience doesn't care. This way the theme is able to stay fresh and new. I love this new installment of Krampus as a story in the experience. It brings a new horror level that an audience has experienced before and the cast members can bring back. It also allows a guest to get scared by him live at the Scarehouse and then go home and evoke that feeling when watching the film. I think this helps out both industries as well as strengthen an audience's fear of Krumpus.
Although I don't necessarily understand why ScareHouse would choose to add Krampus to their haunted house since he is a seasonally Christmas based monster, I think his addition in the ScareHouse is a clever business strategy. I don't know much about the ScareHouse, but from what I've heard from others they have a pretty well respected reputation as far as haunted houses go. Yes, I think it is smart for the ScareHouse to team up with Legendary pictures for publicity sake, but it could be a little weird for visitors to walk through being scared by a strange half goat christmas demon. Overall I think the partnership could pan out quite well depending on how the ScareHouse integrates Krampus into their show. If it feels to contrived and forced, it might throw visitors off with a strange relation to Christmas during the Halloween season, however if Krampus is integrated like a common monster in the house, it could do wonders for promoting the film. Either way I think the whole thing is an interesting partnership between the film industry and live entertainment, which I think would more often be explored.
I can’t horror anything. I just can’t. Nope. If you need an example, I spent most of the Return of the King hiding under a blanket. So I can definitely say I won’t be signing up for the scare house any time soon- but as a concept, it’s interesting. I think one of the reasons I get so frightened by movies is that I’m a very gullible person. I get sucked into movies so easily that I am unable to remove myself from them and take a look at what is actually happening. It helps is the effects are really really bad- old Doctor Who is a perfect example. Improve the realistic qualities of the situation, and it’s a whole different ball game. Bringing in a character like Krampus might be interesting in this regard: yes, it is a movie, but that is a character that is pretty well known. Saint Nicholas was once believed to have a dark, horned counterpart that traveled through the holiday season…so introducing this almost familiar character may either have the effect of making it more real and increasing the level of scary…or vice versa.
Halloween is here and I am so excited! To me, horror and theatre are a perfect mix, since theatre provides a touch of reality to a wholly supernatural theme. I have seen a few trailers for the film Krampus, and was intrigued. The idea of taking something as happy as Christmas and adding a horror element is really unique, and has the potential to do really well. Additionally, I love the idea of live entertainment collaborating with film in this manner because the two have the potential to really benefit off of the relationship. I hope more collaboration like this comes about in the future, and hopefully not in the form of another movie adaptation of a play, or a play adaptation of a movie. I want to see an integrated cinema-theatrical experience, things like the Rocky Horror Picture Show traditions, or things like Harry Potter World. I think that in a lot of ways cinema and live entertainment can really work well together, and fostering these relationships is incredibly important. Scarehouse’s Krampus is just one example of this phenomena, and is something I really hope to see (not just because I love a good haunted house).
has anyone ever been to the scarehouse?
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