Pull back the cobweb curtain of any great haunted attraction, and you’ll find more than latex masks and flickering bulbs. You’ll discover painters who swap canvases for crumbling concrete walls, musicians who conduct symphonies of screams, engineers who turn idle gears into beating mechanical hearts, and actors who sharpen every whisper into a polished blade of terror. Haunter’s Tale was born to honor them, the brilliant misfits who transform nightmares into nights you’ll never forget.
I have spent over thirty years knee-deep in fog juice and storyboards, chasing applause in theme parks, stage shows, and film sets. Time and again, I found myself mesmerized not by the spotlight but by the people creating it, artists who could tease life from silicone, weld wonder into steel, or wring primal fear from a perfectly timed pause. Yet their genius was as fleeting as the season: when the house lights came up on November 1, the magic dissolved into storage bins marked props and do not crush. I created Haunter’s Tale to capture that moment before it vanished, to freeze-frame the artistry that usually evaporates with the fog.
I invite you to join us for an exciting new venture in horror storytelling, celebration, and interactivity. Haunter's Tale is an anthology filled with original creations from the dark imaginations of some of the industry’s top Haunters and horror creators. Within these volumes, you will find tales of darkness, true accounts of hauntings, eerie photos, artwork, and more. The books also feature interviews with the architects of fear, offering insight into why they embrace the dark and love to scare.
Reviews:
“As a haunter who enjoys everything with the haunted attraction industry, I loved this book. Multiple stories from well known and not so well known haunters. From ghost stories to stories how they started their businesses. From haunt actors, haunt owners to vendors. This covers a lot of people’s stories In This industry.”
“This book is made up OF the horror community, BY the horror community, and FOR the horror community. Including old-timers and newbies alike. It's an intimate and concentrated look behind the scenes of the most entertaining elements in Horror Movies, Haunted Houses, and other Acrid Arts, Fearsome FX, Creepy Crafts and Eerie Entertainments that make every day Halloween. In the rich tradition of horror pros, this group of passionate Haunter's is aching to share their techniques, secrets, and stories with any reader who puts a premium on imagination and creativity. In horror fandom, there's room for everyone! And horror fans have a long history of finding innovative ways to turn their talents and love of spooky fun into viable businesses and products that allow them to Trick AND Treat 24/7! Open the creaky door and scream your troubles away!”
“A very unique take on what makes a Haunter tick filled with content from all the best minds of the haunt industry. I am having a blast reading and enjoying the fun and unexpected selections and I feel this will be a treasure from years to come. The talent alone who got together to deliver this book is staggering, and Mr. Roddy is the perfect vessel to unleash it all on the world. Spooky readings boils and ghouls.”
“I’ve worked in the Entertainment Industry for 25 years. This book is not only amazing insight into the logics of entertaining people, but also has compelling story stories of fiction with an attention grabbing Creepshow Feel.
You will learn while being entertained at the same time. This book is a Must Read!”
Goldmine. #WOW