Haunted House Hall of Fame

[badass]

Frank Dixon

my gramp ..FRANK DIXON...was doin a hayride slash walk thru for the poormans club of which he was the president... in 1953.....they would take em on a hayride thru the woods then stop at an old house in the woods and they would get out and walk thru it...they built props and made costumes..they made a wolf man out of horse tail hair..which one of the members family still has...i will look for pictures...i remember seeing one of the old pics..I hope i can find it

[drfrightner]

Brett,

You're 110% correct...Jaycees really did a lot to launch the professional side of haunting. You would be very correct on that end!

Larry

[brad]

I would have to say that Lance Pope should be nominated.

This is from the Best Haunted Attractions write up from Hauntworld:
"Verdun Manor is one of the best haunted attractions that ever opened in America. The late Lance Pope was a haunted industry ICON, leading the way in both design, special effects, flame effects and so much more.

...but he left a legendary haunted attraction behind that will go down in haunted history as one of the greatest haunts of our time."



I had the privilage pf working with him the year before he passed away, and he was one of my mentors.

[Jim Warfield]

During the late 1930's the old mill at the end of Market Street had been abandoned for 30 years.
It was a four story stone building that this town was built around in the 1840's.
Inside the mill were wooden chutes, big wooden gears, narrow dark walk ways, if you fell from them you would fall 20 feet into rushing deep , dark waters.
My Dad was a grade school, almost high school kid then, also a "town" kid.
On Saturday night the "farm" kids came to town for the band concert in the county square and to shop and socialise.
The "town" kids would lead the "Farm" kids into the old mill , sometimes blindfolded and leave them there to find their way out.

The old mill was torn down during WW2 when my Dad was away.
I don't remember how many bodies there were.
Only one gold coin was found even though a bag of them supposidly were lost in a crack in the rock wall where they had been hidden.
I was kidding nobody no farm kids died in the mill, I guess someone wasn't trying hard enough.
Someone has always been scaring someone else.

[BruiseMuse]

how long has bloodview been around?

i know St. Rita's haunted house (Cincinnati, OH) has been around for many. many years as a charity haunt.

Bloodview has been around for 28 years I believe.

Another thing to mention would be the Legion of Terror, at over 20 years old, I think they are the oldest haunt acting troupe.

[Jakluk]

I second the nomination for Philip Morris. Who doesn't have a copy of his book in their library. Another person whose knowledge continues on is J.B. Corn.