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At our old location (20,000 square feet), we used to offer inside "ghost tours", where we would lead them from room to room and tell ghost stories, setting them up for the scare. (This only worked during off season when there was no line. We booked it "by appointment only". It also required someone who was dramatic, not shy or reserved.) It worked quite well and was fun to do. A haunted house is the perfect atmosphere to tell a scary story, especially if you can tie it in with the different visual themes. But you want to be sure it's a story they haven't heard, isn't long, and is one with a really shocking ending. (You also had to establish the fact that no one would startle them DURING the story, otherwise they are distracted. This works great during the off season though, since it means you only need a staff of 2 or 3 people running from scene to scene while the guide narrates and walks them along.)
I ended up writing over 50 such stories, and had them professionally illustrated for a trading card series (along with a similar amount of classic Urban Legends). Now I'm making an illustrated book out of it on Kickstarter called "113 Tales of Terror". If you're looking for really good ghost stories to tell in your haunt or haunted trail, this would be a great resource. (The coffee-table sized book is only $9, as well!) The campaign ends on June 6th.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ated-113-tales
I ended up writing over 50 such stories, and had them professionally illustrated for a trading card series (along with a similar amount of classic Urban Legends). Now I'm making an illustrated book out of it on Kickstarter called "113 Tales of Terror". If you're looking for really good ghost stories to tell in your haunt or haunted trail, this would be a great resource. (The coffee-table sized book is only $9, as well!) The campaign ends on June 6th.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ated-113-tales