HAUTING MUSIC
>> ALL RIGHT.
I WILL OPEN THE BAGS.
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU WITH THA CANDY IN IT.
>> THESE BAGS ARE TINY.
>> YES, THEY ARE. HOLD ON.
>> I'M GONNA TAKE THEM OUT.
>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T THINK THESE WILL FIT IN.
NOPE. THESE WON'T FIT IN.
YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO THE KIDS IN
SCHOOL.
>> OKAY.
>> I'LL PUT ONE OF THESE IN,
OKAY?
>> MY DAD LOVES HALLOWEEN.
WE DECORATE THE HOUSE A LOT.
WE PUT UP DRAWINGS, AND WE EVEN
DRINK FROM HALLOWEEN CUPS ALL
THE TIME -- PLATES, CUPS.
WE ALWAYS HAVE THE HAUNTED
HOUSE, FIRST OF ALL.
MY DAD -- HE WORKS, LIKE, ALL
YEAR ON IT.
>> 11 CIRCLES.
One, two, three, four, five...
>> HE'S NOT INTO SPORTS.
HE'S NOT INTO CAMPING.
EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING THA THEY LIKE.
THIS IS HIS SOMETHING.
>> I JUST STARTED FEELING LIKE
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M
EXTREMELY GOOD AT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND MY REASONING.
IT CERTAINLY SATISFIES SOME
DESIRE THAT I HAVE.
AND IT CAN'T BE DONE AT ANY
OTHER TIME.
IT'S HALLOWEEN, OR IT'S NOTHING.
>> SOMETIMES I THINK HE GOES
OVERBOARD, BUT THE OVERBOARD IS
JUST HIM TRYING TO GET IT TO BE
PERFECT OR DIFFERENT OR UNIQUE.
>> MOST PEOPLE MAY NOT EVEN
NOTICE LITTLE DETAILS, BUT I
NOTICE, AND I JUST WANT IT TO
LOOK PROFESSIONAL.
IF YOU CAN SEE IT IN ANYBODY'S
BACKYARD, THEN WHAT'S THE POIN OF COMING TO MINE?
>> IT'S LIKE AN EXTENSION OF
HIM.
HALLOWEEN IS JUST THE BEST WAY
TO LET IT OUT.
>> I'M HOPING THIS WILL BE A NEW
MASTERPIECE...
'CAUSE I GOT THIS GARGOYLE THA I MADE YEARS AGO, AND OVER THE
YEARS, I'VE DONE DIFFEREN THINGS, AND IT ALWAYS GOES BACK
TO THAT GARGOYLE.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BUY THA THING OR TAKE PICTURES WITH I OR SOMETHING.
I THOUGHT THAT SPIDER LAST YEAR
WAS GONNA TOP IT, BUT NOPE.
IT'S A HOBBY FOR A LOT OF MY
FRIENDS.
BUT FOR ME, IT'S A BIT MORE THAN
THAT.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S WHAT I
SHOULD BE DOING.
CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?
>> WHAT?
>> THE EYEBALLS UPSTAIRS.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> THANK YOU.
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
IT'S GONNA BE AN ANIMATED PROP.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE
PROP I USED LAST YEAR -- I REQUIRED A CHARACTER ACTOR.
AND THIS WAY, I DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANYBODY GETTING
TIRED OR NOT SHOWING UP.
ALL RIGHT, I JUST NEED TO MAKE
SURE THE GREEN ONES ARE HERE.
BLUE, BLUE.
GREEN, GREEN.
THESE ARE THE ONES I NEED.
I'VE BEEN IN THE HOUSE FOR 18
YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN
HOME-HAUNTING SINCE THEN.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO PUT THOSE
PUMPKINS OUT THERE OR MAYBE
LITTLE DECORATIONS.
THEY'RE CELEBRATING.
I WOULDN'T CALL THEM HOME
HAUNTERS.
A HOME HAUNTER IS JUST SOMEBODY
WILLING TO GO THAT EXTRA MILE.
WE STARTED OUT REALLY SMALL.
WE STARTED OUT WITH ONE PROP,
AND THEN, NEXT YEAR, ADDED
ANOTHER PROP.
WE DIDN'T GET CRAZY WITH THE
WALK-THROUGH UNTIL ABOUT EIGH YEARS AGO.
THE MORE I LEARN, THE BETTER MY
PROPS GET.
IT LIVES. [ LAUGHS ]
SOME OF MY OLDER PROPS -- I LOOK
AT THEM, AND I JUST -- I HATE
THEM.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> WHY ARE YOU MAKING IT PINK?
>> I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT RED.
ACTUALLY, I MIGHT NEED SOME
BLACK, TOO.
>> IT'S RED AND WHITE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET PINK.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THEN, WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO...
>> WHAT?
>> YOU KNOW THAT BOX OF PAINTS
YOU WERE USING TO PAINT YOUR
DOLLS?
>> YEP.
>> KATHERINE, MY OLDER ONE --
SHE IS INTO IT.
I MEAN, SHE REALLY ENJOYS IT.
I MEAN, I HAVE PICTURES OF
KATHERINE SITTING ON THE COUCH,
HOLDING A SKELETON'S HAND.
I MEAN, SHE WAS SMALL.
SHE RAN OVER, GAVE IT A HUG, AND
SAT DOWN NEXT TO IT.
AND I'M LIKE, "HOW MANY OTHER
KIDS YOU KNOW ARE GONNA DO
THAT?"
>> I MAKE THESE FOR MY ROOM IN
THE HAUNTED HOUSE.
WE BUY THEM AT YARD SALES AND
STUFF AND RIP THEM UP AND PU BLOOD ON THEM.
I DON'T LIKE BARBIES.
I LOVE DESTROYING THEM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HE SAYS THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE
MIGHT NOT NOTICE EVERY SINGLE
DOLL I DO, BUT THE FACT THAT I
HAVE ALL THESE DISTORTED DOLLS,
AND NOT EVERY DETAIL WILL
MATTER, BUT IT MATTERS TO US,
THE DETAIL WE PUT INTO IT.
WE THINK IT'S GOOD, SO HE THINKS
IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT.
>> I THINK THEY'RE GROWING UP
KIND OF ODD.
IT'S THE ARTISTIC POINT OF VIEW.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD, BUT BEING
AROUND SKELETONS AND ALL THIS
STUFF.
AND THEY'RE NOT SCARED AT ALL.
>> SHE JUST GETS IT.
SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT'S ALL
FAKE, IT'S ALL PRETEND.
THE FIRST YEAR SHE DID IT, SHE
WAS 6 YEARS OLD, AND SHE WAS
JUST GREAT FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING.
>> SHE STAYED THE WHOLE NIGHT.
SHE HAD A GREAT TIME.
SHE SCARED EVERYBODY THAT WEN IN THAT ROOM.
SHE WAS LOVING IT.
>> SHE'S GOT A PASSION FOR I JUST LIKE I DO.
GWEN -- NOT SO MUCH.
>> MY SISTER, GWEN -- SHE LIKES
CHRISTMAS.
SHE'D PUT THAT IN FRONT OF
HALLOWEEN, AND I DON' UNDERSTAND THAT.
SHE LOVES ANIMALS.
SHE IS AWESOME WITH ANIMALS.
SHE SHOULD BE A VET WHEN SHE
GROWS UP.
SHE SAYS SHE'LL BE IN IT THIS
YEAR.
I HOPE SO 'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA BE
IN THE ROOM NEXT TO MINE.
>> I'M WORKING ON GWENDOLYN'S
COSTUME.
SHE'S AGREED TO BE IN THE
HAUNTED HOUSE THIS YEAR.
FIRST YEAR SHE'S BEEN OUTSIDE
IT.
>> YEAH, I'VE BEEN IN FRONT WITH
MY DAD.
>> BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE IN THE
HAUNTED HOUSE WITH ME THIS YEAR,
SO I'M EXCITED.
>> YAY. I'M WITH YOU.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
>> HEY, ANN. HOW YOU DOING?
ARE YOU GOOD WITH WEDNESDAY?
OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY, THEN,
WITH CASH IN HAND.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, ANN.
TALK TO YOU LATER. BYE.
>> WHO'S ANN?
>> ANN HAS THE COFFIN THAT I'M
BUYING.
>> OH.
>> IT'S AN EXPENSIVE COFFIN, BU SHE'S SELLING IT TO ME PRETTY
CHEAP.
>> HOW CHEAP?
>> $200.
>> I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HIS
JOB.
HE WORKS WITH SERVERS AND
COMPUTERS, AND SOMETIMES WHEN HE
STARTS TALKING ABOUT WORK, I GE REALLY CONFUSED WHAT HE SAYS.
>> IT'S A FINANCIAL COMPANY --
STOCKS AND BONDS AND
INVESTMENTS.
BUT I DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH
THE FINANCIAL SIDE.
I JUST TAKE CARE OF THE SERVERS.
I BUILD AND MAINTAIN SERVERS.
BYE, SWEETIE.
I LOVE YOU.
DO GOOD IN SCHOOL, OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> BYE.
>> BYE, MA.
>> IT'S OCTOBER, FOLKS.
TIME TO FINISH PRESSING THOSE
LAPELS AND GET THAT SUCKER SE UP.
THERE'S A FEW ACTIVITIES GOING
ON IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER,
BEFORE THE BIG 31.
>> I'VE BEEN A SYSTEMS
ADMINISTRATOR AT A FINANCIAL
COMPANY FOR A LITTLE OVER 10
YEARS NOW, AND THAT JOB IS GOING
AWAY.
THEY'RE OUTSOURCING I.T.
I THINK THEY'RE ONLY RETAINING
ABOUT 200 OUT OF 600 PEOPLE OR
SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, THE MORTGAGE ON THIS
HOUSE IS LOW.
WE'VE ONLY GOT LIKE FIVE YEARS
TO PAY ON IT.
SO I'M NOT IN TROUBLE LIKE SOME
OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE
REALLY PANICKING, YOU KNOW?
SO WE'RE STILL IN DECENT SHAPE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA LOSE THE HOUSE.
>> SO, AS THEY COME INTO THE
YARD, I'M GONNA HAVE A TEN RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
AND THAT WILL BE THE ENTRANCE TO
THE HAUNT.
AS YOU LEAVE THE TENT, THERE'S
GONNA BE, LIKE, A MAZE.
WE HAVE CARNIVAL MUSIC AND A
BUBBLE MACHINE AND LIGHTS THA SPIN ALL AROUND AND EVERYTHING.
I NOTICED VICTOR WHEN HE HAD HIS
SETUP.
HE WAS GETTING A LOT OF
TRICK-OR-TREATERS, AND, YOU
KNOW, HE WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME
WITH IT.
AND IT'S LIKE, "YEAH, I COULD
SEE ME DOING THIS."
AND, YEAH, IT'S ALL VICTOR'S
FAULT.
NOW LOOK AT ME.
THE HALLOWEEN GUY.
THEY CALL ME THE HALLOWEEN GUY.
I DO DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I HAVE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH
SKULLS ON IT.
I HAVE A FIREPLACE THAT'S FILLED
WITH SKULL BONES AND COFFINS.
YOU KNOW, I DO DO CHRISTMAS.
VIC'S HAUNT IS ATTENTION TO
DETAIL.
YOU WALK INTO A ROOM THAT'S
LOADED WITH SKULLS.
YOU SWEAR THOSE ARE REAL SKULLS.
VICTOR DOES THAT, AND HE'S GOOD
AT IT, TOO.
NOW, ON MINE -- I'M NOT HERE TO
MAKE IT LOOK REAL.
IT'S THE THOUGHT.
I'LL GO DUMPSTER DIVING AND PICK
UP ANYTHING.
I'LL MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT.
ANOTHER FREEBIE.
TOTAL COST FOR THE PIRATE SCENE
WAS PROBABLY $8.
FOR THE MAST IS A FREE PIECE OF
6-INCH PVC PIPE.
THE TOP PART OF IT FROM A FENCE
POST.
THE CROW'S NEST IS A 55-GALLON
DRUM, WHICH I'VE CUT IN HALF.
FREE CHICKEN WIRE, FREE PVC
PIPE.
INSIDE HERE IS THE ROLL-ON BALLS
FROM ANTIPERSPIRANTS.
MY WIFE USED TO SELL AVON, SO
IT'S, LIKE, WE USED TO GRAB THEM
ALL.
THROW THEM IN THERE.
IT'S GOT TISSUE PAPER AND LATEX.
AND I JUST USED WOOD STAIN.
AND WHOOPS.
HE'S OLD, SO HE'S FALLING APART.
THIS IS NEW FOR THIS YEAR.
I GOT IT FOR FREE DOWN THE
STREET.
THE GUY THREW IT OUT, SO I
DRAGGED IT HOME.
THE ARMS GO UP AND DOWN.
THEY GO REAL SLOW.
THE MOTORS ARE FROM A ROTISSERIE
FROM A MICROWAVE.
I HAVE AN MP3 PLAYER WITH
COMPUTER SPEAKERS.
SO IT'S LIKE [HUMS DRAMATIC
MUSIC]
THAT TYPE.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT SOME
OF THE STUFF I BUILT I BUILT.
I'M PROUD OF IT.
[ SIGHS ]
AND I GUESS HALLOWEEN MEANS THA I CAN SHOW IT OFF TO EVERYBODY.
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS, THE LOCAL
TOWN PAPER, WANTED TO KNOW WHA WAS GOING ON IN THE TOWN AS OF
EVENTS FOR HALLOWEEN, STUFF LIKE
THAT.
SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND
DROVE AROUND THIS TOWN, WROTE
DOWN EVERYBODY'S ADDRESS WHO HAD
DECORATIONS OR WHATEVER.
SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN
THE ORDINARY.
I MEAN, IF THERE'S A
JACK-O'-LANTERN ON YOUR PORCH,
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE
THE MAP.
BUT IF YOU HAVE STATIC FIGURES
OUT FRONT, A GRAVEYARD, OR
SOMETHING MORE DETAILED, THEN
I'LL GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND
ASK THEM IF IT'S OKAY.
I MEAN, I HAVE TO ASK IF IT'S
ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY WAN TO BE RECOGNIZED.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I PROBABLY
HAD ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE ON
THERE, AND THIS YEAR TOPPED OFF
AT 17.
MY HOUSE RIGHT HERE ON
OXFORD STREET.
THERE'S VICTOR'S.
MATT BRODEUR IS RIGHT HERE ON
FORT STREET.
MATT BRODEUR AND MR. BRODEUR --
I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR A WHILE.
MATT'S GOT A BIG HEART, YOU
KNOW, AND HE DOES A LOT FOR THE
SHRINERS AND EVERYTHING.
BUT IN SOME WAY, THEIR WAYS
ARE -- I DON'T KNOW -- PECULIAR.
>> A LOT OF HAUNTERS, YOU KNOW,
THEY STICK TO WHAT THEY KNOW.
THEY DO KIND OF THE SAME SCENE
OVER AND OVER.
BUT I TRY AND CHANGE IT UP AS
MUCH AS I CAN.
WHENEVER I GET A NEW PROP --
ESPECIALLY THAT'S ELECTRONIC --
THAT'S GIVEN TO ME OR WHATEVER,
WHAT I'LL DO IS, I'LL BRING I DOWN HERE AND I'LL TEST IT, AND
YOU SEE I HAVE A FULL WORKBENCH
HERE.
I HAVE...
I HAVE THIS GUY HERE, AND LET ME
SEE IF I CAN PLUG HIM IN.
>> I LIKE THIS GUY.
HE LIFTS HIS HEAD UP.
>> YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF HIS
FAVORITES.
HE PULLS HIS HEAD UP LIKE THAT.
AND HE SCREAMS, "AAH!"
I HAVE ABOUT A HALF-DOZEN TOTES
IN THE BACK THERE THAT I'VE
ALREADY GONE THROUGH.
THIS ONE HERE'S KIND OF
MISCELLANEOUS STUFF.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
MASKS.
AAH!
WHAT I DO IS I TRY AND SEPARATE
AND SORT -- WHAT AM I GONNA USE
THIS YEAR, AND WHAT WILL I NO USE, YOU KNOW?
>> [ SCREAMS ]
>> OH.
CAN YOU SHUT THAT OFF, DAD?
SO, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M
GONNA PUT HIM ON THE STAIRWELL
OVER THERE, NEAR DRACULA.
AND I'LL HAVE SOMEBODY DOWN HERE
TALKING LIKE THIS.
AND AS I TALK, HIS MOUTH MOVES
LIKE THIS.
HA HA HA HA HA.
I AIN'T GOT NOBODY
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> NOBODY TO CALL MY OWN
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN
EXPECTATION NOW TO THE PUBLIC.
AS SOON AS PEOPLE SEE US STAR PUTTING STUFF OUT, THE WORD
STARTS SPREADING AROUND TOWN.
SO, TODAY WE'RE MAKING AN ALIEN
PAPER-MACHE.
I SAW IT ONLINE, SOMEBODY DID
IT, AND IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD.
LET'S SEE HERE.
I'M NOT A GREAT ARTIST.
I'M NOT A PAINTER OR A SCULPTOR,
BUT I GUESS THIS IS MY VERSION
OF ARTWORK.
DAD'S MORE ANALYTICAL, THOUGH,
'CAUSE DAD'S AN ENGINEER.
>> YES.
>> YEAH, HE WAS A CIVIL
ENGINEER.
>> 37 YEARS.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S A RIGID
THOUGHT PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOW YOU BUILD
A STRUCTURE OR A BRIDGE.
>> YOU GOT TO KEEP ADDING SOME
MORE PAPER.
YOU GOT TO PUT SOME MORE IN
HERE, MATT.
>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
PERFECT.
>> SOMETIMES HE DOESN'T LIKE
WHAT I DO, NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR
HIM.
>> OH, IT'S -- IT'S FINE.
IT'S JUST -- I TRY AND --
>> YOU GOT YOUR IDEAS.
YOU WANT IT YOUR WAY.
I WANT IT MY WAY.
>> WELL, YEAH.
>> LIKE, YESTERDAY.
I THOUGHT THE MUD WAS A NICE
IDEA, BUT IT WAS TOO HEAVY.
AND I THOUGHT JUST PAPER TOWELS
GLUED ON AND PAINTED WOULD DO
THE JOB.
BUT HE INSISTED ON THE MUD.
THE TUBE TORE.
>> AAH! IT'S FALLING ON ME.
HELP ME.
>> BETTER FALLING ON YOU THAN ON
ME.
>> NO, I JUST GOT COVERED IN
STUFF.
>> THAT'S 'CAUSE IT'S GETTING
TOO HEAVY.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
>> OH!
I THINK EACH ONE OF US HAS OUR
OWN UNIQUE ASPECTS ABOUT IT,
WE'LL SAY.
THERE'S ANOTHER GUY -- HE BUILDS
A TUNNEL UP, AND HE DOES ALL
KINDS OF CRAZY STUFF.
AND HIS IS UNIQUE, TOO.
DID IT JUST BREAK?
>> YEAH.
>> OH!
TUBING THERE. IS IT?
OH, IT DID. YEAH.
THE ORIGINAL RECIPE CALLED FOR A
PLASTIC TUBE, WHICH WE HAVE NOW.
>> I BET IF YOU PUT A LOT OF
MONSTER MUD ON THAT ONE YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
IT'S GONNA GO RIGHT THROUGH IT.
>> IT SHOULDN'T.
>> I THINK IT WILL.
WELL, WE'LL WORK ON THAT.
TAKE IT FROM THERE.
THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS
THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S THE NEX PROJECT HERE?
>> IF YOU HAVE ONE HOME-HAUN CRAZY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
YOU'LL FIND THAT IT'S CONTAGIOUS
TO A DEGREE, THAT THE FOUR
HOUSES AROUND THEM THAT NEVER
PUT OUT A THING BEFORE WILL A LEAST MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF AN
EFFORT.
>> THE LEGACY OF HOME HAUNTING
GOES PROBABLY BACK INTO THE
'70s, I WOULD HAVE TO THINK.
BUT IT REALLY EXPLODED IN THE
LATE '90s AND EARLY 2000s WHEN
THE INTERNET CAME AROUND AND
PEOPLE STARTED SEEING WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE WERE DOING AND STARTED
SAYING, LIKE, "WOW, THAT'S
REALLY COOL.
I THINK I COULD DO SOMETHING
LIKE THAT MYSELF."
>> THE LARGEST-GROWING SEGMEN OF THE HAUNTED-HOUSE INDUSTRY IS
THE HOME HAUNTER.
PEOPLE SPEND THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON
DECORATING THEIR YARD.
IT USUALLY GROWS INTO A LITTLE
WALK-THROUGH IN THE GARAGE.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES OVER THE
BACKYARD.
>> I CONSIDER A HAUNTER TO BE
SOMEBODY THAT HAS THA ENTHUSIASM, THAT CRAZINESS ABOU THE HOLIDAY TO ACTUALLY SPEND
MONTHS AND MONTHS BUILDING JUS SO PEOPLE CAN RUN THROUGH FOR
ONE NIGHT.
>> [ SCREAMS ]
I WANT TO GO HOME!
[ PEOPLE SCREAMING ]
>> [ SCREAMS ]
>> EVERY ELEMENT OF WHAT GOES
INTO, FOR INSTANCE, A MOVIE
PRODUCTION, ON SOME SMALL LEVEL,
IS EXECUTED BY A HOME HAUNTER.
YOU GET TO DO EVERYTHING --
RIGHT UP FROM CARPENTRY THROUGH
WELDING, PLUMBING, PNEUMATICS,
AND ELECTRONICS FOR SOME FOLKS,
SCENIC DESIGN AND SCENIC
PAINTING, LIGHTING, SOUND.
IT'S LIKE YOU BECOME YOUR OWN
LITTLE AMUSEMENT-PARK CREATOR
FOR A NIGHT.
ALL SO YOU CAN SEE A BUNCH OF
KIDS HAVE THIS MEMORY CREATED OF
THE GUY THAT WAS THE CRAZY
HALLOWEEN PERSON.
>> ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE $20
FOR THIS?
>> YEAH.
>> EXCELLENT.
I'LL GRAB THIS, TOO.
WE GOT SOME REALLY UGLY COLUMNS.
I SCORED SOME CHAIN.
A VERY OLD LAMP.
>> THANKS A LOT.
>> THAT IS A SCORE, RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S GONNA LOOK AWESOME.
>> THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HE
WOULD LIKE TO BUY, THAT HE WOULD
LIKE TO BE ABLE TO USE AND
INCORPORATE INTO THE HAUNTED
HOUSE THAT THEY'RE JUST TOO
EXPENSIVE.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THEM
BECAUSE THIS IS JUST ALL OUT OF
POCKET.
WE DON'T GET PAID FOR THIS.
WE DON'T MAKE MONEY OUT OF THIS.
IT'S JUST -- HE ENJOYS IT.
>> THAT IS SO COOL.
>> YOU LIKE THAT ONE?
>> SO, THAT'S THE REWARD WE GET.
HE ENJOYS IT.
>> VERY RARELY DO I USE A PROP
RIGHT OUT OF THE STORE.
I LIKE TO MODIFY MY PROPS.
I LIKE TO MAKE THEM UNIQUE.
I'M LOOKING AT THE PRICE, AND
I'M THINKING, "HOW MUCH IS I GONNA COST ME TO MODIFY THAT AND
HOW MUCH TIME IS IT GONNA TAKE?"
>> IF HE BOUGHT YEARLY FOOTBALL
TICKETS, THAT WOULD BE A BIG
CHUNK OF MONEY, SO, YEAH, THIS
IS KIND OF A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY,
BUT IF HE DIDN'T DO IT, HE WOULD
BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
>> IT IS A USED COFFIN, AND I IS PREVIOUSLY INHABITED.
>> REALLY?
>> WE'RE GONNA TURN TO THE SIDE
A LITTLE, GO UP OVER THE RAIL
AND OVER THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
>> YOU BROUGHT THOSE STRAPS,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> SO, WE KIND OF FACTOR IT INTO
LIFE.
>> LET'S PUT IT DOWN RIGHT HERE
FOR NOW.
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
DID YOU SEE THE GLASS, MA?
>> IT WAS ONCE INHABITED.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
I HAVE MY OWN COFFIN!
[ LAUGHS ]
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFEREN HAUNT CONVENTIONS.
THE BALLROOM IS HUMONGOUS.
IT IS JUST FILLED WITH PEOPLE IN
COSTUME.
THEY HAVE VENDORS ON THE FLOOR
SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS, AND SOME
OF THEM ARE PRETTY HIGH-END
PRODUCTS, YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN SPEND 20 BUCKS ON A
SKULL OR $12,000 ON AN ANIMATED
FIGURE.
AND MOST OF ALL, YOU LEARN THE
TRADE FROM OTHER PRO HAUNTERS
AND HOME HAUNTERS, AND YOU GE IDEAS, AND YOU FEED OFF OF THAT.
>> THE EASIEST WAY TO SCARE
SOMEBODY IS TO DO SOMETHING
THEY'RE NOT EXPECTING.
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOU DESIGNING YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE,
THINK ABOUT, "WHAT IS THE
FUNCTION?"
THE FUNCTION OF THIS HAUNTED
HOUSE IS TO SCARE PEOPLE.
WHAT IS THAT SCARE GONNA BE?
AND THEN YOU ADD THE THINGS IN
THE ROOM TO FACILITATE THA SCARE.
HAUNTCON IS AN ACRONYM FOR THE
HAUNTED ATTRACTION NATIONAL
TRADE SHOW AND CONVENTION.
HAUNTCON WAS DEVELOPED TO KIND
OF GROW THE INDUSTRY.
WE'RE ALL ABOUT EDUCATION.
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
IN THE ROOM, AND DESIGN THA FIRST, AND THEN WORRY ABOUT WHA KIND OF ROOM IT IS AND WHAT KIND
OF FURNITURE'S IN THE ROOM AFTER
THAT.
I KIND OF CALL THE HOME-HAUNTER
LEVEL OF HAUNTING THE MINOR
LEAGUES OF OUR INDUSTRY BECAUSE
IT'S WHERE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, GE THE PASSION, THEY CATCH THE BUG,
AND START REALLY THINKING ABOU GOING PROFESSIONALLY.
AND A LOT OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
HAUNTED HOUSES IN THE COUNTRY
STARTED OFF AS HOME HAUNTS.
SO, WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
WHAT IS MY GOAL HERE?
WHAT IS MY PROCESS?
WHAT ARE THOSE STEPS THAT I GO
THROUGH TO GET TO THAT POINT?
>> AS A HOME HAUNTER, YOU'RE
JUST THINKING ABOUT THE ART.
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT SCARING
PEOPLE.
AS A PRO HUNTER, YOU HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT INSURANCE AND
PAYROLL AND PARKING AND
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, AND THERE'S
JUST SO MUCH TO IT THAT A LOT OF
POTENTIAL PRO HAUNTERS NEVER GO
INTO IT.
BELIEVE ME, IF I HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS
PROFESSIONALLY, I WILL BE ALL
OVER IT.
IF I CAN DO IT AND MAKE SURE MY
KIDS STILL HAVE A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEADS, I'D DO IT IN A
HEARTBEAT.
>> HE'LL JUST MENTION IT HERE
AND THERE.
"I WISH I COULD HAVE MY OWN.
I WISH I COULD DO A PROFESSIONAL
HAUNTED HOUSE."
AND I LOOK AT HIM, AND I LOOK A OUR BANKBOOK AND SAY,
"MNH-MNH-MNH. NOT THIS YEAR."
[ LAUGHS ]
>> BROWN.
REALLY BROWN.
ALMOND.
I USE THESE PAINTS ALSO TO PAIN UP SOME OF MY CLOTHES FOR MY
CLOWN OUTFIT.
WE GO INTO HOSPITALS, INTO FAIRS
AND EVENTS, AND WE'D DO
BALLOONS, WE'D DO SOME COMEDY,
WE'D DO SOME FOOLING AROUND, YOU
KNOW, ACTING CRAZY.
MATT AND I HAVE APPEARED BEFORE
GROUPS OF THOUSANDS -- AT FAIRS,
AT TRADE SHOWS, AT ALL KINDS OF
EVENTS.
>> I LOVE CLOWNING.
OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T BE DOING
IT FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW, AND
WE'VE DONE A COUPLE YEARS WITH
OVER 900 HOURS.
WE DO BALLOON ANIMALS AND SOME
POCKET MAGIC.
I HAVE ALL KINDS OF SILLY CLOWN
PROPS I USE TO INTERACT WITH
PEOPLE.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES IS --
IT'S A GIANT UMBRELLA, AND I HAS CATS AND DOGS HANGING FROM
IT, AND I'LL WALK DOWN THE
PARADE, AND I'LL SAY, "IT'S
RAINING CATS AND DOGS, AND YOU
BETTER GET INSIDE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO STEP ON A
POODLE."
>> ANOTHER ONE IS A PIZZA I MADE
UP, AND I GLUED DOMINOES ON THE
TOP.
I SAY, "YOU WANT A PIECE OF
PIZZA?"
AND PEOPLE SAY, "WHAT KIND IS
IT?"
YOU LIFT UP THE COVER --
"DOMINOES, OF COURSE."
>> YEAH, IT'S DOMINOES PIZZA.
>> THE TRICK WHEN YOU POWDER IS,
YOU TRY NOT TO BREATHE IN.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BREATHE IT IN,
'CAUSE YOU'LL GET A WHITE LUNG.
YOU KNOW, LIKE THE COAL --
[ COUGHS ]
OOH.
THE COAL MINERS HAD BLACK LUNG.
WELL, CLOWNS CAN GET WHITE LUNG.
>> MATTHEW AND I BOTH DO PIRATE
CLOWNS.
HE'S BETTER AT IT THAN ME,
THOUGH.
ONE OF THEM 1st-PLACE PLAQUES
HE JUST GOT FOR HIS CHARACTER
CLOWN.
>> I LOOK AT, LIKE,
LAUREL AND HARDY AND
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO AND STUFF,
YOU KNOW, FOR INSPIRATION.
I'D BE CURIOUS TO THINK WHA THEY'D THINK IF THEY WERE ALIVE
NOW AND SAW WHAT PASSES FOR
COMEDY.
ARE YOU FEELING OKAY?
'CAUSE YOU LOOK A LITTLE PALE.
>> YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR
DESTINATION.
>> THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A CLOWN THAT PUTS THE TIME AND
EFFORT AND STRIVES TO BE
PROFESSIONAL AND SOMEBODY THA JUST SLAPS ON SOME HALLOWEEN
FACE PAINT.
THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT,
JUST LIKE THERE IS FOR HAUNTING.
>> I'M SLIPPING.
>> EXCUSE ME. GET OFF. GET IN.
BACK SEAT.
BACK SEAT.
[ GRUNTS ]
I WANTED TO DO A CORN MAZE THIS
YEAR.
I KNEW THIS GUY WAS HERE --
MR. COSTA.
COSTA'S FARM.
AND I COME FRIDAY TO ASK HIM IF
I COULD HAVE SOME OF IT, AND HE
SAID TAKE AS MUCH AS I WANT.
HEY, GUYS, COME AND GET THIS
CORN.
THE SQUIRRELS ARE GONNA BE
HAPPY.
I MEAN, THERE'S PLENTY OF FOOD
FOR A MONTH FOR THESE GUYS.
I'LL HAVE SQUIRRELS 50 MILES
AWAY COME TO EAT MY CORN.
DON'T COME NEAR ME!
GO GET THAT CORN.
HEY! GET THAT CORN.
NO PLAYING. ANNA.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THAT'S THAT.
COME GET THIS STUFF, AND WE'RE
OUT OF HERE.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S ENOUGH.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A FAMILY
THING.
EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER.
HALLOWEEN IS THE BIG NIGHT THA IT'S A BIG PARTY AT THE SOUZA
HOUSE.
IT'S A BIG HOLIDAY.
IT REALLY IS.
CRYSTAL COMES HERE, AND SHE
DRESSES UP EVERY YEAR.
>> YOU SPLATTERED ON ME.
VOIL.
>> MELISSA LOVES TO SCARE
PEOPLE, SO SHE GOES AND HIDES IN
THE YARD, AND SHE'S GOOD AT IT.
ZACHARY'S ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE
WHO'S BEEN AFRAID.
HE WAS OKAY WITH OUR HAUNT, BU NOT ANYBODY ELSE'S.
HE STILL HASN'T GONE IN VICTOR'S
OR ANYBODY ELSE'S.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ONE AT A TIME.
>> WHEE!
>> PULL IT OUT NOW, MELISSA.
I STILL HAVE MY TURN.
>> HEY, ZACHARY, YOU WANT TO
ARRANGE THOSE BONES?
>> SURE.
>> YOU CAN ONLY GO AS FAR AS
HERE, OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> SO, PUT THE HEAD THERE AND
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A BODY.
GO AHEAD, ZACH.
GO AHEAD, MELISSA.
YOU GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT.
MY LITTLE DAUGHTER -- SHE ENJOYS
IT.
SHE GETS RIGHT IN THERE WITH ME.
SHE BUILDS CHARACTERS AND
EVERYTHING.
MY LITTLE SON DOES THE SAME
THING, TOO.
THEY HAVE A BALL DOING IT, SO
NOW I HAVE TO CONTINUE DOING
THIS FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES,
YOU KNOW, AND, THEN, HOPEFULLY,
AS THEY GET OLDER AND THEY KNOW
HOW TO WORK WITH THE TOOLS AND
STUFF, MAYBE THEY'LL DO THIS.
IF NOT, JUST SELL THE STUFF OFF.
I DON'T CARE.
I HAD MY FUN WITH IT.
FAMILY...IS EVERYTHING TO ME.
AND WHEN THEY'RE MY AGE, MAYBE
THEY'LL THINK BACK OF, "OH, I
REMEMBER ON HALLOWEEN MY FATHER
USED TO DO THIS.
MY FATHER USED TO DO THAT.
WE HAD A HAUNTED YARD, AND ALL
MY FRIENDS CAME, AND WE HAD SO
MUCH FUN."
WHEN WE HAVE STUFF LIKE THIS
GOING ON, WE'RE BONDING.
YOU STRETCH IT AND STRETCH I AGAIN.
GO AHEAD.
KEEP ON DOING IT, BUD.
THE MORE TIME YOU SPEND WITH
THEM, THE MORE TIME YOU BOND
WITH THEM, MORE TO GET TO KNOW
THEIR PERSONALITIES.
>> [ Grunting ] ALL RIGHT.
WHOA, THIS ONE'S HEAVY.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE IT GOOD.
GET IT FROM THE BOTTOM, VIC.
JUST PUT IT RIGHT DOWN RIGHT NOW
AND GET IT RIGHT FROM THE
BOTTOM.
THERE WE GO -- NOT TOO HIGH,
THOUGH.
>> OKAY.
>> JUST WATCH THE WIND, 'CAUSE
IT'LL TAKE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO, JUST PUT IT DOWN.
WE'RE PULLING OUT OUR WALL
PANELS.
ONCE THEY'RE OUT, WE'LL STAR CONSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST HALF
OF THE HAUNT.
ALL RIGHT, SO, THEN, THIS IS THE
PANEL THAT GOES THERE, RIGHT?
MIDDLE PANEL, 3, THIS WAY.
SO THAT ONE GOES THERE.
>> GOT IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS WRONG.
THIS IS THE SECOND PANEL THERE.
SORRY.
>> I'VE KNOWN VICTOR PROBABLY A
GOOD PART OF HIS LIFE, ACTUALLY,
'CAUSE I WAS YOUNG WHEN I MOVED
DOWN HERE.
IT JUST TOOK ME OVER THE FIRS TIME THAT HE MADE THIS MUCH WORK
FOR HIMSELF.
>> ALL RIGHT, I GOT TO THROW A
BRACE UP HERE.
>> 'CAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT -- I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL
THAT HE DID, BUT IT WASN'T THIS
MUCH BUILDING.
HE'S A GOOD CARPENTER.
HE'S GOT A LEVEL HEAD.
SO HE IS THE KIND OF PERSON THA CAN PUT ON THIS SHOW LIKE THAT.
BUT STILL, IT'S A LOT OF WORK,
SO THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN'T SEE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND GO,
"THIS GUY'S BURIED."
YOU KNOW, "I GOT TO HELP HIM
OUT."
>> YOU NOTICE HOW THE TOP OF
THAT WENT OUT?
NOW WE GOT TO PUSH THAT WALL.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, GO!
>> AS IT GETS CLOSER, IT'S MORE
MILITARY SERGEANT.
AND I FEEL BAD FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT COME BECAUSE HE -- BOOM,
BOOM, BOOM.
"GO NAIL THAT!" AND "GO DO THIS!
I NEED THAT!"
>> WATCH! OOH!
STAND IT UP.
TWO PANELS. THAT'S IT.
WE'LL PUT THIS ONE ON FIRST.
THEY'RE NOT GOING THIS WAY.
THEY'RE GOING THAT WAY.
THIS ONE. BRING IT OVER.
PUT IT RIGHT HERE.
ALL RIGHT, MOVE IT UNDER THERE.
WELL, COME OVER HERE. HELP HIM.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT TO COME IN A
LITTLE BIT.
LOOK AT THE BOTTOM!
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
I CAN'T HAVE THE WALLS DOING
THIS, JOHN.
THEY DON'T USE THIS.
THEY GO AROUND.
SO THIS EDGE IS GOING RIGH HERE.
>> HOW YOU DOING, THERE?
>> I'M FINE.
>> YOU DON'T SEE [BLEEP] LIKE
THIS EVERY DAY, MAN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUILD, SO
I CAN'T HELP MY HUSBAND, SO THIS
IS WHAT I DO.
MY HUSBAND HAS THE WHOLE CELLAR
AND THE GARAGE AND THE ATTIC.
I JUST HAVE A LITTLE ROOM.
I'M ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET AS
MUCH DONE THAT I KNOW THAT I
HAVE TO DO BEFORE THE LAST WEEK
IN HALLOWEEN BECAUSE I KNOW
THERE'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THA VICTOR'S GONNA COME OUT AND SAY,
"I NEED THIS."
>> SO, IF THIS IS THE PUMPKIN
FORM, RIGHT, HE'S GONNA HAVE
PANTS ON, RIGHT?
SO, THAT'LL COVER THE BOTTOM.
IF THIS GUY'S GOT A CAPE HERE
AND IF HE'S EXTENDED OUT TO THE
ARMS --
>> THAT'S JUST GONNA GET IN HIS
FACE.
>> YOU WANT ME TO TRY THE
COSTUME ON?
>> NO, I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE.
I ALREADY MEASURED IT.
ALL RIGHT, IF HE'S SITTING DOWN.
YOU'RE MATT.
YOU'RE SITTING DOWN.
SO YOU'VE GOT THE BODY RIGH HERE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THE BODY IS RIGHT THERE.
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, THERE'S A LITTLE CAPE
RIGHT HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
SOMEBODY'S WALKING BY...
>> FROM THE PROFILE?
>> ..."OH, THERE'S A DUDE."
>> NOT IF HE'S FACING THEM,
COMING OUT OF THE TENT.
>> FROM HERE TO HERE IS 13.
THE OLD CAPE THAT WE HAVE IS 20,
SO WE'VE GOT LIKE 7 INCHES.
THAT'S NOT GONNA MAKE IT TO THE
ELBOW.
>> WE'RE NOT.
NO, DON'T GO TO THE ELBOW.
SO IT'S A LITTLE WIDER, LIKE
THIS.
>> SO IT'S JUST GONNA, LIKE,
HANG...
>> YEAH.
>> AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH?
>> THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
>> OKAY.
>> SHE GOES ALONG WITH IT.
WHEN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER COMES
AROUND, SHE'S VERY INTO IT.
THE REST OF THE YEAR, NOT SO
MUCH.
>> IF YOU FIND THE TWO COSTUMES
FOR BECKY, BRING THOSE DOWN.
>> THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT IT.
LOOKING IN THE SAME BOXES OVER
AND OVER AGAIN NOW.
EGYPTIAN HAT.
HUNCHBACK COSTUME.
COSTUMES. [ LAUGHS ]
>> "WE HAVE NO ROOM.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
WE HAVE NO ROOM TO STORE THIS.
YOU HAVE NO ROOM TO PUT THESE
THINGS."
"WE'LL FIND ROOM."
YEAH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
THE ATTIC, THE CELLAR, THE
GARAGE, THE SIDES OF THE
GARAGE -- EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE IS HALLOWEEN -- EVERY
INCH.
>> BE CAREFUL.
THIS ONE'S RIPPING.
GOT IT.
>> YES, LET IT GO.
>> OKAY.
>> THE KIDS WANTED A SWING SET.
"NO.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A SWING SE BECAUSE WHERE AM I GONNA PUT THE
CEMETERY?"
>> TINA, MY WIFE, DID NOT WAN THIS HOUSE.
IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A DREAM HOUSE
BY ANY MEANS.
>> I TOLD HIM WHEN WE GO MARRIED.
I SAID, "I WOULD LIKE A
TWO-STORY HOUSE.
I'D LIKE A BIG YARD."
I SAID, "I ALWAYS WANTED TWO
BATHROOMS."
WE ONLY HAVE ONE.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T THE HOUSE THA HE FELL IN LOVE WITH.
IT WAS THE AREA, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THAT'S WHY HE
WANTED THIS HOUSE.
>> SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
IT'S A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE HOMES ARE RELATIVELY CLOSE
TOGETHER.
THAT'S IDEAL FOR
TRICK-OR-TREATING.
WHEN I FOUND OUT THIS HOUSE WAS
AVAILABLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,
I WENT NUTS OVER IT.
YOU KNOW, I KNEW I'D BE HAUNTING
EVERY OCTOBER.
>> HEADS OR TAILS, DANIEL?
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GONNA
HAVE TO GO HOME, KATHERINE, SO
I'LL SEE YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> Both: BYE.
>> SEE YA.
SEE YA.
>> OKAY, SO...
COME ON, MATT.
DID YOU HEAR THAT STORY ABOU THAT GIRL THAT GOT STOLEN WHEN
SHE WAS 8, AND THEN SHE WAS KEP IN A SHED ALL HER LIFE, AND THEN
SHE HAD LIKE THREE BABIES?
ME AND MY SISTER ALWAYS FIGHT,
SO I WANT TO GET AWAY FROM HER
SOMETIMES.
WE SHARE A ROOM, AND THIS ROOM
IS, LIKE, CLOSET SPACE.
EVERYTHING'S SHOVED IN.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH SPACE TO
MYSELF.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF SACRIFICES.
I COULD HAVE TAKEN ALL THIS
MONEY, AND I COULD HAVE DUMPED
IT INTO A NICE HOUSE.
AND WE WOULD LIVE COMFORTABLY,
BUT NOBODY WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED
US, YOU KNOW?
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
FACE DOWN.
>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A
CLUBHOUSE, LIKE, MY ENTIRE LIFE.
SERIOUSLY, I PUT IT ON MY
CHRISTMAS LIST EVERY YEAR.
>> NO, THOSE ARE NEW.
THEY COME OFF THAT TREE DURING
THE HURRICANE.
>> IN THE CEMETERY?
>> YEAH, WE'RE GONNA USE THEM IN
THE CEMETERY.
THAT'S WHY I SAVED THEM.
>> BUT DADDY FORGOT ABOUT IT, SO
IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING.
>> HOW YOU DOING IN THERE,
KIDDO?
>> GOOD.
>> YOU LIKE THIS LITTLE SPACE,
HUH?
>> YES. I DO.
I LIKED IT LAST YEAR, TOO.
>> I KNOW.
WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING
IN THE SPRING, OKAY?
DON'T LET ME FORGET.
>> THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN
HERE.
>> WELL, LET'S PUT UP THE TWO
WALLS, SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> THAT'S GOT TO BE OPEN.
>> THERE ARE LITTLE THINGS,
LITTLE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO
SACRIFICE TO KEEP THIS GOING.
BUT I THINK IT'S ALL WORTH IT,
AND I THINK MY FAMILY THINKS
IT'S ALL WORTH IT.
>> LET ME TALK YOU THROUGH THE
SCENES, AND MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE
ME SOME IDEAS, FINISHING
TOUCHES.
THERE'S GONNA BE A HALLWAY HERE
SO YOU WON'T SEE ALL THIS CRAP.
>> OH, THAT CAME OUT NICE!
YOUR FATHER DID A GOOD JOB.
>> WE BOTH DID.
>> [ SCREAMS ]
WHAT THE...
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
>> HOW YOU LIKE THAT?
>> OH, THAT'S AWESOME!
I LOVE THAT!
>> WE GOT A LOT OF NEW THINGS
THIS YEAR.
>> THAT'S CUTE.
>> SO, WHEN PEOPLE COME BY HERE,
BARBARA, THIS LIGHT WILL BE ON,
FLICKERING.
I HAVE IT SET TO FLICKER ON
CONSTANT.
>> I FIRST MET MATTY B. IN HIGH
SCHOOL.
HE GRADUATED THE YEAR BEFORE ME,
BUT WE KIND OF -- WE STAYED IN
TOUCH.
AND THEN I JUST STARTED HANGING
OUT WITH HIM MORE.
>> BOO!
>> AAH! [ LAUGHS ]
>> I THINK THAT'LL SCARE PEOPLE.
>> WHAT THE...
AND THEN THE WHOLE
GOING-OUT-TO-EAT STARTED.
AND A FEW YEARS AFTER THAT, I
ACTUALLY GOT TO VISIT HIS HOUSE
ON THE INSIDE.
NOT MANY PEOPLE DO, SO...
>> I AIN'T GOT NOBODY
NOBODY TO CALL MY OWN
SHE'S A FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY.
SHE HELPS ME OUT WITH THIS, AND
WE DO A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS.
SHE'S A GOOD FRIEND, AND SHE'S
ALWAYS THERE TO HELP, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I PROBABLY DON'T TELL HER
ENOUGH.
>> IT'S NOT THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY FRIENDS.
IT'S JUST THAT HE'S VERY CHOOSY
AS TO WHO HIS FRIENDS ARE.
MATT'S BEST FRIEND?
IT MIGHT BE HIS DAD.
MATT'S ULTIMATE BEST FRIEND IS
HIS DAD.
>> MATTHEW IS DEFINITELY MY BES FRIEND, THE BEST BUDDY I GOT.
THE ONLY TIME WE'RE NOT TOGETHER
IS WHEN HE GOES ON THE ROLLER
COASTERS, AND I WILL STAY ON THE
GROUND.
HE ALWAYS LOVED HALLOWEEN,
EVEN AS A YOUNG CHILD.
WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 7 OR 8, WE
WENT TO A HAUNT, AND
FREDDY KRUEGER JUMPED OUT AND
TRIED TO SCARE HIM, AND HE
PUNCHED HIM IN THE STOMACH.
OF COURSE, WE WERE ASKED TO
LEAVE THE HAUNT, 'CAUSE YOU
CAN'T TOUCH THE MONSTERS.
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE KID LIKE
THAT -- I THINK HE SHOWED A LO OF GUMPTION, YOU KNOW?
WHOOPS. I'M DROPPING THEM.
I'M A LITTLE EASIER-GOING.
IF SOMETHING AIN'T PERFECT, I'LL
SAY, "GOOD ENOUGH," AND HE SAYS,
"I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR THAT."
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE
ALWAYS FIGHT ON.
>> SO, THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP ME TAPE THIS?
>> YES, SIR.
>> DOING THE HAUNT HAS REALLY
BROUGHT THEM CLOSER TOGETHER.
I MEAN, IT HELPS THEM MAKE
DECISIONS TOGETHER, AND I THINK
THAT THAT MAKES THEM ESSENTIALLY
CLOSER TOGETHER IN THEIR WAY.
>> I'LL DO THAT. YOU HOLD THAT.
>> OKAY. I'M TRYING.
>> NO MATTER HOW ANGRY WE GET A EACH OTHER SOMETIMES -- AND,
BOY, DO WE -- WE TRY AND
REMEMBER WHY WE DO THIS.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE...
THE PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH THE
YARD AND ALSO THE KIDS THA WE'RE DOING THIS FOR.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
LET ME SEE. LET ME SEE.
NO, NO, NO.
YOU GOT TO TAKE...
THE END'S GOT TO BE EXPOSED,
DAD.
THE ENDS ARE WHAT SHOWS.
THE ENDS ARE KIND OF LIKE THIS.
THEY'RE RIPPED.
YOU MISSED THE POINT.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO.
>> I TOLD YOU -- THE ENDS ARE
RIPPED.
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN IT.
>> I SHOWED YOU ON THE VIDEO
BEFORE.
>> NO, YOU DIDN'T SHOW ME.
>> MATTY B'S GOT A SHORT TEMPER
SOMETIMES.
LIKE, NOT LIKE A HORRIBLE, LIKE,
SHORT TEMPER.
>> [BLEEP]
>> HE DOES GET A LITTLE CRABBY
SOMETIMES WHEN HE GETS STRESSED
OUT.
>> YOU THERE?
DAD?
HELLO?
>> WAIT, I CAN'T SEE IT.
>> DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN
THERE, PLEASE.
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I IS.
>> IT'S ON THE FLOOR!
FOLLOW THE WIRES.
SEE THE WIRE?
>> I SEE ONE WIRE, COMING UP TO
THIS.
>> AND FOLLOW IT DOWN.
>> YEAH, I DON'T SEE IT!
>> IT'S OVER HERE!
>> WELL, I DON'T SEE IT, MATT!
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THIS PLACE
SUCH A --
>> DON'T START.
>> I CAN'T SEE A THING DOWN
HERE.
>> BEND DOWN AND LOOK.
I FOUND IT.
>> I SEE ONE WIRE COMING OUT OF
THAT ROOM.
>> OKAY.
THEN FOLLOW THAT WIRE.
>> I AM.
>> HI.
AND WHERE DOES IT GO?
>> IT GOES UP TO THE CEILING.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER WAY?
IT JUST DOESN'T DISAPPEAR INTO
OBLIVION.
>> HERE IT IS. I FOUND IT.
[ GRUNTS ]
I CAN'T...
>> DON'T PULL.
>> I CAN'T REACH IT.
>> BEND DOWN AND DO IT.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THEY COMPLEMENT EACH
OTHER.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT EACH ONE IS
TAKEN CARE OF.
MATT HELPS TAKE CARE OF HIS
FATHER SOMETIMES PHYSICALLY.
>> OW! DARN IT.
>> AND THEN, MATT'S FATHER HELPS
TAKE CARE OF HIM FINANCIALLY,
HELPS SUPPORT HIM TO MAKE SURE
THAT HE HAS A ROOF OVER HIS HEAD
FOR THE MOST PART.
>> ONCE YOU'RE DONE WITH THAT,
DON'T FORGET YOU GOT TO CHECK
YOUR SUGAR.
I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE IT AND
THAT'S WHY YOU KEEP AVOIDING IT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO.
>> [ PANTING ]
THE KNEES DON'T WORK TOO GOOD.
TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN MY
SUGAR WENT UP TO ABOUT 430, I
ENDED UP IN A HOSPITAL
OVERNIGHT -- A COUPLE DAYS,
ACTUALLY.
FINDING A CLEAN THUMB IS HALF
THE BATTLE AT THIS POINT.
OR A CLEAN FINGER.
AH.
THAT'LL SHUT HIM UP FOR A WHILE
ANYWAY.
>> HEY!
>> WHAT?
>> WERE YOU IN THE
BUTTERFINGERS?
>> NO.
>> DON'T LIE TO ME.
>> I AM NOT.
>> THE BAG WAS TORN WIDE OPEN.
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN YOU.
>> NOT ME.
>> WELL, I HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING.
>> YOU BETTER NOT BE TELLING ME
A STORY.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> YEAH, YOU'RE TELLING ME A
STORY, I CAN TELL.
>> I'M NOT TELLING YOU A STORY.
AH, THIS GLUE AIN'T STICKING
FAST ENOUGH FOR MY LIKING.
[ SIGHS ]
>> MY THING IS -- I'LL SIT BACK,
HAND OUT THE CANDY, AND JUS WATCH EVERYBODY ENJOY
THEMSELVES.
AND THAT'S MY SATISFACTION --
EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD TIME.
>> THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
TRICK-OR-TREATING, THE CARLOADS
OF PEOPLE THAT COME HERE --
BEFORE YOU KNEW IT, WE HAD LIKE
OVER 300 PEOPLE COMING HERE FOR
HALLOWEEN.
FOR THE AMOUNT OF YEARS THA WE'VE BEEN HERE, HE KNOWS A LO MORE PEOPLE THAN I DO.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> SEE YOU LATER.
>> BYE.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
MY NUMBER-ONE FAN.
HE COMES BY EVERY SINGLE DAY TO
LOOK AT THE GOBLIN.
>> OF COURSE, HE MEETS A LOT OF
PEOPLE JUST BY WORKING FOR THE
TOWN.
>> I GOT HURT AT WORK IN AUGUST.
AND I WASN'T FEELING WELL.
AND JUST FOR THE [BLEEP] OF IT,
I STUCK MY ARM IN THE
BLOOD-PRESSURE MACHINE, AND IT'S
200 OVER 100.
AND I WAS LIKE, "HMM.
SOMETHING'S WRONG HERE."
>> MY HUSBAND HAD A HEART ATTACK
LAST YEAR, AND HE DIDN'T THINK
HE WAS GONNA SET UP.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE COMING
TO US SAYING, "OH, YOU GOT TO
SET UP.
YOU GOT TO DO IT FOR THE KIDS.
THE KIDS LOOK FORWARD TO COMING
HERE EVERY YEAR."
I KNEW HE COULDN'T DO IT ALL BY
HIMSELF.
>> SHE GOT ON THE HORN AND
STARTED SEEING IF ANYBODY WANTED
TO HELP OUT.
THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I HAD A
FEW GUYS FROM WORK COME BY.
>> PEOPLE THAT HE WORKS WITH,
PEOPLE THAT I'VE WORKED WITH,
HUSBANDS AND WIVES -- THEY CAME
DOWN.
SO WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT.
IT WAS REALLY TOUCHING TO SEE
HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY DID COME
OVER HERE TO HELP SET IT UP.
JUST FOR THEM TO COME OVER HERE
AND VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO GE IT DONE, THAT IT DOES MEAN
SOMETHING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> I KNEW PEOPLE LIKED COMING
HERE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK THEY
WOULD COME TO HELP.
I WAS NEVER AFRAID OF DEATH.
WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS --
PART OF LIFE.
NOW, SINCE THE HEART ATTACK, I'M
THINKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF MY
KIDS.
I'D LIKE TO BE HERE FOR MY KIDS,
WATCH THEM GROW UP.
NAH.
I WANT TO STICK AROUND A WHILE.
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
>> JC CAME DOWN WITH A BUNCH OF
SUPPLIES, AND WE'RE JUST GETTING
EVERYTHING TOGETHER, CUT AND
SCREWED, AND GET A NEW ROOM UP
SO VIC CAN WORK HIS MAGIC WITH
HIS PAINT.
>> THEY POWERED UP THE GARAGE.
I'VE ACTUALLY GOT LIVE POWER IN
THE GARAGE NOW.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE AIR
CANNON.
THEY'RE RUNNING AIR LINES.
THEY'VE DONE A LOT.
THEY'VE DONE A TON.
AND, YEAH, THINGS ARE GOING
REALLY WELL THIS MORNING.
WE NEED TO FIX THAT SCRATCH,
TOO.
WHERE'S THAT GREEN PAINT?
>> HE'S GONNA START GETTING A
LITTLE BIT TENSE BECAUSE NOW, AS
HE STARTS PUTTING PROPS TOGETHER
AND SEES HOW THEY WORK AND HOW
MUCH ROOM THEY TAKE OR, "IS THIS
AS BIG AS I WANTED IT TO BE?"
OR HE'S GONNA REALIZE, "I HAD 10
PROJECTS.
I ONLY HAVE TIME TO DO SEVEN."
HE'S GONNA START FEELING
STRESSED.
>> WE'VE GOT THE WALLS UP.
WE'VE GOT THE SIDE OF THE FRON OF THE HOUSE.
WE GOT MOST OF THE FENCE DONE.
MOST OF THE PROP-BUILDING IS
DONE.
I'VE GOT TWO RATHER LARGE PROPS
THAT I'M STILL WORKING ON.
ONE PROP I'M FALLING BEHIND ON
IS THAT EGYPTIAN PROP -- THE
SNAKE HEAD THAT'S GONNA COME
THROUGH THE STATUE.
SO, IF I CAN'T GET THE REST OF
THE SCULPT DONE TODAY AND
PAINTED, THEN I PRETTY MUCH HAVE
TO GIVE UP ON THIS.
I HAVE TO FIND SOMEPLACE TO PU IT.
>> HE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE
EGYPTIAN THING THAT HE'S WORKING
ON.
HE KIND OF STARTED ON THAT LATE.
>> IT'S GONNA GET TO THE POIN WHERE I STOP.
'CAUSE I CAN KEEP DOING THIS FOR
WEEKS.
YOU KNOW, IF IT WASN'T FOR A
DEADLINE, THERE'D BE NO
STOPPING.
YOU'D JUST KEEP GOING.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT ATTENTION
TO DETAIL AND TO PUT THAT MUCH
WORK INTO SOMETHING, BUT THERE'S
A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE
AREN'T EVEN GONNA SEE.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN GONNA NOTICE.
AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DRAW A LINE
SOMEWHERE.
I'M HATING THIS.
I'M NOT LIKING THIS AT ALL.
>> IT'S HARD BECAUSE HE WANTS I JUST RIGHT.
HE'S A PERFECTIONIST, AND IF THE
PAINT WASN'T RIGHT, IF HE
DOESN'T LIKE IT, HE'LL TAKE I OFF, WIPE IT OFF, AND START ALL
OVER AGAIN.
I THINK HE'S CRAZY.
>> I WANTED TO BE PAINTING THIS
TODAY.
[ SIGHS ]
>> WHEN HE WAS A KID, HE DIDN' HAVE HALLOWEEN, SO NOW HE'S
MAKING UP FOR THAT.
HIS MOM WAS VERY RELIGIOUS, I
GUESS, SO THEY DIDN'T CELEBRATE
HALLOWEEN.
>> WE WERE BRANCH DAVIDIANS FOR
FIVE YEARS.
EVEN AFTER MY MARRIAGE BROKE UP,
I STAYED A BRANCH DAVIDIAN UNTIL
OUR PROPHET TRIED TO DIG UP A
DEAD BODY AND BRING IT BACK TO
LIFE.
I GOT OUT OF THAT RELIGION.
THAT WAS THE END OF THA RELIGION.
SO, MY SON IS VERY CYNICAL ABOU THE RELIGION.
LIKE I SAID, THEY WERE VERY
STRICT WITH THE KIDS.
IN THE RELIGION, THEY DIDN' BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS.
IT SAYS SOMETHING IN THE
OLD TESTAMENT ABOUT IT.
I READ IT A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.
I DIDN'T KNOW MY KIDS DID NO LIKE IT.
THEY SEEMED HAPPY.
>> HE DIDN'T HAVE THE
HALLOWEENS.
HE DIDN'T HAVE SATURDAY-MORNING
CARTOONS.
HE DIDN'T HAVE PARTIES.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT 'CAUSE I
HAD SATURDAY-MORNING CARTOONS, I
HAD BIRTHDAYS.
I MEAN, WE WEREN'T RICH.
BY FAR, WE WEREN'T RICH, BUT MY
PARENTS ALWAYS MADE SURE --
"IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?
WE'LL HAVE CAKE, ICE CREAM."
YOU FELT SPECIAL.
YOU FELT LOVED.
>> YOU KNOW, MY BIRTHDAY CAME
AND WENT, AND ALMOST NOTHING WAS
MENTIONED OF IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THA BOTHER YOU WHEN YOU'RE A KID,
YOU KNOW, CHRISTMAS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO TREE.
THERE'S NO PRESENTS.
HALLOWEEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
WATCHING THE OTHER KIDS WALKING
AROUND YOUR STREET IN COSTUME.
SO THAT'S -- THAT'S TOUGH.
GONNA WALK AWAY FOR A LITTLE
BIT.
>> I THINK WHEN YOU'RE DENIED
SOMETHING LIKE A HOLIDAY, YOU
CAN TEACH YOURSELF TO ENJOY
THAT, BUT YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GE RID OF THE ANGER FOR THE
HUNDREDS OF SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN REMEMBER OR
JUST THE GENERAL FEELING OF NO BEING TREATED THE SAME.
>> I FEEL DISGUSTED.
HE'S JUST NOT WHAT I WANTED HIM
TO BE.
I MEAN, HE LOOKS OKAY.
IT'S PASSABLE.
BUT NOT WHAT I WANTED FOR HIM.
>> HE'S TRYING TO MAKE UP ALMOS FOR LOST TIME, AND IT'S HIS WAY
OF RECLAIMING ALL THOSE
CELEBRATIONS THAT HE MISSED.
IT'S LIKE JAMMING THEM INTO ONE
HOLIDAY, SO...
>> LESS THAN 48 HOURS, WE'LL BE
OPEN.
IF I CAN PULL IT OFF, IT'LL BE
WORTH IT.
>> EVERY OCTOBER, WE HAVE A GOOD
WINDSTORM.
AND JUST AS BAD.
LAST NIGHT WAS REALLY BAD.
IT BLEW EVERYTHING.
KNOCKED DOWN MOST OF MY STONES.
THIS ONE WAS ELECTRONIC.
AW, SHUCKS.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE
TO SAVE THIS ONE.
HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND
ANOTHER ONE.
IT'S A LOSING BATTLE, IT SEEMS.
I'M NOT ALWAYS FEELING 100%.
LATELY, IT'S BEEN ARTHRITIS.
I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE AMBITION
SOME DAYS.
IT'S TOUGH.
>> WELL, HE WAS IN REALLY GOOD
SHAPE.
I WAS HAPPY THAT WE HAD IT JUS ABOUT DONE FINALLY.
AND NOW, YOU SEE, I'M GONNA HAVE
TO MAKE SOME NEW MONSTER MUD UP
AND TRY AND PATCH IT.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE A
QUICK PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, ONE DAY, WE COULD BANG
IT OUT AND HAVE IT DONE.
>> [ GRUNTS ]
WITH THE ARTHRITIS, IT'S JUS A LITTLE HARDER.
[ GRUNTS ]
AND MATT WILL SAY, "YOU GOT TO
DO IT FOR THE KIDS," AND WE JUS MANAGE.
WE KEEP GOING.
>> HEY, DAD?
>> WHAT?
>> THAT'S THE WRONG WAY, I HATE
TO TELL YOU.
>> AW.
YOU ARE A PAIN IN MY NECK.
>> IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO BETWEEN
THERE AND HERE.
>> WELL...
>> CAN YOU FIX IT?
>> I CAN FIX IT, BUT IT'S A PAIN
IN THE NECK.
>> YOU DIDN'T MOVE THE POLE, DID
YOU?
>> NO.
I CUT THE MATERIAL TO A CERTAIN
LENGTH.
I GOT TO MAKE IT FIT.
>> ALL RIGHT. SORRY.
'CAUSE REMEMBER WE HAD SAID THE
MAZE?
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
>> SO, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THA PIECE OF PLASTIC...
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
>> ...AND PUT IT ON THIS POLE?
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO
RIGHT NOW.
>> WE NEED A WALL BETWEEN HERE
AND HERE, DAD.
CAN YOU HANDLE THAT?
>> EASY DOES IT.
>> YEP.
SO, HERE AND HERE, BARBARA, AND,
THEN, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER WALL,
A DIAGONAL WALL RIGHT HERE.
>> WELL, DICK'S GOT HIS WORK CU OUT FOR HIM TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> I CAN'T MEASURE THIS THING
OUT.
I'M DOING NO GOOD. [ SIGHS ]
>> YOU KNOW HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO
BE EVEN?
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, TO MEET THE GROUND?
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S, LIKE, A FLOWING, LIKE,
BRIDAL DRESS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
>> CAN WE FIX IT?
>> I TOLD HIM HE SHOULD FOLD I UP A LITTLE MORE.
>> I'LL GO LOOK IN A SECOND.
I NEED A REST.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS PLAN
IS, BUT PLASTIC WALLS JUST DON' STAND UP.
[ SIGHS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
>> MY JAW CLICKS. SERIOUSLY.
[ CLICKS JAW ] SEE?
WHEN I TALK OR I CHEW FOOD
SOMETIMES, IT DOES THAT.
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THA ONE.
SOMETIMES IT WON'T DO IT FOR A
WHILE.
>> I'M SURE IT SUCKS.
>> EVERY SO OFTEN, IT GETS VERY
CLICKY, LIKE TODAY.
AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.
>> [ GRUNTS ]
>> THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A
MOMMY TREKKIE AND A DADDY
TREKKIE GET TOGETHER.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> THE STORK BRINGS AN UGLY,
UGLY BABY LIKE THIS.
I'M JUST BEING GOOFY.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> I KID AROUND WITH HER, BUT,
YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T SEE HER
LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, HONESTLY, I SEE HER MORE
LIKE A SISTER OR SOMETHING, SO
YOU DON'T WANT TO DATE YOUR
SISTER, YOU KNOW?
>> HE'S TOLD ME POINT-BLANK
[LAUGHS] MANY A TIMES WHEN WE'VE
GOTTEN TOO FLIRTATIOUS WITH EACH
OTHER, "I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE
WITH YOU IF YOU WERE THE LAS WOMAN ON EARTH" KIND OF THING.
YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
SO, IT'S NOT A HORRIBLE THING.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.
>> SO, WE DID MAKE QUITE A BI OF PROGRESS TODAY.
HE'S FINALLY DONE.
HE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT TACKY.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE HIM UNDER A
SHELTER.
OW.
I JUST GOT A SPLINTER.
AAH, DAD!
>> WHAT?
>> I BROKE IT.
>> SHUCKY DARN.
>> WELL, YOU DEAL WITH THAT.
I GOT TO GO GET THIS SPLINTER
OUT NOW.
>> MATT'S LIVED ON HIS OWN
BEFORE.
HE WAS DOWN IN FLORIDA FOR A
LITTLE WHILE.
SO THEY HAVE LIVED APART FOR A
FEW MONTHS, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN
VERY LONG.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> I'M GONNA HAVE TO SOAK IT FOR
A WHILE.
IF YOU SOAK IT, IT'LL COME OU 'CAUSE THE WOOD SWELLS UP.
I CAN SEE WHERE IT WENT IN, BU I DON'T SEE IT THERE.
>> HE HAS FAMILY, BUT HE DOESN' HAVE AS CLOSE A FAMILY AS HIS
FATHER.
THAT'S IT.
WITHOUT HIS FATHER, HE'S LOST.
>> IT'S A LAVA-SOAP PRODUCT I'M
USING NOW.
>> HE'S UNDER HERE FOR TONIGHT.
I GOT TO WORK ON HIM AGAIN
TOMORROW.
IT'S A LOSING BATTLE.
>> TONIGHT IS HALLOWEEN.
TONIGHT IS THE BIG SHOW.
THIS IS THE SUPER BOWL FOR US.
WE'LL BE VERY BUSY.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY CHAOTIC.
IT'S AN ORGANIZED CHAOS.
PLANTS, DONE.
PLASMA BALLS, U.V. LAMPS,
MONSTER.
SOUND EFFECTS I NEVER DID.
I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.
COAT OF ARMS, YOU HUNG UP.
CURTAIN, YOU HUNG.
NO, THAT WAS FOR THIS.
I GOT SOME BLACK CURTAIN FOR
RIGHT HERE.
DRAPE IT THIS WAY.
>> YEP.
>> AND STAPLE IT HERE AND STAPLE
IT UP TOP.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY GET OUT TO
ABOUT HERE, JUMP UP AND MAKE A
BUSH NOISE, LIKE A -- I DON' KNOW.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T SAY
"BOO."
I HATE THAT.
I CAN'T WRAP THIS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO HAVE TINA WRAP
THIS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRAP THIS
STUPID THING.
I DO START TO GET STRESSED OU AS THINGS FALL OFF SCHEDULE.
YEAH, WE GOT TO MOVE THESE.
>> WHY?
>> 'CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A YARD
SALE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CEMETERY.
HE'S GOT THE GRAVESTONES ALL
TILTED, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A YARD
SALE.
AND HE'S GOT SOME OF MY GOOD
PROPS IN THE BACK AND SOME OF MY
BAD PROPS IN THE FRONT.
AND IT'S REALLY NOT FUNCTIONAL
THE WAY IT IS.
YOU KNOW, YEAH, I'M AMAZED THA I HAVE ANY FRIENDS [CHUCKLES]
DURING THAT WEEK AT ALL.
THEY HAVEN'T JUST UP AND LEFT.
BUT I JUST WANT THINGS TO RUN
SMOOTHLY.
THE ANUBIS STATUE -- IT CAME OU GOOD.
I SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN, BUT THERE
ARE SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD
HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY -- THE
COLLAR AND BACKGROUND PIECE.
I'M A PERFECTIONIST, BUT YOU
HAVE TO GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU
JUST LET IT GO.
"OKAY. TIME'S UP.
TIME TO MOVE ON TO THE NEX PROJECT."
>> OUTSIDE, HE'S RUSHING TO
FINISH THE LAST-MINUTE DETAILS.
IN HERE, I USUALLY HAVE GARMEN RACKS SET UP.
WE HAVE MASKS.
WE HAVE ACCESSORIES -- HATS,
GLOVES, CAPES.
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE STACKED UP
OVER HERE OR OVER THERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TORNADO HIT.
IT'S AWFUL.
PEOPLE ARE VOLUNTEERING TO BE
HERE AND STAY HERE ALL NIGHT, SO
CAN'T LET THEM GO HUNGRY.
>> MY WIFE, TINA, OF COURSE --
SHE DOES SO, SO MUCH WORK.
THE FOOD FOR THE ACTORS, THE
MAKEUP, THE COSTUMES.
SHE'S JUST PHENOMENAL.
AND JUST THE FACT THAT SHE PUTS
UP WITH ME DOING THIS IS A
BLESSING.
FIRST OF ALL, FIX LIGHTS.
HOOK UP SOUND.
CHAIRS, TAROT CARDS.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I'M GONNA GET THE FIGURES
OUT, THEN.
GIVING ME A HARD TIME.
COME ON.
HERE WE GO.
JOINTS ARE GETTING A LITTLE
LOOSE.
I MIGHT HAVE TO TIGHTEN THEM UP.
OOP. [BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
WELL, SOMETHING HAPPENED.
HIS LEG FELL OFF.
[ SIGHS ]
[BLEEP]
THIS SNAPPED.
THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
[ SIGHS ]
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO A QUICK
REPAIR JOB.
[BLEEP]
>> WE CALL IT HAUNT STRESS.
WHEN IT'S CLOSE TO CRUNCH TIME
AND YOU REALIZE THAT YOU'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME -- THE
STUFF'S NOT WIRED UP, THE
SOUND'S NOT WORKING, "OH, MY
GOD.
THE FOG MACHINE BROKE."
AND YOU SUDDENLY STOP YOURSELF
AND GO, "WOW.
I AM MORE STRESSED OUT OVER THIS
THAN I AM MY PROFESSIONAL JOB,
MY DAY JOB."
>> [ GRUNTS ] COME ON.
>> "WASN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE
FUN?"
AND YOU EITHER RATCHET BACK AND
ACCEPT THAT AND IT BECOMES FUN
AGAIN, OR YOU'LL DRIVE YOURSELF
CRAZY.
>> COME ON! COOPERATE.
NO, HE'S NOT GONNA FREAKIN' STAY
NOW.
YEAH, HIS HIPS ARE PRETTY BASHED
UP.
[BLEEP]
NOT GOOD RIGHT NOW.
JUST LACK OF SLEEP...
14-TO-16-HOUR DAYS, YOU KNOW?
THEY'RE GETTING TO ME NOW.
BUT I JUST GOT ONE MORE DAY TO
GO.
IF I CAN HANG IN THERE TODAY,
I'LL BE GOOD.
YUCK. I HATE PINEAPPLE SODA.
AAH [BLEEP]
>> WHAT?
>> I JUST DROPPED THE --
>> WHAT DID YOU SPILL?
>> PINEAPPLE SODA.
THIS IS THE CRAP THAT I DON' HAVE TIME FOR.
>> VICTOR IS ABSOLUTELY IN
DANGER FOR HAUNT STRESS AND
HAUNT BURNOUT.
BECAUSE HE IS THE KIND OF PERSON
THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY STRESS
HIMSELF OUT.
VIC ALSO HAS THE BENEFIT OF A
REALLY UNDERSTANDING FAMILY.
>> CAN YOU HANG THIS IN THE
FRONT?
>> IN THE FRONT OF WHAT?
>> IN THE FRONT HERE TO COVER
THIS PLASTIC.
I'M SORRY.
>> FOR VICTOR, CREATING A HOME
HAUNT IS NOT A HOBBY.
HE STRESSES OUT BECAUSE HE NEEDS
EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT.
IT HAS TO BE A-PLUS ALL THE
TIME.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED HANGING OU WITH VICTOR, I WAS STARTING TO
GET, LIKE, THE CORPSE, THE SKULL
FOUR TIMES.
TEAR IT APART. DO IT AGAIN.
TEAR IT APART. DO IT AGAIN.
AND IT'S LIKE I COME TO REALIZE
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LOOK A DETAIL.
THEY JUST WANT TO LOOK AT,
"OH, THAT'S NICE.
OKAY," AND MOVE ON.
THAT'LL WORK.
WHEREAS HE WANTS EVERYTHING TO
BE PERFECT, I COULD CARE LESS.
UH...
YOU KNOW, I JUST DO IT 'CAUSE
EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD TIME WITH
IT.
>> ONCE EVERYBODY'S DONE AND
EVERYBODY'S HERE, WE ALL MEE OUT FRONT IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND
THEN I BREAK OUT THE SILLY
STRING, AND WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL
SILLY-STRING FIGHT, AND THE
KIDS, THEY JUST LOVE IT.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE
HERE.
WE ALL NEED TO STICK TOGETHER.
>> YOU GUYS KNOW ME WITH MY MASK
ON.
>> YEAH.
>> TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A
LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
YOU DON'T GO WITH ANYBODY.
YOU STAY WITH US.
ANYBODY TRIES TO GET YOU TO GO
WITH THEM, YOU YELL FOR US.
>> YOU COME GET ONE OF US, OKAY?
>> 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S
COMING IN HERE TONIGHT.
LIFE'S TOO SHORT.
YOU GOT TO BE HAPPY, AND YOU GO TO HAVE FUN.
>> WELL, HOPEFULLY WE'LL OPEN
WHEN IT STARTS TO GET DARK.
STILL GOT A COUPLE OF SCENES TO
FINISH, SO...
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> READY?
>> YEAH.
>> MAYBE THAT WILL BE ENOUGH.
[BLEEP]
>> HA!
OR IN HIS CASE.
>> HERE, HOLD HIM UP.
>> YEAH.
[ DOLL CRYING ]
DON'T TOUCH HIS HEAD.
YOU'RE GONNA BREAK IT.
>> I DIDN'T.
>> TELL YOU WHAT.
TAKE HIM OFF.
>> YEAH.
>> TRY THIS ONE.
>> OKAY.
[ DOLL CRYING ]
>> YOU CAN'T HOLD HIM BY THE
HEAD!
HOW MANY TIMES DO I --
>> I TRY NOT TO, BUT YOU HAND ME
SOMETHING, I CAN'T -- I GOT TWO
HANDS.
>> THERE.
YOU'RE NOT -- ARE YOU TOUCHING
IT?
LET GO.
>> I'M JUST HOLDING IT UP.
>> LET GO FOR A MINUTE.
NOW YOU'RE GONNA BREAK THE
MOTOR.
ARE YOU HOLDING IT?
>> HE'S ABOUT TO FALL OFF.
>> TRY HIM, THEN.
[BLEEP] DAD.
[ DOLL CRYING ]
THAT.
THERE WE ARE. SEE?
WILL YOU GRAB THESE BUNGEE
THINGS?
>> YEAH.
>> I WANT THE SCENE TO LOOK
RIGHT, AND, YES, I DIDN'T GO
INTO AS MUCH DETAIL THIS YEAR,
BUT I BELIEVE SOME OF THAT WAS
KIND OF FILLED IN WITH
IMAGINATION.
THERE.
THAT LOOKS GOOD.
NEXT.
>> HI, TOBY.
>> HI, AVERY.
[ CHILDREN SHOUTING ]
>> TRICK OR TREAT!
>> YEAH, WE MAKE SACRIFICES.
TRICK-AND-TREATING -- YOU KNOW,
I CAN'T TAKE MY KIDS
TRICK-OR-TREATING.
I USED TO HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY
ELSE ACTUALLY TAKE MY KIDS
TRICK-OR-TREATING IN THE EARLIER
YEARS.
THAT WAS KIND OF HEARTBREAKING.
BUT WHAT WAS GREAT IS THEY WOULD
GO TO A FEW HOUSES, AND THEN
THEY'D WANT TO COME BACK HERE.
>> I DON'T MISS
TRICK-OR-TREATING.
WE HAVE A TON OF CANDY LEF OVER.
LIKE, JANUARY, WE STILL HAVE
LEFTOVER CANDY.
WE BUY A LOT.
KATHERINE AND GWEN ARE SORT OF
CELEBRITIES IN SCHOOL AT THIS
TIME OF YEAR, YOU KNOW.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THEY'RE DOING
IT.
THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT IT, AND ALL
THEIR FRIENDS ARE GONNA LINE UP
IN FRONT OF THE HAUNT.
>> I'VE HEARD THAT A LOT OF KIDS
FROM MY SCHOOL ARE GOING TO BE
COMING TONIGHT.
I WANT TO SCARE THEM VERY BADLY.
>> GO THIS WAY.
>> COMING UP RIGHT HERE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> COME ON.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
>> MOM!
MOM!
>> I BEG PEOPLE TO COME EARLY.
"PLEASE, COME EARLY."
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS?
EVERYBODY GETS HERE AT THE SAME
TIME, AND I'M LIKE, "PUT THIS
COSTUME ON QUICK.
YOU COME HERE.
I'LL DO YOUR MAKEUP WHILE
THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR COSTUME
ON.
YOU PLEASE SIT DOWN AND BE
QUIET.
YOU GO IN THE BATHROOM AND GO
PEE BEFORE YOU PUT YOUR COSTUME
ON."
I'M TRYING TO GET MAKEUP ON
PEOPLE, TRYING TO GET HAIR DONE
ON PEOPLE.
HEY! GET THAT COOKIE OUT OF YOUR
MOUTH.
>> WHY?
>> IT'S LIKE A PRODUCTION SHOW.
IT'S LIKE A PLAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE GOT PEOPLE
WAITING OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW.
>> BANGLES. DO WE HAVE BANGLES?
>> PUT THOSE PANTS ON.
ALL RIGHT, WHO'S READY?
YOU READY?
OH, YOU GOT NO MAKEUP YET.
>> I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN.
>> NEED YOU OUTSIDE.
WHOEVER'S READY, OUTSIDE.
>> I'M READY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> JUST WATCH HIS HEAD.
DON'T HIT THE BEAM.
WE NEED TO STEP YOU BACK.
HOLD ON.
WHERE'S THE OTHER PIECE?
THIS GOES HERE.
>> YEAH.
WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN YET, EITHER.
>> I'M TRYING TO GET THIS WIRE
UNDER THE CARPET OR UNDER THE
DOOR OR SOMETHING.
IT CAN'T JUST BE HERE.
>> RIGHT.
>> HOW MUCH OF THAT BLACK
MATERIAL DO YOU HAVE LEFT?
>> NONE.
I NEEDED IT AND I NEED MORE.
>> ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
>> YEAH, DUDE.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> IT'S A TINY LITTLE BIT OF
MATERIAL.
>> I WAS GONNA USE THAT TO BLACK
OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> IT'S BACKWARDS.
>> OH.
>> THERE.
>> YOU KNOW, DURING THE DAY,
WHEN WE'RE SETTING UP, YOU KNOW,
I'M DROPPING TOOLS, I'M DROPPING
DRINKS OR WHATE-- I AM SO TIRED,
I CAN BARELY FUNCTION.
AND YET WHEN THAT HAUNT OPENS
UP -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS --
I DON'T FEEL TIRED AT ALL.
I FEEL SHARP.
I FEEL, YOU KNOW, INTENSE.
I DON'T GET IT.
I WISH I COULD BE LIKE THAT ALL
THE TIME.
GET IN YOUR PLACES QUICKLY.
TELL EVERYBODY WE'RE OPENING
RIGHT NOW.
AH!
WHAT?
>> I'M LOOKING FOR ABBY.
>> NO. GET BACK IN.
WE'RE READY!
WE ARE READY.
>> OH, MY GOSH!
>> THERE'S NO MORE INTENSE
EMOTION THAN FEAR.
>> [ CRYING ]
>> YOUR BLOOD IS PUMPING, YOU
KNOW.
YOU'RE MORE ALERT.
UM...
AND YOU GET TO DO THAT IN A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN YOU CAN SCARE SOMEBODY IN A
FUN WAY, YOU'RE MANIPULATING
THEIR EMOTIONS.
SO IT'S VERY EMPOWERING.
>> THE MINUTE THEY STARTED
COMING, IT DIDN'T STOP.
EVERY TIME I LET A GROUP IN THE
YARD, I LOOK DOWN THE STREET --
HERE COMES ANOTHER GROUP.
HEY!
DID YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM
BEFORE YOU COME HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> OH, THEN YOU'RE FINE.
YOU WON'T PEE YOUR PANTS.
>> YES, SHE WILL.
>> WE'VE HAD A PRETTY STEADY
CROWD.
>> [ GRUNTS ]
>> EVEN I'VE GOT A MASK.
PRETTY SCARY CHARACTER.
KEEP MY HEAD WARM, AT LEAST.
>> [ CRYING ]
>> COME WITH ME.
I'M NOT WALKING WITHOUT YOU.
[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]
>> AAH!
>> [ LAUGHS EVILLY ]
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> AH!
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> AAH!
[ GIRL SCREAMS ]
[ CHAINSAW REVS ]
[ ALL SCREAM ]
>> I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S JUS ABOUT SCARING PEOPLE.
THAT'S THE PLUS.
IT'S BASICALLY, I THINK, TO GE EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS SCARED
SINCE I WAS A KID.
>> AH!
AH!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ ALL SCREAM ]
>> GET OUT OF MY ROOM!
[ GIRL SCREAMS ]
>> AAH!
[ ALL SCREAM ]
>> [ GROANING ]
AAH!
>> RUN AWAY!
>> OPEN THE DOOR.
[ GIRL SCREAMS ]
>> AAH!
[ ALL SCREAM ]
>> AAH!
>> WHAT IS THIS --
>> AAH!
[ CHAINSAW REVS ]
>> AAH!
>> [ SCREAMS ]
>> AAH!
[ BOTH SCREAM ]
>> AAH!
>> [ SCREAMS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> AAH!
[ ALL SCREAM ]
>> [ CRYING ]
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO GO?
>> NO!
>> YOU SURE?
>> NO!
>> YOU'RE SURE?
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> CHECK OUT THE LINE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HUGE LINE.
I WISH I HAD A BODY COUNT.
THERE'S GOT TO BE WELL OVER
1,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ALREADY,
SO...
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS IS THE
BEST HAUNTED HOUSE IN ALL OF
FAIRHAVEN.
I CAN TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW.
>> REALLY FUN.
>> I'VE BEEN IN IT FIVE TIMES IN
A ROW, Y'ALL.
>> STILL SCARES ME.
>> I ALMOST PEED MYSELF.
>> IT WAS SCARY!
>> EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU DID GREAT.
>> AWESOME. THANKS FOR COMING.
>> OKAY.
>> EVERYBODY'S SCREAMING.
THEY'RE SMILING.
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.
THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR.
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> [ LAUGHS ]
HALLOWEEN IS INTENSELY SPECIAL
TO ME, AND IT FEELS VERY
DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER DAY.
IT'S A COMMUNITY THING.
IT'S NOT JUST A FAMILY THING.
THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS ARE
FAMILY HOLIDAYS.
HALLOWEEN BRINGS A WHOLE
COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE THAT ANY
OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
95% OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING
THROUGH THIS HAUNT ARE STRANGERS
TO ME.
YOU KNOW, I MAY NEVER SEE THEM
AGAIN.
BUT THEY'LL REMEMBER THIS.
THEY MAY NOT REMEMBER ME, BU THEY WILL REMEMBER WHAT I'VE
DONE.
>> FEELS GOOD THAT THEY'RE
HAVING SO MUCH FUN, AND I WAS A
PART OF IT.
I CAUSED IT.
[ CHILDREN SHRIEKING ]
I THINK THIS HAUNT IS MY LEGACY.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA REMEMBER
THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> All: THANKS, MANNY!
>> YOU'RE WELCOME, GUYS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE.
STARTING TO WIND DOWN A BIT.
PROBABLY GONNA CLOSE IN THE NEX FEW MINUTES FOR THE NIGHT.
WASH UP AND GET SOME REST.
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, AND I'M
GONNA SLEEP SOUNDLY TONIGHT.
>> YOU CAN'T GET PERFECTION
DOING THIS.
IT'S -- IT'S NOT GONNA BE
PERFECT, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU
TRY IT.
>> WE HAD A PLAN.
WE TRIED TO ADAPT.
SOME THINGS DON'T WORK.
BUT WE DO ALL RIGHT FOR A
COUPLE OF AMATEURS.
>> IT'S SAD.
EVERYBODY FEELS THAT.
EVERYBODY THAT DOES THIS FEELS
IT.
IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU WORK SO
HARD TO PUT IT TOGETHER, AND
THEN IT'S GONE IN A FLASH.
>> THIS IS ALWAYS SAD WHEN IT'S
OVER.
YOU KNOW, THIS HAUNT'S LIKE MY
THIRD CHILD.
IT'S LIKE SENDING MY CHILD OFF
TO BOARDING SCHOOL FOR A YEAR.
I'M NOT GONNA SEE IT FOR ANOTHER
YEAR.
A LOT OF THE GUYS COME OVER, AND
THEY GET TO WORK ON IT, AND THEY
GET TO GO HOME, AND I'M NO SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE A LO INVESTED IN THIS, TOO, BUT FOR
MY FAMILY, IT'S PRETTY ROUGH FOR
THE MONTH, AND I KNOW THAT.
[ SIGHS ]
MY FAMILY WERE AWESOME.
THEY WERE AWESOME, AWESOME,
AWESOME THIS YEAR.
AND, UH, I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
IT'S KIND OF BITTERSWEET.
YOU KNOW, YOU WORK FOR A PLACE
FOR 11 YEARS, AND THEN THEY'RE
JUST DONE WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, THE LONG HOURS,
WEEKENDS.
SOMETIMES YOU GET CALLS A 3:00 A.M. THAT YOU HAVE TO
HANDLE -- YOU KNOW, WAKE YOU UP
OUT OF YOUR SLEEP.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I WON'T MISS ANY OF THAT, THAT'S
FOR SURE.
I'M GETTING A SEVERANCE PAY
THAT'S GONNA KEEP ME GOING FOR
CLOSE TO A YEAR, SO I HAVE SOME
TIME ON MY HANDS.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR
YEARS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.
AND THE STARS ARE ALIGNING NOW,
AND SOMETHING'S TELLING ME NOW
IS THE TIME.
GOING PRO WITH THE HAUNT MEANS
EVERYTHING TO ME.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS FOR
SO, SO MANY YEARS NOW.
JUST BEING HERE IS ALMOS UNREAL.
IT'S SCARY.
I'M SPENDING MY LIFE SAVINGS
HERE.
I'VE BEEN WARNED TIME AND TIME
AGAIN BY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
HAVE ATTEMPTED IT, "YOU'RE NO GONNA MAKE A LIVING DOING THIS."
BUT I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT, BECAUSE
THERE ARE GUYS OUT THERE DOING
IT.
OH, SO YOU DON'T WANT A MONSTER
UNDER THE BED.
YOU WANT A VICTIM UNDER THE BED,
TRYING TO ESCAPE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE A SICK LITTLE GIRL.
YOU KNOW THAT?
>> YES.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
WELL, IT MIGHT BE BETTER OFF IF
HE STARTS OUT HERE AND HE GETS
PULLED UNDER THE BED.
>> OH. YEAH.
>> IF I DON'T PULL IT OFF, THE
DREAM GOES DOWN THE TOILET.
AND IF THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW
WHAT?
IF THAT HAPPENS, FINE.
I'VE TRIED.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE IMPORTAN PART.
I DON'T WANT TO LOOK BACK AND
GO, "I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT."
THIS IS ALL ANYONE REALLY WANTS
IN LIFE -- TO BE ABLE TO DO WHA THEY ENJOY.
>> NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHA THEIR DREAM IS.
THEY MIGHT THINK THEY DO.
BUT IF THEY HAVE A CHANCE, WOULD
THEY TAKE IT?
IF HE HAS A CHANCE, I TELL HIM,
"TAKE IT."
>> YEAH, IT'S SCARY.
DOING THIS IS VERY SCARY.
AND THRILLING AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE WALKING
THROUGH A HAUNTED HOUSE.
IT'S THRILLING, AND IT'S FUN,
AND IT'S SCARY ALL AT THE SAME
TIME.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE SCARED, YOU'RE
MOST ALIVE.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE -- PEOPLE NEED
THAT.
YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO FEEL
ALIVE.
>> SEE WHAT'S IN HERE.
[ GRUNTS ]
AH.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET IT OU OF HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
HI, BUDDY.
[ CHUCKLES ]