MadWorld Haunted Attraction 2016

This is the season that millions of Americans love. It also extremely popular in other countries as well. Can you guess it? That's right, it's Halloween. Spooky decorations, kids and adults screaming into the night as they go door to door asking for free candy, "Trick-or-Treat".

So many adults did this as children growing up and want to continue their tradition with their kids. Making their own costumes whether they are being silly, scary, heroic, or villainous, we all enjoy the dress up. There are also traditions of gathering your family or friends and finding a local haunted house and have a great time.

This is where MadWorld Haunted Attractions plays a large roll in your tradition. MadWorld is locally own and operated by two brothers that have taken their passion for Halloween and horror to a level that few people have only dreamed of. They have taken their passion a created a small haunted attraction. The Haunt Season officially starts on the first weekend of October and MadWorld is there ready to open their gates welcoming in the masses.

This is Tim and Joseph Thompson's sixth season bringing with them over 150 staff members ready and waiting to bring your nightmares to life. MadWorld has grown in the past years because of their talented actors. MadWorld relies on their scare-actor based haunt, rather than the use of animatronic props to scar you. These so called live actors no only talk to you but they will follow your every move. The development team at MadWorld spends months on ways to get inside a person's mind to create new ways to bring fear to the haunt.

One of those ways is to be able to fear from everyday situations and phobias that we all have in our everyday lives and drop you in the middle of it with sets and actors ready to bring you in. Once you are in their "MadWorld", you want to get out as quickly as possible. That is where the fun begins, the trail from start to finish is a half mile through the dark woods where the only bright light is a full moon when it comes around, otherwise you have the dimly lit yellow lights that hide more then they allow you to show.

This haunted attraction is where you need to be this Halloween season. They have it all with food, scares, and creatures roaming all around you. If I see you in line check my pulse, I may just be a dead prop in the corner.  

Grim Stitch Factory

Photo from Facebook

My First post leading up to Transworld next week (3/18/15) is dedicated to Grim Stitch Factory.
For those whom have never met the man behind the art they should, as I will be able to do this next week. I first learned about this place while researching on how to make a realist looking skin mask. this was a picture that I found that push me to hassle this guy to tell me how to do it.

For those that think this is gross is only looking at it from the thought that this is real. to some extent it is. There is information on his website that I invite everyone to look at. When I look at his work I see the beauty in the art and what it takes to do it. I have badgered the man too much to find out the process of what is done to get the effect but like a true artist, I was only given hints and elements to some of what it takes to make one but not the process itself. Which is fine because I spent the money buying the items and practiced a few times to duplicate one of these for me to wear in the Haunted House that I work in. I think I was on the right road to being able to get my own started, but I also work 50 hours a week and I am completing my undergrad degree so my thought process was not focused on where I would want it to be which is in the art of creating masks. But this allowed me to appreciate his work that much more. The man behind the masks is just as interesting as his creations. I have included this picture of what he says is his workshop. I looks great and you can get all kinds of inspirations for all things horror related just by looking at the pictures not to mention being immersed in the feel of the room. this picture was also taken from his website Grim Stitch Factory. 

   
My wife doesn't like what I have done with my office because I have started to add things to the surrounding much like his workspace. My wife doesn't like it because that where we sit and watch TV at night and she says it creeps her out. I just see it as a win for me. 

Whether you are in the market for a mask for Halloween, add to a collection, or even if you have been planning on creating a character for a movie, you should start with this guy. Find him on Facebook, Twitter, and on the web.
I look forward to meeting the make behind all these creations at Transworld 2015. 

Transworld 2015

Transworld is just around the corner and I can not wait.
This is my first trip and I want to see it all. I could even be tricked to wondering down a dark alley just to see something jump out at me.
I will be going to each booth with many questions for not only the haunt I work with but to further my own make-up, mask, and set design creativeness. It is going to be wild and go all night.
I am driving all night Wednesday night to be there when the doors open Thursday morning wrapping up the first day with a trip down to the Darkness.
I work with some of the best people in South Carolina in the MadWorld Haunted Attraction off exit 35 on HWY85. We are looking to get a lot of great products and even more ideas to bring us up to the next level.
I will be posting as much information as I can with plenty of pictures and there may be a few videos.

If there are any booths that you have questions about please let me know before I leave Sunday afternoon, I'll get it for you.