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What’s in a Name – How Immersive Theater & Horror Companies Were Named

January 9, 2019 By Taylor Winters In 49 Boxes, Alone, Blackout, Candle House Collective, Capital W, Ceaseless Fun, CoAct Productions, Count's Den, CreepLA, Delusion, Disco Dining Club, Drunken Devil, Drycraeft LA, E3W Productions, Elk-Owl Society, Epic Immersive, Faceless Ventures UK, Firelight Collective, Gorlesque, Heretic, Horror Escapes LA (HELA) Productions, HVRTING, Interviews, MetaForYou, Miasma, Midsummer Scream, Reality X, Rogue Artists Ensemble, Rough House, Santu Deliria, Scout Expedition Co, Screenshot Productions, Shock Theater, Sinister Pointe, Speakeasy Society, Spy Brunch, The 17th Door, The Guest and the Host, The Lust Experience, The Speakeasy, The Tension Experience, The Unmarked Door, They Played Productions, Trap Street, Unbound Productions, Whisperlodge, White Helix, Zombie Joe's Underground 1 Comment

Names are powerful. They are our doorway to a company. They are a handshake, a first impression. They connect us to their brand, informing us of what we should expect. They have the power to build a long-lasting relationship or turn away a potential customer. But often times more important than the name itself is [...]

Crossed Wires, ARX, Candle House Collective

Hello, Operator: A Review & Recollection of Candle House Collectives Crossed Wires

November 19, 2018 By Cristen Brinkerhoff In ARX, Candle House Collective, Recollection, Review, To The Community No Comments

Disclaimer: Below is a full-spoiler recollection with review elements of the author’s experience during Candle House Collective’s latest remote mobile experience, Crossed Wires. crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires crossed wires Crossed Wires Many alternate reality experiences (ARX) […]

Last Candle - Evan Neiden - lastcandlearx - Immersive Alternate reality experience ARX - storyteller - apprentice - Kerzenhaus Psychiatric - Candle House Collective

The Beauty of Storytelling – An Interview with Evan Neiden of Candle House Collective’s lastcandlearx

July 2, 2018 By Taylor Winters In Candle House Collective, Interviews No Comments

Below is an interview with Evan Neiden of the Candle House Collective, discussing the genesis and the mission of the company as well as their first immersive alternate reality experience, lastcandlearx. As this experience will not be remounted, please do not worry about spoilers. “These candles are all the souls on earth. Would […]

Why Immersive Theater Matters, What it is, & How to Get Involved

January 2, 2017 By Taylor Winters In Candle House Collective, Essential Articles, Evil Twin Studios, Field of Screams, Ghost Train, Gorlesque, Knott's Scary Farm, News, Savage House, Scarehouse: Basement, The Great Horror Campout, To The Community 1 Comment

What is ‘Immersive Theater?’ Do you ever find yourself getting bored watching television? Falling asleep while reading a book? Ever wish you could be a part of the story? That your choices mattered? Immersive theater provides this opportunity. Immersive theater differentiates itself from traditional theater by removing the stage and actively immersing audiences within [...]