We’re standing in a circle as the winter dance begins. Three deer prance through the space, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes startled. They begin to gather members from the audience, placing them as still as trees around the space. In unison, all begin to stamp a rhythm in unison. The Yule ceremony has begun. […]
Below is a creator-focused article on Designing Immersive environments, aimed to educate creators about production design. It is based on Scout Expedition Co’s class of the same name at Midsummer Scream, but is refracted through the lens of the author, employing many examples from a fan and creator’s experience that is separate from Scout Expedition. […]
Note: While Erik Blair is the main author and wrote almost all of the below immersive definitions, this document is influenced by all members of the staff to ensure that it is a complete representation of Haunting’s views. When exploring the immersive community, creators and audiences alike will find a great many words being used […]
1, 2, 3, 4… Clickety-clack, clickety-clack… Johnny Cycle Remount. Our drill sergeant barks at us, her voice reverberates against the cold marble walls of the mausoleum. My fellow soldiers and I do as we’re told, marching in time with the refrain, heading off to war. I’m not nervous, only melancholy – haunted by the […]
I stand in the dimly lit church, surrounded by my newly deceased companions. The altar glows a foreboding red, and an unseen chorus sings “Amazing Grace.” Robed figures sit in the pews, turned from us. Then slowly, ever so slowly, they turn in unison to face us. The figures are otherworldly, their faces skeletal, neon […]
This is part of Haunting’s Recollection series – it is a complete account of HVRTING‘s show, The Science of HVRTING. It contains full spoilers and is intended for readers who have attended or could not attend the show, or are curious about this creator’s work. You can read our non-spoiler review here. Please also note: […]
Dr. Victoria Polidori is hypnotizing us to take us back in time. We are four of her patients, lying on mats in her warm psychologist’s office, staring up at a candle projected on the ceiling as her calm voice directs us. Focus. Let’s go back to that night. One by one, we are reawakened and […]
Some stories resonate so strongly with our culture that their narrative becomes inextricably intertwined with it. The story of a miser that learns the true meaning of Christmas after three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future has been adapted in twenty-eight different film versions dating back to 1901, as well as numerous […]
Dorothea Gale, the Witch-Killer, is missing. That’s what the messages from Oz said; she’s missing, presumed kidnapped, and she’s somewhere here, in Kansas, and it’s up to us to rescue her. Fans of The Speakeasy Society’s work thus far will know that, well, we’re not in Kansas, we’re here in Los Angeles, and this new […]
Below is recollection of The Speakeasy Society’s The Witch, Chapter 6 in The Kansas Collection. This is a full spoiler walkthrough. For our review of The Witch, click here. I’m standing outside a storefront at a retail complex in downtown LA with six or seven other people. We mill about anxiously, making small talk and laughing […]
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