![]() ![]() It wasn't until their final outing as a developer that Horror Soft really got a handle on what kind of things your art department needs to turn out to creep out adults and scar young children for life. So then why was she in the logo for a game about an English kid who comes home to fight the devil? And why isn't she on the logo now? A few too many cases of using a single picture of some dead-looking guy and drawing some minor effects on his face to illustrate that he had been bitten by a vampire, or decapitated by a deranged chef, or chewed on by giant ants.Ĭould that be why the Horror Soft tombstone logo is no longer graced by Elvira's digital likeness? It remained an integral part of the logo during the two previous titles, but those were both games that were explicitly about Elvira. The two Elvira-themed games that came immediately after were okay in that regard, but most of those deaths were a little too same-y. While I'm sure they had other virtues, their biggest improvement in my eyes was the greater abundance and detail in their death sequences. Will told me that he (and Blake?) have been attending the annual Halloween Haunt summed age 12, and last year, they really fell in love with Daniel Miller's Wax Works, a museum of horrors descent into the depraved mind of one Dr.After their success with Personal Nightmare, Horror Soft went on to develop several more first person horror games. When I arrived on Halloween Eve, I found an impressive yard display doubling as a love letter to Knott's Scary Farm. As such, it was flattering to be extended an invite to check it out in person! I had seen this on Parks and Cons' feed, but as they were not publicizing their address, I was originally content to simply enjoy the entrepreneurial creativity of these two 16 year old haunters from the interwebz. Up above, the ghost of Sauron looks down, spying those who dare approach this domain.Ī couple of weeks ago, I received an invite from Will Brandenberger to visit his and his friend, Blake Brennan’s Knott's Scary Farm tribute haunt, Wax Works. Up by the actual house, a coffin with a corpse inside seems to beckon. Colorful lighting sweeps across the yard, incorporating most colors of the spectrum. ![]() The bulk of this haunt is the spacious front lawn cemetery and features a variety of tombstones, jack-o-lanterns, a few inflatables, and some creepy figures and body parts. It's a bit rough around the edges, but it certainly showcases a love for Halloween that I love seeing no matter what the form! This one is in Fountain Valley and it features an eclectic mix of cemetery props, spooky figures, some projections against the garage, and some moody lighting. That's in Tarzana and includes a ".Yet" at the end. ![]() Ready to roll? Lets go! The Haunt with No Name We’re covering yard displays from Fountain Valley to Buena Park, making our way through visits on the last week of October. Today, we’re back in Orange County, which proved this year that it’s no slouch in the Halloween department either. But that also means more time to edit photos and type out reviews. Of course, a large part of that was thanks to most everything being yard displays this year, which take much less time to visit. Happy week after Halloween! We’re continuing our catch-up for the end of Halloween season-albeit at a slower pace, because Halloween season was tiring, yo! I tallied up my counts and saw that I blasted past last year’s record and actually hit up 90 haunt “credits,” covering over 120 different houses/locations.
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