Directed by:
Jon SchnitzerScreenplay:
Jon SchnitzerComposer:
Jonathan SnipesCast:
McKenzie Westmore, Jason Blum, Jessica Cameron, Slash, Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Patrick Tatopoulos, Jason Thompson, Jacob Chase, Shar Mayer, Paula LindbergVOD (2)
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Haunters is perhaps the most comprehensive documentary anyone's ever going to need on the subject. Starting with the history of haunted houses, the film travels the entire gamut, including their inception, their evolution and even their future. Rather than deliver a dull history lesson, each clever development is illustrated by an enlightening array of interviews with some of the most fascinating people within this niche industry. Haunters who create and build houses which are in turn smart, scary and controversial, who act out the roles of the monsters sometimes as relief and sometimes as escape, as well as the people who visit year after year. The film also touches on the psychology of fear: why we crave it, how we avoid it and how these sideshow attractions fit into the overall picture. (Fantastic Fest)
(more)Cast
McKenzie Westmore
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Star Trek IX: Insurrection (1998)
Vile (2011)
Jason Blum
USA
Jessica Cameron
Canada
Best movies:
American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon (2017)
Satanic Hispanics (2022)
Silent Night (2012)
Slash
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) (concert)
Guns N' Roses: Welcome to the Videos (1998) (music video)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Jen Soska
Canada
Best movies:
American Mary (2012)
The ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
The Blackburn Asylum (2015)
Sylvia Soska
Canada
Best movies:
American Mary (2012)
The ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
The Blackburn Asylum (2015)
Patrick Tatopoulos
France
Best movies:
The Patriot (2000)
Jason Thompson
Canada
Best movies:
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002)
Circle (2010)
Jacob Chase
USA
Best movies:
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV movie)
Brave New World (1998) (TV movie)
Paula Lindberg
Best movies:
American Mary (2012)
Snow Buddies (2008)
Hunt for the I-5 Killer (2011) (TV movie)