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At Salt Lake's haunted attractions, screams and scares are all in a day's work.
If you've never had the opportunity to appear as a haunt actor at a haunted attraction—and that's probably most of the people reading this—you're missing out on a type of seasonal employment and sensory experience that's a bit hard to explain. The evenings are all different, yet still based on a certain flow.
“You're not just popping out and back in, you have to do improv. You're on stage and they have to see you for an extended period of time.”—Fear Factory co-owner Heidi Dunfield Behind the scenes at Salt Lake City's Nightmare on 13th. “It's a business, but at the end of the day our management chats with them, we hang out, we cook for them, we throw parties.
We feel that it's one, big team.”—Nightmare on 13th's Phil Wright. Fear Factory patrons react to a cast member's performance. Fear Factory lights up for a season of scares. Employees prepare for a shift at Fear Factory.
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