Actor Resources

Haunted Acting Resources

Use this resource to help spark ideas for
your own characters, costume and makeup !

This resource is a collection of actor makeup, costumes, thoughts, and ideas from different sources, from friends, and from across the Internet. In this section, you'll find lots of ideas and inspiration to help you create a truly memorable character for this season. Take some time to look at the images to see what other haunted house actors are doing. Read the articles to find out what others are thinking and doing with their haunted house acting. Use this information and your own imagination to help you create a character that will be remembered by those you frighten for a long, long time. If you know of other sources of haunt acting information, please let me know. I hope this resource inspires some ideas!

-- A special Thanks to our actor friends, good buddies at Netherworld and other haunt fiends for everything! --

Images of Haunted House Actors, Costumes and Makeup
Netherworld - Actor photos from the Atlanta haunted house. - Page 1 - Page 2 -	Makeup and Costumes - lots and lots of haunted house actors!
Hades Haunted House - Actors from Hades in Chicago.	Skull Kingdom - Actor photos from the Orlando haunted attraction.
Ohio Actors - Haunted house actors from Ohio. - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 -	Actor Images - Actor images from sources across the country. - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 -
Maniacal Brothers - Haunt actors with dozens and dozens of characters! - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5 -	Six Flags, Georgia - Some character photos from Six Flags Halloween Fright Nights
The Millers - A few characters created by Roger & Tawny Miller. (Presenters for the 2002 & 2003 Hacker House Actor Seminars)	Zombies! - images of the undead Mad Cow - very unique mask designs.

*Tell everyone about the Hacker House! Be sure to hand out flyers and spread the word!*
Character Development Ideas
Makeup - Ideas and techniques.	13 Ghosts - Behind the scenes pictures of the ghost characters from the motion picture.
McFarlane Toys - Here's a selection from the action figures from the Spawn and Ultima Online collections.	Rozzy Costumes - Expensive, but a great source for ideas.
Dialogue - Speaking lines and ideas from our fiends at Netherworld.	Characters - Ideas also from Netherworld.
What is Scary? - A few thoughts from Haunted House owners about actors. How to be Scary - Article from ScaryPlace.com on haunted house acting.	Brainstorms - Advertising group that specializes in extreme images for the haunted house industry.
Website Resources
S.C.R.E.A.M. - the Student Club of Realistic Effects, Animatronics and Make-up. Lots of makeup info!	Scream Team - produces foam latex prosthetics. Some how-to info included, also.
Scared Stiff Magazine - magazine especially for haunted house actors. Read the articles!!!	The Makeup Gallery - lots of photos and info.
Hacker Cast Member Info
Cast Member Handbook - This is the older handbook. It's being revised for 2010. (It's still a good reference, though)	Hacker House Do's and Don'ts - read and memorize!