Blumhouse of Horrors Announced
From the guy who brought you Paranormal Activity comes his own Haunted house with select dates in October. This seems like someone going well past the normal veil of being both in the industry and enjoying scaring people. There is a certain "Play" that will be returning with that kind of backing, but that's another post.
What frights await you? Hmm, there's a whole old-school magician theme that's gonna put some dark magic in you. I'll be sure to have more in future updates, but for now read more about the experience below.
Here's the best excerpts from the pr release:
Visitors will tour the twisting
corridors of an eerily haunted theater whose stage was home to one of the
world’s most deranged, dark art magicians during the heyday of 1920s
vaudeville. That is, until one tragic performance when his assistant climbed
into a magical box and vanished forever. The theater was shut down instantly
and permanently closed to the public … until now.
Filled with terrifying sights,
sounds and smells, The Blumhouse of
Horrors will bring visitors face-to-face with the ghostly spirits of the
magician and his disciples -all of whom continue to hone their craft, on the
lookout for volunteers for tricks that could end in disappearance or death.
Blumhouse will offer special
promotions, giveaways and contests through Facebook and Twitter at Facebook.com/blumhouse and Twitter.com/blumhouse.
The
Blumhouse of Horrors is taking over the 88-year-old
Variety Arts Theater building, located at 940 South Figueroa Street, between
9th and 10th Streets. Once known as “The Playhouse,” the building hosted
performances by industry greats like Laurel & Hardy and Clark Gable and
featured speeches by historical figures like Eleanor Roosevelt and Dorothy
Parker. The event provides rare access for visitors to explore one of Los
Angeles’ most historic and well-preserved cultural sites.
- The Blumhouse of Horrors
will be open from 6 p.m. to midnight, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from
October 4th through October 28th; and then Monday, October 29th, through
Saturday, November 3rd.
- Ticket
options start at $29 and can be purchased at www.BlumhouseOfHorrors.com.
- The
experience is appropriate for children ages 12 and up and there will be
select weekend daytime “lights on” experiences for younger children.
