The origin story of America's first horror theme park and the thrilling journey of its founder. David Bertolino began as a salesman in a Boston joke shop and moved into Halloween products and costuming before becoming a “Hauntrepreneur” and launching the iconic SpookyWorld.
Practical Effects
Tom Savini's makeup wizardry and the art of theatrical bloodshed.
Production
Vintage SpookyWorld footage that'll make you crave '90s haunted houses.
Acting
Alice Cooper being unhinged and delightful for no required reason.
Director
Quinn Monahan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
SpookyWorld predated universal's Halloween Horror Nights by years, essentially inventing the commercial haunted attraction industry that now pulls $300M+ annually.
Tom Savini's interview was filmed at his personal makeup effects museum in Pittsburgh, which Bertolino helped fund after their decades-long friendship began at a Fangoria convention.
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