The American Scream Page #2

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AS YOU LEAVE THE TENT, THERE'S

GONNA BE, LIKE, A MAZE.

WE HAVE CARNIVAL MUSIC AND A

BUBBLE MACHINE AND LIGHTS THA SPIN ALL AROUND AND EVERYTHING.

I NOTICED VICTOR WHEN HE HAD HIS

SETUP.

HE WAS GETTING A LOT OF

TRICK-OR-TREATERS, AND, YOU

KNOW, HE WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME

WITH IT.

AND IT'S LIKE, "YEAH, I COULD

SEE ME DOING THIS."

AND, YEAH, IT'S ALL VICTOR'S

FAULT.

NOW LOOK AT ME.

THE HALLOWEEN GUY.

THEY CALL ME THE HALLOWEEN GUY.

I DO DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS.

DON'T GET ME WRONG.

I HAVE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH

SKULLS ON IT.

I HAVE A FIREPLACE THAT'S FILLED

WITH SKULL BONES AND COFFINS.

YOU KNOW, I DO DO CHRISTMAS.

VIC'S HAUNT IS ATTENTION TO

DETAIL.

YOU WALK INTO A ROOM THAT'S

LOADED WITH SKULLS.

YOU SWEAR THOSE ARE REAL SKULLS.

VICTOR DOES THAT, AND HE'S GOOD

AT IT, TOO.

NOW, ON MINE -- I'M NOT HERE TO

MAKE IT LOOK REAL.

IT'S THE THOUGHT.

I'LL GO DUMPSTER DIVING AND PICK

UP ANYTHING.

I'LL MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT.

ANOTHER FREEBIE.

TOTAL COST FOR THE PIRATE SCENE

WAS PROBABLY $8.

FOR THE MAST IS A FREE PIECE OF

6-INCH PVC PIPE.

THE TOP PART OF IT FROM A FENCE

POST.

THE CROW'S NEST IS A 55-GALLON

DRUM, WHICH I'VE CUT IN HALF.

FREE CHICKEN WIRE, FREE PVC

PIPE.

INSIDE HERE IS THE ROLL-ON BALLS

FROM ANTIPERSPIRANTS.

MY WIFE USED TO SELL AVON, SO

IT'S, LIKE, WE USED TO GRAB THEM

ALL.

THROW THEM IN THERE.

IT'S GOT TISSUE PAPER AND LATEX.

AND I JUST USED WOOD STAIN.

AND WHOOPS.

HE'S OLD, SO HE'S FALLING APART.

THIS IS NEW FOR THIS YEAR.

I GOT IT FOR FREE DOWN THE

STREET.

THE GUY THREW IT OUT, SO I

DRAGGED IT HOME.

THE ARMS GO UP AND DOWN.

THEY GO REAL SLOW.

THE MOTORS ARE FROM A ROTISSERIE

FROM A MICROWAVE.

I HAVE AN MP3 PLAYER WITH

COMPUTER SPEAKERS.

SO IT'S LIKE [HUMS DRAMATIC

MUSIC]

THAT TYPE.

I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT SOME

OF THE STUFF I BUILT I BUILT.

I'M PROUD OF IT.

[ SIGHS ]

AND I GUESS HALLOWEEN MEANS THA I CAN SHOW IT OFF TO EVERYBODY.

[ KEYS CLACKING ]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS, THE LOCAL

TOWN PAPER, WANTED TO KNOW WHA WAS GOING ON IN THE TOWN AS OF

EVENTS FOR HALLOWEEN, STUFF LIKE

THAT.

SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND

DROVE AROUND THIS TOWN, WROTE

DOWN EVERYBODY'S ADDRESS WHO HAD

DECORATIONS OR WHATEVER.

SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN

THE ORDINARY.

I MEAN, IF THERE'S A

JACK-O'-LANTERN ON YOUR PORCH,

OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE

THE MAP.

BUT IF YOU HAVE STATIC FIGURES

OUT FRONT, A GRAVEYARD, OR

SOMETHING MORE DETAILED, THEN

I'LL GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND

ASK THEM IF IT'S OKAY.

I MEAN, I HAVE TO ASK IF IT'S

ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY WAN TO BE RECOGNIZED.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I PROBABLY

HAD ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE ON

THERE, AND THIS YEAR TOPPED OFF

AT 17.

MY HOUSE RIGHT HERE ON

OXFORD STREET.

THERE'S VICTOR'S.

MATT BRODEUR IS RIGHT HERE ON

FORT STREET.

MATT BRODEUR AND MR. BRODEUR --

I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR A WHILE.

MATT'S GOT A BIG HEART, YOU

KNOW, AND HE DOES A LOT FOR THE

SHRINERS AND EVERYTHING.

BUT IN SOME WAY, THEIR WAYS

ARE -- I DON'T KNOW -- PECULIAR.

>> A LOT OF HAUNTERS, YOU KNOW,

THEY STICK TO WHAT THEY KNOW.

THEY DO KIND OF THE SAME SCENE

OVER AND OVER.

BUT I TRY AND CHANGE IT UP AS

MUCH AS I CAN.

WHENEVER I GET A NEW PROP --

ESPECIALLY THAT'S ELECTRONIC --

THAT'S GIVEN TO ME OR WHATEVER,

WHAT I'LL DO IS, I'LL BRING I DOWN HERE AND I'LL TEST IT, AND

YOU SEE I HAVE A FULL WORKBENCH

HERE.

I HAVE...

I HAVE THIS GUY HERE, AND LET ME

SEE IF I CAN PLUG HIM IN.

>> I LIKE THIS GUY.

HE LIFTS HIS HEAD UP.

>> YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF HIS

FAVORITES.

HE PULLS HIS HEAD UP LIKE THAT.

AND HE SCREAMS, "AAH!"

I HAVE ABOUT A HALF-DOZEN TOTES

IN THE BACK THERE THAT I'VE

ALREADY GONE THROUGH.

THIS ONE HERE'S KIND OF

MISCELLANEOUS STUFF.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE

MASKS.

AAH!

WHAT I DO IS I TRY AND SEPARATE

AND SORT -- WHAT AM I GONNA USE

THIS YEAR, AND WHAT WILL I NO USE, YOU KNOW?

>> [ SCREAMS ]

>> OH.

CAN YOU SHUT THAT OFF, DAD?

SO, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M

GONNA PUT HIM ON THE STAIRWELL

OVER THERE, NEAR DRACULA.

AND I'LL HAVE SOMEBODY DOWN HERE

TALKING LIKE THIS.

AND AS I TALK, HIS MOUTH MOVES

LIKE THIS.

HA HA HA HA HA.

I AIN'T GOT NOBODY

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> NOBODY TO CALL MY OWN

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN

EXPECTATION NOW TO THE PUBLIC.

AS SOON AS PEOPLE SEE US STAR PUTTING STUFF OUT, THE WORD

STARTS SPREADING AROUND TOWN.

SO, TODAY WE'RE MAKING AN ALIEN

PAPER-MACHE.

I SAW IT ONLINE, SOMEBODY DID

IT, AND IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD.

LET'S SEE HERE.

I'M NOT A GREAT ARTIST.

I'M NOT A PAINTER OR A SCULPTOR,

BUT I GUESS THIS IS MY VERSION

OF ARTWORK.

DAD'S MORE ANALYTICAL, THOUGH,

'CAUSE DAD'S AN ENGINEER.

>> YES.

>> YEAH, HE WAS A CIVIL

ENGINEER.

>> 37 YEARS.

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S A RIGID

THOUGHT PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOW YOU BUILD

A STRUCTURE OR A BRIDGE.

>> YOU GOT TO KEEP ADDING SOME

MORE PAPER.

YOU GOT TO PUT SOME MORE IN

HERE, MATT.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE

PERFECT.

>> SOMETIMES HE DOESN'T LIKE

WHAT I DO, NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR

HIM.

>> OH, IT'S -- IT'S FINE.

IT'S JUST -- I TRY AND --

>> YOU GOT YOUR IDEAS.

YOU WANT IT YOUR WAY.

I WANT IT MY WAY.

>> WELL, YEAH.

>> LIKE, YESTERDAY.

I THOUGHT THE MUD WAS A NICE

IDEA, BUT IT WAS TOO HEAVY.

AND I THOUGHT JUST PAPER TOWELS

GLUED ON AND PAINTED WOULD DO

THE JOB.

BUT HE INSISTED ON THE MUD.

THE TUBE TORE.

>> AAH! IT'S FALLING ON ME.

HELP ME.

>> BETTER FALLING ON YOU THAN ON

ME.

>> NO, I JUST GOT COVERED IN

STUFF.

>> THAT'S 'CAUSE IT'S GETTING

TOO HEAVY.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

>> OH!

I THINK EACH ONE OF US HAS OUR

OWN UNIQUE ASPECTS ABOUT IT,

WE'LL SAY.

THERE'S ANOTHER GUY -- HE BUILDS

A TUNNEL UP, AND HE DOES ALL

KINDS OF CRAZY STUFF.

AND HIS IS UNIQUE, TOO.

DID IT JUST BREAK?

>> YEAH.

>> OH!

TUBING THERE. IS IT?

OH, IT DID. YEAH.

THE ORIGINAL RECIPE CALLED FOR A

PLASTIC TUBE, WHICH WE HAVE NOW.

>> I BET IF YOU PUT A LOT OF

MONSTER MUD ON THAT ONE YOU'RE

GONNA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

IT'S GONNA GO RIGHT THROUGH IT.

>> IT SHOULDN'T.

>> I THINK IT WILL.

WELL, WE'LL WORK ON THAT.

TAKE IT FROM THERE.

THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS

THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING

SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S THE NEX PROJECT HERE?

>> IF YOU HAVE ONE HOME-HAUN CRAZY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,

YOU'LL FIND THAT IT'S CONTAGIOUS

TO A DEGREE, THAT THE FOUR

HOUSES AROUND THEM THAT NEVER

PUT OUT A THING BEFORE WILL A LEAST MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF AN

EFFORT.

>> THE LEGACY OF HOME HAUNTING

GOES PROBABLY BACK INTO THE

'70s, I WOULD HAVE TO THINK.

BUT IT REALLY EXPLODED IN THE

LATE '90s AND EARLY 2000s WHEN

THE INTERNET CAME AROUND AND

PEOPLE STARTED SEEING WHAT OTHER

PEOPLE WERE DOING AND STARTED

SAYING, LIKE, "WOW, THAT'S

REALLY COOL.

I THINK I COULD DO SOMETHING

LIKE THAT MYSELF."

>> THE LARGEST-GROWING SEGMEN OF THE HAUNTED-HOUSE INDUSTRY IS

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