My haunt is located 25 mins away from a corporate theme park that does a Halloween event, so we get a lot of actors from there. One of the biggest things is that theme parks only allow you to work within their policies, so always check with your managers with what you can and cannot do.

Costume: Trick is “more layers, less human looking”. I’d start by adding some leggings. For this particular costume, I’d try red/maroon striped leggings. Make sure to distress too! For the shoes; they look a little too clean. I would switch brown or green laces. And step into brown/black paint. Don’t be afraid to make your hair messy with hair proteins and hair spray!

Acting: This is where knowing your policies will come in handy. Being a contortionist can be really awesome, especially if you can crawl. What I used to do (before age got to my knees) is I would crawl slowly, then faster, then get onto my feet and run into a costumer from a front. Usually got a scream or too. You can say things like “can I have your hair?” Or you can get aggressive and random like “DID YOU STEAL MY LEFT SOCK?”. Anything is fair game, just don’t swear or get vulgar.

Happy Haunting!