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The zombies have been practicing at home. They stand before mirrors, screaming and grunting through their masks. "They want to make sure they are loud enough," says Jennifer Condron. "That people can hear their snarls."
Condron is the founder of New York City-based BulletProof Productions, whose centerpiece is Bane Haunted House--recently rated one of the scariest Halloween attractions in America. And right now, she and other Halloween business owners are enduring their own kind of terror. Just 25 percent of small-size haunts are opening this year, according to the Haunted Attraction Association.
Normally, Bane would have begun welcoming fear fans by the end of September. Now, after pouring $100,000 into Bane this year--including PPE for the zombie hordes, MERV 13 air filters on every floor, and redesigning the house as a no-touch experience--Condron is hoping for October 16. She says she has been cleared to open by the state but can't get a straight answer from the city, so she’s proceeding with fingers crossed.
Still, even if Bane is allowed to reopen, Condron isn’t sure whether folks will come. Fact-based fear might overwhelm fun-based fear. Check out our story to learn how she’s preparing for all possible contingencies amid her scariest Halloween season yet. |
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