Becoming Frightening: A Look Into The Fright Night Actors’ Experience

Ever since she was a little kid, senior Brooke Mackenzie has been dreaming of working at Fright Night. “[Working at Fright Night is] not like any other job,” Mackenzie said. “You get to dress up and overall just act a certain way and scaring people is a lot of fun.” Mackenzie plays a “Weeping Widow” who cries and screams over her late husband. “I tell people that they are walking...

As you hesitantly enter a dim lit room, a man coaxes you to near him. He splatters cold blood down your face almost entering your nose and mouth and you feel someone grasping and pulling your hair rather firmly, styling it. The blood stains your already tainted clothing from the night before and excitement takes over your body thinking of who you might terrify tonight. As everyone takes their places,...

Blood, gore and carnage; everything you would want out of a part-time job. Junior Koby Hall entertains people of all ages at a seasonal gore-filled acting job at Boone Hall Fright Nights. Hall works at “The Clearing” as a redneck mechanic, terrorizing anyone who dares to step foot in his blood-stained garage. Most of these creepy characters you encounter at this gorefest are actually high...