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Howl-O-Scream Pictures
September 30, 2010
Howl-O-Scream is when Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL, turns the park into an elaborate Halloween theme park. This year, it was themed "My X", the story of a hard rock star turned psycho ex-boyfriend killer. There are several "haunted houses", several "scare zones" (which are sections of the park you have to walk through to get to the houses that have actors & special effects designed to scare you), and several shows - some serious/scary and at least one campy just for fun show. That's my favorite and it's called Fiends, which I worked as a spotlight operator one year. Most of the pictures are from that show, since you're really not supposed to take pictures inside the houses.
One of the houses was called Alone and was a separate charge. The hook was that you actually went through the house alone, not shuffled through like cattle with all the other guests. The cost covered 1-4 people, so you could literally go through completely by yourself or with up to 3 friends, and the actors in the house interacted with you individually. I thought it had value and was worth paying extra to go through alone, but was not worth the cost for only 2 people. The cost divided among 4 people was a more reasonable price, I thought, especially once you add on the cost of the original HOS ticket. I enjoyed the experience, and I will definitely go on opening Thursday night again (no crowds or lines!).
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 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Dr. Freakenstein |
 Naughty Nurses |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Igor |
 Dr. Freakenstein & Nurse 1 |
 Dr. Freakenstein & Nurse 2 |
 Dr. Freakenstein & Nurse 3 |
 Dr. Freakenstein & Nurse 4 |
 Fiends |
 Dr. Freakenstein & Igor |
 Igor |
 Dr. Freakenstein |
 Igor |
 Dr. Freakenstein |
 Fiends |
 Nurse |
 Nurse |
 Dr. Freakenstein & shill from the audience |
 Nurses prepare to make a date for Dr. Freakenstein's party |
 The Date of Freakenstein |
 The Date of Freakenstein |
 I will Survive |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Igor |
 Baby Got Back |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 First Party Guests arrive |
 Drakula |
 Drakula |
 Stayin' Alive |
 Drakula |
 Drakula singles me out |
 Naughty Nurse |
 The Mummy |
 The Mummy breakdances |
 The Mummy |
 The Mummy Breakdancing |
 The Wolfman |
 Blue Moon |
 The Wolfman |
 The Wolfman in mid-backflip |
 Now to unveil Dr. Freakenstein's surprise! |
 Fiends |
 The Wolfman in the audience |
 Dr. Freakenstein's Monster |
 Dr. Freakenstein's Monster dances with the Date of Freakenstein |
 Fiends |
 The Monster Mash |
 Dancing The Monster Mash |
| Datan0de joins the party! |
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 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 The Time Warp |
 Fiends |
 Dr. Freakenstein's Monster goes beserk |
 Male Nurses! |
 Hot (but young) Male Nurses! |
 Male Nurse |
 Male Nurse |
 Male Nurse |
 Fiends |
 Fiends |
 Nurses |
 Nurse & Igor |
 Dr. Freakenstein's Monster |
 Igor & Dr. Freakenstein |
 The Monster chases Dr. Freakenstein |
 Igor |
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| An insulting caged skeleton in one of the scare zones |
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 The entrance to Alone |
 The haunted house that you pay extra to go in alone |
 After you've paid, you have to wait a while, so they give you fingers as proof of purchase |
 Ours was the exact same length as Datan0de's fingers. Coincidence? |
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| Official Busch Gardens video promotion for Alone, the haunted house you enter ... alone. http://www.youtube.com/v/mNjgndE1kDU |
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| Official Busch Gardens video promotion for Nightshade Toy Factory. At the Nightshade Toy Factory, your worst childhood fears are confirmed when these toys come to life with the most sinister of intentions http://www.youtube.com/v/Fm4-xzVhfeI |
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| Official Busch Gardens video promotion for D.E.D. Delta Epsilon Delta Sorority House. Its pledge week, and they're looking for new members. http://www.youtube.com/v/er7mh9Au2w0 |
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| Official Busch Gardens video promotion for Death Row Vengeance. The inmates at Grey Echo Penitentiary are slated for execution, and they blame you. http://www.youtube.com/v/JeZ6GdHABs0 |
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| Inside the Haunted Houses, including Alone & My X: Revenge Rocks http://www.youtube.com/v/0KYDo5as5ac |
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| Scare Zones http://www.youtube.com/v/aYPDLP9Dr9U |
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