Haunted Houses: Public Demand Forces Operators to Add Big Effects

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NEW YORK -- He's not afraid of working in bloody environments, but Dwayne Sanburn can get squeamish when he thinks about the expectations he faces.

A nurse turned haunted house operator, Sanburn and others in the business of scaring people face a public that seems to want something bolder each year, all for a season that typically lasts only a month or so.

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Haunted Houses: Public Demand Forces Operators to Add Big Effects

But keeping up with the Frankensteins isn't easy or cheap. Bedsheets cut to look like ghosts and stock sounds of creaking doors and heavy footsteps no longer suffice, big time haunters say.

"I see more of a demand from people to see a better show every year," said Sanburn, owner of t...

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