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Haunt on Courthouse Square

Address:

134 West Lane Street
Cusetta, GA
United States

Tickets:

FREE, donations appreciated

Contact Email:

Website:

http://haunt-on-the-square.150m.com/

About:

Haunt on Courthouse Square-A free haunt in Cusseta, Georgia.Haunted house with graveyard, open annually on Halloween-Old Jones' Haunted House. Because our entire haunt is made up of volunteers, we are only open on Halloween. Some of us do manage to do a little haunting around town, the week before Halloween. A little advertising never hurts. We hand out flyers at the local stores and gas stations in full costume. We also get to make guest appearances sometimes at, sleep-overs and parties. You should see their faces! We start on the Haunt during the 2nd week in October. We transform my mother's beautiful country home into an eerie haunted house, with red glowing walls, flashing lights, rolling fog, and creepy sounds. We use the front yard, porch, and several other buildings on the property to complete our haunt. We have the front of the house and the porch done around the 15th, complete with sound effects and a few props. This allows us to have a little fun with people who come by before Halloween.re hideous characters. Our 2006 Haunt turned out better than ever with a larger graveyard, more props, and new spine chilling effects. We are already making bigger plans for our 2007 Haunt. We are looking forward in hopes of scaring the yell out of you!

History:

Great ideas have a funny way of becoming reality. Our first haunt happened almost by accident. Previously I helped other people with various haunted house fund-raisers. Through those events I began to be hit with the haunted house bug. As I created these haunted events I began to collect some really cool stuff. One year I decided to do a free haunted house for the place where I worked. I couldn't believe my eyes as I watched eager victims line up to be scared. This eventually lead me to the idea of doing one for our community. We live in a small town and on Halloween there isn't a lot for the kids to do. so, I loaded up all the various creepy, crawly, ghoulish things that I had amassed over the years. Put them into my car and drove from Columbus to Cusseta with a coffin on my roof and Michael Meyers in the front seat. What a site that must of been! Under a warm October sky (we live in Georgia) I began to design the first Haunt. I began to transform our vacant yard into a graveyard, with an old wrought iron gate. There were no sounds to heighten the feeling of dread, but we had plenty of ghoulish characters who would pop out and surprise our willing victims. My dad would hide behind the bushes and startle unsuspecting visitors with a leaf blower. It was great! We got through the first couple of years and used it as a learning experience. We've had amazing growth over the years. With first time visitors increasing each year. Much of our success has been due to steadfastness and creativity. I also have to credit the increased quality of the haunt. We now have elaborate props, realistic sound effects, eerie lighting, and a scare around every corner. So what's next? Our Haunt will continue to grow. We will continue to be on the look-out for new and innovative ways to fill each and every one of you with insufferable fear and dread!