Midnight13

Oh look who is having a Halloween Event!

One of the scariest rooms we ever had was the Exorcist room, I hated to take it out because it was so popular and scary but it had been in for over 10 years (it had a great spinning bed illusion that made a great scare). No one ever said a word about it.

Currently we have the Hellevator, The Evil Dead: a movie literally about demonic possession (now our scariest area that also has been in for about 10 years), The Nun, A slaughterhouse full of body parts and serial killers based loosely off of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (based loosely off of the life of Ed Gein), The Voodoo Cemetery (Marie Laveau has raised the dead using Dark Magic of course), and our newest Area, Frankenstein's Castle (a story about a mad scientist who plays god and resurrects the dead). The castle btw, is probably the best looking set we have ever built and rivals any Hollywood movie in my opinion.

All of this is ok, but all of a sudden, a 15 min effects show featuring actors in the dark touching you with a feather duster has went over the line? LOL If I would have called it, "The Haunting of Mary Whitlock" (my second choice), none of this would have come about. It appears that out of every horror trope possible, the word Seance is triggering to a Catholic. Who knew? I definitely didn't. I never had an intention of causing people to be offended.

But, It comes down to this: The 13th Gate has been named THE top haunted attraction in the country more times than any other and is nationally known for a reason. We bring in literally thousands to people to the downtown area each October to assist the local economy, hire hundreds of cast and crew, and largely have a positive impact on the community since we opened on LSU campus in 1998. If you don't like it, don't go. If you hate haunted houses, hate Halloween, hate horror movies, it's not for you. Move along. But we aren't going anywhere because Halloween is an 11 Billion Dollar industry sitting right behind Christmas. Most people love a good scare and see Halloween and Haunted houses for what they are, Good Fun and entertainment.

The 13th Gate is a theatrical production company that has operated in Louisiana for over two decades, providing world-class immersive storytelling for guests during the Halloween season. Our “Séance” production is a scripted theatrical performance, created by professional writers, actors, and technicians. It is no more a real séance than a scene from The Exorcist or Hamlet is a real act of possession or murder.

quote:

---

What do your grandparents think of your demon ways?

---

Let me jump on the Ouija board and ask them...

Maybe you need to read the comments on facebook