Halloween being a uniquely American thing getting bigger every year I guess, a time when you're supposed to be horrified and have the whits scared out of you right?
We here at Costellophoto decided to join in the fun photographically, and rented space at a local haunted house,  Monster mayhem .

 


Well now the older we get the less we are scared by silly things like coffins, I remember shooting an Undertakers convention at Ballys Las Vegas  years ago , and getting a little spooked


A huge Three house affair south end of the Las Vegas Strip, in the parking lot of the new  'Towncenter Mall' I15 and Sunset Blvd  should you be in the neighborhood.
So my Idea was to have a tent / Booth with a Coffin ,lit in a spooky (bad) way greens and blues , purple if you're getting adventurous and bingo, a credit card machine and boy you should be in the money ,right?
Well now the older we get the less we are scared by silly things like coffins, I remember shooting an Undertakers convention at Ballys Las Vegas  years ago , and getting a little spooked, sitting through some truly bazaar seminars and realizing these guys make a great living out of our fear of funerals.
So opening day comes I have my tent ,camera connected to computer, connected to printer (sony snap lab) credit card machine connected to table, cash box screwed to table, this whole thing has cost a fortune i don't have but hey how can I fail?
some bright spark decided to try and burn the whole thing down, in broad day light no less.

Las Vegas is a, you would not expect a religious town, used to be more churches than bars, a Mormon strong hold, a large influx of Mexican Catholics,and as locals now number in the Millions , two going on Three so as i sit there imagining a crowd of willing coffin models I find most people are not just afraid, but out right religiously opposed to even think about getting in and having a fun shot for $15.00 and a nice 5x7 I might add, beautifully lit !
Some of the Hispanics actually got out their rosaries!
Caskitaphobia I call it, so the lesson we learn is this , have options, creepy clowns, dead people, and maybe a coffin, we're still two weeks from Halloween, don't bother with the first week, maybe just do the weekends,and lastly take and destroy every camera phone you see!


And an update, though all this rather expensive endeavor  with worries about Fire inspectors with their hands out and whether or not the Fire dept would let them open or not , attendance and just general fears that it's all been a complete waste of time and money, some bright spark decided to try and burn the whole thing down, in broad day light no less.
So we have a hole in our calender till Thursday...any takers?