# @thrillist on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cylqzp8gvnm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9398381-thrillist-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-19T17:21:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** thrillist (@Thrillist) — https://gondola.cc/Thrillist

## Caption

For a haunted house to be truly pee-your-pants scary, it comes down to one very important element: the actors. So what does it take to be a haunted house actor (yes, a real job)?

According to Amelia Huckel-Bauer, an actor at TerrorVision haunted house in NYC, it involves intense makeup (“to make it look like my flesh was ripped open”), character development (in her case, a dead bride), and special training to scare visitors *just* the right amount.

“A lot of the job is timing, the element of surprise, and the unknown.” she said. “You can improv as much as you want… sometimes I don’t have to say anything at all, they’re so freaked out.”

For more behind-the-scenes intel on haunted house acting, check our link in bio.

📸: terrorhaunt

#nychalloween #halloween #hauntedhouse #hauntedhouseactor #actor #nycactor #hauntedhouseactors #terrorvision #scary

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scary, nycactor, hauntedhouseactor, nychalloween, halloween, hauntedhouseactors, terrorvision, actor, hauntedhouse

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