The madness of our 2nd Annual Comic-Con just keeps getting BIGGER and better! Mark your calendar's for Saturday, July 16th NOW because you just can't miss this kinda of awesomeness! 
Saturday, July 16 at 1 PM - 4 PM

Vista Grande Public Library 
1556 N Arizola Rd, Casa Grande, Arizona 85122


UZA will be doing a makeup and SFX class at 3:15pm called “Bruises, Blisters, and Gore!”  This is a great beginner class for those interested in makeup for any kind of character or event.  We even had someone from a group that does emergency drill events come to get more information on how to do makeup on accident participants.

UZA will have a booth with our information and some other UZA favorites as well.  We will have UZA’s Ray Digger The Grave Digger wandering the comic con for free photos with any interested attendees.  Sydoney will have her cameras ready to take the free photos/videos and she will put them on Facebook after the comic con is over and after Syd edits them, so this may take her a day or two.  Be sure to get a flyer from Sydoney telling where you can retrieve your photo from and where
 you can share your own photos with us. 

 

Yuma Nightmares is a haunted house and they do a killer Christmas event to.

Yuma Nightmares is doing a Christmas Inspired by Disney's A Nightmare Before Christmas. This is so cool we are even going to try to go down and see it. 
I would say this is a must go to event! Visit them at
15485 South Avenue 4E Yuma, AZ (4E and County 15½)

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This is from there website! 
www.yumanightmares.com
 Re-Opening, December 2015! 
Come see our kid friendly INTERACTIVE Haunted House walk-through 
Christmas display Inspired by Disney's Nightmare Before Christmas!


Here is Yuma Nightmares history right from there website

www.yumanightmares.com
www.facebook.com/yuma.nightmares

The Haunted House had a modest beginning in 2001 in Camelot Apartments with one person in a costume.  We then moved to Sierra Sunset behind Cibola High School and progressed to a banquet table scene full of homemade mannequins with movie icons enjoying the dinner and I (Mark) pushed all the different animatronic gadgets with my finger or triggered them with a flashlight while patrons toured the “Haunted House” in 2002.  At this point, the Haunted House was located in a small front yard.

     In 2003, a permanent maze was built in the garage, which lengthened the haunted house and gave us plenty of room to scare people.  Unfortunately, this made it difficult to do laundry as one would have to exit the kitchen door and walk through a maze to get to the washer and dryer, which was quite comical.  The Haunt grew over the next two years to cover most of the front yard, driveway, garage maze, and the roof utilizing 8-10 actors to provide scares.

     We then decided to move to a bigger and better location, because on Halloween night there were four blocks of parking tied up to get to the “Boogeyman Bungalo”. So, we ended up at our current residence on the corner of 4E and County 15½ which covers a little over 2½ acres.  This new haunt was renamed Yuma Nightmares Haunted House.  The current Haunted House takes up approximately 1 acre now.  We will probably keep the actual size of the haunted house to 1 acre as it takes 50 actors a night to cover all the areas adequately.  With the extra room we put up a 2,000 square foot tent-like structure which was a lot of fun, but we broke it down after two years in favor of a more code friendly open air environment.  We have grown over 300 different plants in our desert lot to transform it into more of a park-like/cemetery-like environment which provides us with all kinds of fun shadows and creepy places to hide in.

     For the last five years, we also expanded to a Christmas event initially named “The Haunted Holiday” as we were trying to recreate what Disney was doing with their Haunted Mansion Holiday in the winter.  I strongly recommend you visit their event which runs from September to early January.

     Now our event utilizes 100 to 200 volunteers to fill the 50 positions per night needed to run an event this size.  Our set design is improved upon each year and our costumes become more elaborate with each season.  Again we are always looking for fun and energetic/motivated people become part of our core group of actors.  Please come out and see what people are talking about!


Sincerely,
Mark Plante P.T.

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www.yumanightmares.com

How to Avoid Ticking Off the Actors in a Haunted House
Haunted houses are a fun part of Halloween. Here are some tips from a haunted house actor about the etiquette and common sense of going through a haunted house.
http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Ticking-Off-the-Actors-in-a-Haunted-House

 Do not bother trying to act tough, we know you're scared. And pretending you aren't scared or trying to act smart just wastes your money, not ours.

 Be sure you really want to go through the house- there's nothing worse than a customer who keeps their eyes and ears covered, or runs.

Make sure you won't react poorly to the environment. Fog machines and strobe lights are often used. Keep this and any medical conditions that could be aggravated by this in mind.

Do not come if you are drunk or under the influence of drugs. You won't have fun, your friends won't have fun, the actors won't have fun, and you could be a danger to yourself or others.

If there are rules, listen to them.

Even if it is not explicitly mentioned, do NOT touch the actors. This is liable to get you thrown out, and possibly arrested.

Unless they are unprofessional, actors are unlikely to break character, regardless of how many devastatingly witty one-liners you come up with. You might think it's hilarious to ask for an actor's phone number, or to comment on how hot they are. Trust me, it's not.

Do not hang out in an actor's scene and refuse to move until the actor is forced to break character to get you out. This is not funny. This ruins the experience for the people behind you and forces the actor to break rules.

Stating that you aren't frightened indicates to the actors that you are. If you see an actor peeking out from behind a curtain, it is probably because they WANTED to be seen. Saying "ha, I can see you!" doesn't prove that you're clever.

Pushing aside curtains in search of actors waiting to scare you ruins the scare. Do not do this.

It's not your job to scare people, it's the actor's. Let them do their jobs.

Do not try to scare the actors. This will almost certainly not work, and you'll look like a prat.

If you find yourself too afraid to continue, request to be taken out. Do not ask to be taken out unless you genuinely want to leave the house. A false chicken out will only irritate actors who have to break character to escort you out.

Asking an actor to not scare you will often not work. In fact, it will only encourage them to scare you more. If you are truly frightened, chicken out.

Do not force your companions to stay if they are frightened.

Try to have some fun when you walk through. Having no fun ruins the experience for everyone.

Running in a haunted house can be dangerous and destructive. Try to avoid it

Do not walk slowly or dawdle. Try to keep an average walking pace. This will ensure that you will not clump up into big groups with the people behind you, which leads to less scares for everyone.

Come in smaller groups (2-4 is usually good). This makes you more manageable and easier to keep track of in the house.

The longer you wait at the end of a hallway or in a doorway being frightened or debating about who goes first, the more time the actors have to prepare to scare you.

When you leave the house don't warn waiting customers about what it might hold. That's kind of like telling people the end of a movie that they're waiting in line to see.

Don't take photos or video tape when you walk through. This really destroys it for others. Posting on Facebook, Instagram, or anywhere else really destroys it for those that want to enjoy, and hurts those that took the time to create this art form. It also causes the actors to have no vision for a few minutes...making our job rather difficult.

If you do happen to know one of the actors personally, don't yell out their name or ask/mention any personal information or upcoming plans to meet. Again, this ruins the experience for anyone else in front or behind you. It also ruins the scare actor's experience. Many hours of rehearsal have been put into your one walk through. Plus it could be of concern to give out actor's names.

Leaving the group you are with to hide and try to scare them is not only rude to the performers, it can hold its own dangers. There are electrical cords and other items that are intentionally set out of the way to not be a hazard to guests. By straying off the path, you may be putting yourself in harm's way or get lost.

If you see an actor setting up a scare for someone in your group, don't try to 'help.' You are probably not as clever as you believe and your friend probably isn't as stupid as you think. Telling them, 'look over there' and pointing at the stalking actor is tantamount to saying, 'hey, there's a monster over there getting ready to scare you.

Tips

When planning to attend a Haunted House think about your attire. Close toed shoes are a better option (sneakers, etc). With all the jumping by yourself or your group, toes often get stepped on. There may also be items you can stub your toes on.

If you do go through more than once, don't be obnoxious about how much you now know about the house. Try to enjoy it as you would a new house.

If an actor tells you something, such as "Wait", "Move faster", "Wrong way" etc.
, listen to them.

Be aware of when a house closes. If it closes at, say, midnight, do not show up at midnight. The actors will be preparing to leave, and the house will probably already be shut down.

A haunted house is usually only as scary as the surprises that it holds. Going through more than once can ruin the experience for you and the actors, unless you are respectful on your subsequent ventures and are there to appreciate the things you might have missed the first time through.

Remember, most actors, this is their JOB. As you are leaving their room, or the whole park for that matter, tell the ticket booth who did a good job. It makes the "monsters" feel appreciated and will continue to do better.

Making fun of actors or attempting to break their character is neither witty nor amusing.

Don't try to be a tough guy. Don't be insulting to and/or hit the actor because they scared you. You paid money for them to do that. If you can't handle it, stay home.

Don't tell actors "stop scaring my kid(s)". If you think your kids can't handle it don't go in. If your kids can't handle it chicken out. You ruin everyone in the groups good time as well as the actors good clean fun when you get angry for forcing your child into something they can't handle.

Most houses will allow you to request a "low" scare or a "high" scare if you feel the need. Please do not request a low scare unless you've got small children with you, and do not request a high scare if you can not handle it.

Warnings

As stated above, do not touch the actors. Do not hit the actors. Do not kick, push, bite, slap, lick, scratch or otherwise assault actors. The same goes for mannequins, which could be an actor pretending to be fake.

Don't bring flashlights. Bringing flashlights ruin the whole effect that most houses often try to create. It spoils the thrill for not only you, but your entire group.

Do not run. You could destroy the house or hurt yourself and others.

If you are prone to striking out when frightened, do not go through a haunted house. The actors do not want to be punched in the face for doing their jobs any more than you do. If you meant to do it or not doesn't matter. If you can't control yourself, then stay home. Some "hitters" find that keeping their hands in their pockets can keep them from reflexively lashing out. You might see if that works, but do so before you go.

Unless you yourself are on fire, no smoking in the house.

www.jackandjillshauntedhill.com
Come see United Zombies of America UZA Founders Acting at Jack and Jills Haunted Hill! Ray and Sydoney Banks will be acting at Jack and Jills Haunted Hill Haunted House.
They will not be zombies at this haunt they will be some creep, scary, terrifying and CrAzY characters! You will not want to miss this it is going to be Amazing!

Jack and Jill went up the Hill but were NEVER seen again...
and you might not be either!

While searching for water they stumbled upon an abandoned mine and never came back out...come explore the mine and see what happened to poor Jack and Jill.

Hopefully you'll be lucky enough...to make it out...ALIVE!!!

Coming to Phoenix Indoor Karting this October!!!

Reserve your ticket now @ www.haunted-hill.com! Limited tickets available!

Every day from 12PM to 5PM we offer family friendly exploration of the haunt without the scares. For just $5 per person you can walk through the spooky sets. Great for kids! Tickets available at the front desk.