Haunters: The Art of the Scare (2017)

Very well executed

Fantastic!

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The minute I pressed play on this documentary I knew it was something different right from the start. Not because of the fact of it being a documentary about Huanted Houses & scare actors. But because I knew whoever made this put a lot of time, passion, commitment & their heart & soul into making this movie. This documentary brings you into the realm of what it's like to be a scare actor & own your own haunt. This film showed that the community of Haunters is incredible & probably has the most passionate & devoted artists out there. The drive & appreciation that these people have to be able to have this as a dream job is amazing. Jon Schnitzer did an incredible job of capturing the work of Haunters and what it feels like to be in their world. Thank you to an amazing director & cast/crew for putting together this documentary & sharing with people to keep following their dreams!

You better have a strong stomach to watch this one. It's funny, heart warming and disgusting all at once. A real trip into the darker sides of human consciousness with a healthy balance of inspiration. Very fun and awesome film.

My favorite thing about this is that Shar Mayer is now forever immortalized. She is an amazing human being, and I was lucky that my first Haunt ever was with her. I've now worked with her 4 times in a row in 3 years. I adore this woman. Shar, I cried when you said, "Because a haunt monster haunts". This documentary has inspired me to continue Haunting.Especially, with The 17th Door Haunted House as the COMPLETE COWARD I am, it's really the only place I feel safe, thank you Heather Luther & Robbie! Also, I love that there is a story line to follow and it's just so weird that I can't wrap my mind about it. I mercy a lot during cast walk-thru but I appreciate it so much.I recommend everyone watch this on Netflix right now! It's great. I am not a fan of the McKamey Manor though...in the sense I won't ever attend myself. But I also won't attend HHN. I do appreciate the Dog Good they do though!I am so happy with this. Who would have guessed I would ever feel warm and fuzzy about something scare-related. Great job to Jon Schnitzer who I've also met. Dude I was so lucky to like start with all of these incredible humans. I had completely forgotten I saw snippets of it at ScareLA when I was the SM there in 2016. How cool that I had a sneak peek to something that has now inspired me.This is a long winded way of saying, 'this is soo cool'

I'm based in the UK and Halloween really isn't as important as in the US. I've always wondered why that is. Haunters: The Art of the Scare, answered so many of my questions about the origins of the tradition of haunted house attractions and just what happens in them. Oh and why Americans have a dread of clowns, which seem to feature as monsters in haunts.For me, the mark of a true documentary is that the film maker doesn't comment on or judge the people who're the subject of their film. This is true here as Jon Schnitzer presents a variety of haunts and alternate views on their social and psychological aspects. He presents their stories with equanimity and I found myself loathing some and loving others.I found the part on the haunted house in a war zone fascinating and the scare actor Shar Mayer (and her 'haunt widower' husband) adorable.Insightful, moving, funny and sometimes disturbing, this is a film best watched with others for the debate over 'extreme haunts' which is bound to follow.