Season of Screams The legacy of Knott's Scary Farm Documentary.

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[@DrakeBrunette]

My stepfather George Dennis Case Jr. was the last "Frankenstein". But they were calling him "The Monster" back then for copyright reasons. He unfortunately passed away in 2001 and I watched this documentary to see if I could find him. And there was one picture where I did... I joined Knotts Scary Farm this year and became one of the characters for the maze Origins. I wanted to do it for my Mom and in memory of him. It can be a little emotional for me at times because I'm just a year older now than he was when he died. I love you George. I'm sorry we couldn't have more time together. You were a great father figure for me when I was just a stupid little kid.

[@kbfhaunt]

George was a great guy knew him for many many years worked Haunt for many years miss him tons Could you please tell me where he is buried at I would really appreciate it thanks

[@DrakeBrunette]

@@kbfhaunt he was cremated and we spread his ashes in the waters of Hawaii.

[@MrDamakoEndurance]

Rest In Peace to him.

[@MrDamakoEndurance]

What character were you in Origins? I was the Catawampus for cast B.

[@DrakeBrunette]

@@MrDamakoEndurance Lawman… Cast B… ;)

[@HighonBoots]

I wore out my OG dvd copy watching it over and over back in 2004! Thank you for bringing it back!!!!!

[@SonicSpeedNet]

I just tripped myself out because I was just listening to this while working and then looked at the screen to pause for a moment and stopped on the frame of my father being on the screen. 1:01:31

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thats very cool, Thanks for your comment.

[@KarylGryndlwald]

Nice to see Hubby and myself 4 times as 2 different characters in a video we never knew about.

[@DJDerpyify]

Dang. Ultimate nostalgia

[@ramlethalvalentinedestroye1784]

Shut up cry baby

[@emmanuelskywalkers9272]

This Documentary is absolute amazing, I enjoy a lot. Thank you so much sharing this Documentary.

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you Emmanuel for subscribing and your kind words. glad you enjoyed it.

[@emmanuelskywalkers9272]

@@hollowstudios2015 You're welcome.

[@WabarusWorldWide]

So happy to have learned of how incredible Mel’s contribution was to the monsters, makeup and so many individuals she touched

[@hollowstudios2015]

Mel was an incredible talent and wonderful person. I am grateful to have known her for a very brief moment during the filming of SOS

[@derrickpotter601]

Some of the best memories with my family as a kid who was and is a horror fan. The haunted houses were awesome!!!

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you for sharing

[@apeters301]

Who remembers this amazing movie/documentary. I have a copy but can't find it at the moment so I am putting this in my saved file when I bought this movie back when they first released it I would watch this ever night before bed I loved this movie/documentary I Love everything horror/Halloween I miss the old day back in 04 05 06 07 08 and 09 years those years of knott's scary farm where the best.

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@Beetlejuice_88]

I feel like Universal Studios has slowly taken the crown and surpassed Knotts at this point in time the advancement in tech and lighting and makeup, they invented horror after all, and the event is so big for them now it's getting a year round location in Vegas.

[@DonElvis2]

To an extent cause they are a movie studio. As a scare actor, I do like that a knotts we can interact a bit more with guests in mazes compared to just doing a repeated action in mazes. Theres also new ideas instead of being recycled from other movies, which we know about. Thats not a diss to horror nights, they just have more of an advantage with all the film properties they have.

[@Beetlejuice_88]

@@DonElvis2 I wholeheartedly agree, if I was a scare actor still I'd be wanting more interaction so Knotts definitely would be the go to.

[@DonElvis2]

@Beetlejuice_88 it just gets tiresome repeating an action. lol I like to have a little freedom

[@Beetlejuice_88]

@@DonElvis2 Most definitely! Repetition is a killer to creativity & dulls the scare

[@MsDisneylandlover]

This my favorite documentary. I missed dinosaurs ride. Although as a child I was afraid of it. But I wish they bring it back.

[@julianramirez580]

Man I wish I was there early enough to see the medieval themed scare zones and mazes

[@fabianestonactoc]

I love it wouldn’t go anywhere else

[@ItsThatPumpkin]

This is absolute amazing!!! My favorite line is at 1:34:03 XD Its amazing! GREAT JOB!!!

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you so much.

[@JeffBecker-j9s]

Loved the documentary! I just wished they would have talked about how hard the “ Park Decorators” job was! I did it for 6 years and it was a fantastic job!

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you. What years did you work. I would love to hear your stories

[@HauntFreak13]

Thank you! I have waited years to see this.

[@melodymulvaney4912]

Im watching the bonus feature of the session of screams, and noticed that you hadn't added bigfoot rapids ride maze ride the revenge of bigfoot/ bigfoots revenge in the video. That maze/ rides last appearance at the Halloween haunt was back in 1999.

[@hollowstudios2015]

Hi Melody, Thank you for your comment. We were only given a certain amount of archival footage to use in Season of Screams and unfortunately Bigfoots Revenge wasn't included.

[@und3ad._cosplay]

My family and I just went a few days ago! Since this year is the 50th year, it got me curious to how it actually started! I’m just a few minutes in and I’m about making popcorn to watch the rest, haha!

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you for your comment. I hope you enjoy it. It's been almost 20 years since it was first released so its a bit vintage so to speak. Have a great Halloween season!

[@wickedphant0m]

Kind of crazy how they made a whole Halloween special that didn't spend any time on the costumes... which is THE THING that Halloween is all about.

[@maryz9319]

That info is likely proprietary, trade secrets. Wouldn't really expect to see it addressed in something like this.

[@provokedrobin608]

23:14 god bless wolfman Jack

[@moonlady6407]

My husband is in this documentary. 😉

[@GrimwoodHollow]

Hey buddy! Just subscribed, and super excited for this! But we still have to meet up soon...! Cheers🎃👍

[@JeffBecker-j9s]

Loved the documentary! I just wished they would have talked a belittle bit about how hard the “ Park Decorators” job was! I did it for 6 years and it was a fantastic job!

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you. What years did you work? I would love to hear some stories.

[@JeffBecker-j9s]

I worked at Knott’s from November of 1999- 2006. Our department was very small. I had my manager Eddie, myself and two other employees. I remember all of these very creative people in this video.In my era with Scary Farm, we would strike Halloween night and have most of our outdoor decor down before park opening at 10am. Cutting the “ scare cloth” was the worst though! And then hanging it up with fire retardant on in was awful! November 2-3 , Christmas would start going up!😑But I’d do it all over again if I could!

[@hollowstudios2015]

@@JeffBecker-j9s Haha, Yeah i worked with some of the scare cloth to augment an interview or scene, that stuff is nasty. I can't imagine working with the volume you had to work with. Thanks for sharing.

[@Adrn5150]

6:33 mark thats me driving the mine ride train :) they use that shot many times for promos when i worked there.... it was used at Ghost Rider Queue Building for a while

[@hollowstudios2015]

Hi Adrian, Thank you for subscribing. That is very cool you worked there back then. Yes, they used that shot many times for promo videos and B-Roll

[@DrKozmotis]

Knott's Scary Farm 50th Anniversary (September 21 - October 31, 2023)

[@MegaThor62]

Thank you for posting this video. It’s definitely getting me ready for this year’s Haunt. The only question, I have is was it really Walter Knott that made the final decision on the Haunt? I was told it wasn’t him, since he was battling dementia at that time. Just curious if you a little more to the story.

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thank you for your comment. That is a good question! The general consensus back when we were filming in 2002 was, Walter Knott was the one and only family member that approved the event therefore gave the green light,

[@christinam.1029]

Going this year I use to go every year from 2007-2012 but after that it got really stupid the talent wasn’t doing their job it happened two year in a row but apparently it’s better now because they probably got lots of complaints so going this year did universal last year

[@MsDisneylandlover]

i did scary farm at 18 but no way jose now. lol..but i wish i was brave..

[@MsDisneylandlover]

i loved docs

[@DonElvis2]

I'm a little disappointed that Elvira wasn't mentioned in this since she was a staple at scary farm.... granted I know the people running knotts at that time where conservative and didn't like that she was doing the LA pride parades and they fired her because of it lol the tension really shows with how they acted like she never existed at the park lol It would b nice if they could update this doc especially for the 50th!

[@hollowstudios2015]

Hello, Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately at the time of production in 2002 Elvira and her management declined to be part of the Documentary.

[@DonElvis2]

@hollowstudios2015 I know she had gotten released in 2001, so either one had issues. lol, I'm just glad that they made up, and shes being represented. I just know that the owners that time were a bit conservative and wanted a "family friendly" show... lol, so I can see if either party skipped out. Other than that, I love the documentary though 🖤

[@hollowstudios2015]

Thanks so much. Have a great Halloween season.@@DonElvis2

[@MsDisneylandlover]

​@@hollowstudios2015I love this documentary

[@GeorgeStreicherMusic]

I watch this far too often

[@MaybeGodwillsaveMe]

Shiting my pants at Knotts Scary is a legitimate concern for me.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Wish i brave only did once lol ❤

[@carlkolchack3012]

Ty for this .. I forgot about my 5 secs of fame lol

[@ianmurphy3840]

My boy Kirby. 54:50

[@MsDisneylandlover]

i wish i was brave for scary farm

[@AltairEgoX]

@1:39:29 For the creepers out there!

[@nicholasvaldez8234]

Wheres scott!?! Wasnt he on the original😭😭

[@MsDisneylandlover]

u have a beautiful voice

[@seventhfirestephanie8740]

Wolfman Jack ❤️

[@MsDisneylandlover]

did u know Walt Disney and Walt Knotts were friends

[@MsDisneylandlover]

My nightmare and i am not brave but u no it not real. But it seems real.

[@RobKaufman-zw3bi]

I have to correct you on one aspect of your History of Knott's Scary Farm.... The Gauntlet was NOT the first new scare zone to be added following Ghost Town... At about 36:00 min. into your documentary... You claimed that "Ghost town remained the only scare zone until the addition of the gauntlet..." That is not true. Actually, in 1994, a scare zone was added into the park called "Camp Spooky Streets." My wife and I both worked as "street talent for Camp Spooky Streets.. I was stationed underneath the stage coach underpass and my then, wife was stationed around the Northeast corner of Camp Snoopy. We roamed the Camp Snoopy streets. We were 2 of about 30 or more.. My wife was a slider in Camp Spooky... I was a slider, but rarely did so, as our various positions changed to find the best scare areas. That year, I remember the supervisors, managers, the VP of entertainment at the time, and others rated us as scarier than Ghost Town.... That was the true beginning of the expansion of scare zones... 1994... For some reason that portion of Knott's history has been forgotten.

[@hollowstudios2015]

Hi Rob, Thank you for bringing that to my attention. the really silly thing is, I knew about Camp Spooky Streets and actually remember walking through it in the early 80's. I have no idea how we made that mistake. I sincerely apologize to you, your wife and everybody else who worked in Camp Spooky Streets. Do you by chance have any photos or videos or know someone that does? Let me know how to send you a PM.

[@RobKaufman-zw3bi]

@@hollowstudios2015 I do have a photo of all the talent that year.. I will look for it and when I find it, will send it your way... What's funny is that there is no mention of Camp Spooky in any historocal documentary or other archives... Just hope it was a mistake and not intentional on Knotts part.. Your documentary was very informative. Vince, who was featured toward the end of the documentary was one of our co-workers. Been 30 years since I saw him last.

[@hollowstudios2015]

@@RobKaufman-zw3bi What years did you work there? There is mention of CS in the "Sliders of Ghost Town" video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmmqXmPn72ppNk

[@RobKaufman-zw3bi]

@@hollowstudios2015 1991-1994...Began in "The Body." (1991).Then worked The Mine Ride in 1992 & 1993...... My girlfriend, at the time, and I auditioned for Camp Spooky streets in Aug. of 1994 and were both picked as Street talent...

[@RobKaufman-zw3bi]

@@hollowstudios2015 1991 I began in "The Body" in Fiesta Village... We had a challenging year because it rained heavily that season. We were an outdoor maze for the most part.. One night, we got rained out with puddles of water everywhere... We all kept scaring, regardless of the rain. It wasn't until we got word that the builders failed to insulate the electrics in the maze and customers were getting "shocked. ' 1922 and 1993, I was relocated to the Mine Ride.. I was stationed in the "pot room." There were 4 or 5 of us in that area... I would sing "I've Been working on the Railroad" and other tunes as I chased down mine cars... We were always safe there but we would push the limits as to how far we would go to get a scare... In 1994, my now, x-wife and I auditioned for Camp Spooky street talent... I remember the audition... We were given an image on the screen and were instructed to use that image to create a scare... The image was picture of Nosferatu. We auditioned and, we'll, the rest is history.... Great memories.... Following my experience with Knott's, I worked at The Queen Mary's Shipwrecked Haunt (this was before Dark Harbor) for 2 years and then began creating my own yard haunt called "SpydrHill Cemetery." My yard haunt has continued throughout the years and evolved into "SpydrHill Cemetery - a Children's Halloween Theater Workshop." Children of all ages go through my workshop learning about and participating in construction, makeup, costuming and "How to Scare 101." The end result is a small trail with FX and decor operated and maintained by my students... They also create their respective scare positions throughout the trail and have a great night scaring as I did those many years ago.

[@margaretestrella2862]

I wonder how Mel died. That was so sad to hear.

[@hollowstudios2015]

It was very sad. We never knew what the cause was. She was very nice person and an amazing talent.

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[@MsDisneylandlover]

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[@MsDisneylandlover]

R these ppl still makeup n now n 2024..