The American Scream Page #2

Synopsis: An original documentary which follows three families in a small seaside town in Massachusetts as they prepare for their annual home made haunted houses. This story highlights their long journey from planning to opening day and cleanup until next year and the obstacles which face them during the process.
Genre: Documentary
Production: Brainstorm Media
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
91 min
Website
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OKAY.

I'LL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY, THEN,

WITH CASH IN HAND.

[ CHUCKLES ]

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, ANN.

TALK TO YOU LATER. BYE.

>> WHO'S ANN?

>> ANN HAS THE COFFIN THAT I'M

BUYING.

>> OH.

>> IT'S AN EXPENSIVE COFFIN, BU SHE'S SELLING IT TO ME PRETTY

CHEAP.

>> HOW CHEAP?

>> $200.

>> I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HIS

JOB.

HE WORKS WITH SERVERS AND

COMPUTERS, AND SOMETIMES WHEN HE

STARTS TALKING ABOUT WORK, I GE REALLY CONFUSED WHAT HE SAYS.

>> IT'S A FINANCIAL COMPANY --

STOCKS AND BONDS AND

INVESTMENTS.

BUT I DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH

THE FINANCIAL SIDE.

I JUST TAKE CARE OF THE SERVERS.

I BUILD AND MAINTAIN SERVERS.

BYE, SWEETIE.

I LOVE YOU.

DO GOOD IN SCHOOL, OKAY?

>> OKAY.

>> I LOVE YOU.

>> BYE.

>> BYE, MA.

>> IT'S OCTOBER, FOLKS.

TIME TO FINISH PRESSING THOSE

LAPELS AND GET THAT SUCKER SE UP.

THERE'S A FEW ACTIVITIES GOING

ON IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER,

BEFORE THE BIG 31.

>> I'VE BEEN A SYSTEMS

ADMINISTRATOR AT A FINANCIAL

COMPANY FOR A LITTLE OVER 10

YEARS NOW, AND THAT JOB IS GOING

AWAY.

THEY'RE OUTSOURCING I.T.

I THINK THEY'RE ONLY RETAINING

ABOUT 200 OUT OF 600 PEOPLE OR

SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, THE MORTGAGE ON THIS

HOUSE IS LOW.

WE'VE ONLY GOT LIKE FIVE YEARS

TO PAY ON IT.

SO I'M NOT IN TROUBLE LIKE SOME

OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE

REALLY PANICKING, YOU KNOW?

SO WE'RE STILL IN DECENT SHAPE.

WE'RE NOT GONNA LOSE THE HOUSE.

>> SO, AS THEY COME INTO THE

YARD, I'M GONNA HAVE A TEN RIGHT ABOUT HERE.

AND THAT WILL BE THE ENTRANCE TO

THE HAUNT.

AS YOU LEAVE THE TENT, THERE'S

GONNA BE, LIKE, A MAZE.

WE HAVE CARNIVAL MUSIC AND A

BUBBLE MACHINE AND LIGHTS THA SPIN ALL AROUND AND EVERYTHING.

I NOTICED VICTOR WHEN HE HAD HIS

SETUP.

HE WAS GETTING A LOT OF

TRICK-OR-TREATERS, AND, YOU

KNOW, HE WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME

WITH IT.

AND IT'S LIKE, "YEAH, I COULD

SEE ME DOING THIS."

AND, YEAH, IT'S ALL VICTOR'S

FAULT.

NOW LOOK AT ME.

THE HALLOWEEN GUY.

THEY CALL ME THE HALLOWEEN GUY.

I DO DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS.

DON'T GET ME WRONG.

I HAVE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH

SKULLS ON IT.

I HAVE A FIREPLACE THAT'S FILLED

WITH SKULL BONES AND COFFINS.

YOU KNOW, I DO DO CHRISTMAS.

VIC'S HAUNT IS ATTENTION TO

DETAIL.

YOU WALK INTO A ROOM THAT'S

LOADED WITH SKULLS.

YOU SWEAR THOSE ARE REAL SKULLS.

VICTOR DOES THAT, AND HE'S GOOD

AT IT, TOO.

NOW, ON MINE -- I'M NOT HERE TO

MAKE IT LOOK REAL.

IT'S THE THOUGHT.

I'LL GO DUMPSTER DIVING AND PICK

UP ANYTHING.

I'LL MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT.

ANOTHER FREEBIE.

TOTAL COST FOR THE PIRATE SCENE

WAS PROBABLY $8.

FOR THE MAST IS A FREE PIECE OF

6-INCH PVC PIPE.

THE TOP PART OF IT FROM A FENCE

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