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Over Coffee® | Stories and Resources from the Intersection of Art and Science | Exploring How to Mak


“Scary” Creative

November 05, 2021
Three jack-o-lanterns sitting outside on a pile of golden leaves.  One with a grin leans against one with its mouth open in fear as a third grinning one sites by.Royalty-free image by Mayur Gadge from Pixabay

Halloween–as in October 31, 2021–may be over.


But for fans of horror, it never really ends.


Our previous Over Coffee® episode, “Creatives at Halloween”, explored creating scary experiences from a maker perspective.


This week, for one more “scare” before we move on, we’ll look at three other aspects of “scary” creativity.


Interactivity, storytelling and the psychology of the scare are in the spotlight–courtesy of Fun Train VR CEO Douglas Nabors, filmmaker/The Brain Factory co-owner Jon Schnitzer, and legendary scare actor/educator Shar Mayer.


So–boo! And enjoy.


On this edition of Over Coffee®, we cover:
  • How one factor in Jon’s production process can also lead to creating a great haunt experience;
  • Shar’s strategy, for an effective “scare”;
  • And, her professional standards, for creating something scary!