About - Prism Haunted House

MODERN HAUNTING

Prism Experiences builds tech-forward haunted houses

Prism’s Haunted Houses blend classic horror with modern day technology for scalable experiences that leave guests wondering “how the hell did they do that?!” We strive for the “Disneyland of Horror” on a smaller, more intimate scale.

With backgrounds in technology and media production, the founding members are always hunting for new, immersive technologies to help craft believable worlds that our guests can truly get lost in. Here’s hoping the guests are able to find their way out…

Years of Haunting

Nights of Horror

Pizza Slices Eaten by Actors

Victims/Guests

2018 - MiCRO Lab One

During our inaugural year in 2018, we opened to the public for a total of 3 nights and 7 hours. During that time, we had 750 terrified guests
experience the haunt and most lived to tell the tale.

With humble beginnings came great learning, and we used this season as a way to both kickstart the Prism brand and experiment with techniques that would grow into the techno-haunt-horrorland we now put on every season.

Prism started as a passion
project designed by two friends, David Fetterman and Andrew Ducote, as a free-to-attend haunt for the community. It was a resounding success in every category except for number of gray hairs generated. It has grown in quality and scope ever since.

2019 - Escape Your Prism

In 2019 we expanded the haunt to 7+ rooms and 10+ minutes of horror. Taking our Prism name literally, each room was themed on
a color or the visible light spectrum; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, Indigo and violet. Terror came in all shades as you wound through the Doctor’s lab and encountered his “advanced humans.”

We also ratched up the special effects, with home-grown animatronics powered by Raspberrvy Pi’s and Arduinos. Ever enter a fleshy room enveloped in countless, twitching eyeballs?

Thrown into the mix was a multitude of cinema-quality pre-recorded special effects including
character videos, monster projections, and world-building advertisements for the big, bad parent corporation, Prism
Research Group.

2020 - Nightmares Manifest

More Horror. More Thrills. More Safety. During an unprecedented pandemic, Prism adapted, leaning into safety measures as an opportunity to experiment with new formats and new technologies.

We built out an open air show with a pre-recorded multi-projection main experience that blended live-action actors and special effects all meticulously timed to an amusement-park-level of “wow.”

It was haunt automation nirvana, and provided a consistent, repeatable experience for our almost 3,000 safely-distanced and guests.

The Doctor extracted an audience member, extracted her worst nightmares, and then unleashed them upon the laboratory. Our victim/heroine was tasked with initiating the lab’s self-destruct mechanism to contain the creatures manifested from her subconscious.

The Team

Prism Haunted House has been built by many people over the years, including some amazing actors, and 2021’s core team is…

David FeffermanFounder, Homeowner, Halloween Nut

David has a background in design and
technology and focuses on set design, construction of the physical haunt, and implementation of new technologies to blow guest’s socks off.

Andrew DucoteFounder, Videographer, Creative

Andrew has been with the haunt from day one. He comes from the world of film and focuses on pre-recorded scenes, haunt set lighting, and haunt documentation.

Taylor SmithsonSet Builder, Actor, Creative

Taylor volunteered as an actor in the 2020 haunting season and has been an indispensable partner since. He helped build out the 2021 haunt, layering in his own unique creative ideas.