I ended up in the “kitchen,” lounging in a chest freezer, while Tiffany was in another room, strategically poised in a shower, ready to pounce. We were placed in various areas of the house. “Ghoul School” was pretty much a tour through the attraction, some quick tips from the regular actors on how to scare the living daylights out of people, as well as rules - including no touching the guests. Our motley crew posed for a couple of photos, then were marched off to Skull Manor, the haunted house where we would be performing. The best were the two young girls who ended up looking like the ghost twins from The Shining, very spooky. I got a chuckle listening to the make-up artist’s casual banter during Tiffany’s sitting: “Okay, now I’m going to crack open your skull a little…” Singer’s chair, and she was treated to a similar process, as were the other members of our party. It went quickly, and when I saw the final result, I was impressed - and a little scared. Make-up artist Phil Singer, in the process of transforming Jason Irwin. Then came some color airbrushing, and a gooey gore substance, followed by more airbrushing, and finally some blood splatters. He applied some latex to my face first, and then added some additional texture - with oatmeal. He asked me what I wanted to look like, and I said “just go to town.” He was a nice guy, and was very informative as far as the process. Singer, an Amsterdam resident who went to school for illustration, works as a sculptor, and picked up the make-up trade along the way. I was impressed with how little time it took them to create their monsters - about 15 minutes and they had regular people looking like Hollywood-style zombies. It was cool to watch the transformations and how they were done. These included Albany blogger Laura Folos, “Head Nerd in Charge” of her Nerdvana Kingdom Website with her friend, Joel.Īlso joining us was an entire family from Alcove, N.Y., representing Columbia Green Media: Marlene and Colin McTigue and their children Paddy and Maddie McTigue and Emily Sulik.Īfter a brief introduction session, we were shuttled by the park’s Marketing Director Dave Johnson to the dressing room, where professional make-up artists Phil Singer and Rich Conley were busy working on some staff actors. Chronicle writer Jason Irwin and his girlfriend Tiffany Martindale, decked out by The Great Escape for its FrightFest. We arrived, and met up with our host, Marketing Coordinator Jessica Hansen and our companions for the night. We were invited to join the spooky cast of one of the haunted houses. Part of the invite included an interactive opportunity that I couldn’t resist: My girlfriend Tiffany and I - along with other members of area media outlets, were to be recruited as zombies and ghouls and participate in Fright Fest. By Jason Irwin, Chronicle Freelance ZombieĪccepting an “invitation” sent to The Chronicle in the form of a gruesome evidence bag full of blood and body parts (not real, I hope), I attended a “Black Carpet” event at Six Flags Great Escape this past Friday night.
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