Behind the Screams at Spookyworld

The Secrets, Scares, and Stars of America’s Original Horror Theme Park

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Get the photo-illustrated inside story of how David Bertolino built the magical haunted kingdom that sparked an entire eerie industry.A Hollywood extravaganza in rural New England filled with haunted houses, museums, a circus, movie stars, and more, Spookyworld turned Halloween into a season-long celebration. During its original twelve-year run, Spookyworld sparked a new phenomenon, bringing us haunted mansions and scary stories that would shape the world of horror fandom for years to come. In Behind the Screams at Spookyworld, Bertolino artfully illustrates how he created a never-before-imagined industry, with candid appraisals and intimate memories from the stars that floated through the park, alongside hundreds of rare photographs.With forewords by Alice Cooper and Linda Blair, this groundbreaking book illustrates just how important Spookyworld was for the Halloween industry. It covers an array of scary subjects, including:The Hauntrepreneur himself, David BertolinoThe evolution and creation of the parkThe stunts that made the park infamous among its fans and detractorsAnecdotes from horror’s biggest stars in film and TVAnd so much more!From “Spooky Hayrides” to the “Scaryoke stage,” Spookyworld was a destination for all things horror. Behind the Screams at Spookyworld revives the park that sparked a haunted movement and explores the legacy that remains. Relive the thrills and chills of past years in this rare personal account from the King of Horror.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-05-28
Mått216 x 251 x 25 mm
Vikt1 411 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCastle Books
Antal sidor256
FörlagQuarto Publishing Group USA Inc
ISBN9781577159179

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David Bertolino has been described as a combination of Walt Disney and Stephen King. Throw in PT Barnum and you’re getting closer. A producer, writer, and entrepreneur, he is first and foremost a showman. Bertolino was already a legend in the costume industry when he single-handedly transformed Halloween from a night of trick-or-treating into a season like Christmas. For a dozen years, Bertolino ran and was the spokesman for Spooky World, appearing in hundreds of newspapers and magazine articles, including the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, and radio and television interviews on shows including The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Entertainment Tonight. Bertolino has pioneered the Halloween megastore concept and written and produced off-Broadway plays in New York and Los Angeles. He is also the subject of the documentary Spooktacular!.Alice Cooper is a legendary rock icon and a household name who tours the world every year. He has hosted ten of his own annual Alice Cooper Celebrity Golf Tournaments, and is a comfortable five handicap. He is author of Alice Cooper, Golf Monster, published by Aurum.Linda Blair is an American actress, activist, and beloved "scream queen" thanks to her role as Regan MacNeil in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist. The role won her a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, while firmly establishing her as a Spooky Season icon and cementing her in our nightmares for all time.

Foreword: Spooky Days Gone ByForeword: Phenomenal Frights Preface: The Epicenter of UnearthlyEntertainment PROLOGUEThe Hauntrepreneur1990 The Hayride 1991 Spooky Hayrides at the Berlin Fun Farm 1992 Get Linda Blair 1993 Elvira and The Scream Queens 1994 Stunts and Stars1995 Peppers, Pickaxes, and Smashing Pumpkins . . .1996 Alice in Spookyworld 1997 Postmark Spookyworld 1998 Attack of the Building Inspector 2000 Return of the Living Spookyworld 2001 Beyond Horror 2002 Stars Gone Wild 2003 The Beginning of the End Epilogue: The Afterlife of Spookyworld Index Acknowledgments About the Author