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Spooktacular! dives into the origins of America’s first horror theme park, SpookyWorld. Launched in 1991 by David Bertolino, it drew over a million thrill-seekers in 11 years and defined ‘90s horror culture.  Featuring icons like Tom Savini, Alice Cooper, Elvira, and Linda Blair, this doc is a nostalgic scream-fest for horror fans.  Spooktacular hits Digital on 3rd October.

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00:00The Golden Age of Horror started in the United States in 1978 with the release of the original Halloween.

00:10And shortly thereafter, the first Friday the 13th, soon you had Freddy Krueger, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hellraiser.

00:18In this perfect moment of time, 1991, out of nowhere, in the middle of a Massachusetts cornfield, we have Spooky World.

00:28We're running out of time!

00:31I started an event called Spooky Hayrides.

00:34America's only horror theme park.

00:36Spooky World is the Disney World for the Halloween crowd.

00:38Making millions in one month.

00:41I'm standing next to the legendary Star of the Exorcist Academy Award nominee, Linda Blair.

00:46You can come out of the Freddy Krueger experience and you can meet Robert Englund.

00:50Ready to be Freddy.

00:51Fred Krueger!

00:52There were big names that came through Spooky World.

00:54Elvira, the mistress of the dark, at the month-long Spooky World extravaganza.

00:58I'm at Spooky World, Jay.

00:59Oh, Spooky World!

01:00We always come to Spooky World in October.

01:03Spooky World has been scaring the daylights out of wholesome, all-American families.

01:09Sends the wrong message to children.

01:11There was a move in town to start pushing Spooky World out.

01:14We employed so many people.

01:16It was definitely a family.

01:18We were victim to our success.

01:21We created memories that families are sharing around the Thanksgiving table to this day.

01:27Something Hollywood coming to Massachusetts.

01:30First haunted attraction.

01:31No matter who's doing what today, they weren't the pioneers.

01:35Better and better every year.

01:37Spooky World is legend.

01:40Come on in!

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