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Halloween is nigh, thus begins the ample selection of attractions synonymous with gore and macabre.
Matthew Chan / Courier One of the many frightening characters in full zombie make up at Haunted Hollywood Sports in Bellflower CA, Sept, 27, 2013.
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One of the many frightening characters in full zombie make up at Haunted Hollywood Sports in Bellflower CA, Sept, 27, 2013.
With the application of realistic FX makeup paired with Hollywood theatrics, anyone can expect a good thrill as long as they’re willing to pay up. However, with big names such as Universal Studios’ Hollywood Horror Nights and Knott’s Scary Farm dominating this industry, how can smaller venues compare?
Haunted Hollywood Sports, located in Bellflower, offers a standout experience where for once attendees can face their fears literally, as participants are allowed to fend for themselves against the undead with Airsoft guns.
According to the director of the event, Candice Catron, the attraction grounds have traditionally been a paintball and Airsoft park. Now in its second year of fruition, the park moonlights as a Halloween attraction with walk-through mazes, scarezones, and killhouses.
Matthew Chan / Courier Ghoul, Tina Stewart, awaits to greet guest at the Haunted Hollywood Sports Press event in Bellflower CA, Sept, 27, 2013.
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Bartender, Christina Stewart, bids guests farewell at the Haunted Hollywood Sports Press event in Bellflower CA, Sept, 27, 2013.
“The Airsoft environment is kind of different from a normal haunt,” said marketing coordinator Jerry Paxton. “[The] zombie killhouse is a little more tactical. … You’re supposed to shoot the zombies, that’s part of the experience.”
Character actor Geoff Muller echoed the sentiment.
“How many places do you get to shoot ‘live zombies’?” ruminated Mueller. “Well they aren’t really alive because they are zombies, but you know what I mean.”
Additionally, producer and co-owner of the Hollywood Sports park Giovanni D’Egidio revealed that the playing fields are all movie sets which incorporate actual props and set pieces from blockbusters such as “Starship Troopers,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Mad Max,” “Tomb Raider,” and “Water World.” Some sets also mimic scenes that can be found in video games like “Call of Duty” as well.
“There’s a unique aspect to this park, and that’s what [attendees] should focus on,” Paxton said. “[We] are a contender in the haunt industry.”
The haunt officially opens on Oct. 4 and takes place every Friday and Saturday until its finale on Oct. 31; it will run for ten days. Admission to the event costs about $30, which includes entry into the park and access into the mazes, killzones, and scarezones. For a different price, attendees may participate in the Haunted Fields of Horror, a Halloween incarnation of the daytime park.

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