How Much Do Haunted House Actors Make?

Haunted House actors make $8.81 per hour according to Indeed. Their earning per hour can go high up to $10-20 based on the project and experience.

As the popularity of spooky tourism has grown over the years, many production companies are making shows which are related to paranormal activities.

With the increasing interest of people, the actors can also grab their opportunities to become a part-time actor and learn and earn from their job.

Halloween is the perfect time to experience haunted houses, there are a lot of events, parties, and shows which are made in that spooky time.

They typically operate from the last week of late September or early October to the last week in October or the first few weeks of November.

The actors must work up to 5 to 8 hours daily as per The Penny Hoarder. They must do their make-up in between this time and leave home at midnight.

The characters they feature include demons, ghosts, skeletons, zombies, monsters, possessed people, witches, serial killers, slashers, and some of humorous characters.

The actors wear elaborate and scary costumes, masks, and even prosthetics to give that extra feel of the ghost and lurk around the house, scaring their customers.

Some of the haunted houses open at 7:00 pm and close at 11:00 pm, and during the weekends, the house remains open entertaining the people up to 1:00 am.

Similarly, most of the actors who come there to work are struggling actors, and they only do the job for a short period of time until they get a full-time job.

The houses where the actors work are typically, abandoned, which are of no use, and that house which looks spooky from the inside as well as the outside.

Other types of haunted locations are dilapidated houses, abandoned asylums, defunct prisons, amusement parks, ships, factories, barns, and shopping malls.

To give extra effect to the haunted house, they use many effects such as intense lighting, animatronics, CGI, scent dispensers, fog machines, spooky old antiques, scary images, and many more.

You have to be atleast 16 years old to work at a haunted house. No age below this would be accepted at the haunted house.

Previously there were various haunted houses across the United States of America where kids below 16 also to work as their volunteers.

They used to work especially in some of the smaller operations run by community centers. They had to scare every age group of people as a ghost.

But, this was a risky job for both the actors as well as the owner of the house. There is a high chance that the customer will try to kick them or beat them in their defense.

This has led to several injuries and pain and also in their physical and mental health. This is one of the reasons why there is an age limit for working.

Similarly, actors that are too old are also not feasible as they would find it hard time scaring people and running away.

Old people might also get punched by the customer, which may hurt them badly and cause great harm physically.

However, some people might have a strong passion to do this job during halloween time, they love scaring people and enjoy their work from afar. 

People from every work department try to work as scarers during the spooky season. Professionals like doctors, lawyers, and psychologists come every year to work as ghosts.

They would complete their job the day, and at night, scaring people gives them a sense of satisfaction. Therapists and psychoanalysts get a kick by seeing the plays out.

As the spooky season is approaching each passing day, there are several vacancies for the Scare actors in the Haunted House.

The interested one can simply go to the internet and search for the required job they are looking for and it will appear and filter the work as per the interest.

Popular job sites like Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and Glassdoor have also posted vacancy announcements for the Sacre Actors jobs.

Scare actors are performers for haunted events, parties, and shows. They are given instructions by the producers and have to act in the same way.

There are a variety of roles the actors like Roamers, storytellers, loaders, pop-scare actors, breakers, and more according to the requirement of the house.

Those who are interested in becoming one of these actors must fill out the application form, which is available on the official site.

Their site will provide you with the required acting experience for the particular job, and the process is simple; you just need to wait for your turn.

After that, if you are a new actor and have never done a role in a haunted house, then you may want to go through the information phase of the place.

The interested one must have exceptional skills in voice acting, special body movements, and facial expressions to get that strong response from the audience. 

While going for the audition, remember that selection is not in your hand. So, don't try hard to copy others and be yourself and enjoy your time.

Sometimes, the creator is looking for some special character, and no one can guarantee that you fit in that character or not, so try to give your best.

Make sure to wear clothes you can move in as you have to jump from one place to another to prove your skills and eligibility for the scare actor role.

Now, wait for the final result and stay positive until they give the information about the selected individuals from the audition round.