AI is ruining haunted houses
The author, who has run a home haunted attraction since 2005, describes finding low-quality AI-generated art at a local haunt, including a visible Gemini logo. He argues AI use is spreading across the haunted attraction industry through flyers, marketing, props, merchandise, and some projection content from AtmosFX, and that it undermines the craft and the sense of an analog, unique experience. He acknowledges non-generative AI and microcontroller tech already in use and says the industry should avoid AI in public-facing work.
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- Linked in sourceBernie Baxter’s Traveling Sideshow
- Linked in sourceThe pushback against those flyers has been growing for years
- Linked in sourceKennywood found itself in the middle of a controversy over its use of AI art
- Linked in sourcehas also faced heavy backlash over its use of AI in promotional materials
- Linked in sourcehas admitted to using AI to create some of their characters
- Linked in sourcewhich sold merchandise that they admitted to being at least partially generated by AI that featured a racist caricature
- Linked in sourceFans of Queen Mary Dark Harbor have also complained
- Linked in sourceselling AI-generated merchandise in a Haunted Mansion-themed store
- Linked in sourceturn three empty soda bottles, a piece of PVC, and a rotating motor into a working prop
- Linked in sourceTerrors from the Antique Mall
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The author, who has run a home haunted attraction since 2005, describes finding low-quality AI-generated art at a local haunt, including a visible Gemini logo. He argues AI use is spreading across the haunted attraction industry through flyers, marketing, props, merchandise, and some projection content from AtmosFX, and that it undermines the craft and the sense of an analog, unique experience. He acknowledges non-generative AI and microcontroller tech already in use and says the industry should avoid AI in public-facing work.
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- The author found AI-generated art, including a visible Gemini logo, at a local haunted attraction.
- AtmosFX, a large haunt-industry projection provider, admitted using AI to create some characters.
- Several haunts, including Knott's Scary Farm and Kennywood, faced backlash over AI-generated merchandise or promotional art.
- The author notes non-generative AI tools for prop timing and safety design are used, distinct from generative AI.
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Haunted attractions rely on physical, creative experiences, and AI-generated promotion can misrepresent what visitors will actually encounter. The piece raises questions about authenticity in a creative, community-driven industry.
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