I LOVE horror movies and have quite a vast collection of them, ranging from films shot in 1910 to much newer releases. I prefer the old classic psychological thriller style to the more modern gore-fest slaughter films.


Don't get me wrong...I like to see someone get mutilated as much as the next guy...I just don't find it scary...and at times it is almost comical the extremes that filmmakers go for the gross-out factor.


My first horror movie memory was watching Bela Lugosi portray Dracula...it was awesome. We had a fireplace in the living room and the couches were huddled around them...I was in my usual spot on the floor next to the fireplace.


Well, in one of the scenes were Lugosi transforms into a bat...I'll be darned if an actual bat came flying down the chimney and right out of the fireplace!!! Talk about a wake-up call!! It took an hour before my sister would let go of my mom's arm!!


I now enjoy sharing the classics with my own kids...which is something you can only do with the classics due to their lack of nudity, gore and profanity. My son is loves 'The Mummy' and my oldest daughter is partial to 'Dracula'. I have some time before I know what my youngest likes...lol

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Greetings everyone and welcome to the profile of Soul Echo Entertainment. We are a home haunt group in Brandon, Florida.

My name is Jason, The Evil Genius and I will be your host.



The name "Soul Echo" comes from how my mother explained ghosts to me when I was about 6 years old. She said "Ghosts are just the soul's echo on the world". That phrase has stuck with me for many years...and I felt it was an appropriate name to use for our haunt group.

I am the creative force in the group and handle most prop design and construction on my own. I have been creating homemade props since I was about 10 years old...using things I found around my family's large farm in Ohio. I have also designed features for commercial haunts from time to time...and enjoy doing so.

I spend the entire year planning and building props for the home haunt event that we put on every year from October 30th to November 1st. Halloween and props are my life. I have to take a moment to thank my wonderful wife for putting up with this for so many years...lol.

I am also a HUGE horror movie fan. My computer and entertainment center are filled with horror films spanning many decades...from the original "Nosferatu" to more recent affairs such as "The Unborn".

I am glad to help out anyone with a problem. Whether it be related to getting just the right feel out of their haunt...getting that prop idea off the ground...help with a website or graphics...I am here to help. I was always told "What good is knowledge, if you can't share it?" I am not one of those folks that considers their work as a closely guarded secret. Want to know how I did something? Just ask.

I will try to get some tutorials going, but I must warn you...I am horrible about taking the time to take notes and pictures as I am building props...but, I will do what I can, I promise!

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