Netherworld

I photographed the Netherworld haunted houses for the Norcross Patch newspaper on Monday, October 3, 2011. Netherworld is in its 15th year of operation and the two houses have undergone complete revamps from previous years. The main house’s theme this Halloween season is The Nightmares while the basement’s theme is Raw Meat. These are my favorite images.

Tim Nickels walks around the parking lot of Netherworld dressed as Bubbles the Clown on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Mercedes Daniels, right, takes a photo of Aden Berhane and Jillian Belk with characters from Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Dressed as the character Vulgaris, Joe Watts kicks up sparks as he slides across the parking lot at Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Anna Pierson, right, Callie Bridgeman and Whitley Kennedy run through the parking lot as they are chased by Vulgaris at Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Vampires, gargoyles and huge beasts roam the halls of the Nightmares, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Visitors to the Nightmares walk down one of the corridors as they make their way through one of the two haunted attractions at Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Visitors to the Nightmares, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld, pass through the vortex tunnel on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

A shrine sits in one of the rooms at the Nightmares, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld, on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Visitors to the Nightmares, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld, pass through laser-lit fog on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

A haunted organ rests in one of the rooms in the Nightmares, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld, on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

The Eye looks around one of the rooms in The Nightmares, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Visitors to The Nightmares, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld, run past one of the huge puppets used to scare on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

One of the over 100 actors at Netherworld waits to frighten visitors on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

The Mangler makes an appearance in Raw Meat, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

One of over 100 actors roam the passageways through Netherworld on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

John Lee chases after visitors to Netherworld with a chainsaw on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

Piranha swim in a 400 gallon tank at the entrance to Raw Meat, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld, on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

An actor flies over the heads of visitors to Raw Meat, one of two haunted attractions at Netherworld, on Monday, October 3, 2011.

 

One of the over 100 actors that perform each night at Netherworld produces sparks from his cage in Raw Meat, one of two haunted attractions this year.

 

Derick Nix and Kennedi Witcher jump back from one of the scares used in Raw Meat, one of two attractions at Netherworld, on Monday, October 3, 2011.