FAQ about Kingsbury Cemetery  (Please also click here to read the House Rules!) 1) Q: What is Kingsbury Cemetery? A: Kingsbury Cemetery is a not-for-profit Home Haunt (meaning a non-commercial haunted house at a private residence) which collects non-perishable food items to donate to the Corning Community Food Pantry. 2) Q: How much is admission? A: Admission tickets are available for two- (2) non-perishable food items (canned, boxed or bagged) per-person. Same admission applies for both children and adults. Repeat tours through the Haunted House require another admission. 3) Q: Do I walk through by myself? A: No. A ghoul personally guides all tours through Kingsbury Cemetery Haunted House. 4) Q: Can children go through by themselves or in a group? A: No. An adult must accompany all children. 5) Q: How many people can enter at one time? A: 3-4 People per group only please. 6) Q: Is it scary?? A: Yes! Thats "kinda the point" isn't it??  Our spooks do tame things down a bit for our younger guests. Our goal is family entertainment, not terrifying the little ones. 7) Q: Will any of the monsters touch me? A: No. (unless you touch them first!, and no touching of props or actors by guests is allowed) 8) Q: Will I see a lot of blood and guts? A: No. Kingsbury Cemetery is an old fashioned spooky-scary sort of Haunted House. Very little blood and guts are used. See more on my Haunt Philosophy. 9) Q: Is the Haunted House indoors or outdoors? A: A bit of both, so please be prepared for the weather. Waiting line is outdoors. Dress Warmly! Sometimes it can get mighty cold in late October. 10) Q: What if it rains? A: If it's only an off and on light drizzle (or snow) we will be open. If it's a steady rain, the night's activities will likely be canceled. So far we have only ever had to cancel one night because of weather. 11) Q: What age children are allowed admission? A: The Haunt is open to all ages and should not be too scary for younger children. Our ghosts are instructed to tame things down when they know small children are coming through, but this is not a garauntee! (They also know to crank things up a notch if you are a screaming teen or adult!) Parents please use your best judgment. Please don't drag an unwilling child through the haunt with you! 12) Q: Will it be the same as last year? A: No. New props, costumes, audio and special effects will be added each year. Some old props will get a new makeover/upgrade. 13) Q: Are you handicapped accessible? A: Unfortunately no, we are not ADA compliant being that we are a private home. There are several short stairs and some slopes and narrow spots to negotiate in our tour. Visitos in wheelchairs are welcome to visit the front areas of the haunt where the ground is level. 14) Q: Where did you get all those props? A: Most are hand built from common everyday building materials. Some items are bought and then modified for our purpose. Some specialty and special effects items are purchased and used as is. Check the LINKS page for more information on plans, ideas from other home haunters, inspiration and Haunted House industry retailers. 15) Q: How long did it take to build all that stuff? A: I have not kept track of hours spent working on props and projects. Let's just say a lot. Kingsbury Cemetery takes all year to plan and build. Not long after last years props come down the mental wheels start turning again and grinding out new theme and project ideas. 16) Q: Where do you store all those props? A: Every home haunters problem is finding room to store everything. I have stuff in the attic, garage, basement and a whole steel shed out back just for wall panels and other large props. (I like to tell folks that like most people, I have skeletons in my closet, just that mine are made of hard plastic and latex.) If you look carefully in the off season you will see things here and there that are left up year round to make it easier to set up the following year. Light cords and bulb sockets in the tree out front for example. 17) Q: How much do you spend on Halloween every year? A: I decline to say how much is spent on new props and effects each year but suffice it to say that it is likely  much more than many "pro" paid haunted attractions. I keep trying to strive for more detail realisim and special effects each year so the budget proportinally continues to expand. Any donations towards the cause are very much appreciated! 18) Q: What are you some kind of Goth or Satanist or something??  We are a respectable Christian family, we don't celebrate Halloween. A: Excuse me while I go get my soap box……..Sorry to disappoint your narrow minded views, but my family and I are a respectable church going Christian family also. I don't sacrifice black cats or virgins with buzz saws and I don't throw banana peels on the sidewalk in front or the old folk's home. Nor am I one of those "non-conformist" young adults trying to attract attention to myself and  wearing black lipstick or nail polish every where I go. I stay away from blood, gore and violent and or satanic themes in my haunt, and interestingly I have never been a fan of the "slasher" horror movie genre. I do however enjoy Halloween for its spookiness and I like to both scare and entertain people. This is just one of several creative outlets that I have a lot of fun with and also gives back to the community. My personal opinion is that Halloween is about as Evil as a person makes it out to be. I dont think celebrating Halloween is inherently evil.  I fully support everyone's right to not participate in Halloween and related activities if they wish.  I also feel that some of the more fanatical Christians (typically  fundamentalist evangelical) who go out of their way to try and turn the rest of us away from the "Evils" of Halloween are a rather judgmental and sanctimonious lot of people who probably have too much free time on their hands. Related writings can be seen here. Is it OK for Christians to celebrate Halloween??  Tombstones with a message. And finally, My haunt philosophy. 19) Q: Have you ever thought about going "pro" and making this a paid haunted attraction? A: Yes! I've had that idea for some time now. My ultimate goal would be to have a large custom built building that would house the attraction year round. This would allow for money and effort to be put into year-round upgrades and modifications rather than setup, teardown and storage. (Kingsbury Cemetery is incredibly exhausting to set up and tear down ever year!) The main attraction would use actors. high quality props, sophisticated animatronics, CGI animations, and professional sound, lighting and special effects.  It would also be a multi-element event incorporating other spooky Halloween events. Even if Kingsury Cemetery becomes a paid event, I would continue with the high startle/ low gore environment and would continue with charitable donations to the Food Pantry. 20) Q: How can I become involved? A: We welcome volunteer help. Every year we have approximately 15-20 volunteers help. We are always  looking for a few additional volunteers for the next season. If you're interested Click Here. If you cannot donate time, monetary donations to the cause are always appreciated. A DONATION$ BOX is available outside during the times the Haunted House is open.  All donations will be used for future projects at Kingsbury Cemetery. 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