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Oct 28, 2026

The tech behind spooky season

Kip Polley, technical director at Thirteenth Floor Entertainment, shows us the technology that helps bring scares to life.

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The tech behind spooky season
Courtesy of Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group.

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Halloween haunts have long relied on a little technical wizardry to bring their terrors to life —from lighting and animatronics to digital decorations.

But these days, the technology behind those scares is getting increasingly sophisticated, and the spectacles more elaborate.

We got a glimpse behind the scenes at the Hollywood Haunted Hayride, put on by Thirteenth Floor Entertainment in Los Angeles.

Click the audio player for more… if you dare.

The Team