Photos: New Orleans haunted house comes to life as the crew gets into the Halloween spirit
The New Orleans Nightmare haunted house attracts crowds ready for terror to its location in East Jefferson Parish's Elmwood district every fall. We followed actors and artists recently as they got ready to make the horror happen.?
READ OUR?BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORY ABOUT THE NEW ORLEANS NIGHTMARE HAUNTED HOUSE HERE.
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An actor walks along the line of people waiting to get into New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Tammy Murphy paints the face of Trent Rodriguez at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Makeup artist Tammy Murphy paints Dawn Gautreaux at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Makeup artist Tammy Murphy applies fake blood to an actor at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Actors Alexis Bromley and Mikayla Bradley take a selfie before they start the evening at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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An actors run around with a chainsaw outside New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Visitors walk into New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Makeup artist Tammy Murphy sprays the mouth of Mickey Cain at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Makeup artists prepare actors for the evening at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Trent Rodriguez sits in the makeup trailer before getting into costume at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Harahan Mayor Tim Baudier poses with his wife Monica Picou Baudier as they spend their evening as guest actors at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Masks and costumes line the walls of the costume trailer at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Mickey Cain sits with a prop before the evening starts at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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People wait in line to go into New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Costumes are organized by rooms actors work in at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Anthony Ciccio sits in the makeup trailer before the start of the evening at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Lori Wilt feeds and pets Church the cat before starting the evening at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Makeup artist Kaitlin Lombard sprays the hands of an actor at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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Actors wait for the start of the evening at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
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An actor scares people in line at New Orleans Nightmare in Elmwood, La., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)