Review: The Grey Phantom
October 22, 2020
Review: The Grey Phantom
Ernie Veloz grew up immersed in a world of haunts. He would help his dad with their annual community haunted house, and then he went on to work for legendary large scale haunts including Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor. (He was the manager for their murderous maze: B340.) With that history, it is no surprise that we were totally amazed by his own haunt creation: The Grey Phantom.
This yard display is spectacularly breathtaking in both its scale and design. Somehow Veloz has built a massive, turn of the century ghost ship in his Norwalk front yard. There are three large, rotting holes in the shipwreck’s hull; and each opening reveals a room within the ship’s interior. Visitors can look at these rooms and observe haunting scenes achieved through superb craftsmanship, high quality effects, and clever light projections.
The first room you see is the ship's boiler room. Inside there are impressive effects, like the projected electrical sparks that pop out around the ship's circuit breaker (in tribute to the Tower of Terror). The second room reveals the phantom of a child - who is reminiscent of the protagonist of Queen Mary’s most infamous ghost story which inspired Dark Harbor’s Scary Mary. This tribute to the spectral ocean liner extends to such details as the faithful reproduction of the ship’s floors. The third and final room contains a skeleton enshrouded by a beautiful ghost projection/effect. Behind the skeleton are projections of stormy seas which enhance the ship’s eerie and foreboding environment.
The Grey Phantom is a truly unique and incredible yard display. We encourage everyone to visit this wonderful addition to the 2020 haunt season. Veloz isn’t sure if he is ever going to do this again, so this may be your only chance to experience The Grey Phantom…..if you dare!
VC
October 22, 2020
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