The Haunt Industry’s Mike “Tattoo” Krausert Gets Some Southborough Halloween Loving

As RFR has been in the Haunt Industry for so many years, under RFR or Affiliated with a Haunt, we have known some individuals for quite some time and one of those is our good friend Mike “Tattoo”. Many in the industry know him from Terror on the Fox and most recently from Nightmare New England. Well, one of the RFR Casket Crew caught this artcile on our good friend. Congrats to Mike and enjoy the read.

By Abby Jordan/Daily News staff
Forget the cute or kitschy costumes. Growing up, Mike Krausert was the kid who went weird on Halloween, crafting the creepiest costume he could think of to frighten his teachers and classmates.

Things haven’t changed much for Krausert, a Southborough resident who, at 37, has built his career on masterminding some of the scariest Halloween attractions in the country. Only now Krausert has a bigger audience – he is the director of operations at SpookyWorld/Nightmare New England in Litchfield, N.H., where more than 72,000 people are expected to scream their way through seven haunted attractions, games and rides this month.

From directing bloody brides and killer clowns to masterminding scenes in cemeteries and the woods, Krausert has had a big hand in the more than year-long process leading up to tonight’s opening night of the 19-day season. “It’s a passion of mine,” Krausert said. “I’ve very fortunate to do what I love.”

SpookyWorld offers games like zombie paintball, go-carts and mini golf. Other attractions include live music and concessions. Three new haunts debut this year, including “Night Feeder,” “Demented” and “House of Eternal Darkness.” There’s even a burial simulator in which people lay in a coffin, the lid is closed, and the sounds, smells and motion of a hearse, funeral home and cemetery are unleashed.

The haunts are rated PG-13, aimed mostly at older kids, teens and adults, though Krausert said the attractions are nothing to take lightly. “There are no black walls or sheets saying ‘Boo’ here,” he said. “We pride ourselves on being the scariest and most intense Halloween park in New England.”

The familiar touches of local towns have found their way into the park. Krausert said he’s gleaned ideas for scary scenes while driving past old barns and homes in the area, and is drawn to headstones in a Milford cemetery…..

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