From the legendary halls of Statesville to the nightmare-soaked world of Hellsgate Chicago, Sharky has become one of the most recognizable and unforgettable faces in haunting. But behind the cracked makeup, sharp teeth, and terrifying grin is something even more powerful… pure passion.

This episode dives deep into the dedication it takes to live and breathe the haunt industry year after year. The long nights. The physical exhaustion. The emotional connection. The art of creating fear while still bringing people together. Sharky doesn’t just play a character. She becomes part of the experience, and every single performance shows how much she truly loves what she does.

And honestly? That passion is contagious as hell.

You can feel it in the way she talks about haunting. You can see it in every detail of Sharky. It’s the kind of energy that reminds people why this industry matters in the first place.

Goddamnit… we love what she does too.

🎠 Dark Carousel Podcast

“This carousel will never stop spinning.”

This episode features Riddlez from Laurel House of Horror, but this conversation goes far beyond makeup, costumes, and scares. Behind the paint is a real person with real emotions, real struggles, real passion, and a story worth hearing.

We talk about character creation, fear, performance, haunt culture, and the emotional side of becoming someone else every night for the sake of making people feel something. Because haunting isn’t just about being scary. It’s about expression. It’s about identity. It’s about taking the pain, the chaos, the anxiety, the trauma, and the passion and turning it into art.

Don’t hold the pain.

Express the pain.

This episode dives into the reality that so many haunters understand but rarely say out loud. Sometimes the mask doesn’t hide who you are. Sometimes it finally reveals it.

Welcome to the Dark Carousel Podcast.

This carousel never stops spinning.

This week, the Dark Carousel Podcast steps directly into the nightmare world of Slashez & Scratches from Frightmare Farms in Palermo, NY.

From terrifying character creation and scare acting psychology to social media horror culture and the passion that fuels haunting season after season, this episode dives deep into the minds behind two of the most intense horror characters we’ve ever featured.

We talk movement, makeup, fear, performance, TikTok horror, haunt culture, and what it truly means to dedicate yourself to becoming the thing people fear in the dark.

This isn’t just another haunt interview.