Boysenscary! The History of Knott’s Scary Farm on Lowdown on the Plus-Up
Pete and Kelly Dive Deep Into the Godfather of Theme Park Haunts
Before Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, before Disney’s Oogie Boogie Bash and Mickey’s Not So Scary, before Six Flags’ Fright Fest there was Knott’s Scary Farm.
It’s the original theme park haunt and so much of the DNA of modern park Halloween celebrations start right here: mazes, walk-around scare actors, gory pop-culture musical reviews… it all starts right here.
Pete and Kelly giddily dip into the history of Knott’s famous fright festival. Rooted into the wild, weird, pop culture of the ’70s, we deep dive into the history of television horror hosts, south of the border radio stations, carny side shows, and much much more!
And then we take on Knott’s own five decades of scary traditions: the good, the bad, and the ugly (which are often pretty good).
It’s Knott’s Scary Farm on The Lowdown on the Plus-Up!
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Kelly McCubbin is a columnist for Boardwalk Times