JULY, 2023, GLENDORA, CA: Just in time for event’s landmark fiftieth anniversary, the incredible story on how Knott’s Berry Farm’s annual Knott’s Scary Farm became the “world’s largest and scariest Halloween party” is displayed in the hauntingly beautiful book – The History of Knott’s Scary Farm (ISBN: 979-8-9881003-0-0, Soft cover, 240 pp, 8 1⁄2 x 11, Ultimate Haunt Publishing). Foreword by Neil Patrick Harris.
A fully revised and updated second edition of 2012’s award-winning “Knott’s Halloween Haunt – A Picture History, The History of Knott’s Scary Farm unleashes more hair-raising stories and howling tricks and treats than ever before.
Through a fascinating display of archival photographs and meticulously-researched ghoulish details, author Ted Dougherty screams to life the fifty-year history of an event that has terrified millions of helpless victims.
The shrouds of mystery as to how the event became such a monster are lifted as the first book on the event demonstrates how “America’s First Theme Park” conjured a three-day affair in 1973 and created a legacy that has gone on to influence hundreds of copycat events across the globe.
Filled with over 400 monstrous images which unveil terrifying artwork, eerie ephemera, behind-the-scenes thrills and of course, ghoulish monsters, The History of Knott’s Scary Farm is unlike any book that has been let loose to the public.
“This is a joy for anyone who wants to relive their childhoods at Knott's, and a jackpot for readers looking to understand (and revel in) the amazing phenomenon of October terrortainment” states Halloween historian and author of Halloween Nation, Lesley Pratt Bannatyne.
Containing over ten years of research, the event’s 50-year history has been cunningly crafted into the story outlining how a Southern California Halloween tradition became a world-wide phenomenon.
Celebrating the golden fiftieth anniversary of Knott’s Scary Farm, The History of Knott’s Scary Farm will be on sale exclusively at Knott’s Berry Farm and online at marketplace.knotts.com.
A fully revised and updated second edition of 2012’s award-winning “Knott’s Halloween Haunt – A Picture History, The History of Knott’s Scary Farm unleashes more hair-raising stories and howling tricks and treats than ever before.
Through a fascinating display of archival photographs and meticulously-researched ghoulish details, author Ted Dougherty screams to life the fifty-year history of an event that has terrified millions of helpless victims.
The shrouds of mystery as to how the event became such a monster are lifted as the first book on the event demonstrates how “America’s First Theme Park” conjured a three-day affair in 1973 and created a legacy that has gone on to influence hundreds of copycat events across the globe.
Filled with over 400 monstrous images which unveil terrifying artwork, eerie ephemera, behind-the-scenes thrills and of course, ghoulish monsters, The History of Knott’s Scary Farm is unlike any book that has been let loose to the public.
“This is a joy for anyone who wants to relive their childhoods at Knott's, and a jackpot for readers looking to understand (and revel in) the amazing phenomenon of October terrortainment” states Halloween historian and author of Halloween Nation, Lesley Pratt Bannatyne.
Containing over ten years of research, the event’s 50-year history has been cunningly crafted into the story outlining how a Southern California Halloween tradition became a world-wide phenomenon.
Celebrating the golden fiftieth anniversary of Knott’s Scary Farm, The History of Knott’s Scary Farm will be on sale exclusively at Knott’s Berry Farm and online at marketplace.knotts.com.
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