"The holiday of Halloween isn't what inspired me to do it,"
"I always had a big love of set design, and I grew up going to Disneyland. I loved it. I love feeling like I wasn't where I am. I love having the ability to take someone out of the real world and put them into a story that I made, into a completely different environment."
Jack Teresi (19) and Luke Conor (18) co-design Ethereal Acres, a home-grown haunted-house attraction now in its third year, operating Marigold Manor at a pumpkin patch off Tennant Avenue in Morgan Hill. Marigold Manor is expected to host between 1,000 and 2,000 visitors this season. Teresi began constructing haunted houses at age 11 and credits a love of set design, Disneyland, and immersive storytelling for his motivation. The attraction's narrative centers on an 1860s plantation house during the Civil War, featuring grief, madness, cult rituals, and multiple elaborate scenes. A cathedral set took six months and dozens of friends and family to build. Conor supplies animatronics and technical design while both attend Gavilan College, and plans include expanding the story with pirate ancestors next year.
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