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«You don't know me, but I know you. I want to play a game...» These words were spoken by deranged serial killer Jigsaw in the first Saw movie as one of his many victims tried to find a way out of his horrific trap. It is a scenario not dissimilar to what brave punters will experience when they enter the Saw maze as part of Movie World's Fright Nights running throughout October on the Gold Coast, Australia.

But the Saw maze is just one third of the horrors in store, with A Nightmare On Elm Street and Psycho 3D mazes completing the experience. Combining cutting edge technology with haunted house theatrics, the mazes are the creation of Lynton V. Harris and his team of ghouls at Sudden Impact! Entertainment. Harris and his company have been bringing the biggest movie blockbusters to life for over a decade with live experiences created for hits such as Terminator, Van Helsing, The Mummy and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. He also took over New York's famous Madison Square Garden to create a massive horror maze titled Madison Scare Garden which sold more that a quarter of a million tickets.

Although Harris' mazes are renowned for their high production values, they are just as notorious for their Scare School program. Actors are invited to audition and after being selected, they are put through an intensive workshop where they learn the fine art of scaring. Harris says around a dozen actors per maze are slipped into the attraction, waiting for the perfect moment to lurk out and deliver a fright.
«I would also like to have a few Danny's from The Shining on tricycles cycling around out the front and maybe some zombies on skateboards, but we will see what happens,» — says Harris.