Rocking the Hard Rock!

Halloween at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, California

It was the last weekend of October. The Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego invited Scream Team Productions to scare at their annual Halloween at Hard Rock the night of the 27^th. This time they sent Sgt. Hacksaw, Porcia, Vladimir, Izzabel, and Dr. Trauma.

The Elite Monsters arrived at the hotel and were led to their designated break room on the second floor. As each creature suited up Sgt. Hacksaw went over some of the basics: no sliding, no hitting walls with the metal pieces on the mitts, stay on the same floor, etc. The most important thing they had to remember, especially with alcohol involved, was safety first. Watch out for teammates and never go for a scare if it seemed unsafe for either monster or the intended target. That night Dr. Trauma was with Izzabel and Sgt. Hacksaw while Porcia and Vladimir had each other’s backs.

Before they knew it the clock struck 8pm. They put their hands together one last time and barged out the doors back downstairs. Music was blaring through the speakers, the sound intensified as it reverberated off the floor and walls. It was slow to start, a few people here and there, the perfect pace to feel out the place.

Vladimir jumped in front of passerby’s starling them before moving on. Porcia had a way of luring the person in closer then snapping at them with her Monster Mitts™. Dr. Trauma had the height advantage with plenty of opportunities for overhead frights. Being short Izzabel went in low and popped up in people’s faces. Sgt. Hacksaw, even without his blade, maintained his killer presence with every victim he pursued.  As a team the Elite Monsters moved back and forth from the first to second floor hallway and back. Getting a terrified scream requires reading the mannerisms of the patrons before reacting with the appropriate action. It’s the difference between an ear piercing shriek and a punch to the face.

A few hours passed when the Elite Team headed to the break room to re-energize and swap stories of flighty damsels and adamant stalkers. Having worked the Hard Rock the past two years Scream Team warned their monsters of alcohol induced changes in the patrons after 10pm. The break was over and the monsters were ready for more fun.

However the fun loving crowd they left was not the one they came back to. Patrons were stumbling around or no longer in the mood to play. Some became aggressive or irritated while others wanted to get frisky with the monsters. By 1am the fun was over and Elite Team returned to the break room to call it a night.