A collaboration between industry powerhouses Alterface and Clostermann Design has seen the creation of a new 5D haunted house that comes packed with interactive screens, special effects and animatronics.

Located next to the Hollywood Wax Museum in Branson, Missouri, the newly opened Castle of Chaos immerses visitors in a mysterious plot where, in total darkness, a rotating platform leads them from one screen to another.

Visitors are armed with a revolver and can see the impacts of their shots on screen. 3D images, all in high definition and back-projected, create the illusion that new rooms are opening in front of the players and that zombies and other creatures are about to enter the room. Some, in the form of actors and actresses, actually do.

Clostermann and Alterface's vision is truly immersive. Visitors' seats vibrate and bend, while out of the walls and ceiling come lightning, rain and wind. Moreover, foul smells are released when the main character in the story appears.

"The market for haunted houses is huge in the United States and not only over the Halloween period. Thousands of attractions are based on this theme," says Benoit Cornet, CEO of Alterface.