 Haunted attraction simulated a haunted attraction is a form of lit entertainment that simulates the experience of covering haunted locations or envisioning horror fiction. They usually feature fearsome sets and characters, especially ghosts, monsters, demons, witches, serial killers, and slasher psychopaths. Humorous characters may also be included. Haunted attractions may be set up at many kinds of locations. Built attractions include temporarily constructed simulations of haunted houses, actual abandoned or dilapidated houses, abandoned asylums, defunct prisons, defunct or active amusement parks, defunct or active ships, defunct factories, defunct or active barns, and set up parts of shopping malls. Outdoor places hosting such attractions include corn mazes or cornfields, hedge mazes, farms, wooded areas or forests, and parks. Haunted attractions also known as haunts or mazes within the industry use many effects, such as intense lighting strobe lights, black lights, etc. animatronics, CGI, scent dispensers, fog machines, spinning tunnels, air blasters, old antiques, gory images, and intense scenes of horror, terror, torment, murder, mischief, or comedy. Visitors often encounter various actors dressed up in elaborate and often scary costumes, masks, and prosthetics. These actors may perform skits or lurk and come out unexpectedly to frighten, shock, disturb, or amuse the customer. The typical haunted attraction starts operating during the week of late September or early October to the last week in October or first week of November. In particular, they are especially active during the Trigewan of all Halotide. Additionally, there is a subculture of permanent haunted attractions that are open year round and of a few that are open during special occasions, such as haunt conventions or spring break also called scream break. Some attractions are run by charities as fundraisers, while many are for profit.