KENNESAW, Ga., Oct. 22 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release:
Jackson shares five reasons why Georgia's ghost tourism seasonal haunts are making a real impact.
1. It puts people to work.
"Seasonal jobs aren't the same as full-time, year-round positions, but they still mean paychecks," Jackson said.
For example, a major haunted attraction in Stone Mountain employs about 15 year-round
employees another 500 seasonal staff, while a Georgia theme park uses 200 actors per
night and 13 makeup artists to keep the scares going, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The workforce includes artists, carpenters, monster fabricators, makeup specialists
and performers.
2. Fear has a price tag.
"The economic impact e...