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...