Where I used to work, we have a halloween portion every October. They bought one of these "doors." The effect is pretty neat. Only difference was that it's a girl wandering the halls of some insane asylum carrying a bloody axe. She's at the far end of the "hallway" slowly shambling her way through, bloody axe hung low and then quick succession of her coming closer until she's at the door, looking like something out of "The Grudge" (lots of dark, wet hair and an crazed eye peering out from the tangles). Then boom, boom, boom she's swinging the axe and it's making dents in the door and shattering the glass (on screen), then a loud scream as she's clawing the window in frustration that she can't get to you... then everyone moves on. The whole thing is quite heavy, taking 4 burly guys to manhandle it and set it up and no, the door does not open.
Neat effect but quickly wears off 2nd and 3rd and X-# of times you see it as an employee.
I asked if the effect could be changed and they said no. So it does or will clash with whatever theme that they come up with for the next year as they change it to something different. $3500 bucks is pricey indeed and that type of spook is probably best reserved for professional haunted houses.
Still pretty neat.
