The Obsidian Orchard
A California farming family discovers what's been feeding their land.
A production studio in California
We conjure fear for the screen and the walkthrough.
Halloween el Gato builds practical, folklore-rooted horror — film, television, and haunted attractions born from the same dark imagination. The cat leads; you follow.
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Named for the black cat that slips between porch light and shadow every October, Halloween el Gato is a California studio built around one idea: fear told well is a kind of craft. We come from practical effects, set fabrication, and live scare design, and we bring that same hands-on instinct to every script, episode, and maze we build.
We work across three disciplines because the best scares don't stay on one medium — a story that unsettles on screen can walk you through a corridor just as easily.
Three ways we bring the dark to life.
Film production
Shorts and features built on practical effects and location-driven atmosphere, from first draft through final cut.
Television
Anthology series, seasonal specials, and streaming horror content, developed with the same folklore-first approach as our films.
Haunted attractions
Full attraction design and build — scenic fabrication, scare choreography, and walkthrough pacing for parks, pop-ups, and private events.
Recent conjurings.
A few projects from the last few seasons. Replace these with your own.
Nine Lives
Nine standalone episodes, one recurring narrator: a cat who's seen it before.
Mausoleum Row
A twelve-room walkthrough built for a regional theme park's fall event.
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Halloween el Gato — based in California.