13 Stories Haunted House

Allyn Glover Entertainment, LLC2014 Contract Terms

Hello and thank you for your interest in being involved with 13 Stories Haunted House in Newnan, GA. If, after reading the following information, you still have any questions please feel free to ask.

The following rules and guidelines are not meantto overwhelm you. You will find that most of them involve common sense. We hope that by giving you this list of rules and guidelines you will have a better understanding of what we expect from you and you can have a better understanding of what to expect from us. Any questions should be directed to one of the managers.

Please keep in mind that at Horror Hill and 13 Stories all our employees, with the exception of a few, are hired as volunteers as 13 Stories Haunted House is a seasonal operation. Volunteers are offered a cash stipend for days worked based on the scale to follow.

RULES OF THE SHOWS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Dress Code:

  • Everyone will be required to wear all black clothing. No short sleeves. If approved to wear short sleeves by Allyn Glover you will be required to wear black makeup on your arms. If you are not approved to wear short sleeves and arrive that way you will be required to reimburse 13 Stories Haunted House for makeup costs associated with having to blacken your arms. No emblems or lettering shall be allowed on shirts, jackets or clothing. Very small logos that can be easily covered will be approved on a case by case basis. Employees should come to work in the black clothing you are going to wear in your scene unless you have a costume that is kept at the show. In this case you will wear dark clothing underneath. If you do not come to work with the proper clothing you will be given a shirt if available and receive a rules violation. This means NO PAY FOR THE SEASON.
  • Everyone is required to wear black or dark colored sneakers, boots or other comfortable footwear as approved.
  • Flip Flops or any open toed shoes are not allowed unless specifically approved for that scene by Allyn Glover.
  • Provocative or objectionable clothing will not be tolerated unless it is part of a scene. This includes low cut shirts that show ANY PART of the chest,low riding pants or shorts, short cut shorts or clothing with objectionable content, etc. The highest manager in charge on site will make the final determination on what is appropriate. Employees will not wear clothing that is not approved to 13 Stories with the expectation of changing clothes before the shows open. The prohibited clothing above is not allowed on 13 Stories property EVER.

Altering Scenes/Props/Acts:

  • Do not change or modify a scene, script, prop or act in a scene without prior consent from the highest manager in charge.
  • Do not remove or move anything (props) from sets in the shows.
  • Do not paint or mark on anything. The scenes have been arranged how we like them. Many hours have gone into them.
  • Cast members are NEVER to hit walls with anything, especially your hands unless the scene specifically calls for it. This is an ever growing issue and can easily cause injuries.
  • Do not bring ANYTHING to use in the shows that is not approved. This includes gunpowder, chemicals, weapons, fireworks, chainsaws, etc.
  • 13 Stories Haunted House now offers laser tag as an option. The replica weapons used look very real therefore NO FIREARMS of any kind are allowed on 13 Stories Haunted House property.
  • No weapons of any kind are allowed that aren’t approved for the shows. This includes blades, guns, pepper spray, sticks, etc. The only authorized items at 13 Stories are: Flashlight, cooler with ice and non-alcoholic drinks and snacks and any other items approved by management.
  • Smoking of cigarettes is not allowed EVER in view of customers. At 13 Stories there is no smoking by order of the fire marshal within 15 feet of any building or structure. A smoking area will be designated for cast and crew.
  • Any golf cart/ATV is off limits to everyone except management. Management DOES NOT have the authorityto allow the use of a golf cart or ATV. You are not allowed to bring your own ATV or golf cart. NOONE is allowed to ride on an ATV, golf cart or trailer as a passenger unless approved by Allyn Glover.
  • No one is allowed in the shows that is not approved and/or not working. This includes family members, friends and boy/girlfriends. You, your family, or your friends are not to come to the shows just to “hang out”. You are not allowed to bring friends to walk through the shows when we are not open.
  • Once you are assigned to a spot or set, you are NOT to move from that spot. This rule is not to be misunderstood. This seems to be the rule broken most often and is the easiest way to be asked to leave. IF YOU MOVE FROM YOUR SPOT YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. If you are caught missing a group you will be given a Rules Violation. On a second violation you will be asked to leave. Do not come out of a show during operating hours.
  • Bring a small cooler to store drinks and snacks for yourself if you like. Please remember to do this. You will be acting out yourscene more than 100-200 times some nights and will get very thirsty and hungry. Do NOT leave your trash in your scene. This will be checked on a nightly basis and will result in a Rules Violation. Drinks and snacks will be available at 13 Stories and you may charge them against your stipend account.
  • You must be able to work the entire night that you are here. If there are still customers in the shows after we close everyone will be expected to stay until all customers have walked through. This has been an increasing problem in the past. Please make the necessary arrangements beforehand. We make every effort to get you out as soon as possible on school nights.
  • A nightly meeting will take place at a predetermined location after the shows close. A manager must approve if you will not be able to stay a full night so that he/she is able to fill the spot when the time comes. You must notify management BEFORE the nightly pre-show meeting. You are required to make sure your spot is covered before you leave. You are not allowed to come to the shows anytime that they are not in operation unless otherwise approved.
  • We will not tolerate the use of profanity. If a manager or customer hears profanity you will be asked to leave immediately.
  • Do not talk to customers while you have on a mask unless you are in an act. This includes your friends. Stay in character!!
  • Do not walk in view of customers while in costume or with your mask off when not in a haunt scene.
  • If you are one that uses a chainsaw in your scene, you are to stay at least 5 feet away from customers. If you are in a small scene with the chainsaw it MUST be kept down away from customer’s hair and face. The engine of the chainsaw has a vacuum effect and will suck hair and clothing inside. When a customer begins running from a chainsaw that is when you are to stop. If someone gets hurt while you are chasing them YOU are liable for their injuries. DO NOT CHASE PEOPLE WITH A CHAINSAW. EVER.
  • Do not go into storage rooms unless given permission by a manager.
  • No one is allowed in the ticket booth, Manager’s Lounge or Concession Stand without permission from Allyn Glover.
  • Bring your own flashlight to the shows. Most forget to do this as the shows are very DARK. We do not have extra flashlights!
  • If you are assigned a radio or headset for security or crowd control purposesDO NOT PLAY ON THE RADIOS!!!!! Violation of this rule will get you removed from the show very fast. Managers have at least 10 things on their minds at one time while working. They are also monitoring the radios. It is impossible to concentrate when people are using the radios improperly. Bringing your own radios to the trail is STRICTLY prohibitedunless approved by management. If you accidentally take home a radio and don’t bring it back, the price will be deducted from your stipend.
  • If you are supposed to be at work please be here and stay here. We have had a problem in the past with people coming to work and then leaving so that their parents or guardians don’t know. We keep tabs all through the night. Your parent or guardian will be called if you do not show for work or do not stay at work.
  • Do not take anything home that belongs to Horror 13 Storieswithout permission. This includes masks, costumes, props, lights, etc. If you take something home that is approved, make sure you have a sign out sheet from a manager.
  • No alcohol is allowed. If you come to the shows smelling of an alcoholic beverage you will be asked to leave. If you are underage Coweta County will be called. No alcohol should be consumed 8 hours before or during hours of the 13 Stories Haunted House.
  • If you bring or consume any illegal drugs or contraband at 13 Stories Haunted House you will be arrested. The Coweta County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit handles our security and they employ a several drug K9s. They will be asked to check the parking lot and premises on occasion.
  • Do not throw any objects in the show unless it is involved in a scene and approved.
  • Please be on time. All cast and crew will have a required show up time. Times may vary. See the manager for exact times. If your scene requires you to wear makeup you may be asked to come early. If you do not show up for work on a night that you are expected to be at the Show and do not call by at least 6pm you will be fired and given a rules violation.
  • If you receive a Rules Violation you may be asked to sign the violation and your parent or guardian will be called (under 18). If you are supposed to be at work and do not show up your parents or guardians will be called.
  • There will be no horseplay. This includes wrestling with each other, running, etc..
  • Notify management on days that you will not be able to be on time by 6pm. We will try to work with you in cases of other jobs, babysitters, etc. Repeated lateness will result in a Rules Violation.
  • Any problems with a group or person MUST be reported immediately to management and then to security. Radios will be strategically placed in areas for emergency calls and crowd control. Tell the manager of the problem and they will call security. Get a good look at the offenders and be able to identify them later. You will not be helping us to identify the person that hit you if you do not get a good look at them. Do not stop working and miss a group because you got hit as long as you are not injured. Just notify someone with a radio in your area.
  • Do not shine your flashlight when a group is near.
  • Please do not yell during a show unless it is in an act.
  • Please do not talk to cast members if you are narrating unless it is in the script.
  • Make sure you use the restroom before coming to work. Portable bathrooms will be available.
  • Weather is never an issue as our location is completely indoors.
  • Dependable transportation will be a must for you during the show. Please make necessary arrangements beforehand.
  • Cast may be warned one time if it is discovered that the scene is not being acted correctly. Examples would be acting uninterested, saying off the wall things, general rudeness. After the warning, suspensions will be imposed. Management may decide not to warn a cast member and relieve him or her of his or her or duties immediately. Cursing will not be tolerated and will get you fired immediately.
  • Management, security, and I will be walking around during the shows at all times.
  • DO NOT touch anyone that you are scaring. This is a big No-No and it is against the law. In the Sacrifice Haunt waivers are signed and this does not apply. REMEMBER, WE DO NOT TOUCH CUSTOMERS, EVER. This includes accidents. Stay far enough away that even if you fall you will not touch the customers. This does not apply to Sacrifice.
  • All cast and crew members are PROHIBITED from posting social media photos or videos from inside 13 Stories Haunts unless specifically approved by Allyn Glover. You MAY post pictures and videos to your sites from queue areas and of outside areas of 13 Stories Haunted House. Please always be tasteful in promoting 13 Stories Haunted House.
  • If your personal Facebook page contains any objectionable content you are urged not to list that you work at 13 Stories Haunted House. We want our image to remain clean.

Sacrifice Haunt Special Rules

  • Sacrifice is our 18 years and older only haunt. No one is allowed to enter or work this haunt unless they are 18 years of age. There will be no exceptions to this. You will be required to present a valid government issued ID card to enter.
  • Cast members will be shown rules of Sacrifice and will be required to follow the rules EXACTLY as this haunt is for grownups only.
  • EVERY customer MUST provide a state issued ID card or driver’s license and sign a waiver to enter Sacrifice.

Violations of any of these rules will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. You will be notified if you have received a rules violation. One rules violation can be worked off. I (Allyn) MUST approve any “worked off” rules violations. Management can only request the approval.

The consequences for violations of these rules vary from one day’s suspension to termination. I cannot over emphasize the importance of following these rules. If you have any rules violations you are not eligible for end of year awards or stipends.

Incentives and Requirements

Everyone working at 13 Stories understands and agrees that he/she is a VOLUNTEER. This means that you are not paid as an hourly employee. However, if several simple VERY IMPORTANT requirements are followed you will be paid a cash stipendat the end of the year.

The US Department of Labor provides an exemption to seasonal business to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Section 13(a)(3) provides an exemption from the minimum wage and overtimeprovisions of the FLSA for "any employee employed by an establishment which is an amusement or recreational establishment, if it does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year.

Calendar 2014

On the calendar below mark any dates that you will not be able to work or are not sure if you will be able to workwith a large X. You MUST work on all blackout dates to be eligible for cash stipends.

Blackout dates are October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and November 1st, 2014

Cash Stipend Requirements

  • All cast and crew members at 13 Storieswill be given a $15 stipend for each full night worked on non-peak nights (all dates in September and November and Sundays through Thursdays in October) and $20 per night on Peak nights (all Fridays and Saturdays in October) IF the following requirements are met.
  • You will be given a stipend for each full night worked if you work at least 75% of the open dates (rounded UP) of 13 Stories. If you start working at 13 Stories after opening night you must still work 75% of the remaining dates (rounded UP) to get paid. Working a full night/date means working from the time you are required to be hereuntil the last customer leaves and our nightly meeting is over. You must also receiveNO RULES VIOLATIONS. ANY RULES VIOLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON FORFEITS ANY CASH BONUS!

Select make up people that come early AND work in the show will receive $20 per night each night they do both. Some higher talented makeup artists may be eligible for higher stipends as approved by Allyn Glover.

Makeup artists that only do makeup will be paid a stipend of $7.50 per night.

  • PRIME SELECTIONS: At 13 Stories there will, if available, be a few PRIME spots assigned. These spots will be reserved for our BEST actors or actresses. Age, acting ability, size, dancing ability, years of service and more could be used as criteria for these positions. The positions will be used as crowd pleasing positions as well as main roles in the shows. You MUST WORK EVERY SINGLE open date to be placed in this position. PRIME selection spots must be auditioned for in front of management. Pay will be $20 per night non-peak and $25 per night peak. All other provisions apply above. Only Allyn Glover can approve Prime assignments.

Blackout dates: Unless you are scheduled off by management you WILL NOT BE PAID, regardless of above provisions, if you do not work ALL of the following dates at 13 Stories Haunted House:

October 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th, 31st and November 1st, 2014.

Some Extra information:

  • Checks, if you are eligible, will be mailed soon after the season ends. Please do not call unless you have not received your check by December 1st as the season runs until November 15th.
  • If you are under 18 and fail to provide your worker’s permit by the time required, you will not receive a check as this will constitute a rules violation.
  • To qualify for incentives/stipends you must arrive every night on time (e.g. with enough time for your costuming, makeup, and to get to your spot) and not leave until every customer has left the property and the nightly meeting is over. Plus you must receive no Rules Violations or write-ups. Exceptions will be handled on a case-by-case basis and management has the final word after consulting with Allyn Glover.
  • Remember, working at 13 Stories Haunted House is on a volunteer only basis.
  • Blackout dates exceptions: Death of immediate family member, wedding of immediate family member or direct approval by Allyn Glover.

Management reserves the right to correct errors in this form.