The Haunted Mansion : From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies

• Forewords by Martin A. Sklar and Tom Fitzgerald
• Introduction
  First Story : IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM
  
• Our Tour Begins Here
• All's "Fair" in Imagineering
• 999 Happy Haunts
• Two of a Kind : Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland
• Grim Grinning Ghosts Go West
  Second Story : A TOUR OF WALL-TO-WALL CREEPS
  
• The Grounds
• The Foyer
• The Portrait Chamber (The Stretching Room)
• The Portrait Corridor
• The Load Area
• The Library and Music Room
• The Endless Hallway
• The Conservatory
• The Corridor of Doors
• Séance Circle
• The Grand Hall
• The Attic
• The Graveyard
• The Crypt
• Little Leota
  Third Story : AT THE MOVIES
  
• Introduction by Don Hahn
• The Haunted Mansion Goes Home
• This New Old House
• Clothes Make the Corpse
• The New Man of a Thousand Faces
• Ghost Logic
• The Role of an After-Lifetime
• The Transformation is Complete

WELCOME, FOOLISH MORTALS, to The Haunted Mansion, one of the most popular attractions in the history of Disney theme parks. The Haunted Mansion : From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies fleshes out how the Mansion's 999 grim grinning ghosts were brought to life. Rare early concept sketches, never-before-published original story synopses, and stunning architectural drawings illustrate the Mansion's evolution as it was constructed at each Magic Kingdom Park around the globe. Never before has The Walt Disney Company revealed so much history, debunked so much mystery, and told the true "behind-the-screams" tale of the global, ghostly Haunted Mansions.

With such rich source material and a permanent place in pop culture, The Haunted Mansion was a natural for the big screen. The Haunted Mansion - starring Eddie Murphy, with special makeup effects by Rick Baker - brings the attraction's beloved characters and signature settings to an afterlife like never before. Get an insider's view of uncanny costume creations, spine-tingling set developments, spook-tacular story enhancements, and the latest computer-generated technologies. This is one book you'll simply be dying to have on your shelf !

JASON SURRELL is an author, screenwriter, and show writer at Walt Disney Imagineering whose credits include a "haunted" tombstone at The Haunted Mansion, creative content for the Walt Disney World Pal Mickey interactive talking toy, and show concepts and scripts for The Great Movie Ride and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Play It!, among others.

He is also a show director for Walt Disney Entertainment and Walt Disney Company Latin America, where he creates live shows for both domestic and international audiences and has written for the Walt disney Television internationally syndicated series Secrets of the Animal Kingdom.