Great call out. Monster Stomp was the best Halloween show I had seen when I first saw it. Now I don't even bother unless I'm taking someone new or people want to take a break and get some food.
I think the rewatch-ability and constant changes that B&T, AoV, and to some extent the Jack and Chance show really made a major impact. Its the exact reason I like being able to go through the houses multiple times.
Once it gets stale, it gets less fun. Thinking through it now, the past few years the houses at HHN the runs have felt kind of similar especially once the attrition really starts becoming apparent.
I prefer the dancing in this show than the dancing that AoV did. at least this group changes their stuff.
AoV was great, but they were doing some of the exact tricks or dance movies year after year. the costumes and the story and the sets changed, but they were kind of doing the same dance routines,
the exact same could be said for nightmare fuel,
but their dance moves feel always different, and their fire performances feel different.
some of their tricks change.
and I know that someone else will say that nightmare fuel feels exactly the same year after year, or say that AoV felt unique every single year,
but I see the differences in nightmare fuel,
one year we had the leg bike trick, one year we had the strong guy doing the big loop, we had the girls dressed like crows, the fire dancing is different from year to year,
