The Goal since 1998

Back in 1998 I started at The Dungeons of Delhi, I didn't want to be a movie cosplayer, It was common then at every attraction to do this, Well it didn't make sense to me to dress up as someone else, My Heroes are KISS, Alice Cooper and The Undertaker from WWE and though I had called myself the Demon, in football and with a make believe band with kids who lived around my home years before and In school I had a persona like a zombie mute, I was shy but I dreamt of being a monster not a superhero, Inside was a bit of bitterness. Girls looked at me unattractive, my grade school called me Satanic in 3rd grade for drawling Gene Simmons, a year after I fell down a sewer almost drowning at a field trip. 

I had a blind Mom, Grandparents and I am disabled. I was born loner and outsider. 

In Haunting I just wanted to be a larger-than-life version of myself and like my heroes keep evolving. This was Damien Reaper. 

Creativity was my outlet, Every time I stepped into a scene each season, I would change 110%. At the same time not knowing Bret Ryan aka Bludzo T Klown did the same at Nightmare Estates. I influenced those after me, to create their own personas. 

I always drew my castmates, I wanted to do comics, I wrote stories. 

Come 2005, I had an e-mail from the Legendary Reviewer Randy from The House of Doom, contact me the owner of newly renamed The Haunted House/Dent Schoolhouse wanted to do a group ticket with Dungeons, Dent, USS Nightmare, Sandyland Acres, Mt Heathly Hall. That sparked my though maybe I can guest act at a few on nights Dungeons was closed. So I acted for Dungeons, Dent and USS Nightmare in 1 season, 2006. But the movie 13 Ghosts I wanted to do videos and comics then. 


Then 2007 starting with Dent fulltime I met newer future monstars, Doing what myself, Fatso and Bludzo started. My backstory started being put together, I thought why not figure out how Dungeons and Dent are linked. Dent would allow guest actors to swing by till 2012, Maybe we all are in some way within 1 Universe. 

However, in 2013 and on for some reason Dent stopped guest actors and changed everything to a noir theme, which would have made for a great film for the Haunt. All the classic characters were gone. However I took the gothic away and made Damien Walker, A Detective who was cold as The Reaper. Again myself looking how to evolve it how it ties backwards. Much like Blamo who was in a video called Don't stop Dent. I wasn't different character I just dressed like a clown, acted like clown but the heart was the same. I really wanted the video they later did 13 Ghosts of Dent but with everyone. 

For then MAUL came from the mind of the late Jason Henry to do a traveling group, Later bringing in Jim Millspaugh and others who didn't want what they did to die, I saw their 1st 2014 video showing all of the monstars, I thought that was wonderful and to this day the video gives me chills because they were making a statement. 

Nightmares: The Damned One 2014 was my 1st trying of telling a story. My plan was this, do my film, Fatso's and wanted to do Bludzo and maybe go back to Dungeons and bring back classic Dungeon stars. Madd Matt was doing great things for the Haunt. So I had him direct and my ol pal Dan Leopold (Fatso) produce short films. The Janitor I was in as a cameo never became public in 2008. In my mind I felt again it was all in the same world. 

MAUL had Dungeons and Dent in it plus outside of us in this, But I hurt my spine. And had to retire. Only doing 2019 at Dent to say goodbye to Cincinnati and even though I wasn't the Gothic Damien, Blamo was there. As great as a cast was then and after, I didn't belong. 

The concept of retirement was a blessing 2020 we had a pandemic. I reflected and wrote a longer memoir than this. I am Damien Reaper, I dedicated my life to art. And what I'm known for is being a person that includes everyone. The Business and Industry doesn't feel to inviting anymore to be that. Thank God they banned that stupid non-compete contract, So actors don't have to be in a bubble of forced loyalty, and We can be the Haunt Community again. Not an Industry, that is in competition of who each other. It's not Healthy. 

I'm more interested in compassion and passion. That builds communities, That is the Reaper way. I'll never return to act for someone. You wanna create and be yourself i'm here, You wanna be a friend be around, I don't wanna team.....

They can call themselves Dungeons, Dent and MAUL, I call them family. 
How they see me or themselves, it's on YOU! 

We are a community and I want you as a friend, To share yourselves and you greatness too. 

Cincinnati's Demon, Damien Reaper.