Halloween is the greatest gift if you’re a theme park. American theme park chain, Six Flags, is making the most of the opportunity with a terrifying five-and-a-half minute Halloween horror film, Tick. Tick. Tick., created and produced by the company’s new creative agency, TMA, and directed by Natural Selection director, John Suits.

The film, that features a malevolent clown terrorising four housemates, builds on the participating parks’ seasonal Fear is Waiting message. This time, that message – Don’t keep fear waiting – carries more urgency. It targets teens and young adults, the heaviest visitors to theme parks during the Halloween season.  

Tick. Tick. Tick. is running digitally on YouTube and the social media channels for five parks – Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Dorney Park, Valleyfair and Canada’s Wonderland, until the end of October.

Credits
Client: Six Flags Entertainment
VP of Advertising & Creative Services: Stella Smith
Creative Agency: The Marketing Arm (TMA)
Chief Executive Officer: Trina Roffino
Chief Creative Officer: Harris Wilkinson
Executive Creative Director:Kevin Kleber
Creative Director: Emma Quinn
Associate Creative Director: Melissa Matos
Art Director: Andrea Wood
Account Directors: Ashley Dent & Caroline Crews
Account Executive: Cassandra Ortega

Production, Post-Production & VFX: Natural Selection
Director & Editor: John Suits
Executive Producer: Nicole Flores
Casting: Bobby Stephenson @ 5th Street Studios
Director of Photography: Jeremiah Pitman
Production Designer: Suzsano Valdez
Makeup Artist: Hugo Villasenor
Costume Designer: Samantha Kuester
VFX Artist: Josh Lester

Grade: Company 3
Colourist: Matt Osborne
Music & Sound: Timeline Audio
Sound Designer: Joe Barrucco