About us:

Matthieu Gagnier

Keys2Fear productions was born back in 1985 when ten year old Matthieu Gagnier fabricated his first haunted attraction. From that first experience he has been a life long haunter ever since. Over the years he has worked with many of the best professional haunts all over the United States and England.

He is our chief attractions designer, project manager, music composer, actor trainer, fabricator and Director of attractions.

He prides himself on creating innovative, interactive and completely immersive walk through experiences.

He is always pushing the boundaries to create the most original scares.

NICK THOMASON - Co Owner

Nick began his haunt carrer back in 2013 at Coffin creek. He has worked on the build team, in managment, as well as a scare actor

Nick is currently serving in the US Army as a cyber security officer.

Nick heads up our build team with over 20 years in commercial construction.

Nick and his amazing wife Amber have been working with Keys2Fear Productions since 2014.

AMBER THOMASSON-

Amber is part of our scare actor training team, as well as part of the build crew.

Additional Team Members

We have an amazing team of talented individuals that work for us. Some of our work can be seen in Theme parks as well as TV and Major Motion Pictures.

Some of the companies we have done work for include:

Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland, Scare Kingdom, Coffin Creek, RC Haunt , Pharaohs Lost Kingdom, Castle Park, The Disney Channel, The SyFy Channel, The Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, The Magic Wheelchair Organization, Scare LA, Mid Summer Scream, 1031 Productions, Lions Gate Entertainment, Miramax Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Brothers Studios.

Mission Statement

Our goal is to create attractions that are Immersive, Interactive, and Innovative.

We strive to make all of our attractions so immersive that your guests will forget that they are in a theme park and truly believe they are in real life horror movie.

We work to incorporate interactive elements in all of our designs. To get the full experience your guests will be asked to perform specific tasks. This will personalize every guests experience and ensures your guests will return year after year.

Our use of innovative nontraditional scare tactics promises to terrify even the bravest of guests.

For more information about our services or to receive a quote please contact us at 951-288-1902