“I’m afraid of being harassed when I’m playing a ghost in the haunted house,” Wang Zhiguo, a 23-year-old actor revealed his fear about visitors. /VCG Photo

The 23-year-old man has been playing the role of a ghost for around three years. As a professional actor, Wang has to spare no efforts to make visitors feel scared after they step in the haunted house. /VCG Photo

At the beginning of his ghostly career, Wang watched a total of 300 horror films to observe the walking postures, facial expressions and voices they make. /VCG Photo

Besides, the haunted house actors also need to receive a month of special training of makeup. They have to master different kinds of makeup and learn how to properly use props, like toothpicks and cards. /VCG Photo

A professional haunted house actor needs to “haunt” around inside the house for around 200 rounds, each of which is about thirty minutes which could bring around 5,000 yuan salary a month. “Actually, most of the actors like their job and enjoy their experience in haunted houses,” Wang together with his colleagues said. /VCG Photo