- Cold Storage: The Butcher
Hi Rez Designs has built a reputation for delivering high-impact, cinematic-quality projection effects that elevate any Halloween setup—from home haunts to professional attractions. Their library of digital scares blends classic horror with cutting-edge visuals, allowing haunters to create immersive environments without the need for complex equipment or editing software. Whether you're projecting onto windows, doors, or custom props, their effects are designed to drop jaws and raise heart rates.
What truly sets Hi Rez Designs apart is the versatility and expandability of their products. Most effects can be used as looping visuals or activated by trigger, and many are optimized for integration with the Hi Rez Relay Decoder—a device that lets you sync the on-screen scare with real-world elements like fog machines, strobes, air cannons, or even animatronics. The result? Hollywood-level horror effects at a fraction of the cost and effort.
Brutal, Bloody, and Designed to Be the Perfect Actor Cue for a Double Scare
The Cold Storage series from Hi Rez Designs takes walk-in freezer horror to terrifying new levels—and The Butcher is where it all begins. This vertical-format video depicts a chilling sequence: a woman trapped in a meat locker, pounding on the freezer door for help—until a hulking figure appears behind her and ends the scene with a hammer-blow to the head. The moment is shocking on its own, but it’s what happens after the attack that elevates this effect to professional-grade horror.
As the Butcher notices he’s being watched through the window, he turns and exits abruptly—setting up a perfect opportunity for a live actor, dressed as the Butcher, to lunge out from a hidden corner of your haunt. When paired with a Hi Rez Relay Decoder and a well-placed air or water cannon, the moment of impact can be enhanced with a blast of air or simulated blood spray timed precisely to the animation. It’s not just visual—it’s a full-body jump scare.
What We Love:
🔨 A Scene with Built-In Actor Integration
This isn’t just a video effect—it’s a scare strategy. The Butcher walking off-screen creates the ideal transition into a live actor appearance, blurring the line between video and reality.
💉 Practical Effects Tie-Ins
With the Relay Decoder and a 5-gallon Air Cannon or Water Blaster Cannon, you can create a physical burst (air or “blood”) timed perfectly with the kill shot. This is the kind of scare guests remember.
🧠 3D Anaglyph for Extra Depth
This is one of the first Halloween projection products to include a Real-Depth® 3D version. If your haunt supports it, the added illusion of depth in the freezer makes the horror feel even more immersive.
Use Case Ideas:
- Freezer Door Facade: Mount a vertical monitor or TV behind a clear or frosted freezer door window to simulate a real walk-in meat locker.
- Double Scare Setup: Use a live actor to enter the scene after the Butcher disappears from the screen—ideally in the same costume for seamless continuity.
- Timed Blood Spray: Sync a water cannon with the hammer strike for a brutal and unforgettable “splat” moment.
- Escape Room Finale: Use this as the ending scare after guests fail to save the victim in time.
Final Verdict:
Cold Storage: The Butcher is a brilliant blend of storytelling, practical effect timing, and projection horror. With both 2D and 3D options, plus the potential for high-impact physical interaction, this isn’t just a visual—it’s an experience. It’s tailor-made for serious haunters who want to terrify with precision.
🎃 Recommended for:
- Pro haunts and escape rooms using actor integration
- Walk-in freezer or meat locker scenes
- Haunters who want a cinematic effect with a real-world punch (literally)
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