What is the HAUNTED HEARSE?
The Haunted Hearse is a complete production art car featuring dynamic lighting design, textile-based scenic design, a cast of spooky monsters and a groovy theme song, PLUS a souvenir shop of cool homemade items!
This miniature marvel aims to present the spirit and childlike love of Halloween, but without the flashing lights, smoke, loud sounds, and jump scares.
The 45ft long, 2-story K'nex slow-coaster takes 2 minutes to ride! Let your cell phones enjoy an eerie, sensory experience of fiber art and technology π
Safe for kids, families, and adults of all ages.
a fully immersive horror adventure ride for cellphones. This mixed media spectacle seamlessly combines craft, fiber arts, analog/virtual technologies, and live performance to deliver a spooky art experience like no other - Let your phone enter, if you dare!ββββββββ
Haunted Hearse 2025 Season- Cellphonesβ¦. weβre back to haunt the next generation!
2025 NOW BOOKING September 24 - November 17
Dates Coming Soon!
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Press:
BoingBoing - Natalie Dressed - Miniature mobile rollercoaster in a hearse - Review, 2024
The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate - Doug MacCash - Give your iPhone a high-tech Halloween roller coaster ride in a hearse - Review, 2023
Happy Horror Harvest Show - The Haunted Hearse with Jane Tardo - Interview, 2023
Washington Post- Emily Kask and Hamza Shaban- These New Orleans-based artists breathe new life into hearses - Article
Antigravity Magazine - Hayden Legg - Along for the Ride with Jane Tardo- Interview
WWLTV - Eleanor Tabone - New Orleans turns spooky for Halloween - Article/Video
Spooky Season β25 - NOW BOOKING
Where do you want to see the Haunted Hearse ?
Haunted Hearse Season 1
When fiber artist Jane Tardo explores Halloween, they donβt conjure images of chainsaw massacres and aggressive, physical fear invoking horror. Their spooky, delightful, and surreal experience surprises audiences on first look, but induces supernatural, psychological chills on closer inspection.