THE HAUNT METHOD / INTERACTIVE TOOL

Haunted House Scent Selector

What should your haunt smell like?
Choose what you are building, what you want the smell to suggest, and the conditions in your space. The selector recommends a scent profile, strength, delivery method and placement.

Safety first: this selector recommends scent families and delivery types—not branded products. Use only a formulation intended for the chosen method and follow the manufacturer’s directions.

Step 1

What are you building?

Step 2

What should the smell suggest?

Step 3

Tell us about the space.

Compatible delivery formats

Choose a scent you can use safely.

Start with the smell you want the visitor to notice, then find a product specifically made for the delivery method in your space.

Familiar scent families

Useful starting points

Earth, damp, forest, smoke, decay, medicinal, incense, floral, carnival, swamp, and old-wood families can support many scenes.

SCENT FAMILYearth / dirt
SCENT FAMILYdamp / musty
SCENT FAMILYforest / wood
SCENT FAMILYsmoke / fire
SCENT FAMILYdecay / rot
SCENT FAMILYmedicinal / hospital
SCENT FAMILYincense / ritual
SCENT FAMILYfloral / funerary
SCENT FAMILYsweet / carnival
SCENT FAMILYstagnant / swamp-like
SCENT FAMILYold wood / dust

Specialty accords

Confirm the exact product

These accents need an actual compatible formulation. “Electrical” means a storm-like fragrance accord—never generated ozone.

CHECK FORMATwet earth after rain (petrichor) accord
CHECK FORMATelectrical or storm-like fragrance accord—never generated ozone
CHECK FORMATmineral accord
CHECK FORMATmetallic accord
CHECK FORMATunfamiliar floral accord
CHECK FORMATfungal / forest-floor accord

Localized spray

Apply only as the product directs, away from skin, food, flames, and guest contact. Best for a small story-relevant point.

Machine-compatible refill

Use only a refill or formulation approved for that scent machine, fogger, diffuser, or nebulizer. Do not improvise cross-use.

Passive close-range format

A contained block or passive medium can localize scent near one display. Ventilation and outdoor wind still affect performance.