Darian Butler’s household runs on adrenaline and a healthy appreciation for a good scare. Drawn to the paranormal from a young age, her obsession with the macabre only deepened over time. Today, one of her and her husband’s favorite pastimes is cueing up a retro B-movie for a night of campy creeps and laughs.

With a background in theater—both commanding the stage and pulling strings behind the scenes—Darian treats the world of haunts as the ultimate stage production. Having spent her adult life in the hospitality industry, she views immersive customer service as just another form of performance art.

 Enter her role as the Director of Design for Payne’s Labyrinth: the perfect culmination of her theatrical flair, hospitality roots, and lifelong love of things that go bump in the night. She cordially invites you to step past the curtain and into the chaos—just don’t expect her to hold your hand when the lights go out.