In the dark basement of the Mortuary Haunted Mansion, a clown rummages through a black trash bag for a severed arm before stiffening, bloody mouth grinning, in the shadows.

At the end of the mirror-filled hallway, Jigsaw sits slumped over a tricycle. Freddy Krueger creeps in, animal parts dangle from strings, a woman shrieks.

The Mortuary is ready to begin another season of horror.

The Mortuary, a New Orleans Halloween attraction in a former funeral home at 4800 Canal St., has been a local favorite since owner Jeff Borne bought it in 2007. Borne runs PSX Worldwide Audiovisual Technologies and uses his industry knowledge to create an immersive horror experience inside the mansion.

From animatronics to sound effects, each corner is crammed with details. The Art the Clown-inspired room

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