ABOUT US

Gantom began with three founders: Quan Gan, Jerry Dong, and Charlie Xu. Before Gantom became a global name in immersive entertainment, we were simply building for ourselves. In 2010, under our original name Darklight, we created the lighting for our own haunted attraction Shanghai Nightmare. That hands-on experience exposed a gap in the market. Theatrical lighting was built for stages, not for the intimate walkthrough worlds where every shadow and every inch matters.

Haunted houses are essentially compact live theaters. They rely on actors, blocking, emotional beats, and precise timing. Yet the industry lacked tools tailored for these small, story-driven environments. So we engineered our own: compact, rugged, cinematic fixtures that could disappear into scenery while shaping mood and narrative with precision.

Those early lights spread quickly. From our show in Shanghai to haunted houses across the United States, and then into the hands of creators who also worked in museums, attractions, and the broader themed-entertainment world. The niche we served — small spaces with big emotional demands — turned out to be uniquely valuable.

As our products began appearing in museums, themed rides, experiential activations, and large-scale immersive worlds, we rebranded as Gantom. The name merges “Gan” from our founder with “phantom”, honoring our Halloween origins. Our transition into themed entertainment was not a shift in identity. It was a natural evolution of the same philosophy: small lights that create powerful emotional experiences.