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Read the news here. This week: Creep it Real Festive is this weekend; IAAPA Expo Adds Halloween "Haunting Grounds" area; Fear Expo & HAuNTcon announce closure; OSCARES Nominations close Dec 15th; Denton Celebrates "31 Days of Denton Halloween" initiative; Hysterium Haunted Asylum's Krampusnacht is Dec 5th; After canceling Halloween celebrations, Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood has announced they will not hold a New Year's Eve celebration.
Episode 317 The Midwest Haunters Convention has wrapped up, and it's the unofficial start of build season, (although we know you've been working on yours for a long time). The (g)hosts are enjoying all the pics and videos from Chicago. As the weather starts to heat up and you continue to hire staff and work on your builds, let the Big Scary Show Episode 317 keep you entertained and informed with all the cool news, segments, rants, music, and more.Storm is ranting about product competition for yard haunters in a Haunt Minute. Meathook Jim discusses concentration camps in Between the Corpses. Badger reads the latest in Deadline news. And the Old Crone reminds you to check your haunt's insurance policy. Do we have a Gruesome Giveaway winner for June? Stay tuned to find out. And finally, we're spinning some spooky tunes from Midnight Syndicate to help motivate you as we slowly move towards fall.The Roundtable of Terror brings in Doug Shelden to discuss some breaking news he announced last week. As of now, all of his events are being rebranded under the main HAuNTcon name. HAuNTcon will be bringing shows to Orlando and Atlanta next year, He also discusses the return of the film festival AND a new paranormal aspect to the shows. There's a lot of history attached to this name and we're looking forward to seeing where he takes it into the future. (Did you notice we didn't use the terms trade show or convention? There's a reason for this.) All this, and so much more.We hid the body, but you'll become an accomplice just by listening to........the BIG SCARY SHOW. (And please stay hydrated)Featured music: (Midnight Syndicate) Creatures of Darkness (Radio Edit) Vampyre Axe Giant Haunted Nursery#bigscaryshow #roundtableofterror
Episode 309 The haunt convention season has officially begun with HAuNTcon opening its doors after a long hiatus in Daytona Beach Florida earlier this month. The Big Scary Show sent Badger down there to talk to vendors and attendees to get their thoughts about the return of HAuNTcon as a free-standing event. He brings back some great interviews with vendors and staff and learned that HAuNTcon 2025 will be in Orlando next January so start making your plans.Storm is ranting about haunted hotels in a Haunt Minute. Meathook Jim discusses ‘a view from death row' in Between the Corpses. Badger reads the latest in Deadline news. The Old Crone talks about focusing on your goals at Transworld. Dick Terhune returns with another Marketing Morgue segment. Is there a Gruesome Giveaway winner for the month of February? Tune in to find out, and we're spinning some rockin' tunes to put you in the mood for Transworld.With Transworld literally a couple weeks away, the Roundtable of Terror brings back its annual Transworld Survival Guide. We invite first-time attendees and vendors to join us, and pair them with some long-time veterans of the tradeshow to discuss what to expect. What shoes should you wear? How many black t-shirts should you pack? And who actually brings catalogs these days? If this is your first-time attending the biggest tradeshow of the year, you don't want to miss this conversation. All this, and so much more.We hid the body, but you'll become an accomplice just by listening to........the BIG SCARY SHOW. (See you in St Louis)Featured music: PsychoCharger - Channel 13 (With Uncle Pigors) Radio Cult - Saturday Night Double Feature Zombie Surfers - Transylvania Surf Crispy Bess - Ormondium#bigscaryshow #roundtableofterror
Episode 78-HauntCon Preview with Doug Sheldon Published 15 January 2024 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Welcome to Convention Season! We're kicking off our convention season coverage with Doug Sheldon, new owner of HauntCon which will be the first show of the year. Come hear all the exciting things that they have planned for Daytona Beach Feb 9-11. Resources mentioned during this episode: HauntCon: https://hauntcon.com/ 2024 Convention Schedule: https://www.hauntingu.com/p/events-1609424025/ Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com. Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/ Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Death Music Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan Uploaded: 03.13.13 License: Public Domain http://soundbible.com/2054-Evil-Lau... We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters and Fear Expo. Learn more here: www.chamberofhaunters.com https://fearexpolive.com/ Haunting U is a production of Rocky Mountain Home Haunters LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved
Episode 306 Even though the holiday season is over, there's no time to sit on our laurels and relax. Valentine's Day Haunts and HAuNTcon are less than a month away. Horror cons are happening almost every weekend, and of course, Transworld is going on in less than 8 weeks. But before you enter panic mode, sit back, relax a bit, and let the Big Scary Show Episode 306 inform and entertain you. There's plenty of time to panic later.Storm is ranting about aliens in Miami in a Haunt Minute. Meathook Jim discusses the firing squad in Between the Corpses. Badger reads the latest in Deadline news. The Old Crone interviews a haunt that took a year off but still stayed active on social media. There's a brand new Gruesome Giveaway for the month of January, and of course we're spinning some spooky tunes to welcome in the new year.The Roundtable of Terror welcomes back industry icon Allen Hopps of Dark Hour Haunted House and Stiltbeast Studios to discuss his new educational project, Haunter Class. Allen and Dark Hour's media director Robert Alcala discuss what it is, how it's set up, and how anyone can learn from it. Allen also talks about what it's like being a new haunt owner, and drops some VERY interesting news regarding his upcoming booth at Transworld, You definitely need to stick around and find out what that is.We hid the body, but you'll become an accomplice just by listening to........the BIG SCARY SHOW. (and happy new year everyone)Featured music: Shadow's Symphony - Beneath the Dark Music for Haunts - Storming Vampire Castle Audio Zombie - Apparition Verse 13 - The Souls that Wander#bigscaryshow #roundtableofterror
Read the stories here. TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show has announced its seminar lineup and Saturday night costume party theme; The Spooky Swap Meet is now accepting applications for House Hosts for their April event; Creep It Real OC announces two 2024 events; HAuNTcon & Indie Horror Show come to Daytona Beach, Florida February 9th - 11th.
Halloween Horror Nights Orlando announces their full maze & scare zone lineup with new Taste of Terror food & beverage preview event; Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood announces an all-new original maze - Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America; The Conjuring and Saw X come to Magic Mountain's Fright Fest; Knott's Scary Farm will reveal their full lineup at Scary Farm 50: Nightmares Revealed on august 24th; A new fireworks show & Zombie Pep Rally come to Brick-or-Treat at Legoland Florida; 13th Floor Entertainment previews their SoCal event lineup; A new maze & new wagons come to the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride; Delusion returns to The Phillips Mansion with an anthology of interactive short stories; Shaqtoberfest expands with activations onboard the Queen Mary; Magic of the Jack O' Lanterns comes to Los Angeles; WInchester Mystery House presents "Unhinged: Housewarming"; JFI Production's immersive dinner-theater production "The Willows" returns for 2023; Fearplex Presents LIGHTS OUT comes to the Pomona Fair Grounds this October; Spirit Halloween held its Grand Opening in Egg Harbor Township, NJ; The Spooky Swap Meet returns April 26th - 28th, 2024; HAuNTcon is accepting applications for Haunt Master Instructors. Read the stories here: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/hhn-orlando-announces-full-lineup-new-event
Episode 288 We've finally rounded the corner. It may only be the month of May, but we're now less than six months away from haunt season. Haunted attractions around the country are running ‘Halfway to Halloween' events almost every weekend this month. Meathook Jim and Badger even went to different haunts this past weekend to get a tease about the upcoming season. So get out there and support your local haunts. If you're an owner and haven't started to panic yet, let the Big Scary Show Episode 288 keep you calm and entertained as you kick your build season up a notch..Storm is ranting about haunt season ending early in a Haunt Minute. Meathook Jim talks about being in solitary confinement in another installment of Between the Corpses. Badger reads the latest in Deadline news, and the Old Crone talks about expanding your business. We even have a brand new Gruesome Giveaway for the month of May. Be sure to listen carefully and enter for your chance to win a great prize from Screamline Studios.The Roundtable of Terror invites the one and only Leonard Pickel to have a seat and discuss his long and storied career. We talk about how he got started in the industry, how he designs haunts, the return of HAuNTcon (coming to Orlando in 2024) and so much more. It's a fascinating conversation with a genuine legend in the industry. All this, plus so much more.We hid the body, but you'll become an accomplice just by listening to........the BIG SCARY SHOW.Featured music: Midnight Syndicate - Into the Valley of Shadows Michael Hedstrom - Hall of Portraits Sam Haynes - Catacombs Verse 13 - Blighted#bigscaryshow #roundtableofterror
Check out some extremely eerie Easter events at Asylum 49 Haunted Hospital, Carnage Haunted House, & Fright Haven; Emily & Philip explore the 7 themed lands of Springtopia Fest; The University of Florida's Swamp Haunters present Crimson Carnival; Reign of Terror announces halfway to Halloween event; Otherworld is partnering with Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group to open a second location in Philadelphia, PA; Vampires, trolls, mermaids, and other mythical monsters await at the Mythical Monster Museum of Raptus and Krane at the Scarborough Renaissance Fest; Scare City announces their return to Camelot Theme Park for 2023; TransWorld's East Coast Haunters Convention announces dates & location for 2024; HAuNTcon will return in full capacity for 2024 under the new ownership of Fear Expo.
The Haunted Attraction Association Announced OSCARES Award-winners; TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show returns to St. Louis February 2nd - 5th, 2023; Tickets now on sale for Creep It Real Expo; NecroManor Haunted House to host photos with the "Beaster Bunny"; Pirates of Emerson announces fall 2022 operating schedule; Zombie Joe's Undgerground Theatre Group continues their 30th season with "The Unsackable Man"; HAuNTcon partners with Fear Expo for live event March 24th - 26th, 2023; Hudson Haunted House opened for a successful 2nd annual St. Patrick's Day event this past weekend; Rotten Apple 907 celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2021; The opening ceremony for the 3rd annual Haunt Comp will take place Saturday, March 26th; Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-march-21-2
The Haunted Attraction Association Announced OSCARES Award-winners; TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show returns to St. Louis February 2nd - 5th, 2023; Tickets now on sale for Creep It Real Expo; NecroManor Haunted House to host photos with the "Beaster Bunny"; Pirates of Emerson announces fall 2022 operating schedule; Zombie Joe's Undgerground Theatre Group continues their 30th season with "The Unsackable Man"; HAuNTcon partners with Fear Expo for live event March 24th - 26th, 2023; Hudson Haunted House opened for a successful 2nd annual St. Patrick's Day event this past weekend; Rotten Apple 907 celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2021; The opening ceremony for the 3rd annual Haunt Comp will take place Saturday, March 26th; Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-march-21-2
+ScareTrack Special+ Haunted Attractions Network Presentation: Women Of The Haunt Industry – An Interview With Author Jan Knuth. With Thanks to our partner podcast: Haunted Attractions Network Ever since the first Women in Haunting Panel at HAuNTcon, a movement has been building to acknowledge women in the haunt industry. Now finally, we have an industry book telling their stories. Not Afraid To Slay: Women of the Haunt Industry, is a new book by Jan Knuth and Candi S. Cross. Jan joined Philip Hernandez of the Haunted Attraction Network to discuss what she learned while writing this book and how it can help you engage your community and sell more tickets. Follow Haunted Attractions Network Insta: @haunted_attractions Facebook: Haunted Attractions Network Twitter: @HauntedPod ...................................................................................................................... VISIT THE HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS NETWORK: https://hauntedattractionnetwork.com/ ...................................................................................................................... Visit our website here: https://scaretrack.co.uk Watch our latest ScareCam vlogs: https://youtube.com/scaretrack ScareTrack merchandise can be found here: https://smart-fx.co.uk/smart-artists/... Social Media Facebook.com/ScareTrack Instagram- @scaretrack Twitter- @scaretrack Snapchat- scaretrack *Logo/Photo property of Haunted Attractions Network *All views expressed are of the individual host/guest.
Ever since the first Women in Haunting panel at HAuNTcon, a movement has been building to acknowledge women in the haunt industry. And now, finally, we have an industry book telling their stories. “Not Afraid to Slay: Women of the Haunt Industry” is a new book by Jan Knuth and Candi S. Cross. Coming up on today's show, Jan joins me to discuss what she learned while writing this book and how it can help you engage your community and sell more tickets. Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3fpsH72
Ever since the first Women in Haunting panel at HAuNTcon, a movement has been building to acknowledge women in the haunt industry. And now, finally, we have an industry book telling their stories. “Not Afraid to Slay: Women of the Haunt Industry” is a new book by Jan Knuth and Candi S. Cross. Coming up on today's show, Jan joins me to discuss what she learned while writing this book and how it can help you engage your community and sell more tickets. Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3fpsH72
Well Hello haunters, this is Part 2 of “Keeping your makeup Room Clean” taught by Shawn Morse. Shawn prepared this for HAuNTcon, and HAuNTcon is allowing us to share it with you. If you've not listened to Part 1, go back and check the feed. However, you don't necessarily need to listen to these in order. The video is available on our Youtube and Facebook Pages. Support for the haunted attraction network comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. Gantom Illuminates attractions worldwide with the world's smallest intelligent spotlights. Curious to see what Gantom is all about or even catch up on new products? Zoom with Gantom's design team for free – signup at www.gantom.com/demo
Well Hello haunters, this is Part 2 of “Keeping your makeup Room Clean” taught by Shawn Morse. Shawn prepared this for HAuNTcon, and HAuNTcon is allowing us to share it with you. If you’ve not listened to Part 1, go back and check the feed. However, you don’t necessarily need to listen to these in order. The video is available on our Youtube and Facebook Pages. Support for the haunted attraction network comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. Gantom Illuminates attractions worldwide with the world’s smallest intelligent spotlights. Curious to see what Gantom is all about or even catch up on new products? Zoom with Gantom’s design team for free – signup at www.gantom.com/demo
We've talked a lot about reopening guidelines for your attraction as a whole, but today we're diving deep into the makeup room. You might be wondering ‘why do I need to change anything?' Well, it's better to make the plan and not need to use it, rather than scrambling when it's time to open for the season. The recording I'm playing for you today is “Keeping your makeup Room Clean” taught by Shawn Morse. Shawn prepared this for HAuNTcon, and HAuNTcon is allowing us to share it with you.
We’ve talked a lot about reopening guidelines for your attraction as a whole, but today we’re diving deep into the makeup room. You might be wondering ‘why do I need to change anything?’ Well, it’s better to make the plan and not need to use it, rather than scrambling when it’s time to open for the season. The recording I’m playing for you today is “Keeping your makeup Room Clean” taught by Shawn Morse. Shawn prepared this for HAuNTcon, and HAuNTcon is allowing us to share it with you.
Episode 38-Hauntcon Wrapup Published 02 March 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed After a mind-blowing HauntCon, we talk about the classes that had the greatest effect on us, and then have some fun with shenanigans. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com. Recordings of the classes can be found here: Mask Hysteria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jE5bH5IixA&feature=emb_imp_woyt Wolfe FX/Dental Distortions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaE-aIXbeM4&feature=emb_imp_woyt Symphony of the Scare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOGllba6sO4&feature=youtu.be Ghosts of Halloween Past Present & Yet to Come: https://youtu.be/yAdQyVfnWJI Local History to Enhance Your Haunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOlfTRKCo2U Puppets for Profits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9VMHko6pGI Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/ Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Death Music Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan Uploaded: 03.13.13 License: Public Domain http://soundbible.com/2054-Evil-Lau... Bill and Ted's Excellent Air Guitar Uploaded 10.27.18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKecz2ak78Y Avenue Q Uploaded 6.12.11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsCKs26g-MM Shrek The Musical~Freak Flag Uploaded: 12.26.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_lT0bPhYy4 The Lord of the Rings-Stupid Fat Hobbit Uploaded: 1.25.14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXuqJ4c1dxE Tony Stark & Steve Rogers Chopping Wood Scene - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Movie CLIP HD Uploaded: 3.30.18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNPkJ7eEVDU El Jarabe Tapatio-The Mexican Hat Dance Uploaded: 4.27.10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Rqdgna3Yw Trombone Plays a Short Squawk Uploaded: 2.25.18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMvk2aAzTA Haunting U is a production of Rocky Mountain Home Haunters LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved
Keeping everyone safe in 2020 yielded a new scare system concept at Dead City Haunted House in Salt Lake City Utah that was so effective, it will continue to be used long after the pandemic subsides. Owner Timothy Riggs conceived and engineered a new system for actors to operate props safely from a distance while above patrons. Nicknamed "The Puppeteers", each of these actors operated dozens of unique scares from a single bridge out of sight. The puppets movements were very startlingly scary and also a very cost-efficient use of actor staffing. Design methods are not expensive or complex and can be fabricated with the skill set of the average haunter. Listen to learn more about the design of this new prop puppeting system as well as how it was implemented. Thank you to HAuNTcon for allowing us to broadcast this education. HAuNTcon returns in 2022 and you can be the first to find out by signing up for their newsletter at hauntcon.com
Keeping everyone safe in 2020 yielded a new scare system concept at Dead City Haunted House in Salt Lake City Utah that was so effective, it will continue to be used long after the pandemic subsides. Owner Timothy Riggs conceived and engineered a new system for actors to operate props safely from a distance while above patrons. Nicknamed "The Puppeteers", each of these actors operated dozens of unique scares from a single bridge out of sight. The puppets movements were very startlingly scary and also a very cost-efficient use of actor staffing. Design methods are not expensive or complex and can be fabricated with the skill set of the average haunter. Listen to learn more about the design of this new prop puppeting system as well as how it was implemented. Thank you to HAuNTcon for allowing us to broadcast this education. HAuNTcon returns in 2022 and you can be the first to find out by signing up for their newsletter at hauntcon.com
While the basics of crisis response have not changed, the pandemic has impacted the nature frequency of haunted attraction incidents. From queue management to scaling security, and from bag searches to staff training, the veteran haunters on this panel will discuss concrete examples from their 2020 season. While we can't predict what 2021 will look like, we can help you make a safer plan. This episode was adapted from the Live HAuNTcon panel on January 19, 2021. Panelists include: Spencer Terry from Fear Factory SLC, Alexis Garcia from Soul Screams, Willie Mae from Deadly Dopamine and Eddie McLaurin from Woods of Terror. Go to HAuNTcon.com for updates on 2022's show.
While the basics of crisis response have not changed, the pandemic has impacted the nature frequency of haunted attraction incidents. From queue management to scaling security, and from bag searches to staff training, the veteran haunters on this panel will discuss concrete examples from their 2020 season. While we can't predict what 2021 will look like, we can help you make a safer plan. This episode was adapted from the Live HAuNTcon panel on January 19, 2021. Panelists include: Spencer Terry from Fear Factory SLC, Alexis Garcia from Soul Screams, Willie Mae from Deadly Dopamine and Eddie McLaurin from Woods of Terror. Go to HAuNTcon.com for updates on 2022's show.
Episode 37-New ContentPublished 01 February 2021Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed After a mind-blowing HauntCon, we take a few minutes to assess where we are and where we want to go. This is the ugly business side of haunting that no one likes to talk about. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com. Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/ Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngeloUploaded: 07.29.11http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-...License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Death Music Evil Laughter: Recorded by HimanUploaded: 03.13.13 License: Public Domain http://soundbible.com/2054-Evil-Lau... Rathbone's Time (Aidan's Scenes)Uploaded: 01.13.15https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDR6xIoKGCM Bill and Ted's Excellent Air GuitarUploaded 10.27.18https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKecz2ak78Y The pointer sisters - I'm so excitedUploaded: 07.02.09https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQqwG_rQx7A Monty Python – StoningUploaded: 05.12.12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ5YU_spBw0 Non-stopUploaded: 04.20.17https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPgE7PNzXag Shpadoinkle DayUploaded: 04.24.10https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CizU8aB3c8 The Trapper SongUploaded 08.08.07https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlGUwb2R5sQ Haunting U is a production of Rocky Mountain Home Haunters LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
In this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover and "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh discuss this years HAuNTcon Virtual Convention, their Wrestling With Your Character Workshop, their plans for after HAuNTcon and some new updates for New Ohio Wrestling. Stay connected to WrestleHorror: - Subscribe to the WrestleHorror newsletter - https://bit.ly/344on8A - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrestlehorror/ - YouTube: http://bit.ly/2kfvVAT - Instagram: https://instagram.com/wrestlehorror - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrestlehorror - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlehorror - Website: http://www.wrestlehorror.com Copyright 2021 - WrestleHorror Podcast
Host Gregory Hallows, founder of the Halloween Preservation Society, discusses the Halloween & Party Expo slash HauntCon Virtual Event, and more...Intro Music: Excerpt from Pink Fink - Fear the Night (approved by artist)Find more at https://pinkfink.bandcamp.com/Outro Music: Excerpt from Satin Danger by Kevin MacLeodFind more at https://freepd.com/horror.phpPink Fink Dark analog funk straight from the horror boogie overlords and the depths of the underworld itself.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/1031365)
During this live keynote event, our panel of operators and consultants will talk through how changes made because of the pandemic crisis can improve the haunt industry in the future. Hear about innovations in everything from ticketing to training, from costuming to caution tape, from sanitizer to storytelling. As the name suggests, this session will share success stories of practices that no one thought would ever work. Out of adversity comes innovation and out of chaos comes art! Panelists: Scott Swenson of Scott Swenson Creative Development; Justin Fix of JFI Productions; Teresa Ryan of DARK at Fort Edmonton; Alex Crow of ZooTampa. Register FREE for hauntcon at: www.hauntcon.com
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
In this episode WrestleHorror hosts Donnie Hoover and "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh talk with, M.A.U.L. actor and long time haunter, Maicho. Listen in as they discuss Maicho's haunt career, his training regimen, his upcoming pro wrestling training with Cody Hawk, and much more. They also discuss the Wrestling With Your Character workshop for HAuNTcon that Jim and Donnie will be doing on January 21st at noon. Stay connected to Maicho: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wendig0g0 Stay connected to WrestleHorror: - Subscribe to the WrestleHorror newsletter - https://bit.ly/344on8A - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrestlehorror/ - YouTube: http://bit.ly/2kfvVAT - Instagram: https://instagram.com/wrestlehorror - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrestlehorror - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlehorror - Website: http://www.wrestlehorror.com Copyright 2021 - WrestleHorror Podcast
Scott Swenson comes on to preview HAuNTcon's 2021 Keynote Panel "I Didn't Think It Would Work...But It Did: Lessons Learned From the 2020 Haunt Season!" Register FREE for HAuNTcon at www.hauntcon.com and attend this panel LIVE Jan 19th at 1PM ET! Up next, Max is back with a Postmortem of Backwoodz Oddities presents The Last Carnival Haunted House in Waverly, Ohio with Alan Shell
Scott Swenson comes on to preview HAuNTcon’s 2021 Keynote Panel "I Didn't Think It Would Work...But It Did: Lessons Learned From the 2020 Haunt Season!" Register FREE for HAuNTcon at www.hauntcon.com and attend this panel LIVE Jan 19th at 1PM ET! Up next, Max is back with a Postmortem of Backwoodz Oddities presents The Last Carnival Haunted House in Waverly, Ohio with Alan Shell
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
In this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover and "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh talk about the upcoming HAuNTcon event, their holiday weekends, a bought with COVID-19, and a BIG announcement for the WrestleHorror team regarding the Wrestling With Your Character Workshop. Sign up for the Wrestling With Your Character Workshop: CLICK HERE!!! Stay connected to WrestleHorror: - Subscribe to the WrestleHorror newsletter - https://bit.ly/344on8A - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrestlehorror/ - YouTube: http://bit.ly/2kfvVAT - Instagram: https://instagram.com/wrestlehorror - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrestlehorror - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlehorror - Website: http://www.wrestlehorror.com Copyright 2021 - WrestleHorror Podcast
On January 18th, 2020, five talented and experienced women in the haunted-attraction industry gathered on stage at HAuNTcon for the second annual Women in Haunting panel. The first year's panel offered insight into wide-ranging challenges and opportunities for women working in the industry. This year, panel organizer Liz Irving, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Clarion Events, which produces HAuNTcon, opened the floor for panelists to offer actionable advice on several key issues. The questions centered on mentoring and leadership, organizational structure, navigating conflict, and designing for diversity.What follows is the audio from that panel, recorded live in New Orleans nearly 1 year ago. This year's HAuNTcon is just around the corner January 19-21st. The conference is virtual and registration is completely free. Browse the show flow, network, and engage with education just like this – completely free. Register now at hauntcon.comRead Dr Margee Kerr's takeaway article here: https://seasonalentertainmentsource.com/women-in-haunting-the-challenges-opportunities/
On January 18th, 2020, five talented and experienced women in the haunted-attraction industry gathered on stage at HAuNTcon for the second annual Women in Haunting panel. The first year’s panel offered insight into wide-ranging challenges and opportunities for women working in the industry. This year, panel organizer Liz Irving, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Clarion Events, which produces HAuNTcon, opened the floor for panelists to offer actionable advice on several key issues. The questions centered on mentoring and leadership, organizational structure, navigating conflict, and designing for diversity. What follows is the audio from that panel, recorded live in New Orleans nearly 1 year ago. This year’s HAuNTcon is just around the corner January 19-21st. The conference is virtual and registration is completely free. Browse the show flow, network, and engage with education just like this – completely free. Register now at hauntcon.com Read Dr Margee Kerr’s takeaway article here: https://seasonalentertainmentsource.com/women-in-haunting-the-challenges-opportunities/
It's the final show of 2020, and as we say goodbye to one crazy year, the Big Scary Show is looking ahead to 2021 and the first haunt convention of the year. HAuNTcon was scheduled to be in Dallas in January, but is now going to be a virtual show. What's a virtual show you may ask? Stay tuned.Storm is ranting in a Haunt Minute. Meathook Jim is talking Between the Corpses. Badger is reading Deadline News. And Jerry Vayne brings you five holiday tunes from Midnight Syndicate. Vysther is taking this episode off.The Roundtable of Terror invites Samantha Grimaldi from HAuNTcon to sit down and discuss all the things they're doing to hold a virtual convention January 19-21st. All the classes, seminars, vendors, and more that you would expect are all going to be there, just in cyberspace. How can you participate? Stay tuned to find out. All this and much, much more as we close out 2020. From all of us at the Big Scary Show, we wish each and every one of our listeners a very happy and safe holiday season, no matter how you choose to celebrate.We hid the body, but you will become an accomplice just for listening.......to the BIG SCARY SHOW!Featured music: (Midnight Syndicate) Parade of the Tin SoldiersGod Rest ye Merry Gentlemen Little Helpers Up on the Housetop Christmas at Midnight#bigscaryshow #roundtableofterror
I had the delight of going on-site to interview Scott Swenson, the Creative Director for The Garden of Spirits at CW's Gin Joint in Tampa, FL. Scott discusses the event and how critical both contingency planning and scaling are for events of all sizes. In the news: ScareTour is making a Christmas Gift Guide; The ScareFactor's Monster Bash was canceled due to local restrictions; ScareTrack released a video of their Top 10 UK Scare Attractions; Japanese town deploys growling "Monster Wolf" robots to scare away wild bears; a reminder about HAuNTcon.
I had the delight of going on-site to interview Scott Swenson, the Creative Director for The Garden of Spirits at CW’s Gin Joint in Tampa, FL. Scott discusses the event and how critical both contingency planning and scaling are for events of all sizes. In the news: ScareTour is making a Christmas Gift Guide; The ScareFactor’s Monster Bash was cancelled due to local restrictions; ScareTrack released a video of their Top 10 UK Scare Attractions; Japanese town deploys growling "Monster Wolf" robots to scare away wild bears; a reminder about HAuNTcon.
HAuNTcon is accepting speaker applications through Nov 20th here: https://info.urban-expo.com/CallForPapers2021 . Haunters Against Hate is officially a nonprofit. Max from the Ohio Haunters Association comes on to discuss who is opening this weekend.
HAuNTcon is accepting speaker applications through Nov 20th here: https://info.urban-expo.com/CallForPapers2021 . Haunters Against Hate is officially a nonprofit. Max from the Ohio Haunters Association comes on to discuss who is opening this weekend.
When it comes to questions we got at HAuNTcon, this was one of the more surprising. Several people asked how we got started haunting. The answer is: Terribly. We got started terribly. But we have managed to keep it going for 15 years and, with luck, you can too. To make that happen we had to make a lot of adjustments along the way. Though we made some good decisions in the beginning, we had a lot to learn. Now, we're offering you the chance to learn from our wise decisions and our mistakes alike to start your home haunt in a way that will keep it going for a long time to come. This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders A Quick Update on Our Haunt Intro to the Topic Legal Stuff Working with the Neighbors Creating a Budget Design Stuff Family Care Actor Care The Actual Build Conclusions All in all, if you're interested in starting a home haunt, this is an episode you do NOT want to miss!
HAuNTcon 2020 is in the books and what a weekend it has been. There was much education to be had, parties to attend, drinking to be done and, most importantly, haunt fellowship to be had. As amazing and chaotic as it was, we're going to try and recap it all in under an hour. Impossible you say? That's because you're right. But it won't stop us from trying. We're sorry to anyone we forgot but our brains are mush and our bodies are exhausted. Thank you for your patience with us! This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders A Quick Update on Our Haunt Thursday (The Bus Tour) Friday (Classes and Haunt Visit) Saturday (Our Class) Sunday (The Day of Not Rest) Monday (The Aftermath) Conclusions All in all, whether you were at HAuNTcon or not, this is an episode you do NOT want to miss!
Hear Scott's observations from the 2020 HAuNTcon trade show in New Orleans. Also included in this episode is a round table discussion about the importance of creating a team with cast members from Dark Woods Haunted Attraction ( www.darkwoodshaunt.com ) and a really fun interview recorded at The Vampire Bar on Bourbon Street with Deanna and Phil Raybourn of Raybourn Creative ( www.raybourncreative.com )
We had such a fun time at HAuNTcon but one of the questions we got repeatedly surprised us. So many people wanted to know how we queue or time our actors. We never really put too much thought into how we do it but, as we talked about it, we realized that we had been through hell and back on the issue and now, 15 years later, it was coming pretty easy to us. So, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and discuss the good, the bad and the ugly ways we tried to time our actors. Get ready for some embarrassment and, hopefully, some helpful tips for your haunt. This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders A Quick Update on Our Haunt Our Biggest Timing Failures Our Biggest Timing Successes Conclusions All in all, whether you run a haunt, build scares or are an actor, this is an episode you do NOT want to miss.
Hear Scott's observations from the 2020 HAuNTcon trade show in New Orleans. Also included in this episode is a round table discussion about the importance of creating a team with cast members from Dark Woods Haunted Attraction ( www.darkwoodshaunt.com ) and a really fun interview recorded at The Vampire Bar on Bourbon Street with Deanna and Phil Raybourn of Raybourn Creative ( www.raybourncreative.com )
HAuNTcon 2020 is in the books and what a weekend it has been. There was much education to be had, parties to attend, drinking to be done and, most importantly, haunt fellowship to be had. As amazing and chaotic as it was, we're going to try and recap it all in under an hour. Impossible you say? That's because you're right. But it won't stop us from trying. We're sorry to anyone we forgot but our brains are mush and our bodies are exhausted. Thank you for your patience with us! This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders A Quick Update on Our Haunt Thursday (The Bus Tour) Friday (Classes and Haunt Visit) Saturday (Our Class) Sunday (The Day of Not Rest) Monday (The Aftermath) Conclusions All in all, whether you were at HAuNTcon or not, this is an episode you do NOT want to miss!
HauntScene Live! Join us for a special HAuNTcon : Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention 2020 preview with special guest Scott Swenson!!!!
HAuNTcon is just around the corner and, as we've done in years gone by, we're looking ahead to see what we are most excited about. This includes looking at the events taking place, the education to be had and the tradeshow to be seen. Truth is, there's so much to see and do at HAuNTcon that we can't possibly cover it in one hour. Hell, I don't think we can cover in the actual three days of HAuNTcon. That said, we're going to try and here is where we're beginning. This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders Quick Update on Our Haunt Intro to HAuNTcon The Tour Education Tradeshow Brewing Boos and Booze Ball Other Events Conclusions All in all, HAuNTcon is looking to be a party that we won't soon forget and this is an episode you do NOT want to miss!
The February episode of the Lazarus Podcast is a recap on the trip that we took to HAuNTcon at the end of January. The first portion of the podcast features Meagan Camp, Jessica Thomas, and Emmie Heasley. It was recorded from the hotel in New Orleans immediately after our return from the last day of the convention. The second half of the podcast discusses the event with LHA's creative director, Thomas Crain, and afterwards we delve into our plans for February and the stuff that has inspired us recently. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lazarushaunt/message
Welcome to the very first episode of the Lazarus Podcast! Episode 1 is an introduction to Lazarus Haunted Attractions and the scream team that makes it all happen. We talk about some of our plans for 2019, including what we're looking forward to seeing at HAuNTcon later this month. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a special sneak peek at our 2019 haunt, "Contagion". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lazarushaunt/message
WrestleHorror With Donnie Hoover and “Meathook” Jim Millspaugh
In this episode WrestleHorror hosts, Donnie Hoover and "Meathook" Jim Millspaugh talks with "The Godfather of Haunting" Leonard Pickel about his history and accomplishments, some tips and tricks about haunting, as well as, his involvement with HauntCon and Hauntreprenuers, his consulting and desgin and what he did this past Halloween season. Copyright 2019 - WrestleHorror Podcast Hauntrepreneurs - Themed Attraction Design and Consulting HAuNTcon : Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
What is HAuNTcon? HAuNTcon will push your attraction business out of its comfort zone and introduce you to game-changing new products, ideas, and concepts. Improve your Haunted Attraction, start a new Haunt related business, or get ideas for next season. It's more than a tradeshow, it's an innovative experience where the haunt community creates the future of the industry. Click here to get up to $35 off your tickets. The Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention (HAuNTcon) will be hosted once again in the historic city of New Orleans, Louisianna from January 17-19th, 2020. View their website here: HAuNTcon.com A haunted couple in costume at the HAuNTcon costume party. What's new at HAuNTcon for 2020? The Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention (HAuNTcon) will be hosted once again in the historic city of New Orleans, Louisianna from January 17-19th, 2020. View their website here: HAuNTcon.com NEW advanced educational seminars and workshops will help you prepare your Haunted Attraction or Home Haunt for success next season. NEW Halloween and Haunted House vendors will be setting up booths so you can be the first one to see the hot new products for 2020. If you're one of the vendors, a new digital way of capturing your customer's information is now in place. This also makes it easier for buyers as it streamlines the information you want straight to you. NEW entertainment but the same fun and FREE drinks for the first 3 HOURS at the Brewing, Boos, & Booze Costume Party. One of the best costume parties in the Haunt Industry! Get Your Tickets Here. NEW scares added to the 3 Mississippi Haunted Attractions (The Terror Test, Terror on the Coast, & Trail of Terror) that you'll experience on the bus tour on Thursday. Lights on and Lights off. 8:30 am-10pm a NEW Haunters to Watch award program that any Haunter can enter, or you can nominate another Haunter, for rising above and beyond in the industry. The prize package includes a paid 2-night stay in New Orleans, a FREE VIP ticket to HAuNTcon, and a bunch of recognition in the industry. Hosted by the Haunted Attraction Network. And many NEW offers plus the Fashion Show, the Networking groups, the streamlined flow of the showroom floor, and lots more! How to prepare for HAuNTcon before and during the show. Plan your education track before you go. All of the seminars and workshops will be listed on the website HAuNTcon.com before you leave, create a plan of attack and pencil in back-up classes just in case you change your mind. There are many classes...all included in the ticket price. Save money by going with friends. If you team up, a few people can split the cost of a hotel room. You can also split up and attend different seminars then compare notes after. Divide and conquer. Dress comfortably. There is much walking in New Orleans and the convention center is HUGE! Bring comfortable shoes, possibly a coat or jacket (we needed one last year), and a shoulder bag large enough for catalogs/T-shirts/small merchandise. Respect the vendors. HAuNTcon offers many cool products for your Haunted Attraction, Home Haunt, or your Halloween lifestyle. But be aware of other people waiting to chat with the vendors too. Ask your questions and move on to the next booth. Come back when they're not as busy (usually early morning or right before close). Pace yourself. HAuNTcon + New Orleans can be lots of fun! But you need to survive the weekend and get the most out of your stay. Try to get enough sleep so you have the brainpower to retain your seminars, stay hydrated to keep you going, and enjoy the cajun cuisine...carefully. Stick to your gameplan. Know roughly where you want to focus on before you go. What costumes, equipment, and props do you need? What do you need to learn for the next Haunt season? What is your budget for 2020? Enjoy your stay. New Orleans is a very historical city. Take advantage of after-hour tours and events. For more HAuNTcon Tips Listen to this Haunt Weekly episode all about New Orleans Tips for Haunters.
What is HAuNTcon? HAuNTcon will push your attraction business out of its comfort zone and introduce you to game-changing new products, ideas, and concepts. Improve your Haunted Attraction, start a new Haunt related business, or get ideas for next season. It’s more than a tradeshow, it’s an innovative experience where the haunt community creates the future of the industry. The Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention (HAuNTcon) will be hosted once again in the historic city of New Orleans, Louisianna from January 17-19th, 2020. View their website here: HAuNTcon.com What’s new at HAuNTcon for 2020? The Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention (HAuNTcon) will be hosted once again in the historic city of New Orleans, Louisianna from January 17-19th, 2020. NEW advanced educational seminars and workshops will help you prepare your Haunted Attraction or Home Haunt for success next season. NEW Halloween and Haunted House vendors will be setting up booths so you can be the first one to see the hot new products for 2020. If you’re one of the vendors, a new digital way of capturing your customer’s information is now in place. This also makes it easier for buyers as it streamlines the information you want straight to you. NEW entertainment but the same fun and FREE drinks for the first 3 HOURS at the Brewing, Boos, & Booze Costume Party. One of the best costume parties in the Haunt Industry! Get Your Tickets Here. NEW scares added to the 3 Mississippi Haunted Attractions (The Terror Test, Terror on the Coast, & Trail of Terror) that you’ll experience on the bus tour on Thursday. Lights on and Lights off. A NEW Haunters to Watch award program that any Haunter can enter, or you can nominate another Haunter, for rising above and beyond in the industry. The prize package includes a paid 2-night stay in New Orleans, a FREE VIP ticket to HAuNTcon, and a bunch of recognition in the industry. Hosted by the Haunted Attraction Network. A NEW Haunt Masters program, which is made up of a group of veteran Haunters who will help you navigate the show, help you focus on the right events, and be your mentor while you’re there. And many NEW offers plus the Fashion Show, the Networking groups, the streamlined flow of the showroom floor, and lots more!
HAuNTcon (co-located with the Halloween and Party Expo) is one of the nations's fastest growing conventions for Haunters, Halloween buyers, and Haunted Attraction Owners. HAuNTcon stands for Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention. IN 2019, it was hosted in New Orleans and will return in 2020. It is scheduled to be held in Dallas, Texas in 2021. Haunters inside this podcast episode from HAuNTcon 2019: Haunter's Tale Scared of My Shadow Haunt Pay Midsummer Scream When Hinges Creak Scares That Care Mindtrap Creations Ticketleap Fright Find Black Moth In this podcast episode, we discuss our time during the haunt convention, being a vendor and partner, and what we did when we weren't at the show. Listen in to also find out about how ScareIt Badges was received at the booth. We'll see you at our booth next year!! Come say HI.
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
HAuNTcon (co-located with the Halloween and Party Expo) is one of the nations's fastest growing conventions for Haunters, Halloween buyers, and Haunted Attraction Owners. HAuNTcon stands for Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention. IN 2019, it was hosted in New Orleans and will return in 2020. It is scheduled to be held in Dallas, Texas in 2021. Haunters inside this podcast episode from HAuNTcon 2019: Haunter's Tale Scared of My Shadow Haunt Pay Midsummer Scream When Hinges Creak Scares That Care Mindtrap Creations Ticketleap Fright Find Black Moth In this podcast episode, we discuss our time during the haunt convention, being a vendor and partner, and what we did when we weren't at the show. Listen in to also find out about how ScareIt Badges was received at the booth. We'll see you at our booth next year!! Come say HI.
Scott recorded a great (and often silly) conversation with his friends Rick West from Midsummer Scream and entertainment icon J Michael Roddy. He also recorded a "simulcast" with Johnny Bronto and Haunt Scene which aired live via Facebook Live. This is what Haunt conventions are all about, checking in with friends friends and "talking haunt stuff".
Scott recorded a great (and often silly) conversation with his friends Rick West from Midsummer Scream and entertainment icon J Michael Roddy. He also recorded a "simulcast" with Johnny Bronto and Haunt Scene which aired live via Facebook Live. This is what Haunt conventions are all about, checking in with friends and "talking haunt stuff”.
HAuNTcon 2019 is in the books and it looks to be the pentultimate HAuNTcon in New Orleans. However, it isn't leaving the city without a party on the way and, to that end, it was an amazing year. With a trade show floor that was double the size of last year, a new education setup and an equally impressive Halloween & Party Expo there was a LOT to do. Best of all, a lot of the listeners of this podcast and many great online friends made the trip and we got to hang out, party and generally talk haunting with them. So, as we spend our Sunday evening recovering, we sat down to recap everything and there was a LOT to tell. Furthermore, we are 100% sure we forgot multiple items. That being said, it's still one bustling episode filled to the brim with haunt goodness. This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders HAuNTcon Overview Friday Activities The Haunt Visit Saturday's Activities The Costume Party Sunday's Activities Conclusions All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss, whether you were at HAuNTcon or not!
Happy New Year's Eve everyone! As we're winding down 2018 we're also introducing a slightly new and improved Haunt Weekly as we've got some new kit we're learning to use. Hopefully, this week's podcast sounds a bit better than the previous 160. But this is a big episode for other reasons, we're giving you a local haunters guide to New Orleans for those of you coming to or thinking about coming to HAuNTcon. We have all the stuff you need to know including places to stay, how to get around, where to eat and what to do while you're here. This is especially useful if you're staying a few extra days as we will go over a few things that you might want to try. So, on that note, here is our tips and tricks for those coming to HAuNTcon in New Orleans! Intro Conference Reminders Happy New Year's Eve! Housekeeping (New Microphones) Where HAuNTcon is Located Getting Around New Orleans Other Places to Stay Where to Go Conclusions All in all, if you're coming to HAuNTcon (or just New Orleans) this is an episode you do not want to miss!
What's inside this podcast episode? Liz Irving joins us from HAuNTcon: Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention to let us in on what's going on this January 25-27th in New Orleans. Brian and Darryl discuss their Haunt Season..some highlights and some lessons learned at The Dead Factory in Missouri and Deadmonton House in Canada. HAuNTcon 2019 Updates: Interview with Liz Irving NEW vendors, sellers, and buyers! The size of both the HAuNTcon show floor and the Halloween & Party Expo floor have both increased to hold more awesome Haunt products for you to buy...right from the booth. Yes! MORE cash & carry items. Training & workshops have been moved closer to the show floor so you don't have to walk very far to attend a class. Less time walking...more time browsing. Different Haunted Tours around New Orleans and a trip to Terror on the Coast to go behind-the-scenes. Get new ideas straight from the experts. Nightlife and Networking. More opportunities to talk to your friends...or meet new ones. SAVE 10% Off your weekend pass! (CODE: HAUNTOPIC) Order here: https://hauntopic.com/10 Dead Factory 2018 What happened at The Dead factory & Deadmonton Haunted house in 2018? (part 1) Lessons learned with Scare Actors, Design, and Safety. We share some personal stories from our Haunt Season as Owners and Operators. What we're doing different next year. NEW attractions and ideas for 2019. The Dead Factory plans on added more for 2019...hmm...maybe you'll get an inside look. Deadmonton House has some new ideas too. Deadmonton on Facebook The Dead Factory on Facebook
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
What's inside this podcast episode? Liz Irving joins us from HAuNTcon: Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention to let us in on what's going on this January 25-27th in New Orleans. Brian and Darryl discuss their Haunt Season..some highlights and some lessons learned at The Dead Factory in Missouri and Deadmonton House in Canada. HAuNTcon 2019 Updates: Interview with Liz Irving NEW vendors, sellers, and buyers! The size of both the HAuNTcon show floor and the Halloween & Party Expo floor have both increased to hold more awesome Haunt products for you to buy...right from the booth. Yes! MORE cash & carry items. Training & workshops have been moved closer to the show floor so you don't have to walk very far to attend a class. Less time walking...more time browsing. Different Haunted Tours around New Orleans and a trip to Terror on the Coast to go behind-the-scenes. Get new ideas straight from the experts. Nightlife and Networking. More opportunities to talk to your friends...or meet new ones. SAVE 10% Off your weekend pass! (CODE: HAUNTOPIC) Order here: https://hauntopic.com/10 What happened at The Dead factory & Deadmonton Haunted house in 2018? (part 1) Lessons learned with Scare Actors, Design, and Safety. We share some personal stories from our Haunt Season as Owners and Operators. What we're doing different next year. NEW attractions and ideas for 2019. The Dead Factory plans on added more for 2019...hmm...maybe you'll get an inside look. Deadmonton House has some new ideas too. Deadmonton on Facebook The Dead Factory on Facebook Music in this podcast by Kyle cheuvront
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
In this PODCAST EPISODE, we chat with the organizers of SEHEC (Southeast Halloween Enthusiast Convention) and the Haunted Attraction Leadership Symposium. Philip Hernandez: Business Director for Gantom Lighting and Controls, a reputable company in the attraction space known for their quality lighting and controls. William Ramsay: Also known as Dr. Terror Eyes, has taught his Haunting skills in various conventions all over the United States. Haunted Attraction Leadership Symposium The Seasonal Attraction Leadership Symposium is the one event for industry professionals in Southern California where you can learn and network with the best and the brightest in the themed entertainment industry. Philip Hernandez The 2nd Annual Leadership Symposium is July 30th, 2018, aboard the historic and haunted Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. The theme of this year’s event is “First Impressions.” Besides presentations by leading industry professionals on this theme, the day’s activities will include a tour of the Queen Mary and a preview of the upcoming “Dark Harbor” Halloween event. Dive Deep into the Theme with Industry Experts & Moderators Crafting Memorable First Impressions using the key elements of Elevation, Insight, Pride, and Connection is the touchstone for presentations at this year’s event. Added to this year’s symposium will be discussions following each speaker’s presentation. During these discussions, attendees will meet and share their thoughts about what they just learned and use workbooks to integrate this into their experience and vision for their own attractions. Deepening the learning using the discussion and workbook format assures the information goes home with the participant and becomes part of their reservoir of knowledge. Experience The Queen Mary Enjoy an exclusive preview of "Dark Harbor" and Q&A with the team. Plus, tour the ship with The Queen Mary attractions team and enjoy the opportunity to discover more about the ship's operations directly from the team. Not Convinced? Watch the Talks from for Last Year Last year’s Symposium, titled, “Innovation in Interactivity,” was held at Knott’s Berry Farm on August 1. Watch the trailer here. This symposium featured keynote talks by: Ricky Brigante of Pseudonym Productions Jon Cooke and Ken Parks of Knott’s Berry Farm Quan Gan of Gantom Sociologist/Author Dr. Margie Kerr The Queen Mary’s Brian Luallen Industry Veteran Scott Swenson Southeast Halloween Enthusiast Convention (SEHEC) The Southeast Halloween Enthusiast Convention (SEHEC) is both a Halloween fandom-based educational event and a charitable fundraiser dedicated to the largest portion of Halloween-lovers: the Halloween Enthusiast. It's for folks who share their love of Halloween (and the Paranormal) with others and just wait until October! CHARITABLE CAUSE: A portion of the event’s proceeds go to the Tampa Shriners Hospital for Children to help pay for necessary medical care for afflicted young patients. HISTORY: Born out of eight years of make-n-take (instructive prop building) gatherings so popular, they outgrew the venue! SEHEC is the next masterful step to bring Halloween enthusiasts together to learn, share and grow their love for all things Halloween. This event features a variety of educational seminars (Halloween-related and Paranormal), instructional demonstrations, Make-n-Take courses (learn-how-to courses where you bring home the creation you made with guided assistance), guest speakers, product vendors, master artists – even from hit television shows, and provides a welcoming atmosphere for Halloween socializing. SEHEC’s producer and Halloween zealot, Dr. TerrorEyes, has been involved with Halloween and prop creation for 44 years. He has been a presenter at all major Halloween industry conventions since 2010. This includes popular conventions such as: HAuNTcon, TransWorld, Midwest Haunters Convention, HauntX, Halloween Extreme, ScareLA, National Haunters Convention, West Coast Haunters Convention, Halloween & HauntFest, Canadian Haunted Attractions Conference, Midsummer Scream, Chicago Frights, Lakeland ZombieFest, and Florida Haunters Annual Ocala Make-n-Take/Social. LOCATION: The SEHEC show is in Central Florida and is conveniently located about 75 miles from Universal Studios, Disney World and Sea World. THE EVENT: -Friday night: Ocala Ghost Walk Tour: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM and away from the event venue. - Saturday day is the Convention Show and Courses: 8 AM to 6 PM -Saturday night is the "Haunted Eye Ball" adult costume party with food, freshly-brewed beer and local vineyard-produced wine, 8 PM to Midnight. - Sunday in the Convention Show and Courses: 9 AM - 2 PM. REGISTRATION: - Registration will only be available ONLINE at www.SEHEC.com - AFTER JUNE 30th, ALL prices are at-the-door purchases and are higher at the venue. - No 2018 T-shirts will be available for ordering after June 30, 2018 as they are a Limited Edition run. - You will receive one T-shirt (valued at $20) with your paid admission ticket purchase online. You'll receive it upon check-in at the show on July 14th/15th. Coming Jan.25-27, 2019 in New Orleans. HAuNTcon!
How did this episode not happen before now? Just... how? My (Jonathan) day job is working in copyright and plagiarism matters. I run the site Plagiarism Today, I run a consulting firm at CopyByte. This is my non-haunt life. So how is it that we are 123 episodes in and we have not done this topic? Regardless, we're writing that wrong this week and going over the basics of copyright and haunting. Specifically, we're going to use the copyright-related slides from my talk Copyright & Trademark for Haunters that I've done at HAuNTcon as well as Halloween and Hauntfest. So, strap yourselves in and see what we have to say on this issue, it's been a long time coming. This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders Basics of Copyright How Copyright Applies to Haunters All in all, it's' an episode you definitely do not want to miss, even though we obviously did...
Bad Jack Productions discusses 'collaboration' and what role it plays in their wicked designs with the Haunt Collective team. Video by: Haunt Collective Location: HAuNTcon : Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow Convention
Here are a few recordings from the Hauntcon trade show in New Orleans from January of 2018. Scott chats with a couple vendors and walks down Bourbon Street while he discusses why New Orleans is a great city for haunters.
HAuNTcon, the leading event for starting and growing haunted attractions, is a trade-only event that brings industry professionals together each year. Owned by Urban Expositions, the event provides a platform for sourcing, learning, and networking. The next event will be held in New Orleans, January 25-27, 2019. For more information, visit hauntcon.com Our experience at HAuNTcon 2018 in New Orleans, LA We could smell the cajun cuisine as we entered the heart of New Orleans. A bustling city full of ghost stories and a rich history dating back to 1718. Some parts of the landscape appear to be stuck in time due to the preservation of many of the buildings. Just like we had remembered... We have been to New Orleans several times, the last time being 2014, but never to a Haunted Attraction convention. This trip was going to be a little different for me. I had to think about travel logistics to the convention center, schedules, first-time vendor stuff, entertaining my wife (who opts out of many things Haunt related), meeting up with friends, staying safe in the French Quarter, the various food options, and maintaining enough energy for the 12 hour road trip back to Missouri on Sunday. Our expectations were exceeded in every way. It was easy to get to the convention with the Haunt Shuttle and the friendly Uber drivers. Once I found the check-in area and our vendor booth, the show floor was easy to navigate. The HAuNTcon management team were very organized and made sure we had everything we needed. The host hotel, Staybridge Suites, was located next to the Harrah's Casino (which my wife appreciated) and there were plenty of quality eateries close by and free breakfast. And it seemed the French Quarter was much cleaner than last time we visited. We also appreciated the over-the-top Costume Ball that had excellent finger foods, amazing entertainment & costumes, and FREE drinks until 11:00pm! This was the first year that the party was included with your general admission ticket. And those light-up ladies dancing on the stage!! WOW. Granted, the HAuNTcon 2018 product and vendor area is only a fraction of the size of the Halloween & Party Expo area, HAuNTcon really shines when it comes to their educational workshops and demonstrations that focus on practical advice you can implement in any haunt. And it's all included in the ticket. All-you-can-learn haunt education. Overall we had a great experience at HAuNTcon 2018 and plan on going back next January 25-27, 2019. This was the first year that the event was produced by Urban Expositions and they plan on expanding the event next year. Now that they have their first year under their belt, they can listen to the feedback of the attendees and continue to make HAuNTcon a yearly stop on every Haunter's list. Here are the Haunters that we chatted with: Nightmare Harvest The Pumpkin Geek Haunt Shirts Scared of Your Shadow Top Dog Halloween Madness Woodley Special Effects Haunted Attraction Network/Leadership Symposium Gantom Lighting Big Scary Show Magic Wheelchair
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
About HAuNTcon HAuNTcon, the leading event for starting and growing haunted attractions, is a trade-only event that brings industry professionals together each year. Owned by Urban Expositions, the event provides a platform for sourcing, learning, and networking. The next event will be held in New Orleans, January 25-27, 2019. For more information, visit hauntcon.com Our experience at HAuNTcon 2018 in New Orleans, LA We could smell the cajun cuisine as we entered the heart of New Orleans. A bustling city full of ghost stories and a rich history dating back to 1718. Some parts of the landscape appear to be stuck in time due to the preservation of many of the buildings. Just like we had remembered... We have been to New Orleans several times, the last time being 2014, but never to a Haunted Attraction convention. This trip was going to be a little different for me. I had to think about travel logistics to the convention center, schedules, first-time vendor stuff, entertaining my wife (who opts out of many things Haunt related), meeting up with friends, staying safe in the French Quarter, the various food options, and maintaining enough energy for the 12 hour road trip back to Missouri on Sunday. Our expectations were exceeded in every way. It was easy to get to the convention with the Haunt Shuttle and the friendly Uber drivers. Once I found the check-in area and our vendor booth, the show floor was easy to navigate. The HAuNTcon management team were very organized and made sure we had everything we needed. The host hotel, Staybridge Suites, was located next to the Harrah's Casino (which my wife appreciated) and there were plenty of quality eateries close by and free breakfast. And it seemed the French Quarter was much cleaner than last time we visited. We also appreciated the over-the-top Costume Ball that had excellent finger foods, amazing entertainment & costumes, and FREE drinks until 11:00pm! This was the first year that the party was included with your general admission ticket. And those light-up ladies dancing on the stage!! WOW. Granted, the HAuNTcon 2018 product and vendor area is only a fraction of the size of the Halloween & Party Expo area, HAuNTcon really shines when it comes to their educational workshops and demonstrations that focus on practical advice you can implement in any haunt. And it's all included in the ticket. All-you-can-learn haunt education. Overall we had a great experience at HAuNTcon 2018 and plan on going back next January 25-27, 2019. This was the first year that the event was produced by Urban Expositions and they plan on expanding the event next year. Now that they have their first year under their belt, they can listen to the feedback of the attendees and continue to make HAuNTcon a yearly stop on every Haunter's list. Here are the Haunters that we chatted with: Nightmare Harvest The Pumpkin Geek Haunt Shirts Scared of Your Shadow Top Dog Halloween Madness Woodley Special Effects Haunted Attraction Network/Leadership Symposium Gantom Lighting Big Scary Show Magic Wheelchair Get our free monthly newsletter. Click here.
Tracy discusses the inspiration behind her character Patti from The Basement 2016. Why the first character you meet from The Basement is the most important one. Tracy and Kevin discuss what it was like going from The Basement actors to managers. The challenge of adjusting on the fly in The Basement last season. Working with high energy actors or “bunch of potty mouthed five year olds after drinking Mt. Dew”. The Basement auditions: Who should audition? What is the audition process like? Tracy and Kevin demonstrate what happens at a The Basement audition. Planning for this year’s Valentine’s Day in The Basement. Dudders discusses her trip to HauntCon in New Orleans. Going outside of the haunt industry for inspiration and knowledge. Kevin’s offseason life changing event. Former zombies need love, too. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave feedback. We appreciate it! Follow the ScareHouse podcast hosts: Scott Simmons (@ScareHouseScott) and Katie “Dudders” (@kdudders) Visit us www.ScareHouse.com Watch us Youtube.com/TheScareHouse Like us https://www.facebook.com/ScareHouse Follow us https://twitter.com/ScareHousePGH
HAuNTcon 2018 is in the books and we were there for the entire event and then some. So, what happened then? That's what this episode is about, it's our full recap of HAuNTcon 2018 as we look at everything from the classes we attended to the show room floor (both of them). HAuNTcon was a beast of a show there's a lot to say so, be warned that this episode does go a bit long but believe me when I say it's an episode you do not want to miss! This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders HAuNTcon Basics Thursday's Get Together Friday's Events Satturday's Events Sunday's Events Aftermath All in all, this episode is a long one, but it's also a packed one! Reminder: Help us Support Ween Dream!
Boy howdy has this movie caused some controversy in the haunt community. Just hours after it hit Netflix people were talking about it left and right in various haunter groups on Facebook and we found ourselves getting multiple requests to cover it. So, cover it we will. But while we share many of the same concerns other haunters have about the film, we also wanted to try and hone in on some of the things the film got right and some of the good it has done the industry With that in mind, there's a lot of ground to cover with this film and we also have a lot of groundwork to lay before HAuNTcon. So this is one jam-packed episode that you do not want to miss! This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Updates on Us at HAuNTcon Pre-HAuNTcon Meetup at Bar Mon Cher Haunt Widows Facebook Group Created by Elli Ween Dream Donations for Crystal's Birthday Conference Reminders Edit Explanation and Background Info What We Didn't Like About It What We Did Like About It Final Thoughts on the Movie and McKamey Manor All in all, this is one packed episode with a lot going on so take a deep breath and dive on in!
First thing is first everyone, Merry Christmas! While we here at Haunt Weekly certainly haven't been nice enough to justify a visit from Santa (Krampus maybe) we're still giving out gifts this year and that includes an all-new episode of Haunt Weekly. Best of all, since it's another episode divisible by four, that means it's time to do the news. And a lof of news there is. Some of it's good, some of it's bad, some of it's sad and some of it is just plain weird. Any way the news blows,we have you covered. To that end, this week's episode includes: Intro Reminder to Come See Us at HAuNTCon! Conference Reminders Chainsaw-Weilding Clown Injures Teen in Mexican Haunt Another Clown Faces Sexual Assault Charges In Germany, Real Tombstones Used in Haunt Anime Creates Haunted Attraction for Theme Park Texas Haunt Expands into Hosting Concerts Musem Creates Inverse Escape Room Concept High Schoolers Help Wildfire Victims with Haunt "Zombie Nativity Scene" Heads Into Final Year All of that and much, much more makes this an episode you do not want to miss!
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
If you're like us, you never get tired of stories from Haunt Season. We never get tired of talking about it. Here are the highlights from our experiences as Co-owner of the Dead Factory Haunted House (Brian Foreman) in Missouri and Manager of the Deadmonton Haunted House (Darryl Plunkie) in Canada. Deadmonton Haunted House (Edmonton AB Canada) "The first haunted house I've been to! Waited in line for a few hours but worth it! Actors walked around while we were in line to scare us, so awesome. The haunted house was so well done! Scared me so much, jumped so much, laughed so much. Well done!! So much fun! Well worth the price and the wait!!" -Kayla Bourgoin "Wonderfully terrifying experience. Arrive early in the day to get a good place in line, unless you're willing to dish for speed passes. Crazy amounts of imagination go into this 45 minute plus experience. Try not to rush through, but be forewarned. . Do not walk to slowly either :/" -Kristine Lynn Bowman Dead Factory Haunted House (Mexico, Missouri) "I’ve been through the super fancy haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights in Universal Studios - Orlando, and The Dead Factory blew those big budget houses away. The actors are superb, the scared are bone chilling, and you can feel the level of care that they put into their craft. This will most definitely become an annual tradition. A huge thanks to everyone who made this entertainment possible." -Charles Dallas Parrott "We just got done going through the house and I am still shaking. I ran out of there as fast as I could and I am not going to have a voice tomorrow! So much fun! You can tell these guys love what they do! Awesome price awesome & people check it out!" -Claudia Holt Get our podcasts & more Haunt goodies in your email. Visit Us at Booth 110 at HAuNTcon & use code HAUNTOPIC for a FREE Show Pass!
This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing things a bit differently. Rather than talking about haunted attractions we're talking about our fair city, New Orleans. Since many of you are coming down here for HAuNTcon, we wanted to do our part to make sure that you have the knowledge and info to be safe, have a good time and maybe know a few off-the-beaten path places that you can check out. So, if you're planning a trip to NOLA, hopefully some of these suggestions will give you a leg up on finding things to see or visit while you're here. Also, we are still going to make ourselves available one evening for drinks on our side of the river along with an admittedly brief tour of our haunt (All 600 sq ft of it). But on that note, for those of you planning your trip to New Orleans, here's what we are advising you do to stay safe and have fun! This Week's Episode Includes: Intro Conference Reminders General New Orleans Safety Tips Thoughts on the Locations HAuNTcon is Visiting Suggestions for Other Places to Check Out All in all, if you're coming to HAuNTcon, this is one episode you do not want to miss!
Episode 100, as most of you remember, was our blowout celebration episode where we definitely did NOT talk about any news. Episode 104 is where the hangover sets in. Now we have to get through two months, the two busines months, of haunt news in one go. So, that's exactly what we're going to try and do (and probably fail miserably in the process). So, with that in mind, let's take a look at what is in this week's episode: Intro Remembering Jerry Lesperance (Please consider donating to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention here) Jonathan will Be Speaking at HAuNTcon... Twice Conference Reminders Haunt Sued for Negligence Over Rape Police Called After Haunter Scares Pedestrians and Cyclists Maryland Haunt Canceled Due to Fire Code Violations Universal's Monster Cafe Finishes Renovations and Reopens NBCUniversal is Killing Off Chiller Why Haunted Houses Win Most of Their Lawsuits New York Post Says Halloween Should Be Just For Kids Teen Uses Haunt To Raise Money for American Cancer Society Community Comes Together to Give Halloween to Special Needs Girl This episode is in memory of Jerry Lesperance, whom we lost over the holiday weekend to suicide. Please, if you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, talk to someone. It can be as simple as reaching out to a friend or loved one. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for help immediately.
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
Everything you need to know about the HAuNTcon: Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention and The Halloween & Party Expo in 2018. Located at New Orleans, Louisiana on January 12-15 . Well...almost everything. New Orleans...scary stuff....Haunters...costume ball...Haunt Tours...Haunt classes...oh and so much more! In this podcast episode, we go behind the scenes of HAuNTcon 2018 with Liz Irving, the Vice President of Marketing and wearer of many hats behind the show. We discuss new events for HAuNTcon, what's included with each admission ticket, the new tours in New Orleans, and much more. If you've never been to a HAuNTcon gathering, then this will be a great opportunity for you to visit the history of New Orleans and get your Haunt On during the show. To see the complete lineup of events and pricing go here HAuNTcon.com. (Use code HAUNTOPIC to get a free show pass) Overview of HAuNTcon 2018: a Haunt Show for all Haunters 3 days of HAuNTcon education. Learn from the best in the haunt industry. HAuNTcon and Halloween & Party Expo trade shows. So much ground to cover. Show floor networking events. Meet new friends. Live hands-on demonstrations. Get messy and learn. Thursday pre-show inspiration tour. See the heart of New Orleans. Friday Costume Ball. Party with other Halloween freaks like you. Saturday night lights off tour at the Rise Haunted House Sunday Garage Sale. Buy at huge discounts! Monday advanced workshops. Dive deep into one topic. -Come say Hi to us at Booth 110!- This will be the second time that the crew of HaunTopic Radio will be together and we want you to join us at HAuNTcon this year. We will be in Booth 110 grabbing sound bytes from Haunters and any attendee that wants to say Hi. We will also be floating around the show floor capturing video and audio interviews from cool people like you. What is HAuNTcon? (watch this video for your answer) We hope to see you in New Orleans in January!
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In this podcast episode, we chat with HAuNTcon Speakers Scott Swenson (Scott Swenson Creative Dev.) and Todd Patton (Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern) about their personal experiences at HAuNTcon conventions in the past and how HAuNTcon is a different show than many other haunt conventions. The Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Conference (HAuNTcon) will be held at Sheraton Music City in Nashville, Tennessee from January 26 to 30. HAuNTcon is an expo and conference for haunters of every age and level of experience. HAuNTcon brings together people who love haunted houses, Halloween and scaring people for a fun-filled four days and nights of haunted attraction tours, more than 50 hours of HAuNT education, a Halloween tradeshow, a haunted garage sale, FX makeup, and prop-building make-and-take demonstrations, topped off by an amazing costume ball.
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
HAuNTcon is a traveling Haunted House Convention that chooses a new city each year so that you have a chance to attend and so that new Haunted Attractions can be explored. With it's Haunt Tours, Educational Tracks, and Networking possibilities; HAuNTcon is a valuable resource for any level of Haunter. In this podcast episode, we chat with HAuNTcon Speakers Scott Swenson (Scott Swenson Creative Dev.) and Todd Patton (Fear Connection) about their personal experiences at HAuNTcon conventions in the past and how HAuNTcon is a different show than many other haunt conventions. Plus, we deep dive into creative ideas around Scare Acting, Haunt Marketing, and Local Competition. HAuNTcon 2017: Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention (website) Where: In Nashville, Tennessee on January 26th through January 30th, 2017. At the Sheraton Music City Hotel and Conference Center. Haunt Tours: Haunted Hell, Nashville Nightmare, Slaughter House, The Haunted Hospital, Raven's Cross Haunted Village, Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, Devil's Dungeon, Clarksville Zombie Hunters. Educational Tracks: Actor Training, Haunt Business, Creative, Escape Rooms, and Live Demonstrations Other Events: Costume Ball, Garage Sale, Trade Show, Networking Haunted Attraction Tips Inside this Podcast: Why local Haunted Attraction competition is a good thing for your business. What benefits can be gained from attending Haunt Conventions and Shows. Marketing ideas for your Haunted House or Halloween Event. More about our guests: Scott Swenson: Writer/Director/Producer at Scott Swenson Creative Development LLC Todd Patton: Director/Designer/Manager at Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern & Fear Connection If you can't make it to HAuNTcon, search your area for local gatherings and meet-ups. There may be a local Haunter Group in your area. There may also be another Haunt Convention near by. Just get out of your Haunt, go take some educational classes to improve your Haunted Attraction, and meet other like-minded individuals like yourself. We're sure you'll find something great. We always have a great time at each convention we attend. Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter packed with Haunt Tips & New Podcasts
We Clink, Chat & Catch Up with Lora Ivanova -- the Founder and Executive Producer of ScareLA, the first convention dedicated to Halloween. Since 2013 the summer hit event has been kicking off the SoCal scare season early to record breaking audiences! When Lora's love for Halloween collided with her trailblazer career in entertainment, marketing and events, she was inspired to create ScareLA. A deep background in theatre and performance art brings a touch of whimsy to this scare creator's darkest of nightmares. Prior to that she worked on launching the highly successful immersive horror experience Haunted Play DELUSION to fame alongside its creator Jon Braver and co-producer Neil Patrick Harris as well as for HAuNTcon, the longest running U.S. haunter's convention, alongside Leonard Pickel, the Godfather of Haunting. Scare LA this year is headlined by the ONE & ONLY Elvira!!! Tune in!
We Clink, Chat & Catch Up with Lora Ivanova -- the Founder and Executive Producer of ScareLA, the first convention dedicated to Halloween. Since 2013 the summer hit event has been kicking off the SoCal scare season early to record breaking audiences! When Lora's love for Halloween collided with her trailblazer career in entertainment, marketing and events, she was inspired to create ScareLA. A deep background in theatre and performance art brings a touch of whimsy to this scare creator's darkest of nightmares. Prior to that she worked on launching the highly successful immersive horror experience Haunted Play DELUSION to fame alongside its creator Jon Braver and co-producer Neil Patrick Harris as well as for HAuNTcon, the longest running U.S. haunter's convention, alongside Leonard Pickel, the Godfather of Haunting. Scare LA this year is headlined by the ONE & ONLY Elvira!!! Tune in!
Leonard Pickel, considered by many as the 'Godfather of the Haunt Industry', fills this one hour interview with behind-the-scenes information about his Haunted Attraction Conventions and a few ways to make your Haunted House successful just by tweaking a few things that many Haunters are doing wrong.
It's a simple fact of haunting, while everyone loves scaring the ever-loving hell out of the customers, there's a lot more that goes into a haunt than just putting on a costume and scaring people. So this begs a simple question: How many hats do you have to fill when building a haunt? We actually started thinking about this weeks ago during HAuNTcon as we talked about all of the roles that a head haunter has to fill. Whether it's architect, engineer, marketing expert or human resources. We're not saying that each job has to be done by a different person or that they all have to be the same person, but each task needs someone dedicated to. For example, if you don't have a costume designer, who do actors go to when they they need to know what to wear? So, in this episode we run down those crucial roles and, hopefully, get you to think about who is going to fill each set of shoes as we go along. This Episode Includes: A rundown of all of the "decision makers" you need in your hauntWhy each role is crucial to your hauntA discussion about which are best to combineAnd which are the best to delegate to othersAll in all, while this episode may not solve your human resources crisis, this still an episode that you do not want to miss!
HaunTopic Radio: Haunted Attractions | Haunted Houses | Halloween | Haunters
We just got back from HAuNTcon 2016, the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention, and grabbed some great audio interviews from the show. We also discuss the highlights that we felt were the best parts of the convention for us. Plus, some new updates from the people and events surrounding the trade show.
This week on Haunt weekly, we make our triumphant return from HAuNTcon and present our thorough recap including a breakdown of the classes we attended and some of the highlights of what we learned. As a result, this episode has a little bit of everything going on. Expect to learn a bit about haunt marketing, makeup tips, fireproofing, fire code compliance, haunt design and much, much more. It's a jam-packed episode that even ran a few minutes long (sorry about that) but it's hard to condense three days of learning into just one hour. If you're interested in the talk I gave, Copyright and Tradmark for Haunters, I have the slides, video and handout on my site here. If there's interest, we'll make our notes available as a Google Doc though neither of us have notes from talks that had robust handouts. This week's episode includes: Overview of What HAuNTcon IsDiscussion of Pre-HAuNTcon Visit to the InsanitariumBlow-by-Blow of the Classes We AttendedWrap-up and Final Thoughts All in all it was a great conference and it made for one of the more exciting podcasts we've done!
This week on Haunt Weekly, we are at HAuNTcon. However, since the conference is ongoing you'll have to wait until next week for our wrap up and other wonderful content. However, we aren't ones to disappoint, we have a great show this week as we bring on what we hope will be our semi-regular guest, Kyle. Kyle is, without a doubt, one of the most experienced and talented haunt actors we've met. With seven years of experience he's done everything from our home haunt, to charity haunts, to mega haunts. He's worked nearly every kind of scare and played nearly every kind of character and he's done it all over the country. So when we have some actor-heavy topics, he's the guy we're calling in for back up and this week it's about the basics of distract and startle, how to get customers to let down their guard so you can share the !@#$ out of them. This week's episode includes: The Basics of Distract and StartleHow to Use Lighting and LayoutSeveral Example ScaresLots of Great War Stories All in all, this is a fun and informative episode that you do not want to miss!
It's that time again! Another month has passed and it's time for us to cover the news. This week's episode is mostly about the biggest story in the haunted attraction industry this month: HAuNTcon. We will be in attendance at HAuNTcon (one of us will be speaking) and in this episode we have a full rundown of not just what we'll be doing there, but all of the things going on at the convention and some suggestions for classes to attend and tours to go on! In addition to that we also have some of the latest news in the industry including another legal victory for a haunted attraction, Silicon Valley getting involved the haunt industry and much, much more. In this episode we cover: HAuNTconA High School Escapes Liability for Haunt-Related InjuryScareBNB Becomes a ThingSyrian Refugees Claim New Home is HauntedSeveral Haunts Opening for Valentine's DayEx-Bioshock Developers Working on Horror Game w/ Blind ProtagonistAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss. The next episode will be a regular one as we'll be actually at HAuNTcon on Sunday but expect us to have a full wrap-up from the conference the week after.
In this HAuNTcon Unearthed Episode, Victoria (Operations Manager at Hot Wire Foam Factory) discusses the all-day workshop she will be teaching at HAuNTcon 2016 and what you can expect from their booth. Participants will leave the workshop with their own 3D foam sculpture! The workshop is Monday, Feb. 1, from 9:00 am-4:30 pm and more information can be found here: http://hauntcon.com/2016/01/hauntcon-2016-all-day-hot-wire-foam-factory-foam-carving-class/
Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention (HAuNTcon) Series
In this HAuNTcon Unearthed Episode, Victoria (Operations Manager at Hot Wire Foam Factory) discusses the all-day workshop she will be teaching at HAuNTcon 2016 and what you can expect from their booth. Participants will leave the workshop with their own 3D foam sculpture! The workshop is Monday, Feb. 1, from 9:00 am-4:30 pm and more information can be found here: http://hauntcon.com/2016/01/hauntcon-2016-all-day-hot-wire-foam-factory-foam-carving-class/
In this HAuNTcon Unearthed Episode, Dr. Terror Eyes discusses the 3 courses he will be teaching at HAuNTcon 2016. The courses are: Easy Skull Corpsification Workshop (Saturday 5:00pm-6:30pm), How to Scare Patrons Using Digital Projection Systems (Saturday 8:30am-9:30am), & Web Gun Tips and Tricks: Taking Your Haunt to the Next Level (Sunday 8:30am-9:30am). Find more information at http://hauntcon.com/
Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention (HAuNTcon) Series
In this HAuNTcon Unearthed Episode, Dr. Terror Eyes discusses the 3 courses he will be teaching at HAuNTcon 2016. The courses are: Easy Skull Corpsification Workshop (Saturday 5:00pm-6:30pm), How to Scare Patrons Using Digital Projection Systems (Saturday 8:30am-9:30am), & Web Gun Tips and Tricks: Taking Your Haunt to the Next Level (Sunday 8:30am-9:30am). Find more information at http://hauntcon.com/
Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention (HAuNTcon) Series
Kevin from Missing Finger Productions comes on to discuss his plans for HAuNTcon 2016. We discuss the history of Missing Finger Productions, their products, and what to expect from them for HAuNTcon 2016. You can find their work on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Missing-Finger-Productions-1409733945914807/timeline/
Kevin from Missing Finger Productions comes on to discuss his plans for HAuNTcon 2016. We discuss the history of Missing Finger Productions, their products, and what to expect from them for HAuNTcon 2016. You can find their work on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Missing-Finger-Productions-1409733945914807/timeline/
Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention (HAuNTcon) Series
In this episode HAuNTcon owner/coordinator Leonard Pickel gives us an overview of HAuNTcon 2016 and introduces this new series to the Haunted Attractions Podcast Network. For complete show notes, go to: http://www.hauntedattractionspodcast.com/e216/
In this episode HAuNTcon owner/coordinator Leonard Pickel gives us an overview of HAuNTcon 2016 and introduces this new series to the Haunted Attractions Podcast Network. For full show notes, go to http://www.hauntedattractionspodcast.com/e216/
Episode 47: Come Out To Play - featuring Brad Goodspeed of The Butcher of Provincetown, Leonard Pickel of HauntCon, Shayne Torrans of Brutal Rust, and music by Michael Hedstrom. PLUS: Theater of the Mind & News From Beyond with Revenant, The Charmed Pot with Shellhawk, Something Wicked with Ed Gannon, The Prop Shop with Denhaunt, Terror Turnpike with Eric Vysther, and Mad Props For Props. Enjoy the show and Stay Scary! Full show notes and feature links on our website. Support Hauntcast on Patreon for more episodes and exclusive content! 03/01/2013
Episode 38: Carnevil - featuring Kevin Kennedy of Brewster Yard Haunt, Leonard Pickel of HauntCon, Vince Camerano of Master Fog, and music with Ed & Gavin of Midnight Syndicate. PLUS: 2011 Haunters Video Award Winners, The Bestiary with Revenant, Shrunken Headlines with Grimlock, The Charmed Pot with Shellhawk, Hopps on Props with Allen Hopps, Something Wicked with Ed Gannon, Terror Turnpike with Eric Vysther, Hauntcast Top Ten, and Mad Props For Props. Enjoy the show and Stay Scary! Full show notes and feature links on our website. Support Hauntcast on Patreon for more episodes and exclusive content!
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"The Proof in the Painting" is a tale that originated somewhere in Europe--we haven't been able to trace its exact origin, so if you have any information on that point, please let us know. The title is our own creation, and it is of course a play on the old saying, "The proof of the pudding is in the eating", because the story illustrates how the best way of judging success may not be the most obvious.We're coming to you from Fox Lake, Illinois, where Kimberly rejoins us after returning from two weeks in Reno. Dennis and Zephyr, meanwhile, have returned to the Chicago area from the Detroit area, where Dennis took a little trip to Windsor, Ontario, and Zephyr spent three packed days (and nights) at HauntCon 2007.Haunted Attraction Convention HauntCon is the annual convention and tradeshow for the haunted attraction industry, of which Zephyr is an enthusiastic accomplice. He's worked at a number of noted (or notorious) haunted houses, even dragging mom and dad into the act a couple of years ago in Salem, MA; he also designs his own haunts, of course. This event featured an exhibition of the latest props and gizmos, movie screenings, seminars and a costume ball that featured vampires, ghouls and demons milling about in the hotel lobby among the (hopefully) amused business travelers. Zephyr also participated in a tour of the world's largest (and possibly other kinds of -est) haunted house, the four-story Erebus in Pontiac. Happy Listening,Dennis (the rich man), Kimberly (Agnatha) and Zephyr (Theocles)
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