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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news and, as we're in the run-up to the 2023 haunt season, we have a lot of news to get through.

We have a lawsuit filed against a year-round haunt over an accidental death, some major Halloween Horror Nights announcements, as well as a new dark ride opening up and a new documentary series to check out.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Conference Reminders
4. Discussing Lowe's Selection
5. Passing of Michael "Myers Porciello - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=776351924185239&aggr_v_ids%5B0%5D=776351924185239¬if_id=1692644516526489¬if_t=watch_follower_video
6. Husband Sues Haunt Following Wife's Death - https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article278611044.html
7. Haunted Mansion Airbnb Available - https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/national_news/this-haunted-mansion-airbnb-is-just-like-sleeping-inside-the-disneyland-ride-if-you-dare/article_95aa77f7-02c0-50b0-b137-f2c35e76a7dd.html
8. HHN Announcements - https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3774511/evil-dead-rise-coming-to-halloween-horror-nights-hollywood-with-its-own-haunted-attraction/
9. Six Flags Announces Fright Night Houses - https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202307/9685/
10. West Virginia Home Haunt Continues Massive Tradition - https://www.wdtv.com/2023/08/07/tradition-continues-fairmont-halloween-attraction/
11. New Orleans City Park Announces Halloween Events - https://www.fox8live.com/2023/08/03/city-park-announces-return-popular-halloween-events-this-fall/
12. Walk of Terror Finds New Location - https://www.facebook.com/WalkofTerrorET/posts/pfbid02CHGCFFCcFvJFx56NLzjJWYNj3b3puyKwHvT9E45K87ijXVi6kzkP1apBE1THPwrpl
13. New Sally Dark Rides Attraction Opens at Funtown Splashtown USA - https://www.inparkmagazine.com/sally-haunted-hotel-funtown/
14. ScareHouse Holding Ultimate Zombie Contest - https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/you-go-ghoul-scarehouse-holding-ultimate-zombie-contest/
15. Spooky Kisses Haunts Features Haunts and Their Owners - https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/08/15/its-halloween-every-day-on-spooky-kisses-haunts/
16. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode that you do NOT want to miss!

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're taking a look at ghost stories, in particular the elements that you need to create a good one.

Fortunately, making a compelling ghost story isn't that difficult, as long as you have five key elements. So we're going to go through those five elements and then compare a ghost story we've been studying to them.

This Week's Episode Includes.

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Our Visit to Spirit
4. Our Visit to Slidell
5. The 5 Elements Needed for a Good Ghost Story
6. How They Apply to Onionhead
7. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're answering your questions as we share our episode 400 Q&A session for the world to listen to!

That's right, no longer must you go to the bowels of Facebook to hear our thoughts on a variety of topics picked by you the listeners.

So sit back and relax as we go through what you all wanted to ask us.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro by Jonathan
2. Our Episode 400 Q&A Special!
3. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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This week on Haunt Weekly we're going on a road trip as we head to Mobile, AL to visit the Exploreum (https://www.exploreum.com/) and their Fear exhibit. 

On the way, or rather the way back, we're also going to hit up a series of roadside attractions including the world's largest dental pick & mirror, the world's third-largest rocking chair, the largest video arcade in America and a world-famous BBQ joint.

It was a trip to remember, some come join us as we relive it all.

This week's Episode Includes: 

1. Intro
2. Mourning the Passing of a Good Chair
3. Question of the Week
4. Heading to Fear
5. The Trip Home
6. Conclusions

All in all, this is an episode you do NOT want to miss!

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news including two big announcements from Halloween Horror Nights, the Mall of America's new haunted attraction and a major retirement announcement.

We also have an update on the New Zealand haunt Spookers, a new fear-based attraction in Mobile, and some creative ways film workers are surviving the strike.

All of this and much more in this week's news episode!

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Come to Our 400 Episode Q&A - https://www.facebook.com/events/618452796776064/
3. Stranger Things Returns to HHN - https://ktla.com/news/theme-parks/universal-studios/new-strangers-things-haunted-house-coming-to-universal-studios-hollywood 
4. The Exorcist Comes to HHN - https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3771236/the-exorcist-believer-possesses-halloween-horror-nights-with-its-own-haunted-attraction-this-year/
5. Southern Indiana Haunt Seeking Actors - https://wkdq.com/evansville-haunted-house-haunt-actors/ 
6. Exploreum Hosts Fear Exhibit - https://www.exploreum.com/exhibits/special/
7. Spookers in New Zealand Reopens - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spookers-review-the-herald-gets-spooked-startled-and-scared-stiff-at-the-auckland-reopening/CJVLQBZ3JRBCFHBCW5AKG7L6QU/
8. Filmmakers Build Haunt to Keep Busy During Strike - https://portcitydaily.com/arts-and-culture/2023/07/15/as-strike-threatens-film-work-local-creatives-explore-new-outlet-in-chapel-of-horrors/
9. Haunted Mansion for Sale on Zillow - https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/zillow-gives-users-a-glimpse-into-disneys-haunted-mansion/amp/
10. Actor Strike Causes Characters to Replace Stars at Haunted Mansion Premier - https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/haunted-mansion-premiere-disney-actors-strike/
11. Article Features the World's Longest Haunted Attraction - https://hudsonvalleycountry.com/did-you-know-the-worlds-longest-haunted-attraction-is-located-in-monroe-ny/
12. Mall of America Reveals New Haunt - https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/moa-reveals-prices-for-new-haunted-attraction-onionheads-revenge
13. Return of the Living Dead Rebook Coming - https://collider.com/return-of-the-living-dead-reboot-movie/
14. Sinister Visions Hosts Costume Contest at Flashback Weekend - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0cDkLCtyFx8Avc1BK8VzQvQfM1Zw8ydYRrp46hQfLywBDTjCCf1gPYsGHdsk1ZzRul&id=100057767514518&mibextid=qC1gEa
15. Haunted Hydro's Owners Retiring After 34 Years, Haunt to Continue - https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1404315403683752 
16. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're talking immersion, specifically the ways that haunts break immersion without meaning to.

Haunts can easily be the most immersive form of entertainment available to the masses. However, that immersion is easily broken, and many haunts aren't doing themselves any favors.

So this week we're highlighting some of the common ways haunts break immersion and how they can correct them.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Work We Did on Our Haunt
3. Question of the Week
4. Plans for Episode 400
5. Why Haunts Can Be So Immersive
6. 9 Ways Haunts Break Immersion
7. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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Dumpster diving is a haunt tradition. But it's not the only way that you can get cheap stuff for your haunt. 

So in this episode, we're going over some of our favorite ways to save money while filling out your haunt. Everything from estate sales to government auctions will get a mention!

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week.
3. Conference Reminders
4. Intro to the Topic
5. Estate Sales
6. Online Marketplaces
7. Government Auctions
8. Thrift Stores
9. Dumpster Diving
10 Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're discussing the new-ish game Escape Simulator. Along with it, we're taking a look at the history of the escape game concept and why this title may represent something of a turning point in that history.

We'll also discuss the implications of this game for both the escape game industry and the haunted attraction industry more broadly. 

So sit back and relax as we let you escape from your daily grind while we simulate being a real podcast.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro 
2. Question of the Week
3. The Basics of Escape Simulator
4. Some History of Us
5. The History of Escape Rooms
6. Back to Escape Simulator
7. What it Means for the Industry
8. What it Means for Haunts
9. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news, and we have a LOT of news to go through. It may be the dead of summer, but the haunt news is almost as hot as the temperature outside.

So sit back, relax, and let us walk you through all the haunt news that is fit to print!

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Conference Reminders
4. Haunters Against Hate Moving to Chicago
5. Woman Refuses to Take Down 9 Foot Werewolf - https://www.kmov.com/2023/06/16/woman-wont-take-down-9-foot-werewolf/
6. Dark Woods Attends Louisiana Economic Development Event - https://www.kalb.com/2023/06/29/louisiana-economic-development-is-empowering-small-business-owners-introducing-new-resources/
7. Corn Maze Gets High Tech Upgrade - https://www.farmprogress.com/farming-equipment/corn-maze-designed-using-precision-ag-
8. Ohio Haunt to Host Metal Festival - https://www.wtrf.com/ohio/ohio-haunted-house-back-open-in-summer-for-mid-summer-metal-fest/
9. Mall of America Announces New Haunt - https://bringmethenews.com/.amp/minnesota-lifestyle/mall-of-america-announces-new-haunted-attraction-for-halloween
10. Spirit Halloween to Hold Grand Opening for 2023 - https://www.spirithalloween.com/content.jsp?pageName=SpiritGrandOpening
11. Field of Screams Expands - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nationally-acclaimed-1-field-screams-131000054.html
12. New Haunt to Open in Casper, WY - https://k2radio.com/haunted-attraction-immersive-entertainent-business-launches-in-casper/
13. Terror Roulette Coming to Chicago - https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/terror-roulette-interactive-horror-experience-chicago-area
14. HHN Announces Last of Us House - https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3766132/the-last-of-us-haunted-attraction-coming-to-halloween-horror-nights-2023/
15. 140 Year Old Tokyo Theme Park Gets Haunt Upgrade - https://soranews24.com/2023/06/29/tokyos-140-year-old-amusement-park-oldest-in-japan-gets-new-zone-and-attractions-this-summer/
16. Haunted Tavern Tour in Oklahoma - https://klaw.com/oklahoma-haunted-tavern/
17. The History of the TH13TEEN Waiver - https://klaw.com/oklahoma-haunted-tavern/
18. Bruce Bear to Get Halloween Book - https://www.allhallowsgeek.com/bruce-bear-heads-to-soggy-hollow-this-halloween/
19. Retrospective of Terror on Church Street - https://www.allhallowsgeek.com/bruce-bear-heads-to-soggy-hollow-this-halloween/
20. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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Making your haunt welcoming to a wide range of people is no accident. It requires planning, patience and a willingness to step outside your own comfort zones.

However, there are some simple things that all haunts can do to make themselves more welcoming. So, that's what we're doing, naming seven ways that haunts can be more inclusive, accessible and welcoming.

The goal here is to find some low-hanging fruit that isn't performative or showy, but can mean a lot to the people who need it.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Intro to the Topic
4. Seven Things Your Haunt Can Do to Be More Inclusive
5. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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