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This week on Haunt Weekly, something of a singularity for us as we have a lawsuit that involves alleged copyright infringement, the haunted attraction industry and professional wrestling.

So strap in as we're going to cover the CFX/AEW lawsuit including the facts of the case, the basics of the law, what the likely outcomes are and how they could impact our industry.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Conference Reminders
4. Question of the Week
5. Intro to the Topic
6. Basics of the Case
7. Basics of the Law
8. Defenses AEW Could Have
9. Likely Outcomes of the Case
10. Impacts to the Haunt Industry
11. Conclusions

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

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Haunted attractions are a business. Business, typically, want to make more money.

However, most of the ways haunts can make more money are either expensive or time-consuming. Considering haunt owners are already overtaxed, it's often not practical.

That's why we're coming at you with 9 low-effort ways that haunts can make more money. These ideas range from the simple to maybe some effort is required category.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Update on Transworld
4. Intro to the Topic
5. 9 Ways Haunts Can Make More Money
6. 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 get through this week.

We have an update on a haunt break in from over the summer, news that Universal Studios is opening a year-round haunt in Vegas, as well as a major haunt renovation in progress.

This episode is jam packed with must-known stories, conference reminders, and one of our busiest questions of the week.

This Week's Episode Includes

1. Intro
2. Housekeeping Note
3. Conference Reminders
4. Question of the Week
5. Planet Doom Suspects Arrested - https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/01/planet-doom-burglary-suspects-bound-to-district-court/
6. Universal to Open Year-Round Vegas Haunt - https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3746580/universal-studios-launching-a-year-round-horror-destination-in-las-vegas/
7. Abandoned Asylum Getting $4 Million Renovation - https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/01/abandoned-eloise-asylum-to-get-4m-renovation-into-hotel-restaurant-haunted-attraction.html
8. HUSH Haunted House Holds NYE Bash - https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/where-to-ring-in-2023-on-new-years-eve-in-metro-detroit-31777290
9. Hell's Gate Raises $9,000 for Local Charities
10. IT Themed Escape Room Postponed - https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/mystery-swirls-it-themed-escape-room-set-for-december-opening-in-las-vegas/amp/
11. New York House of Hamburgers Opens - https://delishably.com/news/haunted-house-hamburgers
12. Alton Towers Ride Under Renovation - https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids/popular-alton-towers-ride-closed-7973618
13. 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 taking a look at why we don't return to many of the haunts we visit.

We're pretty avid haunt goers and, on the whole, if we're in the area, we'll try to come by. But every year there are haunts we can easily go to but choose not to make the time for.

So, to show haunts what might be killing their repeat business. 

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Housekeeping/Transworld Update
3. Question of the Week
4. Work We Did on Our Haunt
5. Intro to This Week's Topic
6. 9 Reasons We Don't Return to a Haunt
7. Conclusions

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're coming out of the holidays to round out the year and look toward 2023. 

This year promises to be a very interesting one, with COVID (hopefully) in the rearview mirror, haunts are exiting survival mode and starting to evolve.

So, what ways will haunting change in 2023? Here are eight possible ways.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Transworld Announcement
3. Question of the Week
4. Conference Reminders
5. Update on Our Haunt
6. Housekeeping Note
7. A Look Back at 2022
8. 8 Ways Haunting May Change in 2023
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 talking about holiday lore again, and we're turning our attention to Santa's reindeer.

Sure, the lore about the fat man is interesting, but we've done that already. So now we're discussing how the reindeer first came to be and how they got their names.

Along the way, we'll discuss a naming dead end (thankfully) and the one addition that did stick.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Update on Our Haunt
4. The First Mention of Santa's Reindeer
5. A Visit from St. Nicholas
6. L Frank Baum's Attempt
7. Rudolph Makes an Appearance
8. Reindeer Facts
9. Conclusions

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

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This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news. A lot has happened in the industry this past month as we mourn the loss of a member of our community, find more problematic haunts and some haunts that were especially charitable this season.

And, for a bit of levity, we discuss some of the biggest escape room disasters and much, much more. 

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Conference Reminders
3. Haunt Builder Lindsey Phillips Passed Away at 23 - https://obits.theadvocate.com/us/obituaries/theadvoc
4. Repeat Sex Offender Arrested Again After Being Fired from Haunt - https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/11/23/lorain-county-habitual-sex-offender-who-worked-haunted-house-arrested-again/
5. Hutson's Haunted Hallow Donates to Salvation Army - https://www.dailyamerican.com/story/lifestyle/2022/12/02/haunted-attraction-raises-funds-for-the-salvation-army/69686311007/
6. Four Scythes Donates to Dozens of Charities
7. Netherworld Hosts Behind the Scenes Tour - https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/atlanta-winter-guide/netherworld-haunted-house-lights-on-tour-announced/RHYNPH5IT5AHNP76HD3QQC6LK4/
8. Realm of Darkness Buys New Location - https://www.postcrescent.com/story/money/companies/buzz/2022/12/06/kaukaunas-realm-of-darkness-to-add-more-scares-in-old-starlite-club/69682378007/
9. Disney Tokyo Getting New Haunted Mansion Experience - https://wdwnt.com/2022/12/haunted-mansion-disney-story-beyond-mystery-game-new-merchandise-coming-in-january-to-tokyo-disneyland/
10. Daughter Saves "Horror Ornaments" Business with TikTok Video - https://www.wlwt.com/article/daughter-helps-save-dads-horror-ornaments-business-with-tiktok-video/42260627
11. Some Amazing Escape Room Disasters - https://kotaku.com/escape-rooms-drunk-horror-stories-solutions-popular-1849897414
12. 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 not actually talking much about haunted houses and instead are looking at one of our holiday traditions: The Anti-Christmas Playlist

Our Anti-Christmas playlist is a (nearly) 20-year tradition that started on burned CDs for our car and has grown to a mammoth YouTube playlist with over 80 tracks and 4 hours of music.

For the first time ever, we're opening that list up to you and the world, you can view it here: https://tinyurl.com/antixmas2020

If you want a guide to that list, well, that's what this episode is all about!

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. Housekeeping Notes
4. What We've Been Working On
5. Raven's Grin Inn GoFundMe (https://tinyurl.com/goravensgrin)
6. Why Do We Make the List?
7. What is an Anti-Christmas List?
8. Parodies of Christmas Songs
9. Parodies of Mainstream Songs
10. New "Christmas" Carols
11. Drinking/Family Songs
12. Depression Songs
13. Other Religions
14. Classic Comedy
15. Songs That Are Kind of Pro Christmas
16. Songs Not on the List
17. Our Personal Favorites
18. Revisit Question of the Week
19. Conclusions

All in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss, regardless of how you feel about the holiday!

PS: Feel free to pause the podcast and play the songs on the list as we go through them!

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While it is true that most of your haunt's visitors will be from the local area, there will always be some who come from far afield.

However, those customers often have different needs from your local customers. As such, there are some considerations you may want to make to entice them.

The good news is that, almost any improvement you make for out of town visitors will also help your local ones, making the experience better for everyone. 

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. What We Did for Our Haunt
4. Suggestions for Helping Out of Town Visitors
5. What Makes a Good Haunt Trip?
6. Conclusions

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

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First off, a big thank you to everyone for your patience with me as I recover. I'm not 100%, but I'm well enough to do this, so thank you all for your patience!

This week on Haunt Weekly, we did a non-haunty thing. Namely, we helped Elli open a yarn store. 

Fortunately, we were well-prepared for much of it. Running a haunted house helped us immensely as it gave us experience and tools for dealing with the insanity.

However, there were some key differences to. So sit back as we break down all the ways running a haunt helped, and didn't help, us get this task done.

This Week's Episode Includes:

1. Intro
2. Question of the Week
3. What We Did on Our Haunt
4. Intro to the Topic
5. How Haunting Helped (And Didn't Help) Us Open a Small Business
6. Conclusions

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

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