Haunt Weekly

Haunt Weekly

By Jonathan Bailey and Crystal RameyBusinessArtsLeisurePerforming Arts
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  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 344 - June/July News

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're doing the news!

    It is a very busy news month as we have the latest on the ongoing Field of Screams scandal, a copyright case filed against Spirit Halloween (that we get to break) and the latest on Halloween Horror Nights.

    We also have a big announcement about where you can meet us this coming weekend and much, much more!

    This week's episode includes:

    1. Intro
    2. Update on Bloodshed Brothers Episode
    3. Come See Us at Haunters Against Hate: The Event
    4. Conference Reminders
    5. Sex Ring Investigation Reveals Field of Screams Haunted House Ties (https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/sex-ring-investigation-reveals-field-screams-haunted-house-ties)
    6. Mask Maker Sues Spirit Halloween in Copyright Small Claims Court
    7. A Visit to the Midwest Haunters Convention (https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-midwest-haunters-convention-rosemont-20220615-p6dwuajgn5d7jhso3jv5cdtpte-story.html)
    8. Filmmaker Envisions Town of Horror at Irish Hills' Stagecoach Stop (https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/filmmaker-envisions-town-of-horror-at-irish-hills-stagecoach-stop)
    9. 13th Floor Haunted House Hiring 150 in San Antonio (https://www.ksat.com/news/2022/06/15/13th-floor-haunted-house-in-san-antonio-looking-to-hire-for-150-positions/)
    10. Adventureland Announces New Halloween Event (https://khak.com/halloween-fans-are-going-to-love-adventurelands-latest-news/)
    11. Splash Mountain to Get Princess and the Frog" Makeover (https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2022/07/01/princess-and-frog-splash-mountain-disney/7777552001/)
    12. The Black Phone Coming to Halloween Horror Nights (https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/709480-the-black-phone-haunted-house-to-universal-halloween-horror-nights)
    13. Captains Revenge House Coming to SeaWorld (https://www.clickorlando.com/theme-parks/2022/06/28/reimagined-captains-revenge-house-coming-to-seaworlds-howl-o-scream/#//)
    14. Dead End: Paranormal Park Debuts on Netflix (https://www.theverge.com/23171056/dead-end-paranormal-park-review-netflix)
    15. New Haunted Mansion LEGO Set Coming (https://wdwnt.com/2022/07/new-the-haunted-mansion-lego-set-coming-august-1/)
    16. Home Depot Announces New Large Props
    17. Conclusions

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

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    53 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 343 - Sexual Assault and Haunting

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, it is admittedly a difficult subject. With news about the sex ring at the Bloodshed Brothers' operated haunted house. 

    We've invited Maddie Rachael, better known as Maddi Monster, to talk about her experience at the haunt, and what other haunt owners can and should do to prevent something similar from happening.

    It's a difficult but important episode that, we hope, will spark a much bigger conversation across the haunted attraction industry.

    This Week's Episode Includes:

    1. Intro
    2. Conversation with Maddie Rachel
    3. Potential Ideas for Preventing Future Issues
    4. Conclusions

    All in all, this is a very important episode that you do NOT want to miss. 

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    57 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 342 - Myrtle Beach Lessons

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're spending more time looking at our week away and discussing some other lessons that we learned from our time in Myrtle Beach.

    While we visited a lot of haunted houses, we also checked out some of the other tourist trap locales and came with it a new appreciation for how these kinds of businesses operate.

    So sit back and relax as we take a look at what we learned while on our summer vacation.

    This Week's Episode Includes: 

    1. Intro
    2. Housekeeping Note
    3. Question of the Week
    4. Conference Reminders
    5. Looking Back at the Last Episode
    6. Ideas for Upsells/Merch
    7. Physical Giveaways
    8. Curb Appeal
    9. Catering to YOUR Audience
    10. Lessons from Yarn Stores
    11. Conclusions

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

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    52 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 341 - Myrtle Beach Haunts

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're enjoying a bit of vacation. However, what vacation is complete without visiting a haunt or three?

    That's precisely what we've been doing, and we've got a lot to discuss as we talk about the various places we've been to as we explore the year-round haunted attractions that make up the Myrtle Beach area. 

    So join us as we discuss some very unique haunted attractions!

    This Week's Episode Includes:

    1. Intro
    2. Housekeeping Notes (https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/sex-ring-investigation-reveals-field-screams-haunted-house-ties)
    3. Discussion of Outbreak at the Hollywood Wax Museum
    4. Discussion of Ripley's Haunted Adventure
    5. Discussion of Zombie Zone
    6. Conclusions

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

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    59 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 340 - May/June News

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, we are doing the news! 

    Even though it may not be the busy season for haunted attraction news, there is still a lot going on, including an arson at a trail haunt, an update on HHN and a haunt coming to the Gathering of the Juggalos. 

    We have all that and much, much more on this episode of the Haunt Weekly News!

    This Week's Episode Includes:

    1. Intro
    2. Housekeeping Notes
    3. Question of the Week
    4. Conference Reminders
    5. Woman Sets Fire to Haunted Attraction (https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2022/05/woman-set-haunted-attraction-on-fire-to-attract-attention-police-say.html)
    6. Halloween Horror Nights Announces First House (https://www.clickorlando.com/theme-parks/2022/05/17/universals-legendary-monsters-collide-in-hhn-haunted-house/)
    7. Five Night at Freddy's Haunt Coming to Ohio (https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/holidays/halloween/five-nights-at-freddys-haunted-house-medina-halloween-2022-jurassic-mountain-family-entertainment-center/95-29120d45-6d58-4452-8eba-45fb0f72c808)
    8. Gathering of the Juggalos Gets a Free Haunted House (https://www.faygoluvers.net/v5/2022/05/more-flavor-announced-for-the-gathering-of-dreams/)
    9. New Year-Round Haunt Opens in Manilla (https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/31/we-went-inside-nightmares-manila-haunted-attraction-and-heres-what-we-think/)
    10. Pennhurst Getting Some Attention from Stranger Things (https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/31/pennhurst-mental-hospital/)
    11. They're Making a Spirit Halloween Movie (https://variety.com/2022/film/news/spirit-halloween-movie-images-plot-1235271762/)
    12. A Documentary Covers a Garfield Dark Ride (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3Yr80lPOY)
    13. Toxic Avenger Reboot to be Rated R (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/toxic-avenger-remake-starring-peter-165613024.html)
    14. Conclusions

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

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    52 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 339 - Humor in Haunting

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're talking about comedy.

    Humor may seem to be the antithesis of what haunting is all about. However, it's a potentially powerful tool that can make your scares hit harder and give customers new reasons to love your haunt.

    So, this episode we are looking into humor in haunting, including how, when and why you might want to incorporate a little comedy between your scares. 

    This Week's Episode Includes:

    1. Intro
    2. Question of the Week
    3. Housekeeping Note
    4. Why You May Want to Incorporate Humor
    5. How to Incorporate Comedy
    6. When to Use It
    7. Conclusions

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

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    52 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 338 - Travel Acting

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    This week on Haunt Weekly we are returning to our live format to bring on two amazing haunt actors, Japes Palles and Katie Lane, to talk about the ins and outs of being a traveling actor.

    So sit down as two expert actors, discuss the topic ahead of their face off at the Midwest Haunters Convention Next month.

    This Week's Episode Includes:

    1. Intro
    2. Interview with Japes Palles and Katie Lane
    3. Conclusions

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

    Note: We had an issue with the recorder. As a result, our timing was off and the podcast is a bit short, it's also why the audio may not be fully up to code...

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    45 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Special Announcement

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    THIS IS NOT A HAUNT WEEKLY EPISODE!Haunt Weekly is moving web hosts. It's not our choice, especially right now, but we have to do it urgently. We need YOU to check your feed Monday/Tuesday and make sure that the move worked swimmingly.However, for those that are either podcasters or curious, I will spend a little bit of time talking about exactly what happened and why we're leaving so abruptly. Basically, we want to make sure you don't fall into the same trap (both money and time wise) that we did.So thank you in advance for your help and we shall return Monday to our regularly scheduled programming.

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    11 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 337 - 11 Things We'd Change About the Haunt Industry

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, we're having a bit of a fantasy. We are exploring the various things we would change about the haunted attraction industry if we could wave a magic wand and do it.Some of these items are big, some of them are fairly small, but they are all things we feel that the haunted attraction industry could be improved by implementing.So kick back and relax while we enjoy an hour's worth of wish fulfillment. This Week's Episode Includes:IntroLast Week's Question of the WeekThis Week's Question of the Week11 Things We'd Change About Haunting if We CouldConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do not want to miss!

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    52 min
  • Haunt Weekly - Episode 336 - April/May News

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    This week on Haunt Weekly, we are doing the news. It may be mid-Spring, but there's a great deal of haunted attraction news to go through, including the latest on the Myrtle Beach shooting. We also have a series of wild Disney stories, an update on the 13th Gate and a look at the Spooky Swap Meet.So sit back, relax and learn about what is going on in the haunted attraction industry. This Week's Episode Includes:IntroLast Week's Question of the WeekThis Week's Question of the WeekConference RemindersMan Shoots Performer at Myrtle Beach Haunted House (https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/man-accused-of-shooting-haunted-house-performer-thought-gun-was-prop-police-say/ )Elgin City Council Voted to Cancel Halloween Event... (https://www.edu2all.net/no-zombies-on-chicago-street-this-year-as-elgin-council-votes-to-cancel-halloween-event-for-2022.html)...And Then Reverses That Decision (https://headtopics.com/us/elgin-council-reverses-decision-on-nightmare-votes-to-return-the-halloween-apocalypse-party-this-26044652)Paintball Company Purchases Land Originally for the 13th Gate (https://www.theadvocate.com/batonrouge/news/article98b8f850-c1b0-11ec-b5f8-57bbcbf6cf6a.html)Sgainaw 906 Offers Haunted Attraction, GellyBall and More (https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2022/05/saginaws-906-lapeer-offers-haunted-house-gellyball-and-escape-rooms-for-immersive-experiences.html)Gues Breaks Free from Haunted Mansion in Disney (https://insidethemagic.net/2022/05/disneyland-haunted-mansion-glitches-guests-stop-leave-ld1/)Disney Guest Urinates on Jungle Cruise Ride (https://insidethemagic.net/2022/05/disney-guest-drops-pants-pees-beloved-attraction-ab1/ )Spook Swap Meet Takes Place in Southern California (https://www.allhallowsgeek.com/spooky-swap-meet-brings-out-the-so-cal-halloween-community-for-a-weekend-of-halfway-to-halloween-fun/ )30,000 Sq Ft IT-Themed Escape Room Opens in Vegas (https://www.allhallowsgeek.com/spooky-swap-meet-brings-out-the-so-cal-halloween-community-for-a-weekend-of-halfway-to-halloween-fun/)ConclusionsAll in all, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss!

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    54 min

About Haunt Weekly

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Haunt Weekly is a weekly podcast about the haunted attraction industry, from the smallest home haunt to the largest event haunt. Hosted by Jonathan Bailey and Crystal Ramey, we aim to bring you the…