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A cast of all-female monsters comes to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Halloween & Universal Orlando Resort with "Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines"; Universal Studios Hollywood announces "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface" house and "Luchadores Monstuosos" scare zone; this year's Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain will feature 11 haunts and 9 scare zones - including haunts based on "Stranger Things", "The Conjuring Universe", "SAW", "Army of the Dead", and "Trick 'r Treat"; Howl-O-Scream at Sea World Orlando will feature 4 new haunts, 3 new scare zones, and 2 new themed bars; "Yours Cruelly, Elvira XXperience" comes to Knott's Scary Farm; Knott's Scary Farm's preview event, Nightmares Revealed will take place on August 22nd - tickets on sale August 5th; The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland will re-open three weeks ahead of schedule; Fuji-Q Highland's "Labryinth of Fear - The Ward Lurking in the Darkness" reopens with new scares and lengthened "long hallway"; Los Angeles Haunted Hayride season passes are now on sale; Check into your worst nightmare at the Winchester Mansion with "Unhinged Hotel"; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents "The Exorcism of Sophia Grace"; depaolEVENTs presents "I Put a Spell on You Masquerade" inside Salem's Old Town Hall; Antoni Zioni presents "Dark Ritual & Tales of the Ancient East" at The Crooked Path in Burbank, CA; The Best Halloween Store Ever hosts its grand openeing on August 3rd; Starbucks' 2024 Fall Menu is set to launch on August 22nd. Read the news here.

Midsummer Scream is projecting 50,000 attendees this weekend, with a Hall of Shadows brimming with a mix of home and pro haunts; Halloween Horror Nights Orlando announces "Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus" show; Russ McKamey of McKamey Manor arrested on domestic violence charges; The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will debut "Jack O'Lantern Glow" this October; Sam's Club unveils a new Beetlejuice 10.5ft archway; Target releases new Neon Thrills Halloween & Dark Forest Decor collections as part of their 2024 Hyde & EEK Boutique; Warner Bros. Pictures releases second "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" trailer. Read the news here.

This Week: Halloween Horror Nights Japan Unveils Partnership with Chainsaw Man Anime; The Texas Haunters Convention takes place this weekend in Mesquite, TX; LVCRFT to premiere immersive audio experience at Midsummer Scream; Creep It Real announces panel with The Nightmare Before Christmas voice actors; The City of Canada Bay secures $100K in funding for Majors Bay Road Halloween Festival. Read more here.

This week: Universal Orlando Resort reveals details for “Dark Universe;” “Dead Exposure: Death Valley” Comes to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood; “Sweet Home” Haunted House announced for Halloween Horror Nights Singapore; Chainsaw Man partners with Universal Studios Japan (USJ); Oogie Boogie Bash tickets go on sale this week; Wisconsin Fear Grounds is for Sale; The Mystic Museum opens a new exhibit. Read more here.

Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando & Hollywood announce their first-ever use of ASL in a maze with their newest IP haunt based on "A Quiet Place" and "A Quiet Place: Part II"; The new stage show "Monster Stomp" comes to Howl-O-Scream at Sea World San Diego; This past weekend's Midwest Haunters Convention has the highest attendance on record; Haunters Against Hate announces new membership subscriptions; Terror in the Corn & Metal X Entertainment collaborate to create a new comic series based on the haunt; The Forbidden Corner announces new Halloween event, "Forbidden Fright Nights"; Epic Entertainment Group begins in-person auditions for Hersheypark Dark Nights. Read the full news here.

Read the news here. Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights have announced another three mazes: "The Museum: Deadly Exhibits," Monstrous: The Monsters of Latin America," and "Triplets of Terror." Take a sneak peak inside Tokyo DisneySea's new Fantasy Springs; Fantasmic returns to Disneyland; Midsummer Scream announces theme park & attraction presentations and 2024 event app; Monsterpalooza celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend; Early bird prices for Midwest Haunters Convention end on May 29th; FearWorm wins Silvery Telly Award for Scarehouse commercial; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents "Enter the Void"; Screamfest presents a screening of "Carrie" on May 31st; Scare City returns to the abandoned Camelot theme park for its 5th season; Deadmonton Haunted House now hiring scareactors, makeup artists, and staff; Warner Bros. Pictures releases new "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" trailer; Mars Wrigley announces 2024 candy lineup and "Tricks, Treats & Trends" report.

The creative team from Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort took the stage last weekend at Spooky Empire to discuss details about this year’s event. Today, we’re playing that entire panel for you. Watch the panel here. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This Week's News: Universal Orlando announces first TWO haunted houses; Chris Sarandon & Ken Page of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" coming to Creep it Real; Haunt Tour on Sale for Midwest Haunters Convention; Creepy Hollow Haunted Woods decimated in tornado; and Blumhouse's 2025 horror films. Read everything here.

Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show is the largest trade show for our industry, where tens of thousands of haunters gather yearly in St. Louis to shop, network, and learn. Scott Swenson and I sat down on the final day of Transworld to discuss our thoughts on the show, and today, I’m playing that conversation for you. This episode originally aired on our companion podcast, ‘Green Tagged: Theme Park in 30.’ Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo. Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Network here.

This week's Headlines: Howl-O-Scream returns to SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld San Antonio, and SeaWorld San Diego this Fall; Full Schedule for the Midwest Haunters Convention; Artwork for the Haunted Mansion Parlor; Haunters Against Hate Awards are June 7th; Screamfest screens "Prom Night" with director Q&A. Read more:
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