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The House of Four Scythes Haunted Attraction raised $40,000 for the American Cancer Society this Halloween season; Home Haunter Dan Earls donated over 1,500 pounds of food to local food banks; Overall Costume & Accessory sales increased 4% this year; LA County avoided a post-Halloween COVID surge; The Krewe of Krampus drive-through parade returns for 2021 on December 4th; "A Christmas Nightmare" comes to The Dent Schoolhouse December 10th-11th; Season's Screamings tickets now on sale; A new dark ride is coming to Monterey Bay, California; The Recreational Fear Lab researches the benefits of scary play; the new horror film "Autumn Road" centers on a haunted attraction. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-nov-22

This week's news: The Home Haunters Awards How is now accepting entries; Party City reports season revenue of $415.5 million; Spirit Halloween releases two new animatronics post-Halloween; Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group presents Cabaret Macabre Christmas; Brimstone Haunt to open for the holiday season with A Scary Little Christmas; An interview with the creator of Home Depot's 12' skeleton; Wisconsin school holds Halloween costume drive; Catapult your leftover pumpkins with the Discovery Center Museum; Disney releases the first picture of the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus 2.

With Halloween coming to an end, it’s time to recognize your cast and celebrate the transition over to Christmas. Staffing will continue to play a major role as international travel resumes. Stories Covered: Orlando Welcomes the Brits Back; Tokyo Disney Posts loss for 2021; Shanghai Disney Reopens after testing guests; Cedar Point Q3 earnings report is positive; the US added 531,000 jobs in October; IAAPA Announces 2021 Brass Ring Winners.

Haunt Industry News:
IAAPA Brass Ring Awards Honor Oogie Boogie Bash; Fire at Fright Acres Haunted House; Coaster Nation Releases Top 31 Haunts List; HauntPay Releases 2021 Haunt Industry Report; Into The Black Haunt for Sale; Boneyard Effects, Inc. Host Garage Sale; The Scare Factor 2021 Monster Bash: Apocalyse Post-Season Party; Netflix Creates "Stranger Things" Pop-Up Shopping Experiences in NY & LA; Good Morning America Highlights U.S. Haunts; AZ Haunt Map launched; Zillow Creates an Interactive Virtual Haunted House; Ways To Reuse Your Halloween Leftovers; Popular Science Delves into The Science Behind Jump Scares; CNN Chronicles the History of Halloween Food Traditions; A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Evolution of General Mills Cereal' Count Chocula and Franken Berry. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunt-industry-news-nov-8

While many haunts are now closed for the 2021 season, quite a few have extended into November. And not just haunts, several immersive horror experiences have extended as well. Today we’re going on-location to learn about the new original immersive horror production in Orlando – Nosferatu by Renaissance Theatre Company in Orlando (https://rentheatre.com/shows/nosferatu). Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls (https://www.gantom.com/demo).

Welcome foolish mortals to our Halloween Special! For this year’s special, I’m playing you sounds of Halloween from all over the country. This is more like a Halloween mix tape featuring recordings from shows and walkthroughs. So hit play, sit back, and let the screams roll. If you want to skip around, here’s a list of everything included (the timecodes are in parentheses): Gore-ing 20s (00:01:46); Magic and Mirth at the Birdcage Theatre (00:09:00); Wicked Drums (00:10:16); Passport to Fear with Horrorbuzz (00:19:18); Castle Dark Opening Ceremony (00:21:43); Oogie Boogie Bash (00:24:04); Cadaver Dans during Boo Bash (00:25:51); Los Angeles Haunted Hayride (00:30:55); All Saints Lunatic Asylum (00:39:45); Dark Harvest (00:46:57); Sir Henry's Haunted Trail (01:01:29); County Line Fright (01:08:31); The Clown Academy (01:14:34); Beware the Dark Realm (01:28:34); 31 Nights of Hauntoween (01:33:02); Ghoul School at Gaylord Palms (01:35:06); Creatures of the Night at Zoo Tampa (01:41:01). Today’s Halloween special was produced and recorded by Philip Hernandez. Postproduction by David swope. Our team includes Emily Louise Rua, David Swope, Meghan Spells, Gavin Burns, Maximus Bryant, and Darryl Plunkie. Thank you to The Scare Factor for sending in trip reports all season and to our partner stations – A Scott in the Dark, Scare Track, and Hauntopic Radio. Remember we’ll be back next week with our regular content.

We're reflecting on the Halloween experiences we've worked on or attended this year. Mentioned: Creatures of the Night at ZooTampa, Ghoul School at Gaylord Palms, Hauntoween, Leogoland, Franklin Frights, Six Flags Fright Fest, Castle Park's Castle Dark, Luna Park Sydney, Universal, Knott’s Scary Farm, Seaworld Orlando and San Deigo, LA Haunted Hayride, The Vault of Souls, Nosferatu, Clown Academy, Winchester Mystery House, House of Spirits, and Terror Vault

The Haunted Mini Golf experience at Speed Zone Los Angeles has been making waves for being quite the experience. With décor, multiple storylines of differing intensity, and scare actors – it’s well beyond the average overlay. Emily went on-location and spoke with creative director Joseph Ancheta to learn more. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

First you start with a porch display and before you know it, you’re looking for a commercial venue. A passion for home haunting is an origin story we’ve heard a lot this year. So today, I’m taking you along to hear from two of my neighbors – Coffinwood Cemetery and Sombras Cemetery. Follow along to our Hauntathon: https://linktr.ee/hauntedattractionnetwork

Today’s Halloween Special is presented in two acts, with an intermission. Act 1 is the audio version of Seasonal Entertainment Source Magazine’s Halloween Special- Issue 28. Intermission is music from Chris Thomas and Whispers of a Witch’s Halloween Special. Act 2 is a collection of short stories from haunters about why they love Halloween. Act 1 contains: “Remembering Halloween” by Scott Swenson, “GROWIN’ UP WEIRD” by Lindsey Gwen Robbins, “HALLOWEEN IS SACRED” by David D. Jones, HOWLING FOR HALLOWEEN by Ted Dougherty, EPIC Entertainment by Steve Sheldon and Charity Hill, SURVIVING 2020 by Cody Bailey, HOME HAUNTERS by Brian Foreman, PRANKSTER TO PLAYING GANGSTER – 1930s HALLOWEEN By Hayley Gross, MAKING A GRAVEYARD by Chris and Jeff Davis, JUMP, RUN, SCREAM: THERE WILL ALWAYS BE HALLOWEEN by Matt Schanandore, ATTRACTION MEMORIES by Alan Ostrander, A HAUNT TOUR REMINISCENCE by Nick and Beverly Pappas, HALLOWEEN IS NOT DEAD by Teresa Ryan, TRANSFORMATION by Alisa Kleckner, IT STARTED WITH A “YES” by Darryl Plunkie, WAIT, YOU CAN SEE ME!? by Tyler and Nora Proffet. Narration for Act 1 by: Donald Kinsley, Jennifer Ann Scott, David D. Jones, DW McCann, Halley Maree McClure, Aaron Rivera, Alan Mckinney, Jeff Davis, Matt Schanandore, and Teresa Ryan. Act 2 Contributors Include: Michael Fernandez from 1870 Haunt Manor, Spencer Terry From Fear Factory Salt Lake City, Ernie from The Grey Phantom, Bill Galvin from Hull House, Jon from the Real Ghostbusters, Max Bryant from the Ohio Haunters Association, A Petrified Forest, Zach Glaros from Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail, and Creatures of the Night at Zoo Tampa. This episode was produced by Philip Hernandez and sponsored by Gantom Lighting and Controls. Post Producton and Mixing by David Swope.