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Even as the quarantine drags on and haunters find themselves either worrying about the upcoming season or occupying their time with whatever projects they can do, Haunt Weekly marches on.

To that end, we started thinking about what haunts might be doing if things weren't sideways and quickly realized that it's Easter and, for many haunts, that means special holiday openings.

While they may not be happening this Easter, such holiday openings are becoming more and more common for haunts as they seek to expand their season. However, oftentimes, they wind up being just weak versions of the haunt's usual show.

So this week we're talking about holiday haunts and how you, with little time and money, can make a holiday haunt that feels both special and different.

This Week's Episode Includes:

Intro
Announcement About Don't Be a Monster Auction
Announcement About Weekly LIVE Recordings
Quarantine Resources for Haunters
History on the Topic
Creating Unique Characters
Redecorating Your Haunt
Costuming
Use of Humor
What to Charge
How Long to Run
How to Promote
Conclusions
All in all, if you're a haunt looking to expand your season, this is one episode you do NOT want to miss.

Scott discusses ways to think differently in the face of changing times. This episode is dedicated to those who are concerned about their professional, personal and artistic futures.

This week on Haunt Weekly, we're continuing the proud tradition of finding people smarter than ourselves to discuss the topics at hand. Today, that means sitting down with Chris Gay, an EMT and rescue chief that is also the brains behind Haunt Tech Tips and a regular speaker to the haunt community about how to prepare for medical emergencies.

With everything going on with COVID-19 and the concerns about how it could impact the haunt industry, now is the time to start thinking about potential changes, both inside your haunt and outside of it, that can help reduce the spread of this and other viruses.

Over the podcast, Chris explains multiple ways to reduce the spread of infection in your haunt, ranging from simple design changes to reduce the spread of germs to potential big changes behind the scenes to keep your actor safe.

This Week's Episode Includes:

Introduction
Intro to Chris Gay and His Work
What Haunts Can Do to Reduce the Spread of Germs
Conclusions
All in all, this is one episode that you do not want to miss!

Recorded on March 16, 2020, Scott shares his thoughts and opinions about how the COVID-19 situation can and should affect the Haunted Attraction Industry.

I also got your text. I am pretty open this week and I would love to see what virtual stuff we could do to compensate for the postponement of Transworld

One of the biggest issues we found when we asked you "What is one of your biggest challenges as a Haunter?" We kept seeing this answer: time and money.

In this podcast episode, we cover ways to save time AND money as you start and grow your haunted house.

This was recorded LIVE during one of our Master Classes. You can find all of our past seminars, classes, and workshops at HauntersToolbox.com

Grab a seat to our next LIVE Online seminar at HauntersToolbox.com/class

Don't forget to Share the Scare! :)

What a week to have a news podcast. Though we were hoping we would be able to completely avoid talking about the coronavirus and leave that to the experts, the impacts on the haunt industry are officially far too great to ignore.

So, for better or worse, that is the bulk of this week's news episode. I'm sorry it's a bit of a downer and just one more piece of COVID-19 news to throw on the pile, but it's the nature of the world right now and not something that can be ignored. This includes events that took place on Friday the 13th as we will look at how many took place versus how many canceled/postponed.

So, without any further ado. Here's a look at what's in the news this week.

This Week's Episode Includes:

Intro
Conference Reminders (With Additional Updates)
Updates Locally and Housekeeping
How Many Haunts Were Open This Weekend?
Transworld Postponed
ScreamWorld Has Last Night
Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion Breaks Down... Twice 8.Halloween Horror Nights Movie Being Discussed
Dad Builds Epic Haunted Playhouse for His Kids
Conclusions
All in all, this is an important episode you do NOT want to miss.

During part of a long car journey from Orlando to Tampa, Scott talks about the important topics to discuss at the first meetings of the season (aka "The February Meetings"). By identifying challenges and changes early in the year, haunt owners and operators can avoid being caught off guard in the Fall.

This week on Haunt Weekly it's time to do the news!

Since we had to skip the news last month we actually have two months of content to go through so this is going to be one packed episode to say the last.

We have some difficult news from Field of Screams, an update on the Joilet Prison and an interesting Valentine's Day promotion for one haunted attraction. Couple that with some other big haunt stories and you have a very full 50 minutes of haunt news and content.

So sit down and take a listen, it's time to get caught up!

This Week's Episode Includes:

Intro
Conference Reminders
A Quick Update on Our Haunt
Info About our Upcoming Witchita Trip
Actors at Field of Screams Voice Concerns 6. Man Charged for Sexual Assault on Haunt Employee
13th Floor to Take Over Old Joilet Prison
Tennessee Haunt Loses Roof, Takes Water Damage
California Haunt Sends Clows to Deliver Valentine's Messages
Charity Haunt Founder in Michigan Passes Away
Virginia Haunt Teams with Family to Raise Cancer Awareness
Indiana Haunter Brings Back Christmas Light Display
Conclusions
All in all, this is one news episode that you do NOT want to miss!

Hear Scott's observations from the 2020 HAuNTcon trade show in New Orleans. Also included in this episode is a round table discussion about the importance of creating a team with cast members from Dark Woods Haunted Attraction ( www.darkwoodshaunt.com ) and a really fun interview recorded at The Vampire Bar on Bourbon Street with Deanna and Phil Raybourn of Raybourn Creative ( www.raybourncreative.com )

HAuNTcon 2020 is in the books and what a weekend it has been. There was much education to be had, parties to attend, drinking to be done and, most importantly, haunt fellowship to be had.

As amazing and chaotic as it was, we're going to try and recap it all in under an hour. Impossible you say? That's because you're right. But it won't stop us from trying.

We're sorry to anyone we forgot but our brains are mush and our bodies are exhausted. Thank you for your patience with us!

This Week's Episode Includes:

Intro
Conference Reminders
A Quick Update on Our Haunt
Thursday (The Bus Tour)
Friday (Classes and Haunt Visit)
Saturday (Our Class)
Sunday (The Day of Not Rest)
Monday (The Aftermath)
Conclusions
All in all, whether you were at HAuNTcon or not, this is an episode you do NOT want to miss!