Haunting U

Episode 123 - Business & Marketing with Dimitry Mikhaylov

We sit down with Dimitry Mikhaylov, owner of Attractions Marketing Pros and host of Attractions Insights Podcast and America's Top Attractions podcasts to discuss his experiences as an escape room business owner, marketing guru and podcast host. 

Resources mentioned during this episode:

Attractions Marketing Pros: https://attractionsmarketingpros.com/

Attractions Insights Podcast: https://attractionsinsights.com/

Americas Top Attractions Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericasTopAttractions

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

Lunch & Learn Podcast: https://cohlunchnlearn.podbean.com/

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 122 - Haunt Pet Peeves

As we reflect on our preparations for the season, we think back to all those things we’ve seen at haunts that take us out of the moment and destroy our suspension of disbelief.  This episode explores them and how we plan to avoid making the same mistakes.

Resources mentioned during this episode:

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

August Lunch & Learn: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ5WWLGf3tI

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 121 - Haunting Q&A

Happy Halloween Eve! Yes, all of September is Halloween Eve.  Haunts may be open, home haunters are in the throes of building and set up and the weather is starting to turn.  

With so many people working on projects, questions abound in the Haunting groups online so we check out Haunters Toolbox and Halloween Yard Haunts and Props on Facebook and answer some of our favorite questions that are being asked.

Resources mentioned during this episode:

Electronic Firecracker: https://yourpixelstore.com/product/shockburst/

Screambox: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07GJJ9P3Y?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Audacity download: https://www.audacityteam.org/

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

August Lunch & Learn: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ5WWLGf3tI

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 120 - SCE Build Update

Happy August! Haunts will be opening this month which means we're all into crunch time.  Time for an update on how our build is going and evaluate what's still feasible to accomplish this year.

Resources mentioned during this episode:

See the layout here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlsWSaRtMZ/

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

July Lunch & Learn: 

https://youtu.be/EXEU0EfJDbc

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 119-Texas Haunters Convention 2026 Recap

Keoni and Leslie had an amazing time at Texas Haunters Convention and met a ton of cool people.  Listen now to hear interviews with many of the attendees we met. From Haunt owners and actors, or bloggers, podcasters and of course, home haunters, Texas Haunters came out in force!

Resources mentioned during this episode:

Texas Haunters Convention: https://www.texashauntersconvention.com/

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

July Lunch & Learn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEU0EfJDbc

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 118-Live from Texas Haunters Convention 2026

We had a blast at Texas Haunters Convention and streamed a live show from booth 322.  This is the recording of that livestream. If you want to see the video, check out our YouTube page at https://youtube.com/live/XhpdtA-EqsU.

Resources mentioned during this episode:

Here are the featured vendors:

Dead Noodle Studios: https://deadnoodlestudios.myshopify.com/

Scare Innovations: https://scareinnovations.com/

Mind Trap Creations: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MindtrapcreationsArt

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 117-Haunt Actor Training with Drew Badger

Its time to start thinking about how you will staff your haunt, and whoever you bring in to help can benefit from training.  Experienced Haunt Actor and Owner of Rabid Badger Haunt Consulting (not to mention host of the Big Scary Show), Drew Badger is here to talk all about actors.

Resources mentioned during this episode:

Drew Badgers Links:

Rabid Badger Consulting: https://www.rabidbadger.org/

Big Scary Show: https://www.bigscaryshow.com/

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

May Lunch & Learn: 

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_McKDzLuICM

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmuaQ49aOII

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 116-Community Sponsorship

As we continue our march toward Halloween 2026, we want to find a way to engage local businesses and organizations to start building a support structure in the community.  Come brainstorm with us and take some ideas back to your own community. 

Resources mentioned during this episode:

See the layout here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlsWSaRtMZ/

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

May Lunch & Learn: 

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_McKDzLuICM

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmuaQ49aOII

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 115-SCE 26 Layout II

We've had so many guests and events on that we haven't talked about the haunt in while.  So lets catch up on where we're at with our build, and examine the layout we have developed.

Resources mentioned during this episode:

See the layout here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlsWSaRtMZ/

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

May Lunch & Learn: 

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_McKDzLuICM

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmuaQ49aOII

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.

Episode 114-Social Media Marketing with Daveah

If you want people to come to your haunt, they need to hear about it, and social media is an effective tool to help.  We're excited to welcome back the Marketing Director for Athens Scream Park, Daveah, to talk all about her social media marketing techniques. 

Resources mentioned during this episode:

Chamber of Haunters

Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chamberofhaunters/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chamberofhaunters

ScaredU: https://scaredu.org/

May Lunch & Learn: 

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_McKDzLuICM

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmuaQ49aOII

Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com.

Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com

Sound Effects:

Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/

Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo

Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan

AI Text to Speech Generator: https://www.hume.ai/

We couldn't continue to bring you awesome content without the support of our sponsors, particularly our Premium sponsors, the Chamber of Haunters, and VFX.  Learn more here:

www.chamberofhaunters.com

https://vfxcreates.com/

Haunting U is a production of Sanguine Creek Entertainment LLC published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. All rights reserved.