It’s only a few months to Scare Season and you still need a few more props, you need some ideas for that gore set in your Haunt, and your actors need some more training before you set them loose. Good news! There are still some Haunt Conventions/Haunt Faires right around the corner.   Chicago … Continue reading "Chicago Frights and Haunt Faire: Two New Haunt Gatherings You Need to Attend"

Using video for your Haunted House or Haunted Attraction is a priority with today’s electronic devices and social media channels. ‘Coming Soon’ trailers, Hi-Definition Videos for your marketing, and Documentary-style on location videos are popular with today’s top haunted attractions. Your customers want to see pictures and video of your attraction before they go. They … Continue reading "Create a Custom Video for Your Haunted House with Chris Conlon from Venom VFX"

Creating an immersive environment for your Haunted House is very important. Using sound and audio effects within your attraction can make your attendees feel that they are actually somewhere else. Sound taps into one of your five senses and adds to the overall impact of your show. You wouldn’t operate your haunt without lighting….you shouldn’t … Continue reading "How To Use Sound in Your Haunt with Ken Webster from Sinful Audio"

Designing and building a Haunted Attraction is challenging. So how does one manage “160 Acres of Horror”?? Jonathan Cooke, one of the masterminds at Knotts Scary Farm, joins us in this episode of HaunTopic Radio and shares some of his creativity and ideas for operating such a huge event at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena … Continue reading "Designing Knotts Scary Farm with Jon Cooke (and a Transworld Show Update)"

Is the fear of owning and operating your own Haunted House holding you back? What do you really need to know before you go into the Haunted Attraction Business? These survival tips from professional haunt owners will help take some of the fear out of your mind. At least you will feel that you are … Continue reading "[Free Training] 13 Fears of a Haunt Owner: Survival Tips from Haunted Attraction Owners"

It’s that time again. Time for Halloween trade shows, Haunted House Conventions, Haunted House Tours, Meet-ups, and lots of parties! Here to start the beginning of Haunt conventions and shows is HAuNTcon: Haunted Attraction National Trade Show and Convention in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Feb.6 through Feb.10. We will have more coverage for you on … Continue reading "HAuNTcon and Other Haunt Conventions You Need To Attend in 2015"