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In this episode, Tyler Barnett from FearWorm discusses ways to increase your attraction's attendance, creative ways to use the space you already have, and things you can do today to improve your marketing.

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Hiring & Training Actors – From Application to Opening Night

You have advertised and recruited, and the actor applications are piling in. Now what?

You're wondering how to audition, hire, sort, train, cast, and schedule all of these applicants so that opening night isn't a completely disorganized mess?

In this seminar, Alyssa Schipani, will take you through a step-by-step process of hiring and preparing your actors with group auditions, actor training workshops, and orientation. She will not only discuss WHAT to do but HOW and WHY, lots of actor exercises included!

Whether you are planning to open a haunt, are a small-staffed haunt, or are a large-staffed haunt with 150+ actors, this time-efficient and cost-effective process will have your actors excited, motivated, confident, and fully prepared for the season – making your job a lot less stressful and creating an overall better experience for your actors and management staff!

Find Ally at DesignByAly.com

Craig Watt, from Terror Isle in Texas City and a 20-year veteran as an insurance agent, explains Haunt Insurance in simple terms and reveals that the coverage you have may not be covering what you think it does.

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One of the biggest hurdles that Haunters face is preparing your attraction for the fire marshal. This podcast episode will get you ready for your inspector and help make your Haunt safer, for your customers and staff.

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Thanks to Guy Buck Burdick from Fear Asylum and Station 5 Productions.

Cynthia MacDonald from Zombie Farms in Athens, Georgia shares her experience from start to finish on how she started their outdoor trail and how you can start one too.

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Some tips in this podcast:

• The pros and cons of outdoor haunts
• How actor management is different in the woods
• Where to find cheap & free materials to build
• ohh...and sooo much more....

• How to save money and time when designing your attraction.
• How to be more creative.
• Prepare your mindset for this next season. What do you really need to focus on?
• ...and lots more things on Haunt Mindset!

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Scott Swenson is the Creative Director and Attraction Specialist at Scott Swenson Creative Development, LLC.

We discuss the Haunt Industry trends of 2021 and what you need to focus on in 2022. Special Guests Philip Hernandez from Haunted Attraction Network and Alex Linebrink from Haunt Pay.

• Where to focus your time & money in 2022
• How customers are changing for the best and worst
• What happened to Haunted attractions in 2021

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We dive into Halloween with The Crawford School of Terror teaching you lessons in fear, Midnight Syndicate drops some new tracks, and Terror Isle stops in to share his experience as a brand new haunted attraction.

In this Master Class we get Allen Hopps from Dark Hour Haunted House and Drew Badger from The Big Scary Show to discuss Scare Actor tips and tricks.

Where to find them, how to hire them, ways to train them, and when to let them go.

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In this BONUS episode we talk to Jan Knuth, the author of Not Afraid To Slay, about her journey writing the book and what she learned in the process.

We also talk about her Haunt, Grayhouse Haunts.

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