I had the delight of going on-site to interview Scott Swenson, the Creative Director for The Garden of Spirits at CW’s Gin Joint in Tampa, FL. Scott discusses the event and how critical both contingency planning and scaling are for events of all sizes. In the news: ScareTour is making a Christmas Gift Guide; The ScareFactor’s Monster Bash was canceled due to local restrictions; ScareTrack released a video of their Top 10 UK Scare Attractions; Japanese town deploys growling "Monster Wolf" robots to scare away wild bears; a reminder about HAuNTcon.