Haunt season is in full-swing whether you like it/feel it or not! Let's dive into the minds of two very SELFLESS gentleman in the haunt world. Both Eric & Jacob are some of the kindest people you will meet, but that doesn't mean they don't absolutely kill it by scaring the pants off customers & holding a menacing stature in their respective queue lines!Eric Munson:Instagram: @giggles_eoeFacebook: Eric MunsonTik Tok: @mrworldwideJacob Linko:Instagram: @cog1228Facebook: Jacob LinkoVoodoo Podcast YouTube: https://youtu.be/Skaqx8Xu_r4Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Voodoo on Vassar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voodooonvassar/?igsh=MWc5ZWczcWZkajBlNQ%3D%3D#Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/VoodooOnVassar2023Voodoo Podcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/voodoopodcast/?igsh=NTNmMXp6MTU2eGo4#

The latest sponsor of the Voodoo Podcast has arrived! Mike Cassavant & Frankenfuel are partnering with the Voodoo Podcast to bring you 15% off your orders at www.frankefuel.com/voodoopodcastMike Cassavant talks about his time in the beverage distribution industry & entrepreneurial life as well as jumping into the haunt industry with the best new haunt-themed energy drink!The other Mike, also sits down with cohost Matt Nausid of Greenbriar Cemetery & Chicago Haunt Builders to recap the latest in the haunt & horror world as well as bring you a new Haunters' Hack!

Midwest Haunters Convention is already passed us & 2025 is moving so fast! Next thing you know, it'll be haunt season! Before we get to that, let's slow things down & recap the chaotic weekend that is MHC! Rachel Dumblauskas of Disturbia & Basement of the Dead Haunted House recaps her recent stardom from winning the MHC Costume Party Costume Contest for her INCREDIBLE Summer-picnic-inspired bee character! Chunks of Zombie Army Productions helped HellsGate win the inaugural Haunt Olympics through his DOMINANT display in the Hot Sauce Competition!All of that & more from two unique & amazing bright souls within the haunt community!

Rachel Dumblauskas: Instagram: @wretched_fx

Tik Tok: @wretched_fx

Brian "Chunks" O'Donnell:Instagram: @chunkszombiearmy

Tik Tok: @chunkschugs

Facebook: Brian Chunks GlexyVoodoo Podcast

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https://youtu.be/Skaqx8Xu_r4

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Let’s uhhh… pretend that this says May…It’s been a crazy busy time leading up to Midwest Haunters Convention, but Mike still had some time to sit down with two timely guests! First up, it’s Dalton James Verway (AKA Emily)! Dalton is the recipient of the 2023 Jim Warfield Acting Award & will be reprising his role as Emily at the MHC Friday Night Haunt Tour as Abandoned Haunted House Complex opens its gates mid-summer! Mike also has the pleasure of being joined by Derek Seltzer, who has recently been promoted to General Manager of The Old Joliet Haunted Prison. He may be more professional now, but beware… that may not stop him from still locking people in port-o-potty’s!

Dalton James Verway:

Instagram: @yourlocalghostboy

https://www.instagram.com/yourlocalghostboy/?igsh=MW4zdm1ibWl3bTM3MA%3D%3D#

Derek Seltzer:

Instagram: @haunted_reaper

http://instagram.com/haunted_reaper/?igsh=N3VyMjEzZzRqZXl0#

Voodoo Podcast YouTube:

https://youtu.be/Q41jylcA-cg?si=UQNaz0THkSeOzgn8

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voodoo-podcast/id1656190176?i=1000705701218

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kJMqVb0cjJfnB7xTg8rl1?si=Q9OFnGq1SQqGrjHuZ3YE-w

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Mike sits down with Chicago Haunt Builders Rudy Durand & his daughter Sophia. Both are the masterminds behind Corroded Souls, a home haunt in Plainfield, IL that has recreated the “clickers” or fungi-infested zombies from the video game & tv series The Last of Us. Sophia’s talents in graphic design allow her to recreate movie-like quality on the clickers while Rudy takes inspiration from all kinds of horror to create an authentic & organic look. They even take their haunt adventures into running marathons & cooking. Come for the zombies, stay for the barbecue!Then stay tuned for Tyler Booth (A.K.A Areush) of Disturbia Haunted House. Both Tyler & Areush are characters, but you won’t want to miss some of these whacky stories & incredibly funny moments both within the haunt world & even in everyday life! Tyler is Barstool Sports famous, but not for his time as a hockey goaltender between the pipes, although he does strap up the goalie pads & even the slider pads on as well, occasionally!

Corroded Souls:

Instagram: @corrodedsouls

https://www.instagram.com/corrodedsouls/?igsh=MW03emxobmdxNDhuOQ%3D%3D#

Facebook: @CorrodedSouls

https://www.facebook.com/people/Corroded-Souls/100086541062662/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=9CISMxuH7X9JS1S9&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1EaQAcz2pM%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr

Tyler Booth Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/experiment_9ine/?igsh=MTlubThtM29lcWJucg%3D%3D#

Voodoo Podcast YouTube:

https://youtu.be/N2mdqR362ho?si=dRT5b5HNV4CZhpWH

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voodoo-podcast/id1656190176?i=1000705701218

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fv6I80rKpxw93CaOYro0W?si=0HPbyM4RQmmW6GqwRPv9sA

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In 2018, Sherry Essany welcomed Voodoo into the Chicago Haunt Builders… multiple CHB Shindigs, MHCs, and 29 podcast episodes later and the rest is history. Sherry takes that same approach with her home haunt, Dead End Cemetery in Roselle. It is extremely detailed, incredibly well-lit, filled with terrifying props, but just also just as welcoming as she is! Be sure to pay Dead End Cemetery a visit this coming haunt season and check out the Facebook and blogspot as well!Mike also sits down to talk with a prodigy in the haunt industry, Dylan Simpson, who plays Drags, Bubby & so many more hair-raising, interesting, & even some comical characters. Don't miss Drags at Disturbia, some other major haunts & possibly Voodoo this fall!Last but not least, Caleb Wimbish & Julia Treni return to the podcast to preview their upcoming Triton Troupers Circus performances. Their hard work throughout the year has all lead to the culmination of their FIVE shows during the second weekend in April, so get your tickets now!Triton Troupers:https://tritontrouperscircus.com/#2025-ticketsDead End Cemetery:Blogspot:https://dead-end-cemetery.blogspot.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndCemeteryRoselle/Drags: Instagram: @____drags____TikTok: @____drags____YouTube: https://youtu.be/v9nLgbSmOoEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voodoo-podcast/id1656190176?i=1000701675785Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sKzABVRd2A3NNUPn0oQ0q?si=RnyBjwgHSCq1oxmv60iETgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/voodoopodcast/?igsh=NTNmMXp6MTU2eGo4#Voodoo on Vassar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voodooonvassar/?igsh=MWc5ZWczcWZkajBlNQ%3D%3D#Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/VoodooOnVassar2023

Ah yes February! A time for love, affection, Valentine's Day haunted houses & prepping for Transworld!!!

Tyler & Alex sit down with Mike to discuss the Old Joliet Haunted Prison, HellsGate Haunted House, Tyler's company: The Nightmare Forge & so much more in this couples edition of the Voodoo Podcast!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z_7jTK4R5Mg?si=Qxsv7cmfqXrnD8YH

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voodoo-podcast/id1656190176?i=1000695416491

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1SNfXGHoW4lms6wvRHI3Ok?si=wVkMOVefReCnW3t8M7y2hA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voodoopodcast/?igsh=NTNmMXp6MTU2eGo4#

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoodooOnVassar2023

Alex:

Instagram: @thehauntedyouth

TikTok: @thehauntedyouth

Facebook: Alex Woday

Tyler:

Instagram: @teewhylur

Instagram: @thenightmareforge

Facebook: Tyler Freminich

https://thenightmareforge.com/

We now have a video version of the Voodoo Podcast:

https://youtu.be/02zNIPhVLaQ?si=NqTw6qeLi9JIT77d

The wonderful & talented Karli Craig joins the show to talk about her haunt career, circus acts, skate tricks, artwork & much more!

Mike interviews plenty of familiar faces at the 10th Annual CHB Shindig all a part of the January episode highlighting the happenings at the start of the 2025 haunt world!

Mike talks to The Nightmare Haunted House’s Michael Peters, Bella Maioli, and Alexis Williams about their upcoming production of Silent Night: a Christmas-themed home haunted house. This is a collaboration with Adam Brandon Cygan and Horror on Highland to create something unprecedented in the haunt industry. Be sure to make it out to 

1314 Highland Avenue

Lockport, IL

on Saturday, December 7th from 5:30-8PM for this one-night-only special event that you wont want to miss!

Then, we hear about the incredible history of the Joliet Prison from Historian Christine Johnson who also plays the Warden’s Wife in the Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group’s production of The Old Joliet Haunted Prison. Christine and her husband have dedicated their lives to bringing people the history and information about the institution that started it all in “Prison Town”. Please go watch Project Limestone as well to learn about the history and the unfortunate recent events that have left the rest of the prison closed-off to the public including Mike and Christine.

Happy Holidays everyone, and we will SEE you in 2025!

Project Limestone: https://youtu.be/wW2xR-cS3s0?si=3TZ9FAWNEhUhyQCN

Mike & Matt recap their haunt seasons guest acting as Rivetz & the home haunt season at Greenbriar (00:37:27). Mike checks in with some veteran Voodoo crew members in Mark (00:00:00) & Jesse (03:00:31).

Jim Warfield Award Winner Tiela Halpin-Moss joins the show (01:53:05) to talk about the award-winning year at HellsGate as well as her tenure with Zombie Army Productions!

Welcome to the beginning of season 3 of the Voodoo Podcast! Thank you to all of our amazing, dedicated listeners who are as passionate about haunting as we are! A lot more is on the way for this podcast in the near future, so be sure to share us with your friends & family!