Creating Christmas

Where Did Haunted Houses Come From?


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A look at how the Depression and US 1930's morals created an industry that Disney revolutionized and now terrifies millions of people each season. This is for the *Special* Holiday Season of the Creating Christmas podcast. I feature interviews with the foremost scholar on Halloween, the Godfather of Haunted Houses, and a haunt owner who created her haunt from scratch.

Thanks so much to all the featured interviewees ::

Lisa Morton (author) Trick or Treat : A History of Halloween

Jeff Baham (author) The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disneys Haunted Mansion

Leonard Pickel (owner) Hauntrepreneurs.com

Jan Knuth (auther) Not Afraid to Slay : Women of the Haunt Industry (owner) Grey House Haunts

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Special Notes:: Take a look at the original spooky dark ride at Hollycomb Steam in the Country


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Creating ChristmasBy OSI