Episodes

Feb. 11, 2025

NEWS: 88 Haunts Open Nationwide This Weekend for Valentines

This week: 88 Haunts Open Nationwide This Weekend for Valentines; Disney Struggles to Impress Wall Street; Tokyo Disneyland Leans into Halloween; Spooky Swap Meet Tickets; TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show Updates; Haunted Attraction...

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Feb. 5, 2025

NEWS: 95 Valentine Haunts Opening; Ed Roberts Passes

This week: 95 Valentine Haunts Opening this Month; Ed Roberts (West Coast Halloween Con; Nightmare Factory) passes; Insidious: The Further You Fear cancels tour; John Carpenter announces 4-night residency in Los Angeles; Tickets on sale for Universal...

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Jan. 31, 2025

NEWS: Halloween Horror Nights Returns Aug 29; Haunt Conventions

This Week's News: Halloween Horror Nights Orlando Returns Aug 29; Six Flags Live Entertainment Open Casting; NEW Details: "Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After"; "Insidious: The Further You Fear" theatrical experience begins; CreepIE Con is this...

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Jan. 27, 2025

NEWS: Disneyland's New Ghost Bride; 12' Skeleton Wars

This week: Disneyland's new ghost bride; A woman goes to court over her year-round skeleton display; Fear Fest Haunted Attractions given a rating of "F" by the Better Business Bureau; Derry Halloween's "Awaken the Walls" will remain free; Dark...

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Jan. 16, 2025

NEWS: Sony's The Last of Us Experience

Read the full stories https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/sony-debuts-the-last-of-us-attraction. This week's headlines: Sony Debuts "The Last of Us" proof-of-concept at CES; Updated Valentine's Day Haunt List; Salem adjusts safety plans...

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Jan. 11, 2025

NEWS: Valentine Haunts & Drone Crashes

Read this week's stories https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/drone-crash-valentine-haunt. This week: Drone Crash Raises Questions About Safety in Attractions Industry; 2025 Valentine Haunted Houses; 2025 Prep Podcast from Haunter’s...

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Dec. 11, 2024

NEWS: Halloween Horror Nights & Oogie Boogie Bash 2025 Dates Annoucned

This week: Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood Returns Sept 4th - Nov 2nd, 2025; Oogie Boogie Bash returns for 31 select nights on Aug 17th; United Parks ordered to pay $5 Million in suit; Seminar Registration open for TransWorld's Halloween &...

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Nov. 28, 2024

NEWS: Madame Scrooge Returns & Holiday Haunt Updates

This week's news: Madam Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Musical returns Dec 5th; Distortions Unlimited debuts first 2025 prop; Researchers suggest that haunts may reduce inflammation; 2024 Holiday Haunt Updates. Our 2024 Holiday Haunt guide is...

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Nov. 22, 2024

NEWS: IAAPA's inaugural Haunting Grounds; Creep it Real Festive

Read the news https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/creep-it-real-festive-iaapa-this-week. This week: Creep it Real Festive is this weekend; IAAPA Expo Adds Halloween "Haunting Grounds" area; Fear Expo & HAuNTcon announce closure;...

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Nov. 15, 2024

NEWS: Haunts Nationwide to Open in December for Holiday events

Read the news https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/85-haunts-to-open-nationwide-this-december. This week's news: 85 Haunts Nationwide will open this December; Six Flags considers closing select theme parks; Danse Macabre opens at Efteling;...

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Nov. 5, 2024

NEWS: Universal Horror Unhinged; Dark Universe Animatronics Preview

Read the news https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/universals-year-round-horror-unleashed-opening-in-2025. Universal Destinations & Experiences announces the first four haunts coming to Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas; Take a...

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Nov. 5, 2024

(Green Tagged) Universal Announces Horror Expansion in 2025 Amid Decl…

Universal promises 2025 will be its biggest year ever, but are those promises genuine or distractions covering up declining park revenue? This week saw two major announcements from Universal. First, Universal’s new experiment in year-round horror,...

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Oct. 31, 2024

From Farm to Fear: The Evolution of Halloween at Maan Farms

Discover how Maan Farms in Abbotsford, Canada, transformed Halloween from a simple corn maze in 2013 into one of Canada’s largest multi-attraction events.

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Oct. 31, 2024

NEWS: Hayride Closes After 200+ Teens Disrupt Event

This week's headlines: 200+ disruptive teens cause closer of Haunted Hayride; Shanghai police crackdown on Halloween celebrations; University poll says kids should stop trick-or-treating at 13; "Insidious: The Further You Fear" to visit 80 theaters in...

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Oct. 28, 2024

Halloween 2024: Costume Trends and Haunt Highlights (Green Tagged)

We're sharing this special from our sister podcast: Green Tagged. Get Weekly bonus episodes of Green Tagged https://www.patreon.com/GreenTagged. We dive into Fun.com’s costume data to see how IP-driven favorites like Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, and...

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Oct. 25, 2024

Behind the Screams: Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group on LA Haunte…

Get an exclusive look into the different offerings from Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group during this presentation from Midsummer Scream! NOTE: this originally aired during Midsummer Scream, and I forgot to post this earlier!

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Oct. 15, 2024

NEWS: New Zombie Stunt Experience Debuts at HHN Japan

This week: New Zombie Stunt Experience Debuts at HHN Japan; Halloween Wars: Theme Parks Are Fighting for Bigger Share of Scream Economy from The Hollywood Reporter; A Haunting in Hollis shut down by NYFD; 12-year-old boy passed away after being …

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Oct. 2, 2024

Scarehouse Windsor: Immersive Dining & Haunted Houses

By blending gourmet food, live performances, and thrilling haunts, Scarehouse Windsor expands the audience for haunted attractions. As more haunts look to innovate and expand their offerings, immersive dining could represent a key growth area for the industry.

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Oct. 1, 2024

John Murdy Breaks Down 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' & 'Universal Monster…

In this episode, John Murdy, Creative Director at Universal Studios Hollywood, takes a deep dive into the design process behind two iconic mazes: 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'Universal Monsters.' Learn how these terrifying experiences come to life,...

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Oct. 1, 2024

NEWS: Maze Delays Plague Six Flags Fright Fest Extreme Nationwide

Read the stories https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/hush-expands-entertainment-maze-delays-plague-six-flags. This week's Headlines: Hush Haunted Attraction expands live entertainment; Fright Fest Extreme Plagued by Delayed Openings; Kings...

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Oct. 1, 2024

NEWS: Woods of Terror's Largest Expansion; Park Troubles

Read the full stories https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/woods-of-terrors-largest-expansion-park-troubles. Woods Of Terror opens largest expansion; IAAPA's Quarterly Outlook Survey; Knott's Scary Farm opens two new mazes; Dark Nights at...

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Sept. 18, 2024

NEWS: Dark Nights and the "Home of Halloween"

Read the full stories https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/dark-nights-opens-at-hersheypark. Dark Nights at Hersheypark opened this past weekend - featuring 5 haunts and 3 scare zones; Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Williamsburg has seen...

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Sept. 12, 2024

NEWS: Netflix brings Stranger Things Scare Zone to Korea

A Jackson Wang haunted house, "Under the Castle", comes to Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Studios Singapore; Six Flags Fright Fest Extreme at Six Flags Magic Mountain suffered challenges during opening this past weekend; Eveerland and...

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Sept. 5, 2024

NEWS: HHN Orlando Opens to Mixed Reviews

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort opened to mixed reviews this past weekend; Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood announces "Late Night with Chucky" live talk show; Go behind-the-scenes of HHN's "A Quiet Place" and...

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