Episodes

April 7, 2022

Disaster Preparedness with Pennhurst Asylum’s Jim Werner

Jim Werner is the Operations Manager for both Pennhurst Asylum Haunted Attraction and Eloise Asylum; today we discuss disaster preparedness and training with him.

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April 6, 2022

Dot Rooms, Clown Mazes, and 3D Floors with Pittsburgh Poster

Pittsburgh Poster is a large format printer and manufacturer of screen printing, digital and hybrid products. Their parent company Design Dynamics, Inc. is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year.

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April 5, 2022

Haunted Attraction Industry News for April 5th

This week’s Haunt News: Attendee Registration now available for the Midwest Haunters Convention and Texas Haunters Convention; The Book of Haunters V8

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April 4, 2022

The Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts (DAFE)

Now in its 22nd year, The Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts (DAFE) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, and enjoying dark attractions, haunts, and escape rooms.

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April 4, 2022

Curation VS Community

After a round of Quick Hits, we discuss the recent string of acquisitions and Universal’s new housing project.

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April 2, 2022

Hallucinations Creations: DIY Mechanisms for Your Animatronics

Over the past 10 years, Hallucinations Creations based out of Orland Hills, Illinois, has developed into providing the backbone for your animatronics.

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April 2, 2022

Dapper Cadaver: The Death-Related Prop House

Founded in 2006 by BJ Winslow and his wife Eileen, Dapper Cadaver is a death-related prop house; we catch up with them at the 2022 Transworld Show.

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April 1, 2022

Show Modes with Benjamin Gagne of The Thirteenth Hour

This new pro-haunter is using his background in logistics to grow his show year after year.

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March 31, 2022

Leasing Tips with Planet Doom’s Brent Wilson

Fire codes, Building Codes, Zoning, and leases – every haunter will face one of these issues. It’s complicated but there are some big pitfalls you can avoid.

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March 30, 2022

SPECIAL: The 2022 OSCARES

Presented by The Haunted Attraction Association at TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, the OSCARES awards are the highest achievement in the Halloween and Haunted Attraction industry.

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March 29, 2022

Haunted Attraction Industry News for March 29th

News from around the Haunted Attraction Industry for the week of March 29th, 2022.

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March 28, 2022

NightScream Studios Receives HAA Vendor Excellence Award

NightScream Studios received one of this year’s Vendor Excellence Awards – right after selling out on the show floor.

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March 28, 2022

Training for New Growth

Supply chain disruptions are back as attractions also struggle with training new staff. Meanwhile, it’s full steam ahead for a record fall season.

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March 26, 2022

The Hyper Realistic Props of Ghost Ride Productions

Coming up, for over 20 years Ghost Ride Productions has been providing hyper-realistic props to attractions – and their orders for this season are filling up fast.

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March 26, 2022

A Scott in the Dark: Transworld 2022

Recorded at the 2022 Transworld Halloween, Christmas, and Escape Room show in St. Louis

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March 24, 2022

Stiltbeast Studios at Transworld 2022

We catch up with Allen Hopps from Stilt Beast Studios on the Transworld Show Floor.

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March 23, 2022

Q&A with the HAA’s Board of Directors

Here's the Q&A with the Haunted Attraction Association Board of Directors, live at TransWorld's Halloween & Attractions Show immediately following the 2022 State of the Industry Presentation.

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March 22, 2022

Haunted Attraction Industry News for March 22nd

Our roundup of news from around the Haunted Attraction Industry for the week of March 22nd, 2022.

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March 21, 2022

The Haunted Attraction Association’s 2022 State of the Industry Prese…

This is the full Haunted Attraction Association’s 2022 State of the Industry Presentation recorded live on Saturday from Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show.

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March 20, 2022

Staffing Incentives & Live from Transworld’s Halloween Show

2 Attractions are stepping up their hiring incentives, plus we go LIVE from this year’s Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show in St Louis. Subscribe: https://www.haunt.news/

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March 20, 2022

The Scare Factor: Catching Up and Looking Forward

Join Tyler & Nora as they discuss what’s been happenin’ since last haunt season, and as they look forward to some of what you can expect from The Scare Factor in 2022!. This is an episode from our partner station …

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March 18, 2022

The Transworld Diaries

Today is day 2 of Transworld’s Halloween & Attraction show in St Louis. This show is always pure madness, and this year is no exception.

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March 17, 2022

A Scott in the Dark: Preparing for a Trade Show

Scott shares his suggestions for getting the most out of a trade show.

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March 16, 2022

Haunted Attraction Industry News for March 16th

Your weekly roundup of news from around the haunted attraction industry. This week we focus on Transworld's Halloween show.

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