Episodes

Oct. 13, 2016

The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor: A Discussion with Executive Producer Ch…

Haunts come in all shapes and sizes, from intimate home experiences to grand historical prisons. Among the myriad of haunts out there, one has stuck in my mind as particularly unique- The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor. The Queen Mary herself …

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Oct. 5, 2016

Interactivity & Elegant Fear Merge In Tampa

In the very first edition of The Haunt Journal we interviewed Scott Swenson, Creative Director of the Vault of Souls in Tampa, on the inroads he was making in audience interactivity with his event. As millennials begin to compose more …

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Sept. 28, 2016

ScareTRACK Episode 24 - You are the music in me

Mikey, Sean, and Hannah interview Nick Hutson, musical composer for Alton Towers Scarefest 2016 and many theme park attractions around the world. You can contact the show via on facebook (www.facebook.com/scaretrack) or via scaretrack@gmail.com

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Sept. 28, 2016

Frequent Fear - Jason Karl: Creative Director of AtmosFEAR Scare Ente…

On this episode Lee and Nick are joined by Creative Director for AtmosFEAR Scare Entertainment (Jason Karl) to talk about his past and his time in the scare industry. AtmosFEAR! Scare Entertainment is Europe’s biggest producer of scare attractions and...

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Sept. 25, 2016

ScareTRACK - HorrorCON UK special

This mini episode includes discussions from the HorrorCON UK 2016 trade floor. We interview Terror Teds and Smart-FX as well as give our views on the overall HorrorCON UK experience.

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Sept. 25, 2016

Frequent Fear - Mark Edwards: Managing Director of Farmageddon

The Frequent Fear Hosts interview Mark Edwards, managing director of U.K Scream Park Farmageddon.

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Sept. 16, 2016

Jon Cooke’s Journey Into Attraction Design

Jon Cooke is an attraction designer for Knott’s Scary Farm. He began at the theme park 11 years ago as a scare actor in the mazes. He became part of the production side doing carpentry, set dressing, and prop fabrication, …

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Aug. 31, 2016

HaunTopic: Soundproof Your Haunt & Create Your Own Sound Effects

Keeping the sound contained in the rooms of your Haunt is a challenge. But with one simple material and a few tweaks to your layout, you can almost soundproof your haunt by absorbing lots of the noise. We say 'almost' …

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Aug. 19, 2016

Halloween & HauntFest Comes To Dallas

Halloween Begins Early this August in with #HFEST August 27-28 in the #Arlington Convention Center! Preview this year's haunts, shop the latest trends, and learn from the masters of fear.

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July 27, 2016

ScareTrack: Scares are for life, not just Halloween

Join Mikey, Sean, and Hannah as they take a special look into 'out of season' scare attractions along with on location audio from Twisted Attractions Terror Park. Be sure to visit their Facebook page www.facebook.com/scaretrack to leave your idea for...

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July 26, 2016

HaunTopic: Haunt Conventions from Coast to Coast

From East to West and North to South, no matter where you live, there is a Halloween Event or Haunt Convention close to your neighborhood. Here we discuss two newer events that each have their own unique style and elements. …

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July 18, 2016

Frequent Fear: Mike Aiello - Creative Director for Universal Orlando …

The Frequent Fear Podcast talks with the current Director of Entertainment at Universal Orlando and the head of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. Mike discusses his childhood, love of horror, and his experience inside and outside of Halloween...

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July 17, 2016

Haunt Design, Chicago Frights, & HAuNTcon 2017 with Leonard Pickel

Leonard Pickel, considered by many as the 'Godfather of the Haunt Industry', fills this one hour interview with behind-the-scenes information about his Haunted Attraction Conventions and a few ways to make your Haunted House successful just by...

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June 27, 2016

ScareLA: The First Convention Dedicated to the Spirit of Halloween

We're exploring Lora's journey of founding and producing Scare Los Angeles. ScareLA™ is the first convention dedicated to Halloween. Situated in the entertainment capital of the world, they celebrate the scare season traditions by giving Halloween an...

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June 21, 2016

The Evolution of Facebook

What? Facebook is evolving! Founded in 2004 Facebook became the fastest company ever to reach $250 Billion in July of 2015, and now 5 accounts are created every single second. Continued Growth of this nature is a difficult thing for …

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June 20, 2016

ScareTrack Episode 21: Lets blow some Aliens up!

Join your hosts Mikey, Sean, and Hannah as we discuss this month's news & interview Brett Jones, seasoned scare actor and attraction creator.

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June 6, 2016

Horror Legends: The Multiplayer Survival Horror Game

We explore the story of video game developer Drake Kazmierczak about "Horror Legends," an indie game that aims to turn the haunted house experience into a game. Drake is nearly finished developing "Horror Legends" a multiplayer survival horror game;...

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June 2, 2016

The 2016 Virginia Haunt Fest

The Virginia Haunt Fest is a gathering where haunters can be themselves, learn, compete, and connect. Coming June 3rd & 4th to the Misty Mountain Camp Resort in Greenwood Virginia, Preregistration is $15 per person and day of the event …

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May 31, 2016

HaunTopic: Haunt Weekly & the Top 10 Haunted Attraction Podcasts for …

In this episode of HaunTopic Radio we chat with Jonathan & Crystal about many topics as a Haunter. Some of the main conversations are about Copyrights and Trademarks as a Haunted Attraction, Haunted House Concepts and Design, and What Really …

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May 25, 2016

The Wonderful World of Instagram

This show is all about Instagram! Facebook's image driven social site may be a little young, but there's no doubting their power or intent to capture more of the social market. We'll talk tips, stats, guidelines and a little theory …

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May 23, 2016

ScareTRACK Episode 20 - ScareCON Special

This episode marks the addition of our new content partner - Scare Track. All future episodes of Scare Track will now be available right here on the haunted attraction network. In this episode join Mikey, Sean and Hannah with a …

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May 13, 2016

The Psychology of Fear Behind Rutherford Manor Haunt

Darryl interviews Thérèse Hansell and Hugh Flesher from Rutherford Manor Haunt in Edmonton, recent winners of the "Best Canadian Indoor/Walkthrough Haunt For 2015" from the Canadian Haunters Association. For more information on this haunt visit:...

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May 12, 2016

ScareCON 2016 Updates!

ScareCON 2016 is Friday May 13 at Dreamland Margate in Kent, England. This episode contains: last minute event updates, an offer from VFX on free shipping to the UK, and an excerpt from Michael Bolton discussing the history of ScareCON …

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May 10, 2016

The Role Social Plays In Your Marketing

Tyler is back! This week Philip goes through his class from West Coast Haunters Convention on the role that social plays in your marketing and Tyler puts on the 'Haunt Owner' hat to ask questions. This week is a little …

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