Vendor Showcase: Bloody Mary
From the Haunted Attraction Network, I’m Phillip and this is the second episode of our Vendor Showcase series. In partnership with the Haunted Attraction Association. Bobby Wiener AKA Bloody Mary is a prolific contributor to the community. The US Department of Defense recognizes Bobby as their number one supplier of camouflage face paint, for which […]
Valentine’s Scary Tales Revisited at The Haunt in Atascadero, CA
Haunts across the country are rolling out the blood-red carpet to welcome couples for a Valentine’s evening of treats. The first haunt open was The Haunt in Atascadero. Coming up, we’ll go on location to experience their Valentine’s Scary Tales Revisited. The haunt in Atascadero will run their Valentine’s Scary Tales 5 select nights through […]
A Scott in the Dark: Episode 62 – Affiliations and Connections
Hello everyone and welcome back to the dark. Yes, it’s yet another episode of A Scott in the Dark. My name is Scott Swenson and I’m with Scott Swenson Creative Development and I’ve done haunts all over the place, but those of you who are regular listeners, you know that. I’m sorry it’s later than […]
Spotlight: Froggy’s Fog
This is the first episode of our Vendor Showcase series in partnership with the Haunted Attraction Association. In this series, we’re showcasing HAA Member Companies who are participating in the annual auction happening at this year’s Transworld Halloween attraction. In this episode, Scott “Tater” Lynd of Froggy’s Fog walks us through the scent boxes debuting […]
Creating Terrifyingly Brilliant Guest Experiences with Phil Raybourn
Phil Raybourn presented EDU Talk Fear Factors at IAPPA Expo, all about how to use Fear in a year-round attraction, and not just horror and gore-based fear either. From the Haunted Attraction Network, I’m Phillip and this is the final part in our mini-series covering some of the haunt-friendly programming from this year’s IAPPA Expo […]
Postmortem: Kirby Family Farm Scary Train
This is the third part of our mini-series covering some of the haunt-friendly programming from this year’s IAPPA Expo in Orlando. Every trade show presents the opportunity to catch up with colleagues and despite how large IAPPA is, haunters always seem to find each other coming up we’ll hear how the Kirby Family Farm Scary […]
Mind Games Productions – Expanding Your Season
This is the third part of our mini-series covering some of the haunt friendly programming from this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando. Say you want to expand into mobile friendly options, but you want something with more theming built in. Well, Mind Games has you covered. Support for this episode that comes from Gantom Lighting […]
Haunt Pay, Scary Simple Ticketing
This is the first part of our mini-series covering some of the haunt friendly programming from this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando. Haunt Pay AKA Passage is a ticketing platform tailored to haunted attractions. This year the team put together and released a free ticketing trends report and I stopped by to discuss the findings […]
Ghoulish Productions Brings Latinx Horrors to Your Living Room
As the Latinx demographic grows, there’s more interest in seeing Latin X friendly monsters. There’s a whole culture of creepy lore out to draw from but finding décor companies with that expertise can be challenging. That’s where Ghoulish Productions comes in. This is the fourth episode in our mini-series covering some of the haunt friendly […]
Fight Face Launches At Halloween & Party Expo
A big opportunity of retail shows is discovering a brand-new product. Fight Face just premiered last week in Las Vegas. This is the 6th and final episode in our mini-series covering some of the haunt friendly wholesalers from this year’s Halloween & Party Expo in Las Vegas. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting & […]
