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 & […]
Monsters & Mindset – Creative Planning for Your Attraction

Scott Swenson joins Haunt Topic Radio to discuss getting into the right mindset for different problems and situations that will occur during your preparation for the haunt season. Listen Here Watch Here Brian: We got Scott Swenson on from Scott Swenson Creative Development, the man with the plan. I know I’ve been listening to your […]
Zagone Studios Previews 2022 Masks

This is the third episode in our mini-series covering some of the haunt-friendly wholesalers from this year’s Halloween & Party Expo in Las Vegas. We’re chatting with Tony Zagone owner of Zagone Studios about why he thinks this Halloween will be one of the best ever. Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting & […]
Morris Costumes on Halloween Trends

This is the second episode in our mini-series covering some of the haunt-friendly wholesalers from this year’s Halloween & Party Expo in Las Vegas, and no series would be complete without the iconic Morris Costumes, with tens of thousands of products and a history spanning over 60 years, Morris definitely has perspective on the industry. […]
Trick or Treat Studios Discusses Their 2022 Lineup

Over the past 12 years, Trick or Treat Studios has expanded from select masks to dozens of products serving everyone from end consumers to haunts. But before we get into all that, you might be wondering why it matters? Halloween is an ecosystem. What consumers see in stores and when they see it directly impacts […]
A Scott in the Dark: Episode 61 – Resolutions 2022

Scott shares his resolutions, or behavioral changes, for 2022 and discusses how they apply to other members of the Haunted Attraction industry Listen Here Hello everyone and welcome back to A Scott in the Dark. I know it’s been a long time since the last show and unfortunately, I say that way too often, but this […]
Haunt Industry Trends & Preparing for 2022

This episode is from HauntTopic Radio and is a replay of the November monthly mastermind class for Haunt Master members. Haunters Toolbox hosts these masterminds monthly. This master class features Philip and Alex from HauntPay discussing research and haunt industry trends to the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Listen Here What is HauntPay? Brian: So you are […]