Listeners’ Choice, Volume 2…
…in Which Scott Talked About How He Got Into the Haunt Business and a Few Other Topics. This blog is based on Episode 30 of my Scott in the Dark podcast. That podcast was Listeners’ Choice, Volume 2. It had been way too long since we’d had a new episode, because I’d been doing some cool things […]
Recipients of 2020 Haunters to Watch Awards Announced
The wait is over! In partnership with HAuNTcon, we are excited to announce the recipients of this year’s Haunters to Watch awards. Created to highlight innovation, mentorship, and creativity, Haunters to Watch was designed to showcase unique and out of the box thinking. The 2020 recipients were selected by judges Scott Swenson and Michael Bolton […]
Transworld 2019
Highlights From My Visit to This Year’s Transworld in St. Louis, Missouri It’s time once again to step into the darkness… This blog is based on episode 29 of my A Scott in the Dark podcast, which I recorded at the granddaddy of the haunt industry—the Transworld show in St. Louis. There was a lot going on for me […]
The Majestic Repertory Theatre in Las Vegas Presents “Sweeney Todd”
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Comes to the Las Vegas Arts District from January 16 to February 16, 2020 Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-award-winning musical, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” is coming to the Majestic Repertory Theatre in Las Vegas for a month-long run in early 2020. This is the Theatre’s fourth season […]
Welcome to Volume 1 of Listeners’ Choice
…in Which I Answer a Few Burning Questions From Listeners Welcome once again to A Scott in the Dark. This blog is based on my Episode 28 podcast, which was recorded on a dark and stormy night in Tampa. This was the perfect setting for the topic I chose for that particular episode—answering questions from people […]
Interviews with Friends at the 2019 HAuNTcon in New Orleans
Tradeshows Are the Best Place to Make Friends and Get Educated About the Haunt Business We’re going to do something a little different in the dark this time, because I just got back from HAuNTcon, where I ran into some friends and had conversations with them that I recorded. So, I won’t be telling you how […]
Krampus Haunted Christmas Event Comes To 8 States This December
13th Floor Entertainment Group brings ‘A Haunted Christmas’ featuring Krampus to indulge guests in search of a demonic holiday experience. Krampus: A Haunted Christmas The 13th Floor Entertainment Group will be hosting its unique ‘A Haunted Christmas’ events on select dates in December at eight cities nationwide. The events differ slightly from location to location, but all […]
7 Scary Holiday Events coming this December to Southern California
Need a break from Christmas holiday mayhem? Cleanse your palate with a little Halloween spice. Halloween is over for most people, but not for us! Keep your holiday season creepy with these events coming to the greater Los Angeles area Image Credit: Beetle House LA 1. Beetle House Christmas December 5 to January 31 from […]
Attending a Parallel Industry Tradeshow
What Haunters Can Learn From Participating in Tradeshows Outside the Haunt World In this blog, I’ll be talking about my experiences at The Special Event show that took place from January 8 to 10, 2019 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. I call this a parallel industry tradeshow. Although it wasn’t a haunt […]
Shopping for Your Haunted Attraction Year Round
How and Where to Find Bargains on Stuff for Your Haunt Throughout the Year Welcome to my first blog of 2019. Since it’s right after the holiday season, I got to thinking about what we can do as haunters to get ready for what’s coming up. We’re all just twitching and itching to get back into […]
