Signing and Tour Announced for New Haunt Book by Scott Swenson
Scott Swenson’s Virtual Book Tour will include a stop at Midsummer Scream for the official Signing of Follow the Story on August 4th. Follow the Story: The Foundation of Every Great Attraction Follow the Story’s synopsis reads, “An attraction is most effective when it follows a path and takes guests on a journey. The story […]
10 Horror Games for Haunters
Jonathan and Crystal discuss 10 horror games that offer lessons for haunters. Hello, it’s Jonathan and Crystal again. This blog is based on Episode 185 of Haunt Weekly, which was titled, “10 Horror Games for Haunters.” This isn’t a top-10 list of great horror games or anything like that, but 10 games that, if you’re a […]
How to Make it to the End of the Haunt Season
The Key Is: Consistency, Consistency, Consistency by Scott Swenson Welcome back to the dark. This blog is based on Episode 9 of my A Scott in the Dark podcase series. It’s (ahem) been a while since our last episode, so I decided to about talk the reason for that, which is how to make it […]
The Best Room- How to Create the Most Memorable Room in Your Haunt
Following on the heels of blogs about the first room and the last room, Jonathan and Crystal discuss the best room. This blog is based on Episode 183 of our Haunt Weekly podcast, which was on the best room of a haunt. I, Jonathan, do most of the talking. Everything in quotes is from my […]
The Last Room
Jonathan and Crystal Discuss Six Approaches for Creating a Memorable “Last Room” in Your Haunt. This blog is based on our Haunt Weekly podcast, Episode 182, in which we discussed “The Last Room.” You may have heard that the last room is the most important room of the haunt. There are some reasons for that. […]
The Pros and Cons of Shows and Cons
How to Decide Which Events and Shows to Attend, and Why They’re Important to You and Your Haunt. Welcome, once again, to the Dark. In this blog, which is based on episode 8 of my A Scott in the Dark podcast, I’m going to talk about trade shows, seminars, symposiums, and other cons. This past weekend, I […]
Auditions and How to Survive Them
Advice for How to Make an Unforgettable—in a Good Way—Impression During an Audition This blog is based on Episode 7 of A Scott in the Dark—which I refer to as a periodic podcast for haunters. It was a while between Episode 6 and this episode, and the reason for that is the project I’m working on […]
Six Approaches for What to Do with the All-important First Room of Your Haunt
Jonathan and Crystal Explain Why the First Room Is So Important for Setting the Atmosphere and Expectations in Your Haunt. This blog post is based on Episode 181 of our Haunt Weekly podcast. That episode came to me in a dream. It’s not often I actually get to say in a podcast. I’d woken up […]
The Antipodes Episode (180˚ from Halloween)
Jonathan and Crystal Talk About Halloween and Other News of the Day. Welcome to our Haunt Weekly blog. This one is based on episode 180 of our Haunt Weekly podcast. May 1st, as everyone knows is halfway to Halloween, or as far away from Halloween as we can be (the Antipodes of Halloween). On that […]
A Discussion with Mark Jardine from Mad About Horror
Hello, everyone, it’s Mikey, and this blog is based episode 139 of our Scaretrack podcast in which I talked on the phone with Mark Jardine from Mad About Horror, an online source here in the UK for all things Halloween and horrifying. Horror is a 365 passion for a lot of people, and Mark’s business […]
