How to Get Away with Lighting in Your Haunt

4 lighting designers offer tips for pulling off effective haunted house lighting design using what you already have. For many haunted attractions, lighting design can be a challenge—both from a technical and a budgetary standpoint. In this article, 4 lighting design experts offer tips to inspire confidence and creativity in the lighting of your attraction. […]
Engaging Fear for Your Haunted Attraction

Making an emotional connection through fear is the key to creating a powerful and memorable experience for guests. By Phil Raybourn For haunted attractions, emotions, especially fear, create a profound connection with our guests. We will talk about fear and how attractions can go beyond the usual maze and scare areas to create a heightened […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Krampus Show Debuts in Las Vegas for the 2019 Holiday Season

Guests are invited to an immersive family holiday party with an unexpected guest and horrifying consequences On December 5, 2019, the Majestic Repertory Theatre in Las Vegas will debut this year’s immersive holiday horror show, Krampus, which takes place at a secret residence in the northwest part of the city. This year’s Krampus performance is […]
HAuNTcon 2020 Announces First Sessions of Education Program

All-inclusive, full-weekend pass allows access to all education sessions, HAuNTcon and Halloween Party & Expo exhibit halls, and costume ball. HAuNTcon 2020, which will take place from January 17-20, 2020 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, has announced the first scheduled education sessions for next year’s event. The schedule features experts […]
Twilight Actors Visits 2019 Spirit of Halloweentown Festival in St. Helens, Oregon

Peter Facinelli, who played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in “Twilight,” will light the city’s giant Halloween pumpkin at this year’s 10th annual event. As part of its 2019 Spirit of Halloweentown festival, the city of St. Helens, Oregon, is hosting “Twilight” star Peter Facinelli, who will light the city’s giant Halloween pumpkin on Saturday, October 12. Facinelli starred as […]
Tampa Theater’s 2019 “A Nightmare of Franklin Street” Halloween

A horror film festival, short-form horror story contest, campfire stories, and creepy storytelling for adults are featured in Tampa Theatre’s 2019 Halloween season event. The historic and haunted Tampa Theater will be presenting 14 evenings of petrifying programming on select nights from October 18 to 31 with the return of its A Nightmare on Franklin Street Halloween celebration. This […]