When the Tide Comes in, All Ships Rise
All the Reasons to Support Fellow Haunts and Haunters – Especially in Online Public Forums. Welcome, once again, to A Scott In the Dark. We’re getting into haunt season, and attractions have started to open—here in Florida especially. I think Disney started in August. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not complaining, but they start a lot […]
Michigan’s Hush Haunted Attraction Grows 6X for 2019 Halloween
Hush Haunted Attraction in Westland, Michigan, is debuting three haunted houses in a new venue that’s 6X as large as the previous space. The trio of haunted houses—Descent, Coven, and Rosecliff Hall—live inside a 40,000-square-foot-building for one admission price. Hush opened on September 27th for the 2019 Halloween season and continues every Friday, Saturday, and […]
New for 2019 at Cross Roads Escape Games —The Séance Experience
Debuting at Cross Roads Escape Games in Anaheim, California for the 2019 Halloween season is The Séance, a theatrical horror experience For the 2019 Halloween season, Cross Road Escape Games unveiled a unique, theatrical horror experience with escape-game overtones—The Séance—which opened on October 2nd and will continue on through though November 3rd. Ticket costs range […]
Dead Factory Haunted House in Mexico, Missouri Focuses on Phobias
Family-Owned, Home-Grown Haunted House in Mexico, Missouri Focuses on Phobias. Dead Factory, located in Mexico, Missouri, is a 30-minute, linear, walkthrough experience in a 12,000-square-foot building. Guests enter the realm of Dr. Phil Obrian (aka Dr. Phobia), a deranged neuroscientist who specializes in a wide variety of human fears. Dead Factory allows guests to get up close […]
New Mazes and Special Events at this Year’s Haunted Fort
Historic, Haunted Buildings and Real Ghosts Await Guests at This Unique Outdoor Haunt at Fort Abraham Lincoln on the North Dakota Prairie. Haunted Fort is a seasonal attraction that takes place every October at Fort Abraham Lincoln near Mandan, North Dakota. The site is a reconstructed military fort from the 1870s and is most famously […]
The Four Levels of Haunt
The Importance of Targeting Your Haunt to One of the Four Demographic Audiences Welcome to the Dark! Here we are at the crux of the Halloween season. Haunters are probably not even going to have time to read this because they’re running around like crazy putting the last-minute spatters of blood and touches of pustulent […]
Marrying Location, History Inspired Story, and Party
EPIC Entertainment Group Launches Dark Horizon in Orlando By Philip Hernandez “Dark Horizon: Point of No Return” is a new haunted attraction produced by California-based EPIC Entertainment Group opening October 10, 2019. Dark Horizon is setup ‘screampark style’ and features 3 haunted houses, 2 stages for performers (fire performers, aerials, sliders), live DJs, the 4D […]
The Director is the Lens, Not the Sun
What’s the Role of the Director in a Haunt Attraction, and Do You Need a Director at Your Haunt? I’m really excited about this blog, which is based on Episode 18 of the A Scott in the Dark podcast, which is titled, “The Director is the Lens, Not the Sun.” The podcast was based on a request […]
Slaughterland Screampark Opens in Binghamton, NY for 2019 Halloween
An abandoned theme park sat deserted for years after a horrific accident, but now, the chaotic and haunted remains of what was once a fun-filled playland are coming back to life. Listen To The Interview with Todd What Should You Expect at Slaughterland Screampark? Slaughterland, in Binghamton, New York close to the Pennsylvania border, will […]
July and August 2019 Haunting News
Haunt-Related News as We Creep Toward Halloween. This blog is based on Episode 192 of our Haunt Weekly podcast in which we discussed haunting news for July and August. As usual, it’s me, Jonathan, with Crystal joining in the fun. A Petition to Move Halloween Our first story is about a petition to move Halloween—or at least trick or […]
