Ownership & Funding Disclosure
Last updated: April 27, 2026
Haunted Attraction Network (HAN) is committed to transparency about who owns this publication, how it is funded, and what relationships exist between HAN and the companies it covers. This page is intended to give readers a clear picture so they can evaluate our reporting with full context.
Ownership
Haunted Attraction Network is owned and operated by Philip Hernandez as a sole proprietorship.
Philip Hernandez also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Gantom Lighting Controls, a manufacturer of lighting equipment for the themed entertainment, attractions, and haunted attraction industries.
Mailing address:
Haunted Attraction Network
PO Box 1115
Canyon Country, CA 91386
Editorial contact: philip@hauntedattractionnetwork.com
Funding
HAN is currently funded primarily through operational support from Gantom Lighting Controls as part of Gantom’s content marketing strategy. HAN is part of a broader content ecosystem that includes a website, weekly newsletter, podcasts, original research, and social video.
Planned and upcoming revenue streams may include:
- Display advertising on the HAN website
- Sponsored content, which will be clearly labeled as such and visually distinct from editorial content when introduced
- Affiliate links for products and services relevant to the haunted attraction industry, with clear disclosure when used
- Newsletter sponsorship
HAN does not currently run display advertising, affiliate links, or sponsored content. If any of these revenue streams are introduced in the future, this page will be updated and the relevant disclosures will be added to the affected content.
The Gantom Relationship & Editorial Independence
Because the owner of HAN is also the CEO of a company in the industry HAN covers, we want to be specific about how this relationship works in practice.
What Gantom does:
- Provides operational funding for HAN
- Has a commercial interest in the haunted attraction industry that HAN covers
- Manufactures lighting products that some attractions, designers, and haunt builders use in their projects
- Distributes products through Fright Props, which serves the haunted attraction market
What Gantom does not do:
- Review HAN articles before publication
- Approve, veto, or request changes to coverage decisions
- Direct which haunts, companies, products, or topics HAN covers
- Provide subjects of coverage with access to articles before they are published
- Receive any editorial considerations beyond what is offered to other industry sources
Editorial independence in practice:
HAN regularly covers haunted attractions, designers, manufacturers, and events that have no relationship with Gantom Lighting Controls. Coverage of non-clients is a deliberate editorial requirement, not an exception. The vast majority of haunts and industry figures HAN covers have no commercial relationship with Gantom. Our editorial standards specifically commit to balanced industry coverage that reflects the full landscape of the haunted attraction field, not a curated view of Gantom’s commercial interests.
When HAN covers Gantom directly, a Gantom product, or a paying Gantom client whose work is the primary subject of an article, we add a clearly marked disclosure at the top of that article. This policy took effect April 27, 2026, and applies to articles published on or after that date. The trigger conditions are:
- The article is about Gantom or a Gantom product (such as a product launch or company announcement)
- The article is a profile or case study of a paying Gantom client whose work is the primary subject
- The article covers a project where Gantom equipment is a central technical element of the story
The disclosure does not apply when Gantom or a Gantom client is mentioned in passing, when an article covers an industry trend that includes both Gantom clients and non-clients, or when reporting references multiple companies including Gantom-affiliated ones.
Editorial Standards
For our complete editorial philosophy, fact-checking protocol, sourcing standards, and AI policy, see our Editorial Standards & Ethics page.
For our procedures around correcting factual errors, see our Corrections Policy page.
Questions
Questions about ownership, funding, or our editorial independence policies can be sent to philip@hauntedattractionnetwork.com.
