The Texas Haunters Convention 2023: The Ultimate Halloween and Cosplay Experience

Join the Festival of Fears (Fort Walton Beach, FL) for their first-ever Summer Scream event. On July 14th – 15th and 21st – 22nd, experience “Cryptid Hollow,” a new attraction that will only be open for summer. This is the first haunt they are opening in their new location, which features an all-new expanded midway, multiple mini attractions, a new horror gift shop, a bar, food trucks, and upgraded amenities throughout. General Admission tickets are on sale now for $20. 

The Horror Project (Denver, CO) is making its chilling debut at JADS Mile High Smoke Lounge on Friday, October 13th. The event will have the unique option to enhance the movie-watching experience by offering cannabis for purchase. Attendees can elevate their senses and immerse themselves in the terrifying world of horror flicks like never before. Aside from the spine-tingling movie screening, The Horror Project has an array of vendors lined up – from terrifying collectibles to spooky art; fans will have the opportunity to take home a piece of the horror magic. Tickets will go on sale soon. Follow the event’s official Instagram account for more information. 

Pumpkin Hollow (Piggott, AR) used smart technology to plant the corn maze for their 31st annual event. The event collaborated with local equipment distributors and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture on a new precision ag approach to construct their maze. This new planting process saved a week’s labor and reduced waste. In previous years, corn was planted, and then when it reached about a foot tall, the team would go out in the field, measure out and mark the design, and then cut the design in the corn with a mower. With the new precision ag approach, the pathways of the corn field that are usually cut out were never planted in the first place. The smart technology turned the tractor planter on and off in accordance with the digital design of the maze. To learn more about Pumpkin Hollow’s 2023 event, visit their official website. 

Turn on the Dark Entertainment, LLC (Casper, WY) utilized a Wyoming program for entrepreneurs to launch a crowdfunding campaign for their 2023 event. In a recent interview with K2 Radio, Owner Nicholas Johnson described how he wanted to start a business that specialized in Halloween attractions, but he was always told that Wyoming “wasn’t big enough” to support such a venture. In 2021 Johnson entered the Visit Casper Business Challenge, which offered seed money for tourism-related businesses in the Caper area. Although he did not win, his business placed in the top five entrants and he continued to search for funding opportunities – finally discovering Advance Casper & The Local Crowd Central Wyoming, which offered a platform for the crowdfunding campaign. With less than a week to go in the campaign, Turn on the Dark Entertainment, LLC has raised nearly $4,000 towards their haunt funding goal. Johnson plans to open Caper, Wyoming’s first haunt on October 20th, 2023. Follow the crowdfunding campaign and all of Turn on the Dark Entertainment, LLC’s events on their official Facebook page.