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ScareHouse Windsor in Windsor, Canada, offers guests full-themed dinner s before the haunt opens. For an additional charge, guests can arrive 90 mins early and enjoy a three-course themed dinner, complete with live actors, before getting expedited entry into the three haunts at Scarehouse Windsor. Today – I speak with Co-Owners Shawn Lippert and Dario Silvaggi about these dinners and how they fit...

In this episode, John Murdy, Creative Director at Universal Studios Hollywood, takes a deep dive into the design process behind two iconic mazes: 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'Universal Monsters.' Learn how these terrifying experiences come to life, from concept to creation. This episode is just the beginning of our Hauntathon, where we celebrate haunted houses every day leading up to Halloween w...

Read the stories here . This week's Headlines: Hush Haunted Attraction expands live entertainment; Fright Fest Extreme Plagued by Delayed Openings; Kings Dominion brawl described as "mass chaos" by Sheriff's Office; Peacock TV & Blumhouse debut "Overnightmare" at Stanley Hotel; EverHaunt opens Oct 5th with new experiences; Uber & Spirit Halloween partner; Ring's Great Ghost Search offers a...

Read the full stories here . Woods Of Terror opens largest expansion; IAAPA's Quarterly Outlook Survey; Knott's Scary Farm opens two new mazes; Dark Nights at Hersheypark creates a well-balanced Halloween Experience for all ages; The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park returns September 27th; Midnight Terror Haunted House's 10th anniversary; Cannabis Maze debuting at Fear at the Farm; Busch Gardens Willi...

Read the full stories here . Dark Nights at Hersheypark opened this past weekend - featuring 5 haunts and 3 scare zones; Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Williamsburg has seen two incidents over the past two weekends: a large altercation in its opening weekend and a stabbing this past Saturday; The Haunted Attraction Association names their 50 "Top Haunts" of 2024; Embrace your inner cat-lady with t...

A Jackson Wang haunted house, "Under the Castle", comes to Halloween Horror Nights 2024 at Universal Studios Singapore; Six Flags Fright Fest Extreme at Six Flags Magic Mountain suffered challenges during opening this past weekend; Eveerland and Netflix collaborate to bring "Stranger Things" and "All of Us Are Dead" to Blood City 8; a new Disney Villains show is coming to Walt Disney World's Holly...

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort opened to mixed reviews this past weekend; Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood announces "Late Night with Chucky" live talk show; Go behind-the-scenes of HHN's "A Quiet Place" and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" with Theme Park Insider and Attractions Magazine; Six Flags Magic Mountain will implement a chaperone policy for Fright...

Knott's Scary Farm announces two new mazes for 2024; Sci-fi, Fantasy, Gaming, & Anime fans unite during Universal Studios Hollywood's new "Universal Fan Fest Nights"; SCarowinds will not require a separate ticket for 2024; Six Flags Great America announces three new IP-based mazes for 2024; Get a sneak peak of Six Flags' Texas Chainsaw massacre attraction; Go behind-the-scenes of the creation...

Jimmy Fallon and NBCUniversal introduce Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares this Halloween season at Rockefeller Center; Tickets are now on sale for Delusion: The Red Castle; The Vampire Circus returns to Hollywood, CA, September 19th - October 6th; Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay celebrates its 25th anniversary with new haunts, scare zones, and entertainment; Deadmonton Haunted House announces i...

Disney Experiences announces a new Disney Villains-themed land coming to the Magic Kingdom park in Walt Disney World; Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood unveils it's final house of the season, "The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy"; Halloween Horror Nights Orlando announces its final scare zone of the season, "Enter the Blumhouse"; Sea World San Diego's Howl-O-Scream will feature 4 new scarte zones, 3 new...

This week's News: Universal Japan's First ALL-NIGHT Halloween Party; New scare zones Halloween Horror Nights Orlando; New villains for Oogie Boogie Bash; Castle Dark returns Sept 20th - October 27th with new VR Maze; DETAILS: The Queen Mary's Dark Harbor 2024; Fear Farm & Keys2Fear Productions debut new attraction; New maze and theatrical experience for Los Angeles Haunted Hayride; Delusion's...

A cast of all-female monsters comes to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Halloween & Universal Orlando Resort with "Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines"; Universal Studios Hollywood announces "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface" house and "Luchadores Monstuosos" scare zone; this year's Fright Fest at Six Flags Magic Mountain will feature 11 haunts and 9 scare...

Midsummer Scream is projecting 50,000 attendees this weekend, with a Hall of Shadows brimming with a mix of home and pro haunts; Halloween Horror Nights Orlando announces "Nightmare Fuel: Nocturnal Circus" show; Russ McKamey of McKamey Manor arrested on domestic violence charges; The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will debut "Jack O'Lantern Glow" this October; Sam's Club unveils a new Beetl...

This Week: Halloween Horror Nights Japan Unveils Partnership with Chainsaw Man Anime; The Texas Haunters Convention takes place this weekend in Mesquite, TX; LVCRFT to premiere immersive audio experience at Midsummer Scream; Creep It Real announces panel with The Nightmare Before Christmas voice actors; The City of Canada Bay secures $100K in funding for Majors Bay Road Halloween Festival. Read mo...

This week: Universal Orlando Resort reveals details for “Dark Universe;” “Dead Exposure: Death Valley” Comes to Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood; “Sweet Home” Haunted House announced for Halloween Horror Nights Singapore; Chainsaw Man partners with Universal Studios Japan (USJ); Oogie Boogie Bash tickets go on sale this week; Wisconsin Fear Grounds is for Sale; The Mystic Museum opens a new exhib...

Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando & Hollywood announce their first-ever use of ASL in a maze with their newest IP haunt based on "A Quiet Place" and "A Quiet Place: Part II"; The new stage show "Monster Stomp" comes to Howl-O-Scream at Sea World San Diego; This past weekend's Midwest Haunters Convention has the highest attendance on record; Haunters Against Hate announces new membership subsc...

Read the news here . Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights have announced another three mazes: "The Museum: Deadly Exhibits," Monstrous: The Monsters of Latin America," and "Triplets of Terror." Take a sneak peak inside Tokyo DisneySea's new Fantasy Springs; Fantasmic returns to Disneyland; Midsummer Scream announces theme park & attraction presentations and 2024 event app; Monst...

The creative team from Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort took the stage last weekend at Spooky Empire to discuss details about this year’s event. Today, we’re playing that entire panel for you. Watch the panel here . Support for this episode comes from Gantom Lighting and Controls. See what you’re missing with a free demo . Subscribe to everything from the Haunted Attraction Netw...

This Week's News: Universal Orlando announces first TWO haunted houses; Chris Sarandon & Ken Page of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" coming to Creep it Real; Haunt Tour on Sale for Midwest Haunters Convention; Creepy Hollow Haunted Woods decimated in tornado; and Blumhouse's 2025 horror films. Read everything here .

Transworld’s Halloween & Attractions Show is the largest trade show for our industry, where tens of thousands of haunters gather yearly in St. Louis to shop, network, and learn. Scott Swenson and I sat down on the final day of Transworld to discuss our thoughts on the show, and today, I’m playing that conversation for you. This episode originally aired on our companion podcast, ‘Green Tagged:...

This week's Headlines: Howl-O-Scream returns to SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld San Antonio, and SeaWorld San Diego this Fall; Full Schedule for the Midwest Haunters Convention; Artwork for the Haunted Mansion Parlor; Haunters Against Hate Awards are June 7th; Screamfest screens "Prom Night" with director Q&A. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hauntedattractionnetwork.com/howl-o-scream-r...

After a multi-year hiatus, The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor returns to Long Beach, CA, on select nights from September 20th through November 2nd—this time, produced by the folks at Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group. Today, I’m taking you to the press conference where the big announcement was revealed. I’m playing snippets from the conference for you, and you’ll hear familiar folks like Amy Hollaman...

This Week's News: Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Returns August 9th, Oogie Boogie Bash Returns August 25th, Halloween returns to Disneyland Hong Kong and Disneyland Paris, Dark Harbor Returns September 20 to the Queen Mary, IAAPA predicts strong summer travel, Bayville Scream Park owner sentenced to 2 years in federal prison, Halfway to Halloween Expo this Saturday, Spirit Halloween's two n...

This week's news: Dark Nights at Hersheypark returns for 25 nights, beginning Sept 13; Dark Nights and EPIC entertainment group to host nationwide talent search; Tram collision at Universal Studios Hollywood; Tickets and theme announced for Creep It Real OC; May the 4th Corrupt You at Lincoln Mill Haunted House; Lowe's teases 2024 lineup; The Home Depot sells out of early Halloween releases within...

This week: The East Coast Haunters Convention, Spooky Swap Meet returns, Evermore permanently closes, Carnage Haunted House closes at current location, The Haunt Supershow returns to LA County Fair, Hallmark's 2024 Halloween Ornaments, Jim Henson's Creature Shop begins work on "Five Nights at Freddy's 2." Read the stories here .