Haunting U

Episode 76-Campfire Stories 2 Published  31 October 2023 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy Halloween! We're continuing the tradition we started last Halloween by sharing more of our favorite spooky stories.  Enjoy the chills and thrills of Edgar Allen Poe, Alvin Schwartz, and Lu Xun. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sang...

Episode 75 - Great Halloween Fright Fight Published  28 October 2023 Hosts: John Schelt & Leslie Reed We are super excited to welcome the Executive Producers of the Great Halloween Fright Fight on the podcast to talk about Season 2 and how YOU could be featured on a future episode.  Check out Felicia Aaron-White and Brady Connell on the Haunting U Podcast and be sure to catch the final episode...

Episode 74-Hollywood Horror Nights 2023 Published  05 October 2023 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed The stars finally aligned to allow Keoni to explore Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood. Check out our analysis of the 8 haunted houses, the life action Purge show and almost getting exterminated by giant cockroaches.  Learn more about HHN at https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com...

Episode 73-Midsummer Scream 2023 Recap Published 25 August 2023 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Keoni headed down to Long Beach for Midsummer Scream July 28-30. Come hear from the attendees and vendors to see all the excitement! Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of Haunters Web...

Episode 72-Summer Shenanigans Published 04 July 2023 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy Independence Day to everyone in the USA! We're celebrating this Summer with an episode of Shenanigans that will give you some insight into your favorite Haunting U hosts.  Keep the builds going and have a wonderful Summer! Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U Podcast Magazine Ar...

Episode 71-Lighting Revisited Published 01 June 2023 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Something went wrong with our original episode discussing lighting (Episode 8) so we decided to revisit the topic incorporating everything we've learned since the original episode aired.   Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunt LEDs changed their name to LED Lights Pro after the episode was...

Episode 70-HauntFest Mayhem with Roseann and Scott Published 04 May 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Roseann and Scott from HauntFest Mayhem give us an inside peek at this brand new festival coming to Athens, GA this month!  Resources mentioned during this episode: HauntFest Mayhem: www.hauntfest.us HauntFest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/706723607782813 HauntFest Instagram: http...

Episode 69-Fear Expo 23 Recap Published 09 April 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Leslie and her husband had a fantastic time at Fear Expo 2023! Come along with us as we recount all the awesome things she experienced. Resources mentioned during this episode: TFFX Masks: https://www.facebook.com/tffxmasks Project Backfire Design & Creations: https://projectbackfire.net/ Monsters Alive: https:...

Episode 68-Creating Our Next Big Character Published 01 March 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton, John Schelt, & Leslie Reed We're back to planning for our 2023 Haunt Season and are working on a new character.  Listen in and see what goes into creating each of our characters. This episode is sponsored by Stand Out Marketing and we welcome Stephen Szortyka to tell us about all the services they can offer you...

Episode 67-Fear Expo Live 23 Preview with Doug Sheldon Published 01 February 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & John Schelt Its convention season! We're getting ready for all the excitement of convention season and we've brought Doug Sheldon back to give us a preview of all the excitement planned for Fear Expo. Resources mentioned during this episode: Fear Expo: www.fearexpolive.com Haunting U can be foun...

Episode 66-Chamber of Haunters Lookahead 2023  Published 01 January 2023 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy New Year!  As has become our tradition, we invited the President of the Chamber of Haunters back to talk about all the exciting things the Chamber has in store for the new year.  Raise a glass to a frightful 2023! Resources mentioned during this episode: SCI Cresson Prison History: http...

Episode 65-Operating Your Haunt Published 13 Dec 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed What a season!  With three haunts in the books, the hosts take some time to recap and reflect on the 2022 haunting season. Curl up with a nice hot cocoa and relive the highs and lows of Halloween 22.  See y'all next year! Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sa...

Episode 64-Campfire Stories Published 31 Oct 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy Halloween! With the big day finally upon us, and all of Keoni's haunts closed, we can take a breather and celebrate our favorite holiday with a retelling of some of our favorite spooky stories.  Hear Batman: The Audio Adventures, Edger Allen Poe's The Raven and The Telltale Heart like you've neve...

Episode 63-Operating Your Haunt Published 18 Oct 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed One haunt down, two to go! With the Candlelighter's Ghost House open for the season, we take a look at the way they operate their haunt and draw some lessons for our own. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of H...

Episode 62-Haunted Ship 22 Layout Published 16 Sep 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Keoni's getting in a little over his head designing 3 haunts this year.  We take a deep dive into the layout for a zombie-themed haunt in an abandoned building, and the Haunted Ship we've been planning for the last few episodes. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at...

Episode 61-Haunted Ship 22 Storyline Published 1 Sep 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed We dive into the first phase of the Haunting U method to start designing our 2022 Haunted Ship.  We examine and begin to develop the Goals, Audience, Theme and Backstory. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber...

Episode 60-The Pitch Published 15 Aug 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed A new haunting opportunity is coming to fruition, so we discuss our pitch and how we want to convince show owners to let us run a haunt. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamber...

Episode 59-Live from Midsummer Scream 2022 Published 31 July 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Join Keoni, John and Leslie live on the show floor at Midsummer Scream 2022 as we talk about the convention and meet some of the amazing vendors who exhibited at the show. Filmed live at the Long Beach Convention Center on July 31, 2022 via Zoom.  You can view the video on our YouTube c...

Episode 58-Live from Leslie's Living Room 2 Published 19 July 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed I'm so sorry we're so late! Come check out our second episode recorded all together and see why the episode is getting published so late! We'll be back to Halloween planning in August. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Cree...

Episode 57-Haunters Against Hate with Paul Lanner Published 01 June 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Happy Pride! We get to check in with the Chamber of Haunter's official charity Haunters Against Hate with their Founder Paul Lanner.  Come hear about the awesome work HAH does every day and get a sneak peek into HAH The Event 2 coming up next month! Resources mentioned during this episode: Ha...

Episode 56-Prop Building 101 Published 06 May 2022 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed With all our haunt plans on hold, lets take a minute to examine our props and talk about how you can build your own! Resources mentioned during this episode: Killer Tombstones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8SkX9FuBA&t=6s Stiltbeast Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/StiltbeastStudios Nerdforge: https://www.yo...

Episode 55-Happy April Fools Day Published 03 April 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton In celebration of April Fools Day and with all our haunt planning on hold, we decided to have a little fun... Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Sanguine Creek Estates: www.scehaunt.com Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Sound Eff...

Episode 54-2022 Goals Published 02 March 2022 Hosts: Leslie Reed, John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton With Fear Expo behind us, we can focus on Halloween 2022...but first we need to figure out what we're going to do. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunt Seekers United Nation: https://www.hauntseekersunitednation.net/ Project Blackfire: https://projectbackfire.net/ Purgatory Props: https://purgat...

Episode 53-Live from Fear Expo Live Published 27 January 2022 Hosts: Leslie Reed, John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton Fear Expo Live is finally here!  We live-streamed this episode right from the tradeshow floor! If you missed it during the life stream, this is your chance to get in on all the fun.  You can also find the video version on our YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KxDpE_Xfcw&t=2...

Episode 52-Chamber of Haunters Look Ahead 2022 with Robert Nulton Published 01 January 2022 Hosts: John Schelt, & Keoni Hutton Happy New Year! To help us get ready for 2022 we've invited Robert Nulton, President of the Chamber of Haunters to tell us about the exciting initiatives the Chamber is working on for the upcoming year. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters Website:...