Haunting U

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:...

Episode 51-Fear Expo Live Preview with Doug Sheldon Published 07 December 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Happy Holidays! Convention season kicks off in just a few short weeks so we brought back Doug Sheldon to update us on the latest announcements ahead of the first tradeshow of the year, Fear Expo Live, Jan 21-23 in Owensboro, KY. Resources mentioned during this episode: Fear...

Episode 50-Halloween 21 Wrapup Published 14 November 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Happy Halloween! Its been two weeks since Sanguine Creek Estates closed for the season and our hosts can finally take a breath and reflect on the season.   Resources mentioned during this episode: Sanguine Creek Estates Walk-Thru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvwdnUALt8c&t=24s Podcast Magazi...

Episode 49-Digital Effects 101 Published 04 October 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Happy October everyone!  There's been so much interest in digital effects that we decided to devote a whole episode to talking about what you need, where to get it, and some tricks and tips we've learned.  Dive right in, and lets get spooky. Resources mentioned during this episode: Digital Effects: The Singi...

Episode 48-Live From Leslie's Living Room Published 01 September 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Holy moley!  For the first time in Haunting U history we are all in the same room recording the episode!  John's back so we do a review of the Haunting U Method while we bring him up to speed on our plans and the work we have left in this last month before opening.  Leslie's husband...

Episode 47-An Hour With Kyle Vest Published 15 August 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Artist, makeup artist, performer, model, costume designer, consultant, Skin Wars contestant and all around awesome person, Kyle Vest joins us for a conversation talking about his fascinating life in the Haunted Attraction and Entertainment industries.  Get ready for a wild ride! Resources mentioned during...

Episode 46-Scare Acting Part I with Foggy Jack Published 02 August 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Foggy Jack (aka Ty Rowley): actor, magician, and podcaster joins us to kick off our mini-series highlighting the backbone of the Haunted Attraction industry, Scare Actors!  Come hear about how he incorporates magic into his acting and get an inside peak into Fear Expo Live. Resources mentioned...

Episode 45-Fear Expo Live with Doug Sheldon Published 15 July 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Doug Sheldon, Owner of The Haunt in Grand Rapid's, MI and Co-Owner of Fear Expo has joined us to make a HUGE announcement.  Fear Expo is going live next year!  Tune in to hear more in this exclusive episode! Resources mentioned during this episode: Fear Expo Live: https://fearexpolive.com/ Fear Exp...

Episode 44-Meet Your Chamber Part III Published 01 July 2021 Hosts: Leslie Reed & Keoni Hutton Jan Knuth, 2nd Vice President of the Chamber of Haunters, Owner of Greyhouse Haunts and author of the new book Not Afraid To Slay: Women of the Haunt Industry sits down with us to talk about her new book, and gives us insight into running a commercial haunt from a residential property! Resources mentione...

Episode 43-Meet Your Chamber Part II Published 15 June 2021 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Today we welcome two members of the Chamber of Haunters Board: Andrea Vaughn, the Advisory Board Second Vice President, and Ava Johnson, the Region Four Director, to talk about their experience haunting and the Chamber of Haunters.  They tell us all about their haunts, Hayride of Horror and Curse of the B...

Episode 42-Texas Haunters Convention with LaNelle Freeman Published 01 June 2021 Hosts: John Schelt & Keoni Hutton LaNelle Freeman, Co-Owner of the Texas Haunters Convention joins us to talk about the upcoming convention and shares some sneak peaks behind the scenes. You can learn more about LaNelle and the convention by checking out the links below. Resources mentioned during this episode: Texas...

Episode 41-Character Development Published 17 May 2021 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  Taking inspiration from David D. Jones' class at Fear Expo, we flush out the character who will be the final monster at Sanguine Creek Estates. Resources mentioned during this episode: David D. Jones full class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2inAAh3qflE&t=1562s Wendigo Background: https://www.legendsofameri...

Episode 40-Designing the SCE Layout Published 02 May 2021 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  We're back at work preparing for Halloween and need to revisit our storyline and layout now that we've learned some new skills, found or made some new props and wan to incorporate what we've learned from the convention season so far. Resources mentioned during this episode: VFX Puppets: https://vfxcreates....

Episode 39-Fear Expo Recap Published 01 April 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  We had a ton of fun at Fear Expo, here we talk about the highlights.  Then, in celebration of April Fools day and March Madness, we crown our pick of the ultimate Halloween candy. Resources mentioned during this episode: Fear Expo: https://fearexpo.com/ Kyle Vest Interview: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Episode 38-Hauntcon Wrapup Published 02 March 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  After a mind-blowing HauntCon, we talk about the classes that had the greatest effect on us, and then have some fun with shenanigans. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Haunting U can be found at www.hauntingu.com . Recordings of the c...

Episode 37-New Content Published 01 February 2021 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  After a mind-blowing HauntCon, we take a few minutes to assess where we are and where we want to go.  This is the ugly business side of haunting that no one likes to talk about. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Haunting U can be found...

Episode 36-Fear Factory 2020 Recap Published 15 January 2021 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  Welcome back, Spencer Terry, General Manager of Fear Factory in Salt Lake City. Come hear about the lessons learned from Fear Factory's 2020 haunt season. Resources mentioned during this episode: Haunted Attraction Association: https://hauntedattractionassociation.com/ Fear Factory: https://fearfactorys...

Episode 35-Happy New Year Published 01 January 2021 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  Happy New Year! With 2020 behind us, we take a few minutes to reflect on the previous year and look ahead to everything 2021 promises. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters Website: https://chamberofhaunters.com/ Want to show off your love of Haunting U? Check out our store here: https://w...

Episode 34-Welcome Chamber of Haunters with Rob Nulton Published 01 December 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  We are excited to announce that Haunting U is now the official podcast of the Chamber of Haunters!  What is the Chamber of Haunters you ask?  We have the Chairman, Mr. Rob Nulton on the show to talk about it. Resources mentioned during this episode: Chamber of Haunters...

Episode 33-Wrapping Up Halloween 2020 Published 15 November 2020 Hosts: Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed  We did it!!!  Halloween 2020 is done and we have the haunt all packed up.  See how it went, what we learned and what we're planning for next year. Want to show off your love of Haunting U? Check out our store here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/55018584 Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death  http...

Episode 32-Happy Halloween Published 18 October 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, Leslie Reed & Ryan Festag Welcome back our favorite haunter: Ryan Festag joins us to talk all things Halloween as we have some fun in he midst of Sanguine Creek Estates production phase. Want to show off your love of Haunting U? Check out our store here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/55018584 Sound Effects:...

Episode 31-So, Fall Published 01 October 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed Its the most wonderful time of the year and our hosts want to share everything we love about Fall with you. So grab your favorite warm drink, snuggle up with a blanket and come join the discussion. Want to show off your love of Haunting U? Check out our store here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/5501858...

Episode 30-Costuming with Barbie Williams Published 16 September 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed   Still trying to figure out what you want to be for Halloween? We welcome Ms. Barbie Williams, a professional cosplayer and a former costumer for Disney World and Cirque du Soleil in Orlando, FL to give us her tips and tricks.   Barbie’s fan page can be found here: https://www.face...

Episode 29-Now What? Published 01 September 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed We've spent two episodes talking about haunting with COVID. In the third in the series, we explore ideas on how to get ready for Halloween 2021 if you've decided not to open this year. Resources mentioned during the podcast can be found here: Estate Sale Finder: www.estatesales.net Letgo: https://www.le...

Episode 28-Scare Acting with Kat Forrest Published 16 August 2020 Hosts: John Schelt and Keoni Hutton   In this episode we welcome Ms. Kat Forrest, a veteran scare actor from the Sanctuary in Oklahoma City, OK and Hellscream in Colorado Springs, CO to tell stories and promote her new podcast Scare Actors Lounge.   Haunts mentioned during the podcast can be found here:   The Sanctuary Escape Rooms:...