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Episode 27-COVID Contingency with Spencer Terry Published 31 May 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, and Leslie Reed   In this episode we welcome Mr. Spencer Terry, General Manager of Fear Factory in Salt Lake City, UT to discuss their COVID-19 Contingency plan and the lessons learned as the first haunted attraction in the world to open in the midst of a global pandemic.    Resources mentioned...

Episode 26-WCHC 2020 Wrap-Up and Haunting with COVID   Published 31 May 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, and Leslie Reed   In this episode we recap our experience at the virtual West Coast Haunters Convention 2020 then discuss how our Halloween 2020 plans are changing in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic.   Links to the classes can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJ_r...

Episode 25-Branding Sanguine Creek Estates Published 1 May 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, and Leslie Reed   In this episode we talk about branding the haunt by designing a logo.   Sound Effects:   Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/ Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifica...

Episode 24-Shenanigans, Shenanigans, Shenanigans!!!!!   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, and Leslie Reed   With all the chaos in our lives because of COVID-19, we wanted to have a lighthearted show where we discuss TV, movies, and just have some pointless fun.   Sound Effects:   Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soun...

Episode 23-Building the SCE Soundscape   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, and Leslie Reed   In this episode we build out the soundscape for our 2020 Haunt. Some of the tools we use are below:   Nady Audio MM-14FX mixer: https://www.nady.com/products/mixers/compact-mixers/mm-14fx/ Soundcraft Mixer: https://www.soundcraft.com/en/products/spirit-live-4-2   Free audio recording software: Audacity: ht...

Episode 22-Project Planning Published 1 Feb 2020 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, and Leslie Reed   In this episode we talk about project planning tools as we set up the plan for 2020.  Snapshots of the Gantt chart we create can be found on our Facebook page at the following link:   https://www.facebook.com/pg/HauntingU/photos/?tab=album&album_id=3462684683805780   Sound Effects: Music: Dance of...

Episode 21-Let’s Talk Halloween Published 31 Oct 2019 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton, Leslie Reed and Ryan Festag   In this episode we take a break from planning and revel in the joy of the upcoming Halloween.   Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Common...

Episode 20-Building a Budget Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   In this episode we explore the business side of haunting while we discuss the importance and ways of building and managing a budget to ensure you have enough funds available to get you to year two.   Sound Effects:   Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.2...

Episode 19-Our Haunted Summer Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   Come explore our efforts this summer to keep the Haunting spirit alive as we explore the Walking Dead attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood and the West Virginia Penitentiary.     Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/ Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbi...

With a location finalized, our hosts can finally start planning what needs to be accomplished before Halloween 2019.     Episode 19-Planning Halloween 19   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attri...

Episode 17: Marketing Sanguine Creek Estates   After a nice holiday break, our hosts start planning the marketing strategy for the next haunt followed by a discussion on the utility of social media.   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   Sound Effects:   Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1...

Go listen to Episode 15 if you haven't already!  This is not really an episode.  In fact this is nothing but the pure, raw, uncut, unedited, unmitigated, unfiltered, unreasonable, uncooked, unorthodox, uncrocked, (I'm running out of un-words now) recording of our storyline brainstorming session where we created the storyline that made it into the pitch for Haunted Ship.   We hope you enjoy listeni...

Come explore the haunted house we put together in 7 weeks for Halloween 2018.  We talk about how we apply the Haunted U process to make this last-minute haunt a success.   Episode 15: Haunted Ship 2018 Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/ Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-T...

Episode 14: Decorating Your Place of Work   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton & Leslie Reed   Sound Effects:   Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Death Music   Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan Uploaded: 03.13....

Episode 13: Room Design   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Death Music   Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan Uploaded: 03.13.13 License: Public...

Episode 12: Know Your Audience Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed Sound Effects:   Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Death Music   Evil Laughter: Recorded by Himan Uploaded: 03.13.13 License: P...

Come along with us as we begin the design process of our next Haunted House. Episode 11: Patient Zero   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Dea...

Episode 10: Micro-haunts   Trapped in a dorm room, apartment or condo? Needing to work around strict Landlord/HOA rules? Don't have enough room to build a haunted house?  How about a micro haunt?   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   Important Links: https://atmosfx.com/collections/halloween http://www.thesingingpumpkin.com/ http://www.imagineerieing.com/products.html   Sound Effect...

A discussion of lighting design for your haunt.     Episode 9: Lighting   Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reed   Sound Effects: Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Modifications: Inserted over Dance of Death Music   Evil Laughter: Reco...

A summary of our time spent at the West Coast Haunters Convention.  Includes interviews with several vendors and guest speakers.   Episode 8: WCHC Wrap-up Hosts: John Schelt, Keoni Hutton and Leslie Reid   Sound Effects:   Music: Dance of Death http://www.purple-planet.com/   Thunder: Recorded by Mark DiAngelo Uploaded: 07.29.11 http://soundbible.com/1913-Thunder-... License: Creative Commons Attr...

Our first episode in a series discussing the set up and use of sound effects for your home haunt.

You've designed the perfect haunt, but more than likely you can't haunt it alone. How do you incentivize actors to work for your haunt, and what do you do with them once you've found some?

Its that time of year!  Time to get the word out about your haunt to maximize your attendance. Come with us as we explore the ways we like to advertise and see if you can incorporate any of our ideas into your haunt.

Episode 4 of our home haunting podcast takes a look into constructing your home haunt. We discuss tools, techniques and goals.

The third episode in our series exploring taking your home-based haunted house to the next level. This episode focuses on designing a floorplan to further your haunt's overall goals. Designed for home haunters of all levels, come with us as we describe how we created the Arkham Asylum Haunted House. www.facebook.com/HauntingU